Punch it, Chewie! Star Wars Celebration prep and more! Yep, you guessed it. Kanata’s Castle is shifting it into hyperdrive as they talk Star Wars Celebration preparations, guests, trailers, and so much more! Heck, Becca and Devon even reveal a celebration secret so, you know, you might want to buckle up, baby. So, are you ready for Star Wars Celebration? Well, tune in and find out!
Star Wars Celebration is less than 90 days away, and Becca and Devon are a bit overwhelmed. As the saying goes, so much to do and so little time to do it! Still, that doesn’t take away all the excitement that’s been building up since June of last year. So, in this episode of Kanata’s Castle, your hosts start to make a “to do” list for the awesomeness that is Star Wars Celebration. As Han Solo says when reboarding the Millennium Falcon in The Force Awakens, “Chewie, we’re home!”
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- Intro by the talented Vanessa Marshall – the voice of Hera in Star Wars Rebels.
- Give a hospitalized child a Starlight Brave Gown — and a huge smile — TODAY
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- https://www.rabb.it/Kanatascastle = Rabbit watch party room
- Cookie Giveaway Winner!
- Star Wars Celebration Guest Announcements
- Rancho Obi-Wan heading to Star Wars Celebration
- Star Wars Episode IX is said to be set 1 year after The Last Jedi
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Devon Meyers is an Oppo-Award-winning podcast listener now turned podcaster. She first saw Star Wars in 1977 at the age of 16 and vowed she would one day marry Luke Skywalker. After The Force Awakens teaser in 2014 and then attending Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015, her fandom had an awakening. Devon started writing and became involved in fandom social media. She started a YouTube channel where she shares her gaming highlights from Star Wars Battlefront, trailer reactions, one of which was featured on “The Star Wars Show,” videos about “Cooking Star Wars,” and shares her fandom in “Show & Tell with Red5Mom,” Devon’s Star Wars Story can be heard on Scott Ryfun’s podcast “My Star Wars Story.”
She is also an award-winning cosplay artist and member of the Rebel Legion as a formal Jocasta Nu. At age 55, she considers herself to be a vintage Star Wars fan. She is retired from youth sports photography and preschool teaching and resides in Virginia with her husband, mother in law, and two of her four kids. Follow her on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook @Red5Mom.
Becca Benjamin is the former editor-in-chief of the Cantina Cast website and current co-host of Tarkin’s Top Shelf. She also prepares titles and captions for Lucasfilm artist Steve Anderson and contributes to Coffee with Kenobi, and Makingstarwars.net. In her words, “I do Star Wars! Yes, it’s a verb and my escape from the mundane ways of life. In other words, I’m just a simple girl trying to make my way in the universe.” Connect with Becca on Twitter @urangelb.