Star Wars Day Live Blog

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Celebrate Star Wars Day with us as we look at some of the celebrations occurring across the country. Celebrate Star Wars you will…. and of course May the Fourth Be With You.

1201 am: Disney has released the full trailer of Star Wars Rebels. Starring a small band of heroes — Sabine, Kanan, Hera, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper — Star Wars Rebels is set in a time where the Empire rules through fear and shrouds the galaxy in darkness. This trailer offers many new glimpses at sequences from the show, including the starship Ghost chased by TIE Fighters; young Ezra watching as a Star Destroyer looms overhead; Stormtroopers marching; a zero-g fight between our heroes and Imperials; and Kanan, a secret Jedi, assembling his lightsaber and preparing for battle. It ends, however, with an Imperial officer reporting to the Inquisitor — the Empire’s Jedi hunter, seen and heard here for the first time.

Star Wars Rebels takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman, is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel and will be followed by a series on Disney XD.

1207 am: Here are some images from the trailer as well as the poster for the series.

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859 am: Once again LEGO will be celebrating the unofficial Star Wars holiday of May the 4th with a number of exclusive promotions. They include

  • FREE Shipping on all orders of $75 or more.
  • FREE Exclusive Darth Revan minifigure with LEGO Star Wars orders of $75 or more. (while supplies last)
  • Exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ Poster with all LEGO Star Wars orders. (while supplies last)

Lego is also premiering the new Sandcrawler set.

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The sets on sale are:

9496 Desert Skiff™ 50%
9515 The Malevolence™ 50%
9525 Pre Vizsla’s Mandalorian™ Fighter 50%
5002211 LEGO SW OBI vs DARTH VADER WATCH w/MF 50%
75007 Republic Assault Ship™ & Coruscant™ 20%
850446 Keychain Darth Maul 20%
850448 Keychain Luke Skywalker 20%
850636 Magnet Luke Skywalker 20%
850637 Magnet Princess Leia 20%
850638 Magnet Han Solo 20%
850639 Magnet Chewbacca 20%
850640 Magnet Obi-Wan Kenobi 20%
850641 Magnet Darth Maul 20%
850996 Keychain Darth Vader 2014 20%
850997 Keychian Princess Leia 2014 20%
850998 Keychain Boba Fett 2014 20%
850999 Keychain Stormtrooper 2014 20%
851000 Keychain C-3PO 2014 20%
851316 Keychain R2-D2 2014 20%
851317 Magnet Boba fett 2014 20%
851464 Keychain Chewbacca 20%
852550 Keychain CW Yoda 20%
852838 Keychain Wicket 20%
75000 Clone Troopers™ vs. Droidekas™ 10%
75001 Republic Troopers™ vs Sith™ Troopers 10%
75002 AT-RT™ 10%
75003 A-wing Starfighter™ 10%
75004 Z-95 Headhunter™ 10%
75005 Rancor™ Pit 10%
75012 BARC Speeder™ with Sidecar 10%
75013 Umbaran MHC™ (Mobile Heavy Cannon) 10%
75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid™ 10%
75016 Homing Spider Droid™ 10%
75017 Duel on Geonosis™ 10%
75018 Jek-14¿s ™ Stealth Starfighter 10%
75019 AT-TE™ 10%
75020 Jabba¿s Sail Barge™ 10%
75021 Republic Gunship™ 10%
75022 Mandalorian™ Speeder 10%
75024 HH-87 Starhopper™ 10%
75025 Jedi™ Defender-class Cruiser 10%
2850828 Darth Vader Watch 10%
2850829 Luke Skywalker Watch 10%
2851193 Darth Maul Watch 10%
2855057 Storm Trooper Kids Watch 2010 10%
2856080 Stromtrooper Minifigure Clock 10%
2856081 Darth Vader Minifigure Clock 10%
2856128 Anakin Kids Watch w/Mini Figure 10%
2856130 Yoda Watch Kids w/Mini Figure 10%
2856203 Yoda Mini Figure Clock 10%
5000143 Boba Fett Watch 10%
5000249 Boba Fett Clock 10%
5002212 Chewbacca Watch 10%

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906 am: YouTube Nation features a video of what Star Wars would be like if you based it off of Star Wars parody videos.

925 am: Disney Store is getting in on the fun with this neat 13 1/2 inch Stormtrooper figure. “Assemble your Imperial Army one clone at a time! This talking Stormtrooper comes equipped with a light-up blaster, classic white wear, and an array of famous phrases to strike fear in the hearts of your enemies”
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929 am: Disney’s Hollywood Studios premiered their new Star Wars themed breakfast today. It will run through Star Wars Weekends. It includes character meet and greets as well as special Star Wars video clips. One neat surprise is that one of the featured clips is the first the first appearance of Boba Fett from the rarely seen Star Wars Holiday Special. Look for a full recap of the breakfast on LaughingPlace.com in the near future.

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1121 am: Star Wars: Episode VII creative leaders J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan shared a special greeting from the London set. Interestingly, they mention that casting announcements have begun, indicating more casting announcements are to come.

1125 am: Disney’s Hollywood Studios is selling May the Fourth and Revenge of the Fifth merchandise at the Soundstage 1 lobby.

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1129 am: D23 held a special meet up where members were invited to ride Star Tours twice in a row!

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1145 am: Amazon is offering several Star Wars items for sale including Lightning Deals.

1149 am: Even Bob Iger is getting in on the Star Wars Day fun. He took a selfie with Chewbacca.

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251 pm: The Disney Store held a Jedi training for young guests. Gideon enjoyed being a Padawan learner.

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559 pm: Lucasfilm, Disney Consumer Products, and Neff held a Star Wars Legion exhibition. Artists from across The Walt Disney Company including Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, Marvel, and Pixar — as well as select street artists chosen by Neff, and celebrity Star Wars fans — have volunteered to create individualized interpretations of the iconic Stormtrooper helmet in celebration of Star Wars Day.

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319 pm: Disney Channel hosted a Star Wars event at Children’s Hospital LA. Here are some tweets from the event.