Disney Guests, Programming at Fan Expo Canada 2019 This Weekend

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While the Disney company is busy with their own D23 convention this weekend, Toronto’s Fan Expo Canada still has a good selection of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars celebrities, comic artists, and programming.

LEGO Star Wars: 20 Years

Throughout the weekend, LEGO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Star Wars line. According to a press release, the “LEGO booth will feature life-sized models of the Millennium Falcon cockpit, a 3D Skywalker Poster, and the 20th Anniversary Logo, perfect for interactive photos. Fans will also have the opportunity to build a Mini X-Wing to take home. The whole experience will be enhanced with a walk-through timeline of the history of the LEGO® Star Wars™ collaboration.” In nearby Union Station, a whopping 36,440 Stormtrooper minifigs stand in the shape of a trooper helmet.

Movie props at Ripley’s

In promotion of an upcoming Ripley’s Believe It or Not television series and Ripley’s various museums, there’ll be a booth for the iconic novelty seekers. Along side the artifacts, which include a two-headed calf skull, there’ll be movie props including Han Solo’s blaster from Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back, and Indian Jones’ whip from The Last Crusade.

Celebrities

Celebrities available for autographs or photos include Brendan Fraser (George of the Jungle), John Travolta (Old Dogs, Bolt), Jeff Goldblum (Thor: Ragnarok), Zachary Levi (Tangled), Peter Capaldi (Christoper Robin), Karl Urban (Pete’s Dragon), Mario Lopez (Elena of Avalor), Jonathan Frakes (Gargoyles, Miles from Tomorrowland), Laraine Newman (Doc McStuffins), Edward James Olmos (Coco, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Sean Astin (Special Agent Oso), Corey Feldman (The Fox and the Hound), and Ke Huy Quan (Indiana Jones).

Comic artists

Marvel comic artists include Humberto Ramos, Donny Cates, Mike Del Mundo, Klaus Janson, Ken Lashley, Whilce Portacio, Matthew Rosenberg, Charles Soule, Brian Stelfreeze, and Ashley Witter. Other Marvel artists include Orlando Arocena, Sweeney Boo, Nick Bradshaw, Ed Brisson, Dylan Burnett, Leonard Kirk, Ramon K. Perez, and Joe Rubinstein.

Thursday, August 22 events

  • Marvel Cosplay Meetup (4:30 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Disney Cosplay Meetup (5 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Make a Mini Lightsaber (5 pm, Room 718)
  • Star Wars Cosplay Meetup (8:30 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)

Friday, August 23 events

  • Francisco Herrera Disney Shorts Signing (11:30 am, Room 802B)
  • Star Wars Cosplay Meetup (12 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Marvel Cosplay Meetup (12:30 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Hasbro Presentation: Star Wars (12:30 pm, Room 705)
  • Hasbro Presentation: Marvel (2 pm, Room 705)
  • How to Not Get Eaten by Ewoks: Survival Skills from a Galaxy Far, Far Away (4 pm, Room 717): “Join Christian Blauvelt, author of Star Wars Made Easy as well as bestsellers like Be More Vader, Be More Yoda, for a hilarious look at how to survive how to survive the Star Wars galaxy’s many dangers.”
  • Special Presentation with LEGO Star Wars design manager Michael Lee Stockwell (4 pm, Room 716B)
  • Disney Cosplay Meetup (4:30 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Make a Mini Lightsaber (5:30 pm, Room 718)
  • Q&A with Mr. Crocker and Foop: Carlos Alazraqui (Planes) and Eric Bauza (Ducktales reboot) will be discussing Fairly Odd-Parents.

Saturday, August 24 events

  • Make a Mini Lightsaber (10:30 am, Room 718)
  • Star Wars Cosplay Meetup (12 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Publishing in the Star Wars Universe (1 pm, Room 715B): “Join us for a lively discussion about the world of Star Wars publishing featuring some of the brightest stars from the Star Wars universe. With an all-star panel featuring Christian Blauvelt (How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills), Charles Soule (Project Luminous, The Rise of Kylo Ren), and more, you’ll get a rare opportunity to learn from the best that the Star Wars galaxy has to offer!”
  • Francisco Herrera Disney Shorts Signing (3:30 pm, Room 802B)
  • Founding the Marvel Universe: A Tribute to Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko (4 pm, Room 714B): Panel featuring Michael T. Gilbert, Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein, Ty Templeton, and Blake Bell.
  • Marvel Cosplay Meetup (4 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Dreaming of Disney: Life in Animation (4 pm, Room 717): “Join MBartists James C. Mulligan and Steven Ahola as they discuss their road to Disney and life in animation.” Mulligan has worked on numerous products for the company, and Ahola’s credits include Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
  • Emily Strikes Back (5:15 pm, Room 714B): A play.

Sunday, August 25 events

  • Star Wars Cosplay Meetup (12 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Q&A with John Travolta (2 pm, Room 106)
  • Marvel Cosplay Meetup (2:30 pm, Cosplay Photo Park)
  • Make a Mini Lightsaber (3 pm, Room 718)

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