Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

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262: Skywalking Through Walt Disney World Oct 14, 2019

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We FINALLY visited Pandora in Disney's Animal Kingdom, Toy Story Land in Disney's Hollywood Studios AND Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival - listen in as we take you on our journey through Walt Disney World! We also happened to be in Orlando when Disney opened the brand new Gondola transportation system, The Skyliner; AND closed the 20 year run of Epcot's nighttime show, "Illuminations: Reflections of Earth."

Lots to unpack, and you get to hear it without the chance of 4pm downpours, heat and humidity! (Unless you live in Florida…)

Galaxy's Edge Meet-Up!

Sunday, 11/10/19 at 6pm PST: we will take a pic in front of the Falcon, then ride Smuggler's Run. Worked great at WDW, so let's do it again!

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261: Two Disney Halloween Parties on 2 Coasts! Oct 07, 2019

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Oogie Boogie Bash vs. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2019

We share our madcap adventures at both Disney Halloween parties - The Oogie Boogie Bash at DCA and Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at WDW. How did the Treat Trails, Parades and Nighttime Spectaculars compare, and which should you do? We give details, tips and tricks.

Since we've been to 2 Batuu's now, we also compare and contrast Galaxy's Edge on both coasts. There are fun details and differences in both!

Galaxy's Edge Meet-Up!

Sunday, Nov 10th at 6pm - we will take a pic in front of the Falcon, then ride Smuggler's Run. Worked great at WDW, so let's do it again!

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Check out our trip to the Oogie Boogie Bash!

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #19: The Ultimate Gamble Sep 26, 2019

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #19 "The Ultimate Gamble" is the second comic in a new story arc featuring Luke, Leia, Han, the droids and Chewbacca on The Wheel - a floating casino in space. Our heroes are separated and encounter both stormtroopers and The Wheel's administrator, Senator Greyshade. Will Han fight Chewie in a precursor to Solo: A Star Wars Story? Let's find out!

Show Notes:

Title: "THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE!" Release Date: October 24, 1978 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek Consulting Editor: Jim Shooter Cover Art: Carmine Infantino / Bob Wiacek

Synopsis: The Rebels are split up to avoid being captured by Commander Strom and his legion of Stormtroopers. Luke is still unconscious and Han & Leia battle troopers until the are apprehended by The Wheels security force. Chewbacca runs into more danger as he is captured and made to fight in the Wheels gladiatorial Pits! And we discover Senator Greyshade's secret passion...

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260: Black Spire Author - Delilah S. Dawson Sep 13, 2019

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Author Delilah S. Dawson joins us for a fun discussion about her new novel, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire! We talk about how much she knew about Galaxy's Edge while writing Black Spire, and her reactions when she met her creation, Vi Moradi, in the Parks. Want to hear about new and gruesome ways to torture in the Star Wars universe? You've come to the right place. Before this awesome discussion, we take a moment to curate some fun facts we learned about Galaxy's Edge from Delilah's novel.

Skywalking Through Neverland is coming up on its 6th year anniversary! To celebrate, we've curated a list and some audio from our first 10 episodes, way back in 2013. Take a trip down memory lane…

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Please enjoy this amazing video of John Williams in concert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28CaL1y6Ass&t=408s D23 Expo Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Fzi3eDo-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWTZH9xXBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybde9gQ7Lwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9wAC2zrA0

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259: Avengers Immortal! (D23 Expo Part 2) Sep 05, 2019

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We are Skywalking through Avengers Campus and More!

The D23 Expo proved an incredible backdrop to conversations with Imagineers and creatives behind some of our favorite things - Avengers Campus, Vader Immortal II and the Galactic Starcruiser! First, we chat with Imagineer John Mauro about details coming to Avengers Campus at DCA in Summer 2020. Then we speak with Imagineer Lauren about the upcoming "Star Wars Hotel" - Galactic Starcruiser - coming to WDW. Next we sat down with ILMxLAB's creative team behind Vader Immortal: Episode II - Ben Snow (Director), Matt Martin (Creative Executive, Lucasfilm) and Jose Perez III (Senior Experience Designer).

Also on this episode:

Skywalker Ric Peralta announces LiningUp.Net's NEW Rise of Skywalker line info!

We went to the Hollywood Bowl and saw John Williams in concert! This episode includes a fun recap. And please enjoy this amazing video of the concert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28CaL1y6Ass&t=408s D23 Expo Videos

We don't just talk about all this news, we show it. We are constantly updating our YouTube channel with videos from the weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Fzi3eDo-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWTZH9xXBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybde9gQ7Lwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9wAC2zrA0

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258: D23 Expo THE RECAP, Part 1 Aug 28, 2019

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We went Skywalking to D23 Expo, the Ultimate Disney Fan Convention, and now we're bringing our experience to YOU. We have recap roundtables on all the giant Hall H-Level panels: Disney+ Showcase, Walt Disney Studios Sneak Peak and Disney Parks Panel. Brett Nachman of the Notably Disney podcast helps us delve into The Mandalorian, the Cassian Andor series and the BIG surprise - Ewan McGregor showing up to confirm he IS Obi-Wan Kenobi again!

This episode also includes Joey Pittman, of the Disney Universe podcast, Skywalker Christopher Marino, and Seen Unseen Disneyland author, Russell Flores.

D23 Expo Videos

We don't just talk about all this news, we show it. We are constantly updating our YouTube channel with videos from the weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Fzi3eDo-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tWTZH9xXBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybde9gQ7Lwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9wAC2zrA0

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257: Weird Al Yankovic is Skywalking Through Neverland! Aug 21, 2019

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Weird Al Yankovic joins us on this episode!!! We talk his Star Wars fandom, his latest tour - Strings Attached - and he answers questions we've had for decades. Ironically the only subject we didn't cover was his tour with The Monkees! I guess we'll have to have him on again. Big thanks to Shamim Dana, the STN Bounty Hunter, for making that happen and connecting us to the right people.

During Weird Al concerts, he brings up to 8 Stormtroopers and Darth Vader on stage for his encore. David Braun was one of those stormtroopers for several concerts, and shares his stories.

Disney+ is Moving In

More Disney+ news! What's the first thing you'll watch? We share our thoughts. Also, have you seen this brilliant Twitter thread in which all the official Twitter accounts "move in" to @disneyplus?

https://twitter.com/Disney/status/1163436396113100801

Click on the tweet above to see all the replies!

We also have shout-outs and Joshua Jordan shares his thoughts on his recent visit to Galaxy's Edge.

NEW Galaxy's Edge YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh4_cydiGmA&t=27s Check out these SKYwalking NETwork shows:

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256: Haunted Mansion Turns 50 Aug 16, 2019

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Welcome Foolish Skywalkers to our 50th Anniversary Celebration of Disneyland's HAUNTED MANSION! This episode features Haunted Mansion aficionado and author Jeff Baham (Mousetalgia / Doombuggies.com) joining us for a discussion on this famous attraction and his fandom. We also discuss the special "Soiree from Regions Beyond" event he co-hosted in a Haunted Mansion celebration.

We also speak with our good friend and 501st member, Marcus Dohring and Lisa Daniel (Disney Parks Live Entertainment) about their adventures at Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida.

In Things We Want To Share, we discuss the crowd levels in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Bob Iger's comments on the subject. This turned into a heated discussion with several comments from all of you Skywalkers who tuned in to our live recording.

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #18: "The Empire Strikes!" Aug 02, 2019

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #18 "The Empire Strikes!" is the beginning of a new story arc featuring our favorite heroes - Luke, Leia, Han, the droids and Chewbacca. Luke passes out, Han and Leia bicker, and C-3PO buffs up and becomes a superhero! We also see a new location that reminds us very much of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures location - the Wheel! Only in Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics, The Wheel is a floating Casino in space, free of Imperial occupation.

Show Notes:

Title: "THE EMPIRE STRIKES!" Release Date: September 26, 1978 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino and Gene Day Lettering: Rick Parker Cover Art: Carmine Infantino / Bob Wiacek

Synopsis: Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, 3Po and R2 are in the millenium falcon when Luke Skywalker suddenly passes out during a Jedi training exercise. They drop out of lightspeed to get him medical help, but run into Imperials, who chase the Falcon to a brand new location - The Wheel - a huge gambling center in space. The rebels scatter on The Wheel, the Empire is in pursuit, and that's where this issue ends.

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255: Skywalking Through SDCC 2019 Jul 27, 2019

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It's the 50th Anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con!

We share our experiences at SDCC 2019 and our thoughts on the big Hall H Marvel Studios Phase 4 Reveal Panel, the Her Universe Fashion Show, and some fun offsite experiences - you can have a blast at Comic-Con even without a badge! Didn't go but want to check it out? Here's a video of the Lucasfilm Pavilion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ3TL5Ykyek&t=3s

Also on this episode, we share our reaction to Jon Favreau's THE LION KING, as well as some mind-blowing behind-the-scenes facts on how this movie was made. We learned a lot at the press conference, so check out our article on that, as well as our LION KING review.

Pop culture suffered a loss on July 24th when Rutger Hauer passed away at 75 years old. He was most notable as Roy Batty in 1982's BLADE RUNNER with Harrison Ford. He was also in BATMAN BEGINS, Smallville, SIN CITY, THE HITCHER and NIGHTHAWKS with Billy Dee Williams!

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