Celebrating STAR WARS

It's not the most exciting part of your holiday but unlike Han Solo you can't just blast your way out of a spaceport so this guide is a quick overview of the passports, ESTAs, and visas that are essential for international fans. Passports The simple rule of thumb is that your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months after your visit to America. There are some countries that are exempt from this rule, where your passport only needs to be valid until your date of departure. The UK is one of these, but even here most travel agents will still advise you to have the six months. Better to be safe and make sure you have it. ESTAs Entry to the USA normally requires a visa but citizens/eligible nationals from 38 countries are eligible for a visa waiver under the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) system. If you are eligible to travel under an ESTA then PLEASE USE THE OFFICIAL SITE . It costs $14 per person. There are so many sites ou...

What a few months it's been. It's been a little quiet on the old Celebration front over the last few months so this blog has been pretty inactive but yesterday certainly changed that with the announcement of Star Wars Nite at Disneyland for the opening day of Celebration! Over the last few months we've had the final season of Resistance , the first season of The Mandalorian , The Rise of Skywalker has brought the (first) saga to its conclusion, and the final season of The Clone Wars is less than a month away. We're about seven months away from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim and, as yesterday showed, we can probably expect the news to start trickling in now before the floodgates really open in the summer. It was about seven months ahead of Chicago that David Collins and Amy Ratcliffe were announced as the hosts of the Galaxy and Behind the Scenes Stages so hopefully we can expect a similar announcement soon. Over at the official Celebration website application...

The official Star Wars Celebration twitter account was brought out of carbon freeze today with the announcement that new merchandise is now available to pre-order with your Celebration badges. Already got your badges? No worries, you should soon be receiving an email on how you can add merch to your existing order. In previous years you have been able to call and get items added but this announcement makes me think there will be some kind of online add on process available this year which would be fantastic! New merch items are now available for pre-order! Already purchased tickets? Be on the lookout for an e-mail with instructions on how to add pre-order merch to your existing order. Still need to purchase tickets? A limited amount are available! https://t.co/VVVLtcd3Fz #StarWars pic.twitter.com/sWzNhTTSqb — StarWars Celebration (@SW_Celebration) January 23, 2020 I've updated the 2020 Exclusives page with all of the images so far but the 40th Anniversary ...

This is the event you are looking for! And the one you've been waiting for. Originally planned to coincide with Star Wars Celebration 2020, Disneyland After Dark's Star Wars Nite will finally take place this May! Now taking place on three nights, including May 3rd, May 4th (of course!) and the Celebration night of May 27th this galactic spectacular will take place from 21:00 - 01:00 each night and is set to include: Early Admission (your Star Wars Nite tickets allows park access from 18:00) A Star Wars  themed fireworks spectacular Galactic dance parties Character encounters Event themed merchandise and food Event themed backdrops for Disney PhotoPass photographers (PhotoPass included for the event) A souvenir credential and event guide All of Disneyland's Star Wars rides will be open for guests to ride. Including Rise of the Resistance which was not set to be open back in 2020 (though Disney's website does note this will be subject to availability) and you can go in ...

We're just over a week from Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim. Whilst nothing is confirmed, it's widely expected that we will get our first officially released trailer for The Mandalorian at the Disney+ Showcase on Friday, followed by a Behind The Scenes video for The Rise of Skywalker during Saturday's Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studios panel. Plus there's always a chance of some surprises. And maybe, just maybe, we can all watch along as Disney have announced that select panels from D23 will be live streamed; UPDATE: #D23Expo 2019 is sold out! Next week, we will be announcing select panels at the Expo which will be live-streamed. Stay tuned for more details! pic.twitter.com/T3ebZhZ5Ph — Disney D23 (@DisneyD23) 14 August 2019 Now, don't get too excited. The main events may be Disney+, Disney Studios, and Disney Parks, but in 2017 none of those panels were on the live stream schedule. Hopefully they were just testing the waters last time...

The Lyte Ticket Exchange for Celebration 2020 is now open! So if you missed out on Friday, Saturday, 4-Day, or even Jedi Master VIP badges when the tickets went on sale this is you chance to get your name on the waitlist for any tickets returns. Whilst the odds of getting VIP are slim (but certainly not impossible), you should have an excellent shot at the rest of the badges. You can get request your tickets and get on the list right here; https://lyte.com/starwarscelebration/Star-Wars-Celebration-2020-94365/ May the Force be with you!

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim's record breaking sell out streak continued today as Friday badges are now sold out! Friday tickets join Saturday, 4-Day, and Jedi Master VIP badges as officially sold out. Now the only days available directly from ReedPOP//Star Wars Celebration are Thursday and Sunday. Please do not fall pray to scalpers on eBay. The official Lyte ticket exchange is coming soon. Remember, your lottery entries are link to the email address you bought your badge(s) with. So if you don't buy directly from ReedPOP or Lyte you may not be able to entry for access to the biggest panels and most wanted exclusives of the weekend. According to the official twitter account only "limited amounts of Thursday and Sunday tickets remain". At this Celebration may officially sell out in less than a week!