“In celebration of the original Star Tours attraction, Disney & Hasbro
will release the Star Tours Boarding Party action figure set….”
Thanks to the Disney Theme Park Merchandise Team for passing along this info.
“In celebration of the original Star Tours attraction, Disney & Hasbro
will release the Star Tours Boarding Party action figure set, featuring
Star Tours Officer, Kaink, Teek, Ree-Yees and Chewbacca.
Never before has a more eclectic group of characters gathered for a tour
of the galaxy. Star Tours has been offering daily flights from Disney
Parks to a galaxy far, far away since 1987. Celebrate the original Star
Tours with this commemorative set of figures from the original Star
Tours boarding party.
This set will offer very unique characters from the Star Wars universe.
Both Teek and Kaink are known for their rare appearances in the Ewok TV
movies, and we are thrilled to offer them as action figures. Also, for
the 1st time, a Disney cast member will be introduced in the Hasbro Star
Wars 3 3/4 action figure series as the Star Tours Officer. Ree-Yees
also gets a unique accessory in this set; he is packed out with his
custom 3-eye camera, as seen in the Star Tours pre-boarding video.
This set will be a one-time production run, limited to 15,000 pieces.
This will launch in May 2010 at the Star Wars Weekends event at Walt
Disney World in Florida. Quantities will also be available at
Disneyland in California. Retail will be $39.95.”