Only a couple of weeks away from the beginning of Star Wars Weekends, Disney has released the list of all your favorite actors and actresses and the dates that they will be participating in this years event. Before we look at the list, the two hosts this year are celebrities in their own right and deserve special consideration. James Arnold Taylor, a critically acclaimed voice actor who portrayed Obi-wan Kenobi for Star Wars: the Clone Wars, will be the official host of Star Wars Weekend. This years host of "Behind the Force" is no unknown either, as Ashley Eckstien (the voice of Ahsoka Tano from the Clone Wars) will return to Disney and moderate this showcase of stars from the movies and the cartoons including stars from the new cartoon; Star Wars Rebels.
And now, for what everyone has been waiting for...the lineup for Star Wars Weekend as posted by the Disney Parks Blog:
Weekend I: May 16-18
- Ahmed Best: Jar Jar Binks (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca (Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Vanessa Marshall: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend II: May 23-25
- Warwick Davis: Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Wald (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
- Jeremy Bulloch: Boba Fett (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Capt. Jeremoch Colton (Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith)
- Tiya Sircar: Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend III: May 30-June 1
- Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
- John Ratzenberger: Major Bren Derlin (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back)
- Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend IV: June 6-8
- Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi); Darth Bane (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
- Billy Dee Williams: Lando Calrissian (Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
- Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
Weekend V: June 13-15
- Dee Bradley Baker: Captain Rex/the Clones, Bossk and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Cat Taber: Padme Amidala and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Tom Kane: Yoda, the series' narrator and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Matt Lanter: Anakin Skywalker and several additional characters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels)
Now that there is an official list of Star Wars celebrities that are going to be at Star Wars weekends this year, we would love to hear who you are excited to see? Are you a fan of the movies or are you a fan of the cartoons? Are you even going this year? Tell us about it below!
Story by Erik H., Source
Kristen K. wrote on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 14:14:
WOW! So many big names from the original series this year, and fireworks too. This is going to be epic. :-)
crazycatperson wrote on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 18:11:
We're not going, but if we were it would definitely be June 6-8.
kathys wrote on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 23:21:
I can't wait...this is my first.
Rob wrote on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 23:35:
I will be there for weekends 2 and 3 i hope the fireworks are worth the loss of hoopla!
JoAnn C wrote on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 01:34:
Wish I could be there June 6-8.
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