Walmart.com has announced their participation in the Force Friday II launch with their Be Jedi Ready campaign. Select Walmart Stores will host a Force Friday Weekend Event with Games and Activities including:
Lightsaber Battles and New Product Demonstrations
Find the Force Augmented Reality Experience
FREE give-a-ways including Trading Discs, Posters and Stickers while supplies last
StarWars.com has posted an extensive breakdown of events, giveaways and more surrounding the launch of Force Friday II. Head on over for the full details.
New Star Wars themed merchandise and more will land in our galaxy at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts on September 1, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. (Midnight).*
The Force Friday II event is your opportunity to be among the first to purchase new Star Wars and Star Wars: The Last Jedi themed merchandise, including unique products found only at Disney Parks.
Just announced via Twitter, Mark Hamill is retiring from the autograph convention circuit (in the U.S.) and this year’s New York Comic Con will be the last place you’ll be able to get it!
UPDATE: Apparently, the NYCC Twitter feed was a bit “off the mark”, here is Mark’s official clarification:
Our friend Corey from First Order Transmissions has provided us some on-site images from the floor of Star Wars Celebration. You can check them out on our Facebook page.
The official Star Wars Celebration site has posted their procedures for purchasing the exclusive 40th Anniversary Collection 6″ Luke Skywalker (X-wing Pilot) figure for Thursday and Friday.
In short, tickets will be given out starting at 6:00am to people in special early morning queues. Only those with tickets will be able to purchase the figure on those two days. Saturday and Sunday, Hasbro’s booth is open to shopping without a ticket.
LEGO has officially announced one of their exclusive sets for Star Wars Celebration: the Detention Block Escape. For details on how to purchase this set, visit StarWarsCelebration.com
In case you missed the official announcement, it is now confirmed the Hayden Christensen will be attending Star Wars Celebration for the special 40th Anniversary celebration panel. He will also be available for autograph signings through Star Wars Authentics.
