Star Tours / Legends Star Tours , also known as Star Tours Spacelines , was an interstellar travel agency which gave tours to prominent planets and moons in the galaxy . The company already existed by the time of the Clone Wars , but was forced to file for bankruptcy in the year 4 ABY , after a series of dramatic accidents . History . The Star Tours travel agency existed as far back as the Clone Wars , a pan - galactic conflict that broke out in 22 BBY . At the time , the company notably organized tours to Glee Anselm , a water planet with tropical climate . However , the starline greatly expanded its business at some point between 1 and 0 BBY , opening a new intergalactic space terminal on a space station in the Earth system , which it shared with fellow member companies of the Galactic Tourist Bureau . The agency hoped to promote unrestricted travel through the galaxy despite the Empire ' s oppression . Alderaanian Captain Raymus Antilles assisted in the launch of the expanded spaceline by assigning droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 to help launch their new spaceport . On an early voyage , prior to the ship ' s departure from the terminal , Imperial agents discovered the presence of a Rebel spy on board and attempted to arrest the Rebel . The vessel took off and fought its way past Imperial ships surrounding the space station , crippling an Imperial I - class Star Destroyer in the process . After being chased through hyperspace , the StarSpeeder 1000 landed and delivered the spy to safety . The flight also possessed a non - smoking policy , which according to droid G2 - 9T , also extended to luggage . In addition , it also had a policy against smuggling droids in the luggage , although G2 - 9T often turned a blind eye . Animals were also barred from entering flights , requiring that any animals found in luggage be placed in quarantine . Passengers were required to wear flight glasses during trips . In addition , passengers were sometimes required during this time to bring with them Imperial authorization form s to access certain destinations , such as Bothan Space , and were also forbidden from accepting packages from unidentified individuals . At the time of the Battle of Yavin , Star Tours ' space cruiser " Tzarina " , was involved in a tragic accident that cost most of its passengers their lives . For unknown reasons the ship ' s droid captain decided to change course towards Yavin to show his passengers " something neat " . Once there , the yacht collided with an unidentified TIE fighter variant that was tumbling out of control through space . The collision caused the " Tzarina " hyperdrive to initiate and throw the ship into hyperspace . When it fell out of hyperspace half a galaxy away it crash landed on Dathomir in the Quelii sector . Only one passenger was known to survive the crash and find his way to the Dathomir Trade Outpost , where he told others his story . Immediately following the Battle of Endor , Star Tours sought to capitalize on the Moddell sector ' s sudden fame by promising " convenient daily departures to the exotic moon of Endor " along the decaying Sanctuary Pipeline . During this time , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 again briefly worked for the agency , having been placed on temporary loan by the agency while their owners in the New Republic were fighting against the Tof s during the Nagai - Tof invasion . One pilot for this flight , RX - 24 , failed to actually make it to the Endor moon and instead sped quickly out of the system and into a battle between the New Republic and remnants of the Galactic Empire along with the third Death Star . Several months later , after a variety of accidents and mismanagement the company was driven out of business . Fleet . Star Tours ' s fleet was once dominated by the 40 - passenger StarSpeeder 1000 piloted by AC series pilot droid s , but in later years , the carrier used a next - generation fleet of StarSpeeder 3000 vehicles , such as Transport 22 . These vessels were piloted by questionably competent RX - Series pilot droids and carried an astromech unit . Despite the agency ' s claim that the ships were highly advanced , they were often in need of repair . Star Tours used other ships besides the StarSpeeder . The ill - fated " Tzarina " was a Corellian vessel similar to a CR70 or CR90 corvette . Behind the scenes . " Star Tours " is a theme park attraction located at Tomorrowland in , as well as at three other Disney theme parks , including the filmmaking - oriented at . Originally opened at Disneyland in 1987 with a single flight , the " Endor Express , " " Star Tours " has since been re - imagined so that as many as 54 different experiences are available to passengers . Destinations now include Coruscant , Naboo , Tatooine , Hoth , Kashyyyk , Geonosis , and the first Death Star . References to the " Star Tours " passenger carrier have appeared in various Expanded Universe sources , and a number of action figures based on the attraction ' s droids , particularly RX - 24 ( " Rex " ) , have been released . The canon icity of the events depicted in the original " Star Tours " experience has been disputed for many reasons , the most obvious being the inclusion of the Death Star . Since R2 - D2 ' s presence aboard the Starspeeder 3000 precludes the events taking place during the Battle of Yavin or the Battle of Endor , some considered the Death Star seen in the ride to be the Death Star prototype constructed at The Maw , however it does not match the prototype ' s skeletal appearance and Endor is far from The Maw . R2 - D2 is accounted for during that event , as well . This may have indicated it was an unrevealed Death Star or , as some suggested , a modified habitation sphere . Leland Chee tentatively named it Death Star III , and it was later confirmed canon in the StarWars . com blog . The same source also placed the event in question during the Nagai – Tof War to explain C - 3PO and R2 - D2 ' s presence in the ride . In the version of the ride , additional planets / astro locations were added in as visitable locales : Specifically , the desert world of Bar Neth , the water world of Praya , and the Edge of the Galaxy . These locations as well as the footage were in fact reused from the three endings for the defunct ride , , regarding the Mesa Verde , Sea Castle , and Space Colony Brava Centauri , respectively . The endings and scenarios from that ride dealt with the concepts of Arid - Zone Agriculture , Ocean colonization , and Space colonization , respectively . The Star Tours travel agency has been compared to real - life airlines , including how they operate in loading passengers onto flights .