Star Wars Celebration Anaheim: Future Park Toys and Merchandise.

Shanghai DisneyWhen you wish upon a star, you end up with a company that makes millions upon millions – and since October 2012, the already-loaded company in question got a sweet deal for the keys to the Star Wars franchise. Click ahead to get a glimpse at a flood of merchandise tied to Disney’s theme parks.

 

The panel opened up with discussion about a history of a toy developer’s involvement with Lucasfilm (which included Disney/Star Wars toys).

 

Disney store toys came first. The first announcement was Hologram Princess Leia Minnie and Pluto as R2-D2

 

Chief Chirpa got a plushie, alongside Wicket, Teebo, Lugray, Princess Kneesa, and Romba.

 

Darth Maul Donald Duck was another reveal, along with Star Wars art pieces and themed baseballs.

 

An expanded version of the Droid Factory build-a-figure is also coming. New hats and accessories are available.

 

May The Fourth Be With You and Revenge Of The Fifth had a few special releases. Star Wars Weekends will be back from May 15 to June 14 later this year.

 

A “Darth’s Maul” complex will come into being.

 

Galactic Gathering attendees will get a MagicBand and an Aurebesh nametag. Pete as Jango Fett will be available to purchase here, along with several pins. Mystery Pin collections will also be available, and you can obtain mini prints and Dooney & Bourke bags. Mouse-eared character figures will be ready to buy at this event.

 

D-Tech Me has two figurines of a Jedi and a TIE fighter pilot.

 

Star Wars Weekends have an assortment of shirts available. Mini-globes, cups, and a new wave of character mashups will be made for the events. Jedi Mickey’s Secret Mission will be the last character mashup action figure set released for a while. However, more character mashups will be made available through plushies.

 

New blasters based on Boba Fett, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and the Stormtroopers are available now. Youngling lightsabers are another forthcoming toy, allongside latex Rancor and Space Slug figures. Foam lightsaber and ball sets are in the works, along with box sets for the Prequel Trilogy and the Original Trilogy. Rebels box sets are also in the pipeline.

 

Star Wars racer toys include Chewbacca and the Inquisitor.

 

R2-D2 Rebel Trainer lets the droid project images that you can shoot at with a toy blaster.

 

Collector packs containing characters from all eras are also being made.

 

Build-A-Lightsaber is getting a whole new series of nearly 40 new pieces to customize your weapon for a more civilized time with.

 

Holographic R2-D2 is headed for Star Wars Weekends. In Fall, R2-D60 and R4-D23 will hit, alongside Imperial Binders, Luke Skywalker lightsabers, and a Yoda Santa Claus plush.

 

Disney Cruise will start up a line for Star Wars called “Cruising The Galaxy”.

 

Pixar’s Cars-themed toys are also in the making.

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

16 thoughts on “Star Wars Celebration Anaheim: Future Park Toys and Merchandise.

  • April 17, 2015 at 12:48 am
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    Where can you watch this? Also, I can’t wait to see what they do with Disney world since I live so close!

    • April 17, 2015 at 12:07 pm
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      Go to the star wars youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/starwars). It is live from 10-10:30am PST until the end of the day. 16th – 19th April.
      That’s starting from 17-17:30 GMT if that helps. Battlefront reveal today!! 🙂

  • April 17, 2015 at 12:53 am
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    I don’t see a single Star Wars thing in that picture. Am I blind?

  • April 17, 2015 at 12:59 am
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    I can also not see sw stuff in that pic.

  • April 17, 2015 at 1:09 am
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    New policy coming into force. Once your inside disney land, you cannot leave until your bank account is empty. Characters in costumes hold your children upside down and shake their pockets out for loose change behind walls. And they already know how much is in your account before you enter. They have a tip off undercover clerk in banks informing. They have an alarm that only staff can hear that sounds off if you walk towards the exit gate with too much money on you still.

  • April 17, 2015 at 1:18 am
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    Quick question – what did BB-8 sound like in the live presentation? I didn’t have audio but people say he sounded “cool”. Did he just beep like R2 or did he make different sounds or can he even speak human words? Thanks!

    • April 17, 2015 at 1:26 am
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      Similar to Artoo but I get the vibe it’s a “female” droid… just in personality. Could just be me though. Definitely got “her” own personality.

      • April 17, 2015 at 1:42 am
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        Interesting. In an interview a few weeks ago, Pegg referred to it as “he” a couple of times.

        Thanks for telling me how he/she sounds, though! Appreciate it. 🙂

        • April 17, 2015 at 6:04 am
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          BB8 is a she with balls.

    • April 17, 2015 at 2:12 am
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      That cute laugh sound really cracked me up laughing I loved it. I literally laughed my ass off playing it back. When it went behind R2D2 and back around it made a laugh sound. :))) really cute. They really nailed this, spot on. I wish I could say thank you to them. This could very well be my no.1 favorite character in this movie.

  • April 17, 2015 at 1:24 am
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    Any news on the new rides/attractions yet? For Walt Disney World.

    • April 17, 2015 at 4:13 am
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      Nope, sadly.

  • April 17, 2015 at 2:17 am
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    any real and true fan knows that “Star Wars Day” is not this “May the 4th” nonsense, but May 25th. when Star Wars was originally given to us

    • April 17, 2015 at 3:28 am
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      “When SW was originally given to us.”? You sound like some kind of fundamentalist.

  • April 17, 2015 at 4:25 am
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    Cool

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