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News Star Wars day May 4th 2025

HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
Premium Member
networkpro said:
IMHO, its more of a wake in memory of what the franchise once was. We wont be sticking around for it this year.
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If all those pesky people who complain about this one day nonsense filled with cupcakes and "special lightsaber sales" but remember when they held Star Wars Weekends would just die off... Bob and Josh would appreciate it.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
Premium Member
Why does the hat make it look like the Millennium Falcon was peed out of R2's robot body?

In an unsurprising turn of events, none of the merchandise appeals to me, a long-time SW fan. 🤷‍♂️
 
Epcot82Guy

Epcot82Guy

Well-Known Member
The merch looks pretty solid. They do know what they are doing when they put their mind and resources to it.

I do agree that the reduction to one day vs. a period (with May 4 being the big day) is a strange choice. Even if it was the two weekends surrounding May 4 (or before/after if it falls on a weekend), you would think you would have better return - especially with the focus of most of their current target audiences.
 
esskay

esskay

Well-Known Member
Still feels incredibly weird they seem willing to throw money down the drain by ignoring May 4th. They're usually all over this sort of thing, why would you put so little effort into something people seem actually willing to spend money on.

It's right after the new season of Andor comes out, throw in a couple of Andor specific pieces of merch, a basic little storm troopers walking in a line through the park parade and you've got a few extra million quid profit every day for the week or two you run it for.
 
larryz

larryz

I'm Just A Tourist!
Premium Member
HauntedPirate said:
Why does the hat make it look like the Millennium Falcon was peed out of R2's robot body?
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It commemorates the time the Millennium Falcon was an Exogorth's kidney stone.
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monothingie

monothingie

Dynamically Raising Prices Excites Me
Premium Member
Imagine paying theme park admission of $100+ to be able to join a VQ and then wait in line to buy overpriced merch, which will likely be sold out by the time you get a chance to actually buy it, all made in factory by people making $1 per day, all based on a once beloved franchise that the company you're buying it from completely ruined.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
Premium Member
monothingie said:
Imagine paying theme park admission of $100+ to be able to join a VQ and then wait in line to buy overpriced merch, which will likely be sold out by the time you get a chance to actually buy it, all made in factory by people making $1 per day, all based on a once beloved franchise that the company you're buying it from completely ruined.
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Don't forget a couple of cringe-worthy photos of said merchandise. The Hoth recreation and the guy trying to look ... I don't even know. "Hold out your hand like you are reaching for your phone... Perfect!!! *click*"
 

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