Star Wars Weekends

This weekend kicks off Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World.  For Star Wars fans, it doesn't get much better than this!  Hollywood Studios is taken over by Star Wars characters, entertainment, and special fireworks on weekends from May 15th- June 14th, 2015.  

Meet Star Wars characters that are only here for Star Wars weekends.

You can even meet the real life Star Wars celebrities!  Here's the schedule for those:

Weekend 1: May 15 to 17, 2015

• Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine – 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: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
• Ashley Eckstein (Voice of Ahsoka Tano – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• Tiya Sircar (Voice of Sabine Wren – Star Wars Rebels)
• Amy Allen (Aayla Secura – Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith)

Weekend 2: May 22 to 24, 2015

• Warwick Davis (Wald – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; and Wicket the Ewok – Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
• Ashley Eckstein (Voice of Ahsoka Tano – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• Vanessa Marshall (Voice of Hera Syndulla – Star Wars Rebels)
• Silas Carson (Ki-Adi-Mundi, Nute Gunray – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith)

Weekend 3: May 29 to 31, 2015

• Warwick Davis (Wald – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace; and Wicket the Ewok – Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
• Ashley Eckstein (Voice of Ahsoka Tano – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• Steve Blum (Voice of Zeb Orrelios – Star Wars Rebels)
• Daniel Logan (Boba Fett – Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones; Voice of Boba Fett – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Weekend 4: June 5 to 7, 2015

• Ray Park (Darth Maul – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
• Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett – Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
• Ashley Eckstein (Voice of Ashoka Tano – Star Wars Rebels)

Weekend 5: June 12 to 14, 2015

• Frank Oz (Voice of Yoda - 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: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; and Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
• Ray Park (Darth Maul – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
• 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; and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
• Taylor Gray (Voice of Ezra – Star Wars Rebels)

(NOTE: A Fastpass is required for celebrity autographs)

Of course, you can't have a complete Disney experience without food!  Disney has set up some fun Star Wars character dining this year.  Join Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Greedo, Jawas, and Stormtroopers for breakfast at the Sci-Fi Dine-In restaurant.  Or, if dinner's what you're looking for, you don't want to miss Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Chip n Dale in their Star Wars costumes at Hollywood & Vine! 

What better way to end your night, then with a special fireworks show?  

(All photos are from the Walt Disney World website)

Have you been to Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World?  What was your favorite part?