The Jedi Training Academy

[smm914]

During the Star Wars Weekends they have a the Jedi Training Academy. What exactly do you do here?

 

[General Grizz]

Jedi Training Academy - participants selected at random - learn to use the light saber: 9:30; 10:20; 11:40; 12:20; 1:50; 2:40; 3:30; 4:30; Kids can wear the brown Padawan robe. . . then test their skills against Darth Vader himself.

- from wdwig.com

 

[smm914]

How do you get chosen to do this? Do you have to be picked just to learn the lightsaber moves or do you get picked to battle with Darth Vader?

 

[1disneydood]

I can just picture Vader getting beaten all day by hundreds of kids with red and blue sticks. Wonder what ya have to do to be punished to that position..

 

[tk421-sw]

They make an annoucment and you can come sign up. IT might also be listed in the SWW handouts with show times and such. When are you going? I'll be there the first day and this sunday, I can find out for ya. They ask the child to be under ten I think.

 

[smm914]

I'll be there the last weekend they are doing it.

 

[MagicalMonorail]

They make an annoucment and you can come sign up. IT might also be listed in the SWW handouts with show times and such. When are you going? I'll be there the first day and this sunday, I can find out for ya. They ask the child to be under ten I think.

I'll be there next Sunday too. Are you and your g/f going to the mini-meet that day?

 

[LoriMistress]

Jedi Training Academy - participants selected at random - learn to use the light saber: 9:30; 10:20; 11:40; 12:20; 1:50; 2:40; 3:30; 4:30; Kids can wear the brown Padawan robe. . . then test their skills against Darth Vader himself.

- from wdwig.com

I don't care if it's for kids or not, my DH would do that in a heartbeat!

 

[garyhoov]

Hmmmmmm, I wonder if I could pass for a ten year old.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

I want to do that so badly.

 

[MissM]

Photos

I saw it last year. It was all kids. It was cute though. They had a Jedi woman showing the kids how to use their lightsabers while dressed in the brown robes. Then they each got a turn to swing at Vader who graciously let them hit him basically each time. It was quite the cute thing. But it's firmly a kids-only type event. They do it up on a stage so parents can get the cameras and camcorders out.
-m

Edit: I knew I had taken a few pictures last year. Here are two:

http://phoenixfiredesigns.com/disney/kids-jedi1.jpg

http://phoenixfiredesigns.com/disney/kids-jedi2.jpg

 

[PhotoDave219]

i have this great shot in my photo album of darth maul during this....

 

[Sledge]

ROTFLMAO :lol:

 

[bgraham34]

I am the chosen one. so i shall chose who goes before and after me.