This year’s May the Fourth Be With You was a bit of a non-event. I did go down to Downtown Disney to check out the Star Wars Trading Post. Outside of it was an impressive sand sculpture of Obi-Wan Kenobi! Two craftsman were working on the name of the show and the other was at the left hand side putting in details. On the left is some Mos Eisley-like buildings with three figures, two are in cloaks, past them is the Disney+ sign. Center is Obi-Wan leads his Eopie. The rest is buildings with a tarp over one and the Obi-Wan Kenobi sign. In the back is the show’s poster. Later, a guest noted that yesterday, there was nothing there so this was mostly finished off over the course of the day. So this was a pleasant surprise.
Work on the Obi-Wan Kenobi sand sculpture, Downtown Disney, photo by the author.
Then, inside the store, there were two items for Star Wars Day; one of Baby Yoda with a double sunset behind him and IG-88 next to Boba Fett. IG-88? What about Fennec Shand? Maybe too late for Obi-Wan, there were no pins for the series yet, but how about a female character? There was merch that was new for me. The first item I noticed was a Chewie stuffie with Life Day red robe and globe, $24.99. Then, a mini Chewie Wishable with packs of mystery Wishables Millennium Falcon: Smugger’s Run Attraction Series. Besides the May the Fourth pins, there were Limited Edition droid coins, the door opens to reveal a droid. There were three; Rex, a labor droid?, and a schematic of an astro droid.
A series of paintings or prints were on the right hand wall next to the cashiers. There was a new stuffie with the characters and creatures, an Ithorian in a robe with a blue sash, $22.99 (very specific in Obi-Wan Kenobi?). I saw a Resistance Rank Badge Set. Helmets and shirts, one said “Skywalker Academy”, is this the official name? Jedi Academies were in the novels that are now Legends. A red shirt with “Lando Calrissian Space Capes: Simply the Best in all Bespin.” Some yellow bottles with the original Star Wars figures wrapped around it, “Collect Them All!” At the former ESPN Zone building is a mural photo op for the Main Street Electrical Parade. I imagine the Star Wars: Tales from Galaxy’s Edge VR left some time ago. I went into the Disneyland Hotel area, I wanted to see the classic Disneyland marquee and monorails turned into a water slide.
May the 4th Be With You LEGO Yoda Model, LEGO Store, photo by the author.
Also, I went to see the construction of the expansion, there is a massive construction crane, a building next to the hotel has the top two levels under construction. I went by the Lego Store and saw a sign for May the 4th Be With You; “Help build an 8-foot-tall LEGO Yoda Model!” The times for the day were “May 4th, 12-7 pm.” The figure was half completed to his robe, cane, and hands holding the cane. There was a May the 4th photo op of a Kylo Ren figure and further down, another Lego statue of Captain Phasma. At World of Disney, there was a wall for Doctor Strange and you the rest; t-shirts, action figures, dozens of America Chavez, and a Doctor Strange statue set. An aisle section had t-shirts and hats with the Sanctum Sanctorum symbol. Other Marvel pins were two of Hawkeye; Hawkeye drawing his bow and another of Clint and Kate Bishop.
The near complete Obi-Wan Kenobi sand sculpture, photo by the author.
The What If? Pin had the Guardians of the Multiverse with Captain Carter as a cut out. A new Black Panther pin has him in front of a golden hexagon. So it was finally time for building - MEGA-YODA!, my name for him. The moderator explained that a life-size model would be scaled up to eight feet tall! We were told to help build the figure we would assemble 2 x 4 pieces with three layers. One is tan for the robe and the other green for Yoda. You work in groups with trays of long, thin pieces and square bricks. There are instructions and pictures for you to follow. The moderator asked for two 2 x 4s, a few constructed just one, and there were a pile of green 2 x 4s. The workers went around and filled the tubs of Lego bricks. Eager builders assembled the 2 x 4s and handed them to the moderator. Next, you get in line to get your Certificate of Achievement. An interesting day, but the sun came out and was brutal, still it was fun to help build Mega-Yoda!
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