STAR TOURS 1987 | 70mm Ride Film 

When I rode this back in 2003, I had no idea it was as old as 1987. It still wowed us in the 2000s.

I'm 61 and I saw this in 1987. I was 25. Thanks.

I really wish they would remake this and have a limited event with this loop.

That classic star wars feel, NOTHING beats it!

I love how you can tell it's Paul Reubens

This was so incredible in the '80s. There was nothing else like it. So glad I got to see it again!

God, that transition from the matte painting to the miniature trench at 3:36 *chef's kiss*

I've been in the ride so many times in my life that my body felt like it was recalling the ride movements in connection to the scenes

Love the part when the rebel pilots are like “STAR TOURS WHAT ARE U DOING HERE?!?” epic.

Nice to see X-wings with their proper engine color again.

what great memories. In 1987, Jedi was released 4 years ago, and this was the ONLY Star Wars fix you could get, aside from trying to buy all the harder and harder to get merchandise. I was SOOO excited that day. One of my favorite parts of the ride was the LINE to get in. If others went, you'd remember it was through a hanger bay, surrounded by TONS of Star Wars tech. And there was a big screen above us with "flight departure" information and ADVERTISEMENTS. To THIS day, the one advertisement I remember most is.... "Ski the slopes of Hoth!"

This brings so much nostalgia and sadness, I miss the old real Disney and when Star Wars was Star Wars.

i went on this ride in the late 80's... i still remember how i felt, i was jumping in and out of my seat, squealing in delight when it was the attack on the Death Star and the trench run... as a 6 year old, in those moments between the attack ont he Death Star and the launching of the proton torpedos into the shaft, i felt like i was actually one of the X-Wing pilots... it was so exhilirating... it actually makes me tear up a little bit thinking back to that time as a child, when my parents were still together, and the fear of melanoma was not in my father's eyes

God I loved this ride. It's criminal they didn't bring back Paul Reubens for the updated version, especially now that he's passed away. It was awesome he got a lifetime pass to Disneyland for doing this lol

Watching it in my VR device at maximum size is really something... Thank you so much for this !!!

I was fortunate enough to attend a 1986 open house at WED in Glendale, CA while the attraction was being developed. We got a preview ride in one of the simulators when the special effects in the film weren't yet complete. Even with everything not being finished yet, everyone knew that this was going to blow people away. On a side note, at that same open house we got a preview of Splash Mountain. It was a miniature built at eye level so you could walk through it as if you were in one of the boats. It was incredibly detailed.

When I was a kid, I remember getting this massive book filled with Star Wars' history, behind the scenes, and concept art of the original trilogy and the prequels, which were still coming out at the time. That book also contained a CD which had a track with an audio recording of this entire ride. Back then, before I had access to any sort of internet, it was incredible to imagine what the actual ride would've looked like and thus I had to use my imagination to fill in the blanks. I swear, I must've listened to that recording a hundred times. It's now incredible to see what the real deal looks like as if I'm fulfilling a longtime childhood wish.

As much as I've tried to convince myself that Star Tours 2 is better, I have to admit the nostalgia of the original just can't be beat. The current one has some great moments, but there was something raw and special about this one and I miss it so much.

OH MY GOD. they finally released it. I've been wanting to see a high quality scan of the original ride film for years

That Paul Ruben's inspired "heheh" laugh. Forgot the robot did that. Brings back memories of Disneyland as a kid, loved this ride!

Folks, I saw this in the early nineties and it changed my life. Thanks for sharing.

Well, that's a kick in the nostalgias. My first family trip to Disney was in 88' when I was 11. My dad and I were so blown away by this ride that right after we got off we wanted to get back on the line and do it again. I remember my sister and mom going off to do something else while he and I waited the 2 hours to ride it again. Great memories, I'm glad this is still watchable all these years later.

Pretty sure my ears tell me the droid pilot was voiced by Paul Reubens, aka Pewee Herman.

I rode that so many times. I actually felt the movements of the ride while watching. So awesome. Back in 87 we went to DL one day and the ride was probably about a week from opening. As we were walking by a worker opened the door and said free preview. We were so stoked. Got to be one of the first to ride it. Back when Disney was magical.

My wife and I went on Star Tours at Disneyland in 1991. The passenger seats were in a giant flight simulator, so you felt acceleration, braking, banks etc. It was extraordinary-the illusion of space flight was so real. A once in a lifetime experience. I’m 62 now and would give anything to ride Star Tours once more.

Love how casual the x-wing pilot is about the tour being in a combat zone. Every time I went on this as a kid I always wondered why Pee-Wee Herman was piloting a starcraft.

Disney needs to bring it back .i went on that ride 2 times in 1990s when i went to disney world. Good memories.

Knowing this is all optical with motion control miniatures, it kind of boggles me to think about just how complex everything is. I don't think there are many model shots in the original trilogy with such a complex camera move. So much bluescreen work, so many calculations to make everything move together as if it were all in the same 3D space. I'm blown away

This is brilliant. It's is so good to see it in good quality.

I still get goosebumps when you enter the trench run. It felt just like the film. I do enjoy the new Star Tours but this was just a perfect encapsulation of what Star Wars felt like. Not even just the ride itself but the line queue as well. I remember luggage was being moved around on the ceiling by metals baskets and a bunch of protocol droids slacking off in the work space it had real feeling of being lived in.

I was stationed at Norton AFB, San Bernardino from 87 to 93. My son and I knew Disneyland like the back of our hands and could run through the park in about 90 minutes. One of our favorites was Star Tours. This brings back great memories. I’m now 65 and my son is now 40 yrs old with 3 sons of his own. R.I.P. Paul Reubens. Thank you so much for this z ⭐️ c

I like how the description says, “based on the successful Star Wars film series created by George Lucas”.

I rode this ride a 20 to 30 times. Always loved it, and also the Journey Through Inner Space ride that used to be in this building before Star Tours. Thank you Paul Reuben (Pee Wee Herman) for the voice. Great job. So much fun to see it again.

Rode this ride in 1990 on my 5th birthday… most amazing experience ever

Stood in line for hours in 1987 to ride this. Thank you for posting.

I'll never forget the OG Star Tours, especially since Captain RX-24 still gets quoted sometimes around my family. I rode this several times starting at the first time I went to Disneyland in October 2005 (I was 5, being born in 2000). This was one of the things that got me into Star Wars altogether.

they need to bring this back. without the 3D. it was perfect.

This ride was a ton of fun. They really pushed the technology to provide a thrilling and fun ride. Big grins on everyone on the way out.

I actually got tears in my eyes. The only other version for years was sub-SD. This made me very happy :)

Saw this in 1991 with 6 years in Paris the Force Feedback was insane. Half this Simulator, half rest of the Park. Then again with 11 years in 1996. I never thought anyone in 1000 years would be able to dislike Star Wars, but Disney can do it.

Seeing this make me cry…. The good old day in Disney

I rode this ride when it first came out in '88. As a "Die Hard STAR WARS Fan", this is the greatest thing ever to me.!!!

THIS IS THE STAR WARS EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR!!!!!!!!

There was no better experience at Disneyland in the late 80s & early 90s than this. Absolutely loved it. Obviously Pirates & Haunted Mansion are perfect, but this was so fun. When Indy opened in 95 it took the top spot for me.

I remember seeing this as a kid with my grandfather back in 97, what an amazing memory.

I’m old enough to remember when this replaced Journey Through Inner Space. It was beyond amazing. My mother got an upset stomach the first time and has never ridden it again. Brings back great memories.

For those who didn't get to ride this attraction, imagine the torso of a robot pilot on the left side of the view screen, moving around during this entire ride, made it feel very real seeing your droid rookie pilot.

I remember this was the very first version of the ride I rode with pee-wee herman voicing the robot! Aww man I miss bein' a kid...thanks so much for uploading this!

Never thought i'd see this look this good!

My father turned 50 on New Years in 1991 - 1992. We flew to America from Finland. I was on this exact same ride back then. It was exactly the same! Thank you for sharing.

core memory unlocked... especially the part when you enter space in that big screen moving box theater room ... thanks for the childhood memory ;)

i saw this in disneyland in 2012 and even then i was still immersed wow, they did not need to replace it

The last time I visited a Disney park was California Disneyland back in 1990. I only really have memory of 4 rides: Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Eo and Star Tours. I enjoyed Star Tours so much that I went on it twice. So good to see this film again after all these years.

I remember as a kid ridding it, and this is giving me great flash backs. It would be fun if they did retro night and brought this back.

At 4:32, a lovely cameo featuring Teek from the 1985 Ewok TV movie “The Battle for Endor.” ✨

Rode this in 1995, blew my mind back then, still kinda does today watching this, thanks!!!

I remember going on this ride countless times through the 80s and 90s. I really miss this version.

RIP Paul Reubens. :(

This needs to come back and be permanent. I loved it, Star Tour sense has been so cheese.

I remember loving that ride so much

Just went on the Star Tours in 2022 and this 1987 version looks way more realistic...

The star wars tours was way ahead of its time

"I spent years saving up credits Moisture Farming on Tattooine to enjoy a nice vacation to Somewhere with Trees. My first choice was Alderaan, but that got canceled due to asteroids. So, when this Endor tour opportunity showed up, I jumped on it. We completely overshot Endor and ended up in the middle of a firefight between elements of the Empire and New Republic. 0/10, fire that tour guide...out of a cannon...into a sun." Man this brought back memories, thanks for uploading!

4:16 one of my favorite details is the guy hiding under the desk, then calmly getting back up and reaching for the telephone.

Thank you so much for this. This blew my mind in the mid 90s with my parents and sister going to Disneyland at the age of.. 9?. Best memories of my childhood. Honestly, thank you.

This is a real treat because star tours was closed when I intended to see it in February 1991 with my family thank you I also wanted to say that I have an oculus go and I’m looking forward to seeing it in virtual reality.

I remember riding this in the 90s and early 2000s growing up and i loved it every time.

I rode this so many times in a row. I haven't seen this footage since 1989. I'm taken back instantly.

This is better than the Disney sequels. I'm not even being sarcastic, I enjoyed this more, on RU-vid, not even on the real ride.

RIP Paul Reubens

Awesome. I rode Star Tours at Disneyland Paris back in the early 90’s. I got back another 8 times on different occasions, it was my absolute favorite. Great memories, thank you for sharing. / Filipe

This is the first time I've been able to keep my eyes open for the entire ride without getting sick!

I remember riding on this as a little kid and it pretty much being the most amazing thing in the entire world. Doing the deathstar run was the pinnacle of my existence at that point lol

In my heart, this will always be more canon to me than anything Disney has made in the last ten years.

That is the pinnacle of old star wars. That was excellent.

Watching this gave me goose bumps.

I remember meeting Paul Rubén’s (Pee Wee Herman) back in the early 90s, and in our talk he mentioned how he had voiced the robot for this ride. I always thought it sounded like him, but someone was just trying to sound like him. But it WAS actually him. I always thought that was so rad. He also did the robot for Flight of the Navigator, which I thought someone had done the exact same thing. Ha.

they have a better written story than the sequel trilogy

I was 11yrs old when I 1st rode it, brings back so many great memories!!

My then boyfriend and I were there when Star Tours just opened, about a month after it opened. It was really popular but waited to go to Disneyland till the long lines went down for this ride. Luckily the line wasn’t too long of a wait, maybe because it was a weekday in the late morning, but we thought it was so cool. It was so much fun. After the ride and we were all exiting the building of Star Tours, (there was no big gift shop then), this Disney news reporter stopped us and she had her camera guy and she asked us how we like the ride. We both just smiled all big and said it was great and loved it and it was worth going on. About a week later, my friend said she saw me and my boyfriend on the Disney channel talking about Star Wars. My friend and her husband had two little daughters at the time, Disney had (or still has) their own news channel. She said she seen it a few times, unfortunately, we never got to see it. There was no little kids in our family to get the Disney channel. It still would have been cool to have it. The original Star Tours was the best. But I know changes some of their rides after a while to something new. I miss all the rides I loved when I was a little kid in the early 70s 😁

I like when the guy gets on the 80s telephone at the end

Dang, all the feels. Grew up in SoCali in the 80s and 90s, and this was always our favorite ride. Love the new one, too, but this is great nostalgia. Thanks for posting!

There is nothing like those old ILM visual effects shots pre CGI.

When I experienced this in 2006 I had no idea it was made in 1987. It was very well done and even waiting in line was a fun experience as C3PO and other cast were there

Bring this back permanently.

@0:55 look at the "Mighty Microscope" at the right, which is an homage to the "Journey Through Inner Space" attraction that Star Tours replaced.

Crashing through that ice wall freaked me out so bad as a kid. That ride vehicle shook hard.

First went to Disneyland when I was 6-7 years old during the late 90’s. Fast forward to today and even with all the updated rides, Galaxy’s Edge with Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance… Star Tours is still my very favorite ride.

This is probably the clearest I've ever seen this footage! Very nice!

Oh, the nostalgia! I went on this at Disney World the year before it was closed for the big update!

this was one of my fav rides at Disneyland...i saw this in the late 80s-mid 90s

THIS is what I remember, thank you for presenting it so well. I really don't like how they've changed this ride over time (heck, now it doesn't even make sense, having prequel stuff AND Darth Vader (and did they change it again to bring in lame Disney Sequel stuff?). This ride was really special to me, thanks for bringing the nostalgia.

This was about 1000000000x better than their current videos. What a travesty to lose this masterpiece.

Paul, we love you.

Rode it a hundred times back in the day… one of my favorites

the sounds at the beginning of the video fill me with joy

My grandmother promised to take me to Disneyworld when I turned 8. I chose to go to MGM Studios because I was THAT big of a Star Wars nerd. Went again several times in the intervening decades, most recently last month to check out Galaxy’s Edge. Smuggler’s Run was cool and Rise of the Resistance blew my mind, but Star Tours still held a special place in my heart. Does anyone else remember actors in Ewok costumes in the gift shop? I can still recall going down that ramp and thinking it was a life-sized stuffed toy until it moved!

Oh the memories! Back when i was 8 years old, my brother took me to Disneyland and we stopped by at tomorrowland. What got me stunned in awe was that there was a star wars themed ride called star tours. I got into star wars ever since i was in elementary school. I watched the original trilogy on VHS and i loved it! So it was the first time for me when we went on the ride.

Rode it for the first time on my seventh birthday in 1989 and was blown away. Nothing else like it back then. RIP Paul Reubens, aka Captain Rex

I saw this in 88 as a kid, what a blast, it was amazing.