sophy1996
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We've more than doubled the number of Luke Skywalker Blue participants in just one day! And it was particularly excellent that just about half of our group reported minutes today! (Unfortunately, I was not one of them.)
Congratulations to:
galaxygirl76
PollyannaMom
SarahDisney
Sleeping*Beauty
Today's Star Wars trivia: As I said earlier, Star Wars wasn't expected to be a hit. Only one toy maker (Kenner) responded to licensing offers. But it didn't make enough to satisfy the demand for Christmas 1977, so the "empty box" promotion was born. Instead of figures that didn't yet exist, the boxes contained Early Bird Certificates that could be redeemed for a figure a few months after Christmas when they would be available. If you happen to have one of those Early Bird Certificate Program boxes now, unopened, it's likely worth thousands of dollars.
Compare that to the event beginning at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, September 4: Force Friday, presenting new merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which doesn't open until December. It looks like Disney doesn't plan to be caught behind the 8-ball with its merchandise for this movie!
Congratulations to:
galaxygirl76
PollyannaMom
SarahDisney
Sleeping*Beauty
Today's Star Wars trivia: As I said earlier, Star Wars wasn't expected to be a hit. Only one toy maker (Kenner) responded to licensing offers. But it didn't make enough to satisfy the demand for Christmas 1977, so the "empty box" promotion was born. Instead of figures that didn't yet exist, the boxes contained Early Bird Certificates that could be redeemed for a figure a few months after Christmas when they would be available. If you happen to have one of those Early Bird Certificate Program boxes now, unopened, it's likely worth thousands of dollars.
Compare that to the event beginning at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, September 4: Force Friday, presenting new merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which doesn't open until December. It looks like Disney doesn't plan to be caught behind the 8-ball with its merchandise for this movie!