Star Wars Weekends

Weekend 3 of Star Wars Weekends 2009 looks to be the other celebrity gem next to Weekend #1. Veterans who missed David Prowse last year will get another chance to meet with the actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader in the original movies, Episodes IV-VI. (Vader was always voiced by James Earl Jones which was dubbed in later) Children not familiar with the actor will enjoy getting their picture and autograph from the imposing Prowse as he has proven over the years to be very accommodating with his fans. Prowse has not always had the best of relationships with Lucas film and as a result has an interesting take on the making of the movies. There are no hard feelings between the parties (otherwise he wouldn’t be here) but it can make for an interesting discussion at times. Prowse did a great job bringing Darth Vader to life. Like Anthony Daniels (C3PO) and this weekends other guest, breathing life into an expressionless (masked) face is one of the strengths of the saga.Read more

WDW Today, a popular Walt Disney World fan podcast, has released an episode of their show dedicated to planning around Star Wars Weekends and gives a primer for those unfamiliar with the event.  It's a short episode so check it out to help get you ready for Star Wars Weekends 2009.

Weekend two brings back longtime Star Wars Weekender, Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca).  For anyone who is going for the first time, this man is truly a gentle giant.  I have met this very tall man a couple of times now and he is as nice as they come.  If this is your families first trip, you really want to get some pictures with Chewy here.  Peter Mayhew, standing next to just about anyone, towers over them.  You will be impressed by his stature and his kindness. 

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Finally a celebrity list has been released and we can now get a look at how things are shaping up.  It looks as though they have done a decent job bringing in people from the movies as well as sprinkling in some of the people involved with the Clone Wars cartoon series.  Armed with this information it is decision time.  For previous SWW attendees of the event, the choice is to decided which long time Star Wars Celebrities they would like to meet or meet again.  Each of the Movie celebrities have been to weekends before, so it may be more about revisiting or meeting that one person you couldn't fit in a few years ago.  For me the one who will remain elusive is David Prowse, so obviously weekend 3 would look good to me... if I could get there.

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The 2009 Star Wars Weekend celebrity list is out!  Here's the breakdown...

Weekend 1 (May 22-24)
Ray Park (Darth Maul)
Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok)
James Arnold Taylor (voices Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars)

Weekend 2 (May 29-31)
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Editor for the Star Wars Prequels and The Clone Wars as well as the voice of General Grievous and the battle droids.)

Weekend 3 (June 5-7)
Jeremy Bulloch (Bobba Fett)
David Prowse (Darth Vader)
Matt Lanter (voice of Anakin Skywalker in The Clone Wars)

Weekend 4 (June 12-14)
Dave Filoni (Supervising Director)
Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett)

Every year we hold planning chats to help all of you plan your trips to Star Wars Weekend and answer questions as well as share strategies and talk all about Star Wars Weekends.  We invite everyone to join us for these chats as they are a lot of fun and very informative.  Here are the dates for our chats this year...

Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 8:00pm EST

Friday, May 15, 2009
Time: 8:00pm EST

On the date and time specified, you can join us in our chat room by clicking here.

Jeremy Bulloch personally confirmed that he will be at the third weekend of Star Wars Weekend 2009, which is June 5-7th, 2009.  Bulloch is best known for his role as Bobba Fett.

Bulloch has been attending Star Wars Weekends for many years now and has become a favorite among those whom attend Star Wars Weekends each year.  Bulloch recently published a book titled, "Flying Solo: Tales of a Bounty Hunter" which is available for sale and he likes to autograph for fans during the event. 

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Be it your first time to Star Wars Weekends or your 5th, one of the perks of attending weekends for fans of the saga is the opportunity to dress up as a Star Wars Character.  Over the years we have seen everthing from little Clone Troopers, Bounty Hunters, adult Jedi and Rebel Pilots.  There are named characters from the original trilogy, characters from the prequels, characters from the expanded universe as well as original Star Wars Characters created by fans just for the event.  A quick look at any pictures from the event will show you that there are always costumes in the audience.  Costuming fans come in all shapes, ages and sizes.  There is no wrong to be had here.Read more

According to David Prowse's website, he will be attending the 2009 Star Wars Weekend during Weekend 3, June 5th-7th, 2009.  Prowse is best known for his role as the actor behind Darth Vader.  Prowse attended last year and this will be his second year in attendance at Star Wars Weekend.  The line for autographs from Prowse was one of the longest last year of all the celebrities who attended.