Star Wars Weekends line-up for the final weekend of 2013

Star Wars Weekends is into its final weekend and here is the full line-up to help your planning. Sniff...sniff!!!

Weekend 4 (June 7 - June 9)

Visiting celebrities:

Billy Dee Williams - (Lando Calrissian)

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, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)

Tom Kane - (Voice of Yoda - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Hosts: Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka from The Clone Wars) and James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi from The Clone Wars)

Autograph Sessions at Echo Lake:

James Arnold Taylor – 9:45 a.m.

Ashley Eckstein - 4:30pm at Darth's Mall, 5:45pm at Echo Lake

Billy Dee Williams - 9:45am, 1:30pm, 4pm

Peter Mayhew - 12pm, 2pm, 4:30pm

Tom Kane - 9:45am, 3:00pm, 4:30pm.

Park Hours: 8am to 10pm

Jedi Training Academy (Star Tours Stage): 8:45am, 9:20am, 10:05am, 10:35am, 12pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm. Signs ups located near Indy Epic Theater.

Rebel Star Wars Character Encounters: 8am to 7:30pm

Luke and Leia - Inside Darth's Mall

Jedi Council - San Fransisco Street

Chewbacca, Ewoks, Ewok Chip and Dale - Star Tours area

Queen Amidala - ABC Sound Studio area

Clone Troppers - Premiere Theater area

Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald - Near ABC Commissary area

Imperial Star Wars Character Encounters: 8am to 7:30pm

Bounty Hunters - Opposite Soundstage 1

Darth Maul - Near Studio Backlot Tour entrance

Darth Vader: Exit of AFI Theater

Celebrity Motorcade: 11am

Celebrity Welcome at Sorcerer Hat Stage: 11:15am

Padawan Mind Challenge: 1:30pm and 4:30pm at the Sorcerer Hat Stage

Behind the Force: Star Wars Voices: 12pm and 1:45pm at the Premiere Theater

Stars of the Saga: 3:30pm at the Premiere Theater

Obi-Wan and Beyond: 6:00pm at the Premiere Theater

Hyperspace Hoopla! (Sorcerer Hat Stage): 8pm (GET THERE NICE AND EARLY!)

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