Star Wars Weekends 2012: Merchandise Shopping

May 24, 2012May 23, 2012 Fangirl Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

Disney is famous for offering all kinds of merchandise practically spanning the full range of your imagination, and Hollywood Studios is no exception. Shirts, hats, toys, stuffed animals, Vinylmation figures, souvenir mugs… The list goes on and on. Combine that with Star Wars Weekends, and it’s a fangirl shopper’s dream zone – and maybe a bank account’s nightmare. I couldn’t possibly discuss everything that’s available this year, so here are the highlights from my retail browsing this past Friday.

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Fangirls Around the Web: May 22

May 22, 2012May 28, 2012 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Consetta Parker, Disney, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Mara Jade, Padme Amidala, Roqoo Depot, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

I’ve decided to make Fangirls Around the Web a recurring feature on the blog. Although this week’s focus is fangirls in the news at Star Wars Weekends, the updates and links I’ll share in this feature will run the gamut from geek girl news and shout-outs to interesting articles or commentaries on franchises, storytelling, and fandoms.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Opening Day

May 20, 2012May 20, 2012 Fangirl 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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X-Wing Crashes Into Echo Lake

May 18, 2012May 27, 2012 Fangirl Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

That’s right – Star Wars Weekends begins today!

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Progress Toward More Pink Lightsabers?

May 17, 2012October 21, 2012 Fangirl breast cancer, Disney, EU, Fangirls, Jedi Training Academy, pink lightsaber, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

Interestingly enough, ever since I posted my original pink lightsaber blog it draws hits regularly. People out there are searching for “pink lightsaber.”

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FANgirl’s Star Tours Pop Quiz – Star Wars Expanded Universe Fans Take the Test

May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 Fangirl Cat Taber, Del Rey, Erich Schoeneweiss, EU, Fanboys, Fangirls, Jason Fry, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, The Clone Wars

In the spirit of adventure and fun that is Star Wars, Jason, Erich, and Cat agreed to take my Star Tours Pop Quiz. I’d love for everyone to take the test and share their answers in the comments section.

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Previewing Disney’s Star Wars Weekends 2012

May 16, 2012May 15, 2012 Fangirl 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.

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Fangirls Around the Web

May 15, 2012May 28, 2012 Fangirl Aaron Allston, Ashley Eckstein, Cat Taber, Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Her Universe, Jaina Solo, Jennifer Heddle, Mercy Kill, Padme Amidala, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

Catching up on some Star Wars fangirl news from around the web.

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Surviving Through Teamwork

May 14, 2012May 14, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fate of the Jedi, Hunger Games, Star Wars, Survivor, teamwork, television, The Avengers, The Legend of Korra, Wynde

I’ve been a fan of Survivor since the beginning. The locations are amazing, but the interpersonal dynamics that drive the show are what really draws me. People say and do the darnedest things when loneliness, extreme weather, and hunger set in. And then there’s the matter of that million dollars… Survivor, at least for me, is a fantastic way to observe the behavior of humans when they are trying to outwit, outplay, and outlast their opponents.

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Silver Linings and Moving Forward – Fangirls Find Their Voices

May 10, 2012August 17, 2013 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fanboys, Fangirl Speaks Up, Fangirls, feminism, GeekGirlCon, heroine, Jaina Solo, Mara Jade, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars

Over the last five days shock, anger, and disgust have been the predominant fandom emotions for many Expanded Universe fans, especially women. The silver lining is that airing the dirty laundry can become a positive point of change when it provides momentum for moving forward.