Star Wars Weekends
Highlights from Disney's Hollywood Studios
June 2013
Disney's Hollywood Studios is the site of Star Wars Weekends.
This year, storm troopers greeted us from portable transports rather than on
top of the Disney Hollywood Studios ticket booth as they had done is
previous years.
"It's 98 degrees in the sun, and I'm in a plastic suit.
Ice planet
Hoth doesn't seem all that bad at the moment."
"Excuse me, but I dropped my keys.
Can you hand those up to me?"
"I had friends on that death star."
Star Wars characters were taking turns guarding Captain Solo encased in
carbonite.
Moments before, Boba Fett had been here as well.
These characters interact with the audience.
Although Star Wars Weekend merchandise can be found throughout all of Walt
Disney World. The temporary location, Darth's Mall, was a centralized
location to find everything Star Wars and Star Wars Weekend related.
Star Wars fans go nuts.
The 501st Legion brought their Rancor (named Roxy) to Star Wars Weekends.
You could have your picture taken with Roxy.
Roxy is big enough to eat this man.
Female Star Wars fans had their own selection of merchandise.
Disney characters in Star Wars costumes.
There is something not right about this.
Plush Jedi Mickey.
A Giant Size Darth Vader
31-Inch Figure.
Take a Darth Vader home with you.
R2D2 and C3PO were on hand with their professional photographer.
D-Tech offers some specialty Star Wars keepsakes.
Here they will superimpose your head onto storm trooper bodies
or onto a body encased in carbonite.
These are plastic replica heads of real people.
If you are heading to the pool and fear a Sith Lord attack, you'll want to
stop by here and pick up a beach towel and a light saber.
Star Wars art is a big ticket item.
Wouldn't that Darth Vader painting look great above the sofa?
Jawas are known shoplifters.
Disney retail security was on high alert.
This thing will set you back $34.95.
This pretty much sums up Disney's approach to the Star Wars franchise.
That's it for the Star Wars Weekends photos. Once the rain
clouds moved in, the expensive photography equipment had to be secured.
Around the rest of the park were autograph signings by Star Wars
celebrities, the Jedi Training Academy for kids, and a Star Wars parade.
