Star Wars Weekends

Over the past two months the rumor mill has been pushing this last weekend hard as the one where a BIG Suprise could be in store for fans.  The Rumor Mill has said that George Lucas himself might show up with Harrison Ford as part of the cross promotion for the Indiana Jones movie.  Of course each year it is suggested that the man in Plaid is going to make an appearance.  That so far has turned out to be nothing.  During weekend 1, it had been suggested that Mark Hamill was seen at one of the Disney property Hotels.  Again nothing. 

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Some of the merchandise listed at StarWars.com that was missing from weekend #1 surfaced last week at Wicket's Warehouse.  With some of the other items starting to sell off, weekend 4 offers the opportunity for merchandise buyers to get some great items for a discounted rate.  If all follows previous history, by Sunday items at the Warehouse will be marked down bringing some of the Non Limited Edition items closer to a reasonable cost. 

T-Shirts, apparrel and toysets will most likely have prices cut.  Also look for posters and non limited edition pins.  I can't speculate on any Limited Edition items other than to say I doubt you'll see much change there, but if you are a bargin Hunter, the time is now.  Weekend 4 may not offer you the best chance for obtaining merchandise, but it offers the best value!

 Anyone attending the first two weekends this year may have noticed this pink R2 unit among the merchandise available.  For anyone still looking forward to visiting Star Wars Weekends over these next two weekends I hope you take the time to look for it.  The price for the Droid is $10 and for my money is one of the best bargins at weekends because  it is more than just the item itself.

R2-KT is a special story and one that should have the attention of anyone in the Star Wars/Disney fan base.  The droid is named to honor  KATIE JOHNSON, a young girl who sadly died of brain cancer in 2005 at the age of seven.  Katie was the daughter of Albin Johnson, the founder of the 501st Legion, the charitable costuming fan club that has divisions all over the world, making numerous appearances and marching in the SWW parades.  

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As many of you who have followed this site & Blog know, weekend #1 offered a chance to add to the Star Wars Weekends experience with the Matt and StudiosCentral.com .   SWW already offers a great number of things to do, but the Dinner Party was a wonderful way to make up for those things that have fallen by the wayside in the past two years with the loss of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Star Wars Edition and the cancellation of the Adult Trivia.  Disney goes to great pains to make this event great with the events and such that they do provide, and judging by the turnout over the first two weekends, SWW is alive and well even with some corners calling for change.  Read more

With a standby number in the 60's, and the cast members calling out numbers in the low 20's, we have left the celebrity area for the hustle and bustle of Star Tours.

We'll try again at the last autograph session.

We've made it back to David Prowse's tent to see it we can squeeze into the standby line. The cast member told me that my number is a little high, and more than likely it wouldn't be called this session. We'll see what number they stop at before riding Star Tours.

The cast members here think the Muppet figures are over a Wicket's. It is this blogger's opinion that they haven't even appeared for sale yet.

My hunt for the elusive Muppet Star Wars figures has brought me to Tatooine Traders. And as you can see, there is a line to get in.

Once again, Stars of the Saga proved to be well worth the wait. While not as funny as last week's, Mayhew and Prowse shared some great stories about their experience making the movies. Warwick Davis was also a fun and energetic host.

But of course, as always, the stormtroopers stole the show.

This stormtrooper made us sing the Imperial March.,.. Or else.