From one of the producer of Star Wars a Galactic Spectacular
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
with that simple phrase my generation was introduced to STAR WARS. Now, 39 years later, I am part of an amazing team that will bring STAR WARS: A GALACTIC SPECTACULAR to the guests of Walt Disney World Resort. I was 8 years old in May of 1977. For me personally, STAR WARS defined my childhood. My world changed the first time I saw that Star Destroyer, heard that iconic John Williams score and made the jump to lightspeed.
For 39 years, I have been a fan. I still have my original action figures, and have spent a small fortune on countless comic books, replicas, books, action figures, musical recordings and countless versions of the films on VHS, DVD, and Bluray.
And tonight, after many hours of planning, production and hard work, we open your show. It now belongs to you. Thank you to our band of Rebels... (He goes to thank everyone on the team)
The show is a celebration of the saga, told through effects, music, lighting, projection and pyrotechnics, but the most important ingredient is heart. Star Wars means so much to so many. This show was made for mass consumption, regardless of your level of geekdom, but if you are one of those that knows the Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs, that C-3PO is fluent in more than 6 million languages, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is 3720 to 1, or that Han shot first… If you are one of those, this show was made for you. May the Force be with us… it’s real, all of it.