By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

It is a party of intergalactic proportions this weekend and weekends through June 10 with the return of Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The annual special event returns every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through June 10 with more than 60 Star Wars characters from the films and the animated TV series.

As usual, Star Wars Weekends features some of the stars from the films.  The Star Wars celebrities will appear in themed parades, talk shows, star conversations, behind-the-scenes presentations and autograph sessions

Weekend I (May 19 – 20)

•Ray Park - (Darth Maul - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Jerome Blake (Rune Haako/Mas Amedda - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Dee Bradley Baker (voice of Clone Captain Rex and Clone Commander Cody - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Weekend II (May 25- 27)

•Andy Secombe (Watto - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Ray Park (Darth Maul - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Tom Kane (voice of Yoda - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Weekend III (June 1 -3)

•Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Silas Carson (Nute Gunray/Ki-Adi-Mundi - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Catherine Taber (voice of Padmé Amidala - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Weekend IV (June 8- 10)

•Michonne Bourriague (Aurra Sing - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)

•Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett - Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)

•Daniel Logan (Boba Fett - Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones)

•Nika Futterman (voice of Asajj Ventress - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Star Wars characters, including Wookiees, droids, Rodians, Ewoks, and bounty hunters also will roam the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for meet-and-greet opportunities with guests.

The centerpiece of the celebration is the 3-D attraction, “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.”  The attraction, which opened in 2011, features 3-D, a dramatic musical score and motion simulator-based technology to immerse guests into the Star Wars galaxy.

Limited-edition and event-exclusive merchandise is offered each year, and “Hyperspace Hoopla” ends each Star Wars Weekends day with a show filled with comedy, dancing and music.

For more information and future updates, go to disneyparks.com/blog (keyword search: “Star Wars Weekends”) disneyworld.com/starwarsweekends or starwars.com.