Star Wars Celebration

Marina has been very interested in Star Wars the past few years. So we wanted to check out the Star Wars at the Hanger event. Marina decided to wear her Rey costume from the most recent movie.

We wanted to leave early, but we didn’t arrive as early as we’d hoped. There was a huge line to get into the museum, but it moved quickly and we made it inside after a short wait.

The centerpiece of the museum is a large model of an X-Wing fighter. We were fortunate to receive a spot to get in it for pictures. Marian was very excited. We got into that line first. It took a while to get checked in and then we had to get into another line for our turn. Fortunately, we got friendly with the families around us and we took turns checking out other exhibits while we waited. When it was finally her turn she thought the experience was “really cool!”

Of course, Marina wanted her picture taken with as many cosplayers as possible. So we got photos with Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, stormtroopers, bounty hunters, a Sandperson with a Bantha, a Jawa and Sith Lords. A few people even wanted their picture with her. I was really excited to see Muppets characters in Star Wars costumes and insisted we get photos with them.

Marina posed for photos in front of two green screens and made some crafts. We bought barbecue “porg” sandwiches for lunch. We decided to try out one of the simulators since there wasn’t much of a wait. After that, we headed home.