I will follow Drash anywhere.

I'd like to tell you how delightful the quests are in the expansive Navarro map surrounding Fortnite's Mandalorian watch party island, but they've disabled screenshots. Hopefully the Black Spire Outpost map they teased last year still manifests, with as much loving detail as they gave this.

It's not every day you stumble onto B-roll from Attack of the Clones that you've never seen before. George has some saber skills.

Had I been there, it would have been me. (Bless you for reporting, @vividlittlevox.bsky.social.)

The fandom's ability to learn from the arc of its own history will be tested this week. Dare to be cute.

Jon Favreau's pronunciation of the word "because" is my new vocal stim.

Finally, a sandwich will be assembled on screen in a Star War.

2019: "Hondo is the newest proprietor in Black Spire Outpost. Here's an entire book, video game, and comic detailing how he made his way to Batuu and convinced Chewbacca to lend him the Millennium Falcon." 2026: "Hondo has been standing in the same spot for the past 30 years and hasn't aged."

Mouse Droid in a backwards cap working a BBQ moment of zen.

Really enjoyed Maul Shadow Lord, but it would've been an all-timer Star Wars show for me if it was two episodes shorter and had a synth-metal score.

"It's not Tony Gilroy's fault that he only had books as a child to play with."

Spotted a Mando movie billboard on the replica Chinese Theater a few weeks before I'll see it in the real one!

Clinging to a liminal sense of "immersion" within this newly fractured timeline is folly. It's full immersion, or it's Hyperspace Hoopla. Rigorous dedication to canon, or freewheeling chaotic fun. This middle ground, with all the costs of immersion and none of the benefits, is deeply embarrassing.

📸 rey and vi

For a decade, Knott’s Berry Farm has anchored their busy summer season with the interactive “Ghost Town Alive” experience. The idea that no one wants this is just patently, observably untrue, but Disney need people to believe it to justify their refusal to invest in immersive play.

"Galaxy’s Edge was never broken. It just needed Disney to be a better steward and to fully support the ambitions of its Imagineers." — @toddmartens.bsky.social

Remember when they would celebrate the ending of a chapter? Those times are long gone, so I decided to do it myself.

Attended the most deliciously rowdy screening of THE LAST JEDI hosted by the "Save The Hunt For Ben Solo" fan campaign at The Frida Cinema, and I loved every minute of it. To mark the occasion, my most unhinged T-shirt yet: Kylo Ren making a poncho out of a lizard from the Legacy of Vader comic!

Setting aside the weaponized racism and misogyny, the key to understanding the STAR WARS sequel trilogy (and specifically LAST JEDI) backlash is realizing that there is a whole generation of STAR WARS fans who are mostly invested in tie-in books that bear very little resemblance to original films.

Wear your Mando Crown to opening night. Pass it around.

Them: Are you excited about the Mandalorian movie? Me: Yes, watching a knight in shining armor and his wizard frog baby murder runaway nazis sounds like exactly what I need right about now.

I hope during this promotional tour someone asks Favreau why his corner of the Star Wars universe hasn't been permitted to expand in publishing.

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Anyone can ride a blurrg!

The Fortnite big-head April Fools Day prank is giving major Super Bombad Racing vibes. (Extra points for Pew Pew finger guns.)

BREAKING NEWS: Disney is adding a new statue to The American Adventure at Epcot, the "Spirit of Lore" himself, Bard!

"I saw that you requested the new Galaxy's Edge comics, and I considered not placing the order for your own well being." — my local comic shop guy

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".)