CJ25 Star Wars Celebration (social thread)

So glad I got his autograph and a photo with him at Celebration Orlando 2017. One was $200 and the other was $250 (I forget which exactly). Crazy to think what a different time that was when those were his prices.

 

Pricing is crazy now.

 

Speaking of Mark Hamill, his birthday is today and he is 72.

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Tickets went on sale at 10 am PST. I signed on at 10:17 and all 3 days of the bulky autographs were sold out ($700 each) The other 3 days of 8X10 photos $400 and 3 days of normal autographs $500 sold out by 10:30 am or earlier. All the photos ops were still available along with the tickets options to seeing him on Friday.

Edit. At 10:17 I was put in a waiting line with ~1400 people in front of me. It only took 3-4 min to get into the purchase screen

 

Yes, had the green walking man.

 

Hello everyone, I just saw something about the remaining" crew members" from Star Trek that are still attending cons. Star Wars 50th is coming up, Mark Hamill "should" be there since there are a couple original members left, also, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels and George himself! there is no excuse for him not to be there! That is sad about Galactic Cruiser, even though the price was outrageous. it was a Star Wars themed attraction. RIP Galactic Cruiser.

 

We hope he may be there, but thats dependent on things like his health....

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On one hand, I would like to think that the 50th will make for one last big hurrah for the OT and the remaining cast members, including Hamill and Ford.

On the other hand, it's Disney Star Wars, and they'll likely utilize the 50th primarily to promote some new slate of Star Wars movies and TV shows, with the OT having very little presence.

 

I think they gave us a good balance for the 40th in 2017.

 

2015-2017 was a different time compared to where Star Wars is today. The OT was still very relevant. At that time it had only been TFA and RO that had been released. With RO being a movie that tied directly into ANH. And with expectations that the ST was also going to largely be a continuation of the events of the OT. And of course it being the 40th anniversary in 2017.

Then it all went sideways from there, and has continued to move further and further away from anything resembling the OT and what made Star Wars what it is. I think the most recent Celebration really solidified that beyond a doubt. And with Japan to follow it up, and the slate of releases that are set to come out in the foreseeable future. By the time we get to 2027, I think it's very possible we won't get a whole lot of focus on the OT at Celebration. Even if it's billed as the supposed "50th Anniversary".

I think we might have already gotten the big OT Celebration at the 40th. And I'm very glad I attended it and saw the panel live.

I could be wrong though. And perhaps the 50th will be one last hurrah for all things OT. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

We probably won’t see Williams due simply to age, but O could definitely see George showing up for it. Especially if Filoni’s movie comes out that year.

 

Received an email with a survey about Celebration Japan. Perhaps sign that the organizing process may be starting on their end. There was one question about interest in packages that included airfare and hotel, but I don’t see them actually implementing that. I don’t recall Celebration ever offering anything beyond hotel blocks and discounted Disney tickets.

 

I'm not sure I can see how they'd make flight packages work but it's interesting that they are asking about it. I think they know Japan is a big trip for a lot of people from the US and even Europe.

On the 50th I really feel that 2027 will be Anaheim. It's just the best venue overall and it's location means they have a better shot at the big names we'd all like to see for the 50th. I'm 50/50 on whether they do Orlando 2026 in between but my gut is absolutely Anaheim for 2027.

 

I personally feel it is highly unlikely they do one in 2026. Aren't there supposed to be films in 2025 and 2027? So not a lot to promote. Although if they do do one in 2026, that would make the 2027 one the 25th Celebration, which I could also see them jumping on. If there's one thing about these things, it's that their behavior is hard to predict!

 

Absolutely! You can never go off old patterns. And I have totally lost track of the film schedule at this point. I know there's dates staked out but until they come out and say this film is this date and something has started shooting I'm just not betting on anything

 

It's 100% going to be in Anaheim for 2027. The question is how much it is going to actually be for the 50th Anniversary of Star Wars.

 

100% there will be a major panel and a load of merch for the 50th. Outside of that I guess it depends on who is going (there were a lot less individual actor panels in London this year compared to previous years). Probably no more major panels but I like to think some of the BTS panels will be focused on the original.