It’s the final Friday before Celebration, and the news is flowing.
First up, we have a look at what will be in the official Celebration store. Today we got the second batch, and I guess it’s just as well I forgot to blog the first part the other day, right? (Though at least I remembered the apparel.) My personal highlights are above, but there’s lots for everyone. And yes, the Death Star soccer ball from last Celebration Europe IS BACK!
We also have the details of how queuing up for Thursday’s big J.J. Abrams/Kathleen Kennedy panel will work. The indoor queue will open up at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, with wristbands being handed out at 6:00 am Thursday… Wristbands for all the rooms, not just the Celebration Stage. So even if you don’t mind a simulcast, plan to get up early.
And finally, the floor plan, in PDF form or see the gallery below.
Ugh. Why must they encourage people to line up so early? I wish they would discourage that.
People would do it anyway, though – we saw that with Lucas in Indy. ‘Discouraging’ would pretty much mean putting the effort into chasing folks off until whatever a.m. So you might as well just embrace that it’ll happen and keep the queue open in a climate-controlled environment with bathrooms and concessions.
Huh, they’re not using the Arena?
The Celebration Stage is the Arena.