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Star Wars Weekends Celebrity Welcome happens on the Event Stage by the Sorcerer Mickey Hat. This welcome hosted by James Arnold Taylor and features Ray Park, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, and co-host Ashley Eckstein. Lots of Star Wars characters also appear on stage for great photo ops

One of THE most popular events during Star Wars Weekend is the now famous Hyperspace Hoopla Watch Star Wars Characters “Dance Off” ! This is the entire show from May 17,

The Sounds Like Summer concert series is held annually at Epcot’s America Gardens Theatre, featuring “tribute” bands that cover music by popular artists. Entrance to the concerts is free with paid admission to the park.

2013 SCHEDULE (subject to change):

June 9 – June 15: Stayin’ Alive (tribute to the Bee Gees)

June 16 – June 22: Hotel California (Eagles tribute band) (pictured above)

June 23 – June 29: Mike Delguidice & Big Shot (The Ultimate Billy Joel Show)

June 30 – July 6: Slippery When Wet (he Ultimate Bon Jovi tribute)

July 7 – July 13: Southbound and Company (tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd)

July 14 – July 20: The Police Experience (a tribute to the Police)

July 22 – July 27: 2U (U2 tribute band)

Showtimes are 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. (except on July 4 – showtimes are scheduled for 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 and 9 p.m.)

The Celebrity Motorcade is the finale of the Legends of the Force Motorcade featuring the weekend celebrities. This video features Ray Park, Jeremy Bulloch, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, and Ashley Eckstein

Star Wars Character Encounters can be found on Commissary Lane as well as the area around the Star Tours attraction

Chip and Dale make their debut as Ewoks at the 2013 Star Wars Weekends in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

A grand motorcade featuring all your favorite Star Wars characters!

From 6:00 a.m. on May 24 to 6:00 a.m. on May 25, enjoy all the monster-themed madness inside Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, as well as Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park in California. From special entertainment and monstrous merchandise to frightening food and boo-verages, this “All-Nighter” is shaping up to be one scary good time!

Everything kicks-off with special opening moments in front of the parks, leading up to park opening at 6 a.m., and then you’re off and running for 24 hours of fun!

At Magic Kingdom Park, Mike and Sulley from this summer’s new Disney-Pixar film “Monsters University” will pop in at the “Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It!” Street Party, and serve as Grand Marshals during a special pre-parade, complete with a cheer squad, flag corps and a marching band playing the MU Fight Song. You can catch this procession just ahead of each of that day’s two performances of the “Celebrate a Dream Come True” Parade.

In Tomorrowland, the Rockettower Plaza Stage plays host to a “Monster Mania” DJ Dance Party from 4 – 9 p.m. and “Monsters University Movie Night” from 11 p.m. – 5 a.m., featuring back-to-back showings of the original “Monsters, Inc.” and an opportunity to meet Mike and Sulley. Finally, you can dance the night away at Disney’s Up All Night Dance Party at Cinderella Castle, keeping things lively from 2 – 5:45 a.m

From 6 a.m. on May 24 to 6 a.m. on May 25, enjoy all the monster-themed madness inside Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, as well as Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park in California. From special entertainment and monstrous merchandise to frightening food and boo-verages, this “All-Nighter” is shaping up to be one scary good time!

Everything kicks-off with special opening moments in front of the parks, leading up to park opening at 6 a.m., and then you’re off and running for 24 hours of fun!

At Disneyland Resort, the fun spreads out across two Disney Parks! Disney California Adventure park is having a Hollywood Viewing Party, screening “Monsters, Inc.” inside Muppets Theater and hosting Mad T Party outside in Hollywood Land. Both start at 9 p.m. and continue through the night. Elsewhere, the “Monsters University” gang will be out and about with the new MU float from the Pixar Play Parade, happy to pose for pictures with you.

Disneyland park celebrates with a Disney Character Pajama Party, starting after midnight in Mickey’s Toontown with classic Disney cartoons, a Mickey Mouse Party Zone with DJ and activities for kids, plus goodies available for purchase, like hot chocolate, milk and cookies and other treats. Over in Tomorrowland, there will be Star Wars characters to meet and the TLT “Monstrous” Dance Club at Tomorrowland Terrace, where you can keep the party going from midnight to 5:30 a.m. During the All-Nighter, the Royal Theatre at Fantasy Faire hosts a Royal Swing Ball, with a live band from 10 p.m. – 1:40 a.m., and beginning June 15 the “Jump, Jive, Boogie Swing Party” will return to the Royal Theatre for select nights during the summer. Keep an eye on the calendar page on Disneyland.com for dates and information

Motorcade of Celebrities: Ray Park, Jeremy Bulloch, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Eckstein