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  • looking back on celebration chicago ~ 6 years later

    Episode IX was fast approaching. Star Wars live action TV was on the horizon. It was the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace. Our fandom was growing and changing as the Skywalker Saga was about to reach its conclusion, and the Star Wars fandom descended on McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago for the weekend…

  • george lucas visists the droid builders ~ CIII

    While digging through YouTube for an upcoming YouTube Excavation: CIII post, I found a video that I needed to hear more about. This video, posted to YouTube by Scott Powers, is titled “George Lucas visits R2Builders at Celebration III”. The six minute clip shows George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum being shown around the exhibit…

  • celebration III: 20th anniversary retrospective

    Twenty years ago this spring, Star Wars fans were preparing to see the final (as far as they knew!) installment of the Skywalker Saga…Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It would finally be time to see Palpatine’s rise to power, and how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. With how much Star Wars content we’re swimming…

  • podcast show notes ~ dustin & nik’s celebration I experience

    If you’re listening along to Episode 043 of Into A Larger World podcast, you’ve come to the right place! Here you’ll find a bunch of Dustin & Nik’s pictures and memorabilia from their time at Celebration I in Denver, and some other helpful links to guide you. Listen to the episode HERE! We mention Dustin…

  • moments in celebration badge history

    Since the first event in 1999, when you go to Star Wars Celebration – you get a badge. It could be for the whole weekend or for just one day, and it indicates if you’re a guest or crew or if you sprung for that elusive VIP package. Badges have become a collector’s item, the…