Me, learning they've removed Captain Keevan's mechanic job listing from Oga's notice board in Batuu West:

Honored to be invited back to discuss the evolution of Galaxy's Edge with @intoalargerworld.bsky.social. It's a difficult topic at the moment, but cathartic to look back with a friend. (Thanks, as always, to @forcetimepod.bsky.social for his editing magic!) www.buzzsprout.com/2185418/epis...

I customized a Starcruiser Rey doll! Assembled from Hot Toys parts for that Parks-specific combo of Force Awakens hair and Last Jedi outfit. Holocron & injector models by @stormtrooperguy.com, finished & painted by me. "To those who follow the path of the light, hope to the galaxy you will bring."

The anonymous pirate who randomly sends me bootleg vinyls correctly assumed that I would want an album of unreleased Ouanni tracks to celebrate Starcruiser's 4th anniversary. Continued thanks, rebel.

For a time, Disney was doing 4K releases of the STAR WARS streaming shows, but that seems to have stopped. So, fuck it! Put THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT in the Criterion Collection. When physical media is rapidly dying, it's self-sabotaging to be precious about this shit.

Podracing.

Caught a matinee of THE LAST JEDI at the Academy Museum today. Full house. Wonderfully appreciative crowd. Always a joy to revisit. It mythologizes elements of humanity in a way I find particularly helpful in our present moment. I'm so thankful for this movie.

That time Nancy went to Galaxy's Edge.

I don't know why there's a neon sign that reads "BATUU" out of focus behind the Mandalorian, but I'm happy about it.

Putting all my cards on the table.

The one advantage to my flight out of Mobile being cancelled is learning that Pensacola has a nerd airport.

Can't overstate how important this entrance tunnel arrangement of John William's (Grammy-winning) theme for Galaxys Edge is to me. Its removal at Disneyland is a profound sadness. I'd been warned about the other aspects of the recent land announcement, but this knocked the wind out of me.

Say your goodbyes to Vi Moradi before April 28th, Batuu West. She represented the original dream that Black Spire was never allowed to become. I thought it possible for the land to grow incrementally toward that interactive vision, but I don't believe that anymore. Losing her is losing the dream.

The Tohan Lege hologram has been nominated for a Blooloop Innovation Award, and its project page features several behind-the-scenes photos and information about the technology that powers it. (Although it does miscapitalize Bard as "BARD". Lucasfilm Story Group has confirmed: It's just "Bard".)

Life Day art from the officially licensed Mandalorian and The Child 2026 wall calendar. Happy New Year, cuties! www.chroniclebooks.com/products/sta...

KTLA, we need to have words. (That is not the Holiday Special.)

Had brunch across from Laura Dern this morning and I successfully resisted gushing about The Last Jedi. Please clap.

Disney will literally pay one billion dollars to hand Yoda over to an AI slop company before they release George Lucas's final Star Wars project with 39 completed episodes that were animated by humans. Release Detours.

The "Batuu Bonanza" episode of Young Jedi Adventures features the iconic Galaxy's Edge themed land trash cans as a central plot device. (cc: @magicaltrash.com)

Disney Parks merch team, please take a note from Columbia: It is possible to do Star Wars apparel with diegetic galactic coordinates instead of Earth coordinates.

Doug Chiang designs for an unrealized Star Wars overlay of Disneyland's Tomorrowland. As described in his new book, the success of The Force Awakens inspired Disney to take a more ambitious approach up Star Wars in their parks.

Black Spire Outpost (West) is shown decorated for Life Day in McDonald's Disneyland 70th digital Happy Meal game. Thanks to @whosthebossk.bsky.social for the heads up!

Alright Star Wars fans, it's time to spam this IMAX request form with "Attack of the Clones IMAX Cut" so we can see Ben Burtt's shorter edit on the biggest screens once again: www.imax.com/any-movie-in...

My custom Micro Galaxy N1/TIE from @charlessoule.bsky.social's Legacy of Vader #5, as illustrated by Stefano Raffaele!

Me rewatching The Mandalorian:

Introduce yourself with four spaceships.

If you're ever confused when we disagree about something, just remind yourself that this is one of my favorite Star Wars scenes:

For its tenth anniversary, the Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes mobile game has built an arena ("The Coliseum") set on the Galaxy's Edge planet of Batuu!

Young Jedi Adventures is heading back to Black Spire Outpost on Batuu in its final season!

I would have loved to see Chewie in his Batuu Life Day robes today, but I couldn't resist attending a lecture at Mesa College on Galaxy's Edge costumes, presented by Disney Live Entertainment. If you'd like to listen to it, here's a pocket audio recording: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Erasing an item from my bucket list.

Never forgive them for this.

I would like to write a Star Tours series with the format of Wings, but in space. A single terminal set, a core cast of employees (gate agents, mechanics, security screeners, servers, and pilots upset about the transition to RX droids), with a cavalcade of galactic freaks passing through.

Never stop daring to be cute.

One of the many reasons Star Wars Visions is awesome is that I didn't know I needed a droid that looks like a Tucker until a droid that looks like a Tucker rolled into my life. I love you Lulu. Hold that tiger.

A Batuuan Spira from Galaxy's Edge appears in the Star Wars: Visions season 3 animated short "Yuko's Treasure", complete with Parks-accurate Aurebesh markings:

Bob Iger, a man who had no logistical objections to a movie that doesn't explain how Jeff Bridges came back to life, can't imagine a resurrection story in a series with immaculate conception, bigfoot pilots, and old baby frog puppets.

The official Star Wars accounts need to start spamming posts promoting @charlessoule.bsky.social's LEGACY OF VADER Kylo Ren comic immediately.

A diegetic ad in the trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie reads, "HALCYON — SEE THE GALAXY" and depicts the galactic starcruiser in profile:

2 years ago today, we said goodbye. Lunch at Space 220 today. Makes me a little homesick for some reason.

New to me: Apparently there's a B-mode for Tohan Lege's hologram effect in Fire of the Rising Moons, which has the Lore-weaver projected onto the spires for his intro segment, as he always is for the finale. youtu.be/ph2pOBLak7M?...

I'm taking at least partial credit for this signage change.

Reskeet with a tweet you still think about

Six years ago, near midnight, Rey asked me to take her to the Batuuan Wishing Tree, we talked about mentors as we walked, she tied a wish for peace to one of the branches, looked me in the eye, thanked me, and said, "May the Force be with you" with more weight than it had ever been uttered.