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| + | '''Dan Android''' was a [[Sexes/Legends|masculine]]<ref name="Star Tours" /> [[PR droid]]<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> with [[Color/Legends|blue]] [[Photoreceptor/Legends|photoreceptors]].<ref name="Star Tours" /> By the [[Standard year/Legends|year]] [[4 ABY/Legends|4.3 ABY]],<ref name="KOTHB">{{Blog|holocron|7|Death Star timeline|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee|archivedate=20071102150522}}</ref> he was in charge of public relations for the [[Star Tours/Legends|Star Tours]] travel agency,<ref name="Star Tours" /> introducing other tours on [[Tourscan]].<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> |
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| − | '''Dan Android''' was a [[Droid/Legends|droid]] that worked for the Tourscan on [[Star Tours]], acting as a PR announcer regarding various destinations Star Tours can take. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | {{Quote|PR droid for Star Tours seen on Tourscan. May be distantly related to movie star Dan Aykroyd.|Dan Android's description in ''Complete Guide to Star Tours''|Complete Guide to Star Tours}} |
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| − | '''Dan Android''' was a droid character that appeared in the Tokyo Disneyland version of the first ''[[Star Tours (real-world)|Star Tours]]''. The character might be named after actor [[Wikipedia:Dan Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd]]. His details were supplied via the Spot the Droid poster distributed at Tokyo Disneyland, which also jokingly referenced the similarities between the two names. |
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| + | Dan Android was created for [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Disneyland|Tokyo Disneyland's]] [[Wikipedia:Simulator ride|simulator ride]] [[Wikipedia:Amusement park|theme park]] attraction [[Star Tours (real-world)|''Star Tours'']], which opened on [[July 12]], [[1989]]. He was named after actor [[Wikipedia:Dan Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd]], which was jokingly referenced by a Spot the Droid poster.<ref name="Star Tours" /> |
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| + | The locales that Dan Android advertised on the Tourscan<ref name="Star Tours" /> were actually recycled footage from [[Wikipedia:Horizons (Epcot)|Horizons]], a now-defunct [[Wikipedia:Epcot|Epcot]] ride.<ref name="Epcot">{{Cite_web|url=http://progresscityusa.com/2011/09/01/the-horizons-story-part-iii-disneys-house-of-magic/|title=The Horizons Story, Part III: Disney's House Of Magic|accessdate=2013-05-15|author=Michael Crawford|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=2011-09-24|year=|month=|format=|work=The Horizons Story|publisher=Progress City, U.S.A.|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924203238/http://progresscityusa.com/2011/09/01/the-horizons-story-part-iii-disneys-house-of-magic/|archivedate=2011-09-24|quote=}}</ref> |
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| − | The locales that Dan Android advertised on the [[Tourscan]], in the post-ride, were recycled versions of actual footage from the now-long-defunct [[Wikipedia:Epcot|Epcot]] attraction [[Wikipedia:Horizons (Epcot)|Horizons]]. |
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==Appearances== |
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*{{EndorExpress|2013/05/retro-tokyo-a-look-back-at-tdls-star-tours-before-it-was-updated/|Retro-Tokyo! A look back at TDL’s Star Tours before it was updated...}} |
*{{EndorExpress|2013/05/retro-tokyo-a-look-back-at-tdls-star-tours-before-it-was-updated/|Retro-Tokyo! A look back at TDL’s Star Tours before it was updated...}} |
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Revision as of 21:09, 27 October 2019
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Dan Android was a masculine[2] PR droid[1] with blue photoreceptors.[2] By the year 4.3 ABY,[3] he was in charge of public relations for the Star Tours travel agency,[2] introducing other tours on Tourscan.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "PR droid for Star Tours seen on Tourscan. May be distantly related to movie star Dan Aykroyd."
- ―Dan Android's description in Complete Guide to Star Tours
Dan Android was created for Tokyo Disneyland's simulator ride theme park attraction Star Tours, which opened on July 12, 1989. He was named after actor Dan Aykroyd, which was jokingly referenced by a Spot the Droid poster.[2]
The locales that Dan Android advertised on the Tourscan[2] were actually recycled footage from Horizons, a now-defunct Epcot ride.[4]
Appearances
- Star Tours (First appearance) (Tokyo only)
Sources
- Complete Guide to Star Tours (First identified as Dan Android)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Complete Guide to Star Tours
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Tours
- ↑
"Death Star timeline" — Keeper of the Holocron's Blog — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
- ↑ The Horizons Story, Part III: Disney's House Of Magic by Michael Crawford, published by Progress City, U.S.A. on The Horizons Story (September 24, 2011) (archived from the original on September 24, 2011)
External links
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