This Saturday, April 9, Disney Store will host special Star Wars-themed in-store events where Guests join the resistance, take part in defense training against Stormtroopers, Millennium Falcon flight training and learn how to write their name in Aurebesh.
Today, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars veteran Mark Hamill announced a new campaign sponsored by CrowdRise in support of Star Wars: Force for Change, an initiative that inspires people to make a positive impact on the world. Starting April 5th, Star Wars: Force for Change will match the donations of Star Wars fans to four select charities up to $1,000,000!
If you follow us on social media (which you should) you caught our breaking news of Disney Store’s plan to offer several new Boba Fett related items on May 4. Click the image above to check out the Limited Edition Boba Fett statue, Elite Series Prototype Boba Fett as well as this Fett-inspired Project Legion Helmet and Boba Fett Series of Tsum Tsum with deco inspired from The Empire Strikes Back.
Thanks to @BobaSpeich for the images and report.
DisneyStore.com also has the new collection of The Phantom Menace Tsum Tsums available. Choose from Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Anakin, Darth Maul, Sebulba, Jar Jar Binks and Queen Amidala.
In the wee hours of the morning (2:20am CT), Disney Store has updated their site with reissues of previous Elite Series figures including the revised Boba Fett. Click the links below for the individual product listings:
Boba Fett
Darth Vader
General Grievous
Stormtrooper
Anakin Skywalker
Darth Maul
Join the First Order Transmissions crew as we interview Freddie Prinze Jr. (Karan Jarrus) about Star Wars Rebels season 2, what it means for our heroes and what to expect for Season 3.
Toys”R”Us now has the Takodana Encounter figure set available for preorder on their site. Note that the expected order fulfillment date is May 18.
Thanks to @PockyBandit on Twitter for the alert.
K & C Collectibles has added Force Awakens Action Figures, 2-Pack Action Figure, Star Wars Board Games, Star Wars Insider Previews Cover, Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 1 and The Force Awakens Official Visual Story Guide. Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.
Last week, we reported the announcement of Disney’s Vinylmation Series 6 (available today) and once again, Vinylmation World has the reveal of the mystery chaser figure in this assortment: Princess Leia (Endor Gown).
The digital release of The Force Awakens is a few hours away yet but this Sunday, retailers will start dropping their flyers with tie-in promos and exclusives for the launch on April 5. Target has a double page spread allotted for the event. Click on through to check out the featured items and exclusives.
Thanks to TargetMaster for the images.