- "For an unintelligent machine, the I.D.A. seems to have a mind of its own. Poor R2-D7 has a hard time getting it to work."
- ―Complete Guide to Star Tours
R2-D7 was a conical-headed R4 astromech droid who worked at the Star Tours travel agency's Tomorrowland Starport, tending to StarSpeeder 3000s and operating the Inventory Droid Assistant.[3]
Biography[]
By 4.3 ABY,[4] R2-D7 tended to StarSpeeder 3000s[2] at the Star Tours travel agency's Tomorrowland Starport. Using its scomp link, the droid also operated the track control[1] for the Inventory Droid Assistant to bring replacement parts from inventory to the starport's Droidnostics Center[3] under a Mon Calamari supervisor.[1] However, the I.D.A. seemed to have a mind of its own and R2-D7 had a hard time getting it to work.[3]
Characteristics[]
R2-D7 was a conical-headed,[2] second-degree[5] astromech droid[2] with a black photoreceptor and white plating, featuring a silver and teal trim. It was also equipped with a scomp link.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
R2-D7 was originally created for the[1] 1987[6] Disney simulator ride theme park attraction Star Tours. It was featured in the ride's queue at each of its locations, which included each of Disney's resorts excluding Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland.[1] The droid was first identified by a "Spot the Droid" poster displayed at Tokyo Disneyland's Star Tours attraction.[7]
An action figure of R2-D7 was released in 2002 as part of the Disney Parks exclusive Star Wars: Star Tours toy line. However, it was misidentified as R4-M9,[8] an astromech droid whose 2002 Star Wars: Power of the Jedi action figure the former was recolored from.[9]
Appearances[]
- Star Tours (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Complete Guide to Star Tours (First identified as R2-D7)
Star Wars: Star Tours (Pack: R4-M9) (backup link) (Misidentified as R4-M9)
"Star Tours: Taking Off on a Star Tour" — Star Wars Insider 104 (Misidentified as R4-M9)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection (Misidentified as R4-M9)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Tours
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 70 ("R2-D7")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Complete Guide to Star Tours
- ↑ According to
Death Star timeline on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct), the events of the Star Tours can be dated to 4.3 ABY.
- ↑ According to The New Essential Guide to Droids, astromech droids are classified as class two droids.
- ↑
Imagineering Star Tours, Part 3: Visual Effects (and Disney) Magic on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- ↑
Retro-Tokyo! A look back at TDL's Star Tours before it was updated… on EndorExpress (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Star Tours (Pack: R4-M9) (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: R4-M9) (backup link)