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Star Wars Weekends 2011 Dates Announced

Saturday, February 5, 2011 Chip 1 Comment

The Official Disney Parks Blog updates with the dates for this year’s Star Wars Weekends event: Star Wars Weekends 2011 will be held at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 20-June 12.

In addition to the launch of a new Star Tours experience, there will be special Star Wars parades, trivia challenges, Jedi Training Academy, limited-edition merchandise and memorabilia, behind-the-scenes presentations, and star conversations. Of course, there’s a great celebrity lineup planned as well, including two fan-favorites returning for 2011:

Anthony Daniels, known worldwide for his portrayal of everyone’s favorite protocol droid, C-3PO, will return this year for Weekend 1 (May 20-22) and Weekend 2 (May 27-29).
Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano in The Clone Wars, will appear each weekend this year as Celebrity Host of a behind-the-scenes talk show entitled “Clone Wars: Behind the Force.”

More celebrity announcements are coming soon — to keep on top of this information, head on over to The Official Disney Parks Blog!

Feel the Force at Star Wars Weekends 2011! (chipandco.com)

Star Wars + Tron Legacy = 1 Great Mashup

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Aljon No comments

I have a little treat for you Star Wars/Tron Legacy Deeks out there… a new mashup video. Now you get the best of both worlds.

Aljon aka JediMouseketeer is our in-house Jedi and Star Wars aficionado. Between battling the Sith and visits to Disney World, he is also the co-host of the ‘WDW Tiki Room‘ radio show and station manager for Sorcerer Radio, the official Disney station of Chip & Company!

E-mail your Star Wars News to: aljon@chipandco (dot) com. or Follow Aljon on Twitter@JediMouseketeer!

Uber Collectible: Star Wars Frames (chipandco.com)
More Retro Wars! (chipandco.com)
What’s Your Jedi Name? (chipandco.com)

Star Wars + Tron Legacy = 1 Great Mashup

Uber Collectible: Star Wars Frames

Sunday, January 30, 2011 Aljon 8 Comments

Check out the latest ultra-collectible package from the folks at StarWarsShop.com! Star Wars: Frames is a collection of over 1,400 hand-picked images from all six Star Wars films signed by the maker himself, “the notorious”, George Lucas!

- Price: $3,000
- Quantity: 1,138 limited
- Includes over 1,400 images
- Packaged in a spring-loaded, wooden case with inlays and medallions (Yoda and Vader)
- Each set is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by The Maker himself!

Pre-orders are being taken right now at StarWarsShop.com! This is a welcome addition to any Jedi’s home Holocron collection.

Star Wars: Frames

Aljon Go is our in-house Jedi and Star Wars aficionado. Between battling the Sith and visits to Disney World, he is also the co-host of the ‘WDW Tiki Room‘ radio show and station manager for Sorcerer Radio, the official Disney station of Chip & Company! E-mail: aljon@chipandco (dot) com. Follow Aljon on Twitter@JediMouseketeer!

More Retro Wars!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Aljon 4 Comments

Hasbro's Vintage Collection Figures

Dan Curto of RebelScum.com posted pictures the latest wave of the ‘Star Wars Vintage Line’ of action figures from Hasbro. The new releases feature characters from all six feature films. These are not your father’s Star Wars figures! Unlike the figures I grew up with of the late ’70′s and 80′s, each figure has a very detailed sculpt, meticulous paint job and many points of articulation. They look friggin’ cool and take me back to my childhood recreating those epic space battles!

I regret selling my entire collection of classic Kenner figures and vehicles in high-school. I haven’t collected Star Wars action figures since. However, after seeing these killer figures along with these retro backing cards I hope to have kids real soon to help give me an excuse to rebuild my collection and relive those memorable movie scenes with my son… or daughter!

Until next time… may the Force be with you!

Hasbro's Vintage Collection Figures

Luke Skywalker – Jedi Knight Premium Format Figure (chipandco.com)
Liam Neeson Reprises Role as Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (chipandco.com)
Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance February Set for February 13, 2011 (chipandco.com)

Liam Neeson Reprises Role as Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’

Friday, January 21, 2011 Aljon 4 Comments

There is a strong tremor in the Force… er, internet. It is the return of Liam Neeson to the realm of Star Wars!

Neeson reprises his role voicing ‘Force Ghost’ Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn on Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Jan. 28 and again on Feb. 11. In the clip link below the fallen Jedi Qui-Gon appears to his former student Obi-Wan in some strange cave where the powers of the Force converge.

I, like many other Star Wars fans are excited and suprised by this development. Last week on ‘The Force Cast Podcast’ Star Wars: The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni teased about saga characters (possibly from the prequels) appearing in the series but Star Wars fans never would have guessed that the character of Qui-Gon, let alone the actor who played him, would ever return to the franchise. Neeson tells Entertainment Weekly that he wanted to return to Star Wars because he felt that “these characters resonate…even after all these years.” He adds, “Growing up, my heroes were cowboys; they were strong and mysterious, and it seemed like they always rode off into the sunset. For kids today, Star Wars has that same kind of magic. I really wanted to be a part of that.”

The character of Qui-Gon Jinn was one of my favorites and between him and Darth Maul really made ‘Episode’ I enjoyable. Having said that, all we need to see now is a resurrected Darth Maul return to seek vengeance against Obi-Wan for chopping him in half. Here’s to wishful thinking.

Liam Neeson to voice Qui-Gon Jinn in \’Star Wars: The Clone Wars\’ — CLICK TO VIEW THE PREVIEW VIDEO!

Aljon Go is our in-house Jedi and Star Wars aficionado. Between battling the Sith and visits to Disney World, he is also the co-host of the ‘WDW Tiki Room‘ radio show and station manager for Sorcerer Radio, the official Disney station of Chip & Company! E-mail: aljon@chipandco (dot) com. Follow Aljon on Twitter@JediMouseketeer!