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SANDTROOPERS
INVADE ORLANDO
We did end up catching the Star Wars Parade and it was very cool. Jedi Mickey led things off, and the amount of characters there was just awesome. To see Star Wars take over was just fantastic and my whole family really enjoyed it. There were plenty of other Star Wars activities going on, but again I was on a family vacation, so I had to take what I could get.
That's all for now. If you are going to one of the three remaining weekends, I hope you have a great time. PHOTO GALLERY
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We
had two days to check out MGM Studios before the event actually
kicked off. They had all the billboards and banners in place, and I
was sad to see that they removed the Skiff to put in place a stage,
but I am sure it will be back. I took my son on the Star Tours ride,
and from there he was hooked. He rode that thing (no lie) twelve
more times during our time in the park. He drove my wife and I nuts
because that is all he talked about. In a way you could see the
smile coming through as I complained to him to gently shut his trap.
His 4-year-old sister rode it twice, but was scared and told me she
will never ride it again. After the ride, we ended up in the
Tatooine Traders Store and purchased a few things, which included a
Star Tours Speeder 3000 for my son, and a shirt and Star Wars
Weekends cup for myself. They did have the latest wave up to the
Heroes and Villains on display, with some Commander Codys and
Firespeeder Pilots thrown in there, but for $10 each I passed. They
also had plenty of last year's exclusive, the Mickey/Yoda two-pack,
so of course I had to get one.
On
Friday morning we made our way to the park as it was opening, it was
so cool, because they were blaring the Star Wars theme music at the
gates, and they had the 501st Florida Garrison on hand with four
stormtroopers on the top of the roof entrance. As we made our way
toward the Star Tours ride there were characters all over the place.
From Tusken Raiders, Darth Vader, Queen Amidala, the Emperor, Aurra
Sing and plenty of sandtroopers and clone troopers. They were all
giving autographs and taking pictures. This was very cool to see,
since all the kids and most adults were just going nuts.
We
made our way to the autograph area where I was going to meet Rick
McCallum (no offense to Warwick Davis and Peter Mayhew, but I have
already met them before). I found where Rick was at, but was denied
access because I didn't have a coupon to meet him. This was not
right, I asked where I could get the coupons and they said they were
already out of them. It was 10:15am and he started signing at
10:00am. Please keep this in mind. If you are going to one of the
other Star Wars Weekends you have to be there when the park opens,
usually at 9:00am. So head on over to the Indiana Jones Ride/Theater
and pick up an autograph coupon. This is the only place they hand
out the coupons. You might get lucky and get a walk up, but I was
told the chances would be slim. I was not able to attend the other
days, but you can read about that over in
On
another note, only on the weekends The Tatooine Trader in MGM and
Once Upon A Toy in Downtown Disney are offering all five VTSC
figures for $60, and that includes the mail away George Lucas
Stormtrooper. They are not selling him separately and you must buy
one of each, not five of the same one. Limited to two sets per
person. This thing looks really cool close up and I can't wait to
get mine.