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First visitors to Galaxy’s Edge will get just four hours to see it all!

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Via LATimes.com:

The first visitors to Disneyland’s highly anticipated new Star Wars attraction will each be given a four-hour window to take in the $1-billion expansion — but how that deadline will be enforced is still unclear.  With six weeks to go before the May 31 opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland sent out emails over the weekend to fans who were guaranteed access to the land by making reservations at any of the resort’s three hotels.

The Anaheim theme park also revealed that fans who have not booked a room at a resort hotel can visit the Star Wars land by making reservations via the Disneyland website, starting May 2.

The time limit and the reservation system may be a way for Disneyland to avoid the type of gridlock and social media backlash that often come with the opening of other blockbuster attractions, such as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2016.

“What they are doing are two different things: designing an attraction for the ages, but also getting out in front of managing expectations,” said Bill Coan, president and chief executive of Itec Entertainment, an Orlando, Fla.-based attraction designer and producer.

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The Mandalorian Reportedly Already Renewed For Second Season?

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Via CBR.com:

Ahead of its debut, a new report suggests the Star Wars show The Mandalorian has already been renewed for a second season.  According to HN Entertainment, Disney is already aiming to give the show a second season. The Disney+ exclusive series is set to premiere later this year and stars Pedro Pascal as a bounty hunter, though other details about the title character are still being kept under wraps. The show will have an eclectic cast that includes Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. The show will also feature Thor:Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi and Jurassic World’s Bryce Dallas Howard, among others, as directors.

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The Time is NOW – Jabba’s Sail Barge – International Availability 3pm EST

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Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection Jabba’s Sail Barge will be available to purchase here on Thursday, 3/28, at 3PM EST (7PM GMT).

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Please note, orders of more than 1 Barge or any orders with a US or Canadian shipping address will not be processed.

Newfound Spiders Named for Star Wars Villains

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Via LifeScience.com:

White-armored Stormtroopers in the “Star Wars” movies are practically identical and nearly impossible to tell apart. That uncanny similarity recently inspired a team of scientists who had discovered a new spider genus; the arachnids were so alike each other in size and markings that the researchers named them after the helmeted troops, calling the creatures Stormtropis.

These eight-legged Stormtroopers belong to a family dubbed bald-legged spiders, which are native to South America and Central America.

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DESIGNING STAR WARS: STAR WARS RESISTANCE

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Via StarWars.com:

The look of Star Wars is unlike anything else in popular culture. Step back in time to explore the history and philosophy behind the concepts that define the galaxy far, far away in Designing Star Wars.

In Star Wars, nothing’s ever really gone. More than 40 years after the first film, creators routinely go back to those earliest drawing boards for inspiration. And oftentimes, among the stacks of unused concept art and sketches, they find models and muses for the next generation of Star Wars storytelling.

In creating the new anime-inspired look of Star Wars Resistance, Art Director Amy Beth Christenson turned a forgotten Ewok ancestor into a bird-like business partner, resurrected an impossible droid, and kitbashed pieces of some of the most recognizable ships in the galaxy into something new and unique. “We have a tradition of going back and looking at what didn’t make it,” Christenson says, scouring through the old Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and Nilo Rodis-Jamero concepts.

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Resistance Finally Showed Us the Hero We’ve Been Waiting to See?

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Via io9.gizmodo.com (Spoilers After The Click If You Are Not Current on the Show):

It took some time, but Star Wars Resistance finally gave us the hero we’d all been waiting for. And his name is Kazuda Xiono.  After a whole season of Kaz being a rather polarizing character, what with his goofy demeanor and penchant for idiocy (as well as ace flying and heroics), the new episode, “Descent,” finally showed him reaching his potential in a way that was as thrilling as anything we’ve seen on the show so far.

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Commander Cody Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys

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Clone Commander Cody, also known as unit 2224, was a loyal clone trooper serving the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Cody was often under the command of General Obi-Wan Kenobi, leading Ghost Squadron, and served with him and Anakin Skywalker at Geonosis, Christophsis and during a nearly disastrous campaign on Cato Neimoidia. 

Cody developed a close and easygoing camaraderie with Kenobi, easily exchanging dry jokes with his Jedi General. This continued through to their mission to Utapau, to route out the entrenched Separatists forces commanded by General Grievous. 

Cody was ultimately subservient to the orders of the Republic, and when Order 66 was enacted — branding Kenobi an enemy of the state — Cody willingly carried out the command to open fire on his former friend.

Sideshow and Hot Toys officially introduce the sixth scale Commander Cody Star Wars collectible figure from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith!

Skillfully created based on the appearance of Clone Commander Cody in the movie, the sixth scale collectible figure features a newly developed head sculpt with amazing likeness, a meticulously crafted Clone Trooper armor and helmet with weathering effects, different styles of blasters, interchangeable right arm with LED light-up hologram projector, a jetpack, a variety of miniature hologram figures, and a sand-themed figure base.

Lead your Clone Trooper army with Commander Cody in your Star Wars collection!  Click below to pre-order now!