It’s been 35 years since Captain Rex first attempted to fly a Starspeeder 3000 to the forest moon of Endor, and this week creatives from both Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) gathered at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 to discuss the ongoing legacy of the beloved Disney Parks attraction, Star Tours. After an introduction from Mark Vargo, […]
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SWCA 2022: Fans Share the Joy of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022
Star Wars Celebration is named “celebration” for a reason. Fans of the galaxy far, far away come from all over the world to share in the joy and community of Star Wars. There’s always something exciting to see, new friends to make, and screams of delight echoing across the show floor. And that was the […]
SWCA 2022: The Women of ILMxLAB Discuss Their Career Journeys
From Vader Immortal to Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, ILMxLAB has made it a mission to push the boundaries of immersive entertainment with their award-winning experiences. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, Lucasfilm celebrated some of the women striving to realize the innovative stories from ILMxLAB with a special panel discussion. Just like […]
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Hunters Panel
Fans finally got to enter the colorful, action-packed world of Star Wars: Hunters — the upcoming multiplayer arena-combat game — at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. The Hunters booth, large-scale and decorated with the game’s quirky characters, featured stations for fans to play it ahead of release, and a panel with Lucasfilm Games and developer […]
SWCA 2022: Meet Marietta Ivanova, the Cosplay Competition Winner Who Brought a Geonosian to Life
From a towering General Grievous to kid-sized members of the Bad Batch, cosplayers of all shapes and sizes wowed the crowd at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. They came from around the world, including Brazil, Peru, the United States, and more, to show off months of hard work to an energetic audience. Judges Steve Sansweet […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Panel
“Two paths and two choices.” Those are the words Lucasfilm’s Dave Filoni used to describe Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, a new 6-part animated short series set to premiere this fall on Disney+. Here are five things we learned in a panel that offered the first known details about the upcoming show. 1. Tales […]
SWCA 2022: Marvel’s Star Wars: Yoda Miniseries Revealed
Yoda? You seek Yoda! And soon, readers can explore a new chapter in the Jedi Master’s journey with the Marvel Star Wars: Yoda miniseries. Just announced at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, the new comic is set in the moments before Luke Skywalker’s arrival on Dagobah in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, as the Jedi reflects […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Product Reveals We Love from the Star Wars Merchandise Sneak Peek Panel
Around your wallets, a perimeter create. At the Disney Parks/shopDisney merchandise panel, hosted by Amy Ratcliffe, Brad Schoeneberg (VP, brand merchandising), Cody Hampton (senior manager, brand merchandising), Amanda Luna (brand merchandising manager), Elisa Melchiori (brand merchandising manager), and John Henselmeier (associate product design manager) announced some exciting new and upcoming Star Wars goodies for both […]
SWCA 2022: 7 Hasbro Star Wars Reveals Fans Won’t Want to Miss
Spoiler warning: This article discusses characters from Obi-Wan Kenobi, now streaming on Disney+. The unofficial theme of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 seems to be “Hello there.” And this year’s highly-anticipated Hasbro Star Wars panel kept the theme going, introducing fans to fresh spins on classic characters and a wave of new products inspired by […]
SWCA 2022: 5 Highlights from ILMxLAB’s Making of Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Panel
ILMxLAB is taking you behind the scenes of Batuu! At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, moderator Holly Frey led a panel of ILMxLAB and Lucasfilm luminaries as they discussed the making of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. Actor Matthew Wood, executive producer Mark S. Miller, producer Alyssa Finley, writer Ross Beeley, and manager of quality […]