Fangirls Around the Web: June 22

Star Wars Weekends 2012: Weeks 3 and 4 Report

June 13, 2012May 12, 2013 Fangirl 0 Comment Ashley Eckstein, Cat Taber, Daniel Logan, Disney, Erich Schoeneweiss, James Arnold Taylor, Jason Fry, Lady Rogues, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

As much as I love Star Wars Weekends, you weren’t going to catch me at Disney over Memorial Day weekend. But that’s okay, because the last two weeks of this year’s event were fantastic. Here are some of the highlights from the third and fourth weeks.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Dave Filoni Special Appearance

June 11, 2012July 25, 2013 Lex 1 Comment Ashley Eckstein, Dave Filoni, Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, The Clone Wars

Announced less than a week in advance, a special appearance by The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni made a fitting conclusion to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. He always seems to enjoy putting on a good show for the fans, and this time was no exception.

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Fangirls Around the Web: May 29

May 29, 2012June 25, 2012 Fangirl 1 Comment Action Flick Chick, Ashley Eckstein, EU, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Jennifer Heddle, Katrina Hill, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars, Summer Glau

Spotlighting fangirls and their heroines. Fangirls of note this week include Summer Glau, Ashley Eckstein, Cat Taber, Katrina Hill, Jennifer Heddle, and Maria Selke.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Opening Day

May 20, 2012May 20, 2012 Fangirl 1 Comment Ahsoka Tano, Ashley Eckstein, Consetta Parker, Dee Bradley Baker, Disney, Fangirls, James Arnold Taylor, Jedi Training Academy, Mercy Kill, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ray Park, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, The Clone Wars

This year I was able to make it to Hollywood Studios for the opening day of Star Wars Weekends. As always, it was great fun! I hope to have reports from several of the subsequent weekends, too. For today, here’s a recap of my highlights from the first day.

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Previewing Disney’s Star Wars Weekends 2012

May 16, 2012May 15, 2012 Fangirl 1 Comment Ashley Eckstein, Del Rey, Disney, Erich Schoeneweiss, EU, James Arnold Taylor, Jason Fry, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

Walt Disney World is famously known as the most magical place on Earth. Combine that with celebrating the greatest story of our generation, and you’ve topped every other perfect pairing. Peanut butter and jelly, strawberries and cream, milk and cookies – they all pale in comparison to Disney and Star Wars, at least in this fangirl’s estimation.