The Nerdy Disney News to Care About This Week (5/9)
Win a family trip to San Diego, eat candy out of a trash can, and Yoda talk like, you will.
Right about now, you might be wishing you were Nermal, Garfield’s cousin whom he hates, I guess, for being adorable. Why? Because of the running gag where Garfield kept trying to send Nermal to Abu Dhabi.
While it’s not the only Disney news out there, the revelation that Disney would be opening a seventh resort on Yas Island, about 30 minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, was a pretty unexpected one. Would you be willing to travel to this new destination when it opens?
Here’s what else has been happening the world of nerd + Disney recently.
George Lucas reveals why Yoda talks the way he does
You can be sure of one thing whenever George Lucas decides to open his mouth and “reveal” something about the beloved Star Wars universe that he spawned in his brain — nerds are gonna get angry.
At a recent Empire Strikes Back screening, Lucas told fans that the reason he wrote Yoda’s speech that way was basically to make the audience listen better. As he told the crowd:
Because if you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much. But if he had an accent, or it’s really hard to understand what he’s saying, they focus on what he’s saying
Hmmm, try that on my children, should I?
But really, I think we all know it’s because of the language of Yoda’s species and this is all a bunch of classic Lucas B.S.
Disney shares details on the new Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired pub
The Beak and Barrel is slated to open in late summer and will feature seafaring songs, cocktails, mocktails, and apparently a parrot with a pirate hat.
Eat candy out of a trash can
But not just any trash can — a MAGIC KINGDOM trash can. You can head over to the Main Street Confectionery at WDW (among other locations) later this month to get your hands on one of these little beauties. And, thankfully, sales are limited to two per person.
No word yet on if you’ll be able to use them as little tables to eat a tiny little lunch, but ya’ll are creative, so I’m sure you’ll find a way.
Quick Hits
The animated Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% audience score.
Disney ain’t slowing down on the Goofy Movie love. Up next? Lorcana cards.
Darth Maul is finally getting his own show.
Disney will be preserving Muppetvision 3D, so just calm down.
If you’ve been wanting to run in a Disneyland half marathon, hopefully you got in this year or will next year, because the event will go on hiatus after 2026 due to Disney Forward construction.
You can now get a remote-controlled Mouse Droid.
Finally, you can pre-order a LEGO set of the iconic Pixar lamp.
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