Another list, this time from EW.com highlighting "The New Classics: Tech - The 25 innovations, like TiVo and Napster, that changed entertainment." Interestingly, Star Tours comes in at #22. The write up is as follows:
"An influential Disneyland ride that wasn't really a ride at all: Clever audiovisual effects make it seem like you are zooming through the cosmos with R2-D2 as you get jerked in a more or less stationary seat."