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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 29 augusT 2019
Star Wars hotel at Disney World like a cruise into space

By MIKE SCHNEIDER galaxy and you should be
Associated Press wary about who you make
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It's allegiances with because
going to be a cruise to your choices matter. The
nowhere, but that will be choices will affect how your
just fine with die-hard "Star 'Star Wars' story unfolds."
Wars" fans. Hotel room windows won't
Disney officials on Tuesday look out to the Florida sun
offered new details on its and palm tree, but rather
recently announced Star a screen showing the twin-
Wars-themed resort in Flor- kly lights of stars in the vast
ida. darkness of space. The
"Star Wars: Galactic Star- bedrooms have king-sized
cruiser" will be like a two- beds and also bunk beds
day cruise in that it drops built into the walls.
visitors into a completely The opening date hasn't
self-contained world. Ex- been set yet.
cept instead of traveling on The details on the hotel
the high seas, visitors will be were given as Walt Dis-
made to feel like they've ney World prepares to
been launched from a open its $1 billion, 14-acre
parking lot at Walt Disney (5.6-hectare) Star Wars-
World in Florida to a space- themed land at Disney's
ship millions of miles above A First Order officer, center, and two storm troopers on patrol during a preview of the Star Wars Hollywood Studios park on
Earth. themed land, Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios at Disney World, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Lake Thursday. A near-identical
Once aboard the "ship," Buena Vista, Fla. park opened in Disneyland
visitors become part of a Associated Press in California earlier this sum-
narrative involving other mer.
passengers, crew mem- and defense systems are the storytelling, said Ann prohibited. Visitors staying at the Star
bers and cast members explained. At various points Morrow Johnson, a cre- "There are characters on Wars hotel will get to visit
dressed as Chewbacca during the two days, they ative director at Walt Dis- the ship, and many you the new land, "Star Wars:
or stormtroopers. They are may have to put knowl- ney Imagineering, during a will be meeting for the first Galaxy's Edge," as their
given tours of the ship's edge they've acquired on presentation where video time," Johnson said. "It's "port of call" during their
"bridge" where navigation the cruise to use as part of and still photography was a dangerous time in the two-day stay.q
This girl is on fire: Maren Morris leads CMA nominations

By KRISTIN M. HALL a co-producer of the No.
Associated Press 1 hit ("Old Town Road"
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — samples Nine Inch Nails' "34
Maren Morris has a chance Ghosts IV"). The nomination
to win up to eight trophies is Cyrus' first since his own
including album of the year breakout country-dance
at the 2019 Country Music hit, "Achy Breaky Heart,"
Association Awards thanks was nominated in 1992.
to her work as an artist, Brothers Osborne picked up
songwriter and producer. four nominations, including
With the success of her al- two for their collaboration
bum "GIRL," which Morris with Dierks Bentley on "Burn-
co-produced, the Grammy ing Man"; one for "All My Fa-
winner scored nominations vorite People," a duet with
like single of the year, song Morris; and duo of the year.
of the year and female Brooks & Dunn received
vocalist of the year. The their first CMA nominations
album's title track, which since 2010: they picked up
Morris co-wrote, topped nominations for duo of the
Billboard's country airplay year and musical event
chart this year, the first time of the year for a new ver-
a solo female had a No. 1 sion of "Brand New Man"
hit on that chart in well over featuring Luke Combs. The
a year. veteran duo, who released
The CMAs also announced This June 5, 2019 file photo shows Maren Morris at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. a collaborative hits album
Wednesday that Dan Smy- Associated Press this year, have a record 14
ers of Dan + Shay could win wins for duo of the year.
up to six awards work as an nominations, including duo Eric Church, Chris Staple- "Old Town Road" by rap- Also making history this year
artist, co-producer of their of the year. ton and last year's winner, per Lil Nas X and Billy Ray is Jenee Fleenor, a fiddle
self-titled third album and Carrie Underwood re- Keith Urban. There were no Cyrus, will compete for player who is the first wom-
as a co-writer of their cross- turned to the top category, women nominated in the musical event of the year, an ever to be nominated
over hit, "Speechless." Shay entertainer of the year, for top category in 2018 and also earning a nomination for musician of the year,
Mooney of the Grammy- the first time since 2016, 2017. for Trent Reznor of Nine a category that began in
winning duo earned three alongside Garth Brooks, The biggest song of 2019, Inch Nails, who is listed as 1988.q