CJ25 Star Wars Celebration (social thread)

That is very true! and hope there is still room,as in the case of 1st Anaheim Cele, and the clamshell, pretty crowded. As for the volunteer qualifications, at least they put them in writing. but the limiting positions was strange. Does anyone think they know who may be coming(celebrity) who will have people waiting overnight and in extremely long lines as of last Cele.? Orlando was 40 years!(am I that old?) or did people know who was going to be there? I thought the spirit and patience of fans was excellent, but when I saw it with 6-700 people already in line so early, I thought "something is really up", I waited til the next morning and stood by the back "swamps" exciting!

 

IX will be big but I don't think anything next year will top the 40th, in terms of content or anticipation.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the IX panel. It's a really important one for Lucasfilm. I don't believe TLJ split people in the real world as much as it appears to have online, but at the same time there's no doubt that it did divide the fan base. What they choose to show and say could set the tone for the rest of the year. I'm thinking they'll try to go as big and crowd pleasing as possible, loosen up on the mystery boxes a bit, maybe even show a brief bit of Luke to try and bridge that divide.

 

The pressure is on the trailer. For the most part, the TLJ haters won't be the ones watching the panel.

 

My favorite characters in TLJ were Carrie and the Porgs, I have gathered many Porg related objects and plan to wear my Porg pins at the con. I also want to attend the 50th Anniv.-that is, if there will be a Cele. around by then. I'm not really into the Disney movies as far as Star Wars is concerned, some of the characters are cute and good, but I would've just left it at Return of the Jedi. but that me, if I can attend the opening panel, I'll do so to see if there is improvement. I'm not a hater of TLJ, just sort of sad at the ending of an era(GL). I'm not ready for a remake of the original series. I will not judge everyone else's decisions

 

Thanks @Obi Anne, will be interesting to see who makes the cut. Now that TLJ is out I'm really hoping for a nice Jedi Master Luke portrait or something featuring the ST versions of all the classic heroes (it still amazes me we don't have a behind the scenes pic of the legacy heroes all in costume together from TFA).

 

That's interesting about the artists. Seems like they want to shake things up a bit with some new people.

 

Either that or some of the older artists might not want to travel a long way due to health issues.

 

Is Sunday even worth getting tickets for? For me it's between that or not at all.

 

At the London CE's Sunday was the final day and collectors could pick up some bargains from vendors who would rather sell than pack items up.

 

Sure. Although it depends a little on what you're interested in doing.

 

At Orlando, I really dug the panels. And I really want to try a photo op this time too. I kinda regret not meeting Hayden last time (I had the chance to but passed due to it being so expensive).

 

There will probably be some big panel or two that day, but way too early to know for sure what it will be. Most of the celebs will be there for autos/photo ops. There's some that only do a day or two, but most should be there Sunday.

 

I have contacted Reed concerning the day-storage rooms for the Cele. next year. I must submit this to the highers-up and will do so immedietly. this is for all of our sakes! let's hope they will listen and implement the idea!

 

I haven't seen anything in Collecting on Christmas items. There are probably the usual Hallmark tree decorations but we don't get them in the UK. I think they are US only. That's not a bad jumper though!

 

I've seen a few shirts in local supermarkets, but I'm sticking with last year's shirt from Disney with Chewie tangled up in Christmas lights (and a santa hat, of course )

 

Christmas? In my house, we celebrate Life Day!

 

Just checking in.

Any news or word on Autographs and Photo Ops?