New Star Wars Merchandise Products Coming To Disney Parks This Month
Disney have announced some special merchandise that will be released in April at Disney Parks and at this weeks Star Wars Celebration. , to support the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on behalf of Star Wars: Force for Change.
The Disney Park Blog spoke with merchandise product developer Cody Hampton and said “I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was two-years old,” explained Cody. “I feel like I have a dream role at Disney as I collaborate with the Lucasfilm team to create unique merchandise and immersive experiences you can only find at Disney Parks.”
There will be a new limited release box set with four Astromech droid action figures inspired by characters from the animated series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”
There will also be three limited release action figures are making their debut including C1-10P “Chopper” from Disney XD’s animated series “Star Wars Rebels;” a two-pack featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope; and a red Protocol droid, R-3D0, that was briefly seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
“This is the first time we’ve introduced Protocol droids to the Star Wars Droid Factory collection,” continued Cody. “All of these pre-packaged figures have interchangeable parts that can be mixed and matched with action figures created at the Droid Factory.”
Other merchandise includes a plush Ewok scout named Paploo as seen in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
These products will debut in Booth 3463 at Star Wars Celebration, a Star Wars fan event coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from April 13-16, 2017. Please note select single day tickets are still available for this event.
On April 17, guests may find action figures and the Build-Your-Own Lightsaber parts in select merchandise locations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts.