Celebrities Announced for 2015 ‘Star Wars’ Weekends

sw weekend 2015The 2015 Star Wars Weekends are just a little more than a month away and Disney has just announced the celebrities for this year’s event.

Celebrities for this year include Ian McDiarmid (Senator/Emperor Palpatine), Warwick Davis, Ray Park, Ashley Eckstein, Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Frank Oz (Yoda).

The schedule is:

Weekend I (May 15-17)

  • Ian McDiarmid: Senator/Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
  • Amy Allen: Aayla Secura (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith)
  • Tiya Sircar: Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)

Weekend II (May 22-24)

  • Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
  • Silas Carson: Ki-Adi-Mundi, Nute Gunray (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith)
  • Vanessa Marshall: Hera Syndulla (Star Wars Rebels)

Weekend III (May 29-31)

  • Warwick Davis: Wald, Wicket W. Warrick (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
  • Daniel Logan: Boba Fett (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
  • Steve Blum: Zeb Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels)

Weekend IV (June 5-7)

  • Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
  • Jeremy Bulloch: Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
  • Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Star Wars Rebels)

Weekend V (June 12-14)

  • Frank Oz: Yoda (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; Star Wars Rebels)
  • Ray Park: Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
  • Peter Mayhew: Chewbacca (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars: A New Hope; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
  • Taylor Gray: Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)

Star Wars Weekends host James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star War: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels) will be appearing every weekend, and Ashley Eckstein will be hosting the “Padawan Mind Challenge – Family Editon” every day during the event.

Some of the new features for this year’s Star Wars Weekends include: Star Wars: Rebels show with James Arnold Taylor; indoor autograph session with celebrities in a location near Star Tours – The Adventure Continues; and a new complex for Darth’s Mall near the Streets of America.

Guests will also find new Star Wars-themed treats and they’ll have a chance to enjoy the ‘Symphony in the Stars’ fireworks each night.

Star Wars Weekends begin May 15.

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