Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

STAR WARS REBELS has arrived! Sarah attended the L.A. Screening and Red Carpet, where Star Wars celebrities roamed free. Dave Filoni! Kevin Kiner! Steve Blum! Joel Aron! She managed to wrangle a few interviews. Then Richard and I review STAR WARS REBELS: SPARK OF REBELLION. Be sure to view our companion Blog post  too on AdventuresByDaddy.com! We weren't able to attend the Rancho Obi-Wan's fundrai...

Welcome to the first episode of our new spin-off miniseries "Talking Apes TV" - where we take a look at the unsung Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974. The 40th anniversary of the TV show demands that we do this! But I am not alone. Hosting alongside with me is not my beautiful wife JediTink Sarah, but the Skywalking Through Neverland creative consultant, Mark Oguschewitz. In our intro episode...

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has arrived! Walt's first character is now at Disney California Adventure. Don't know who Oswald is or want to learn more? Tracey and Scott from the Disney, Indiana Podcast go into the fascinating history in our Disney Classic Short Report.  What do you say to a Disney character and where is the best place to meet them? Kenny The Pirate from the comprehensive character meet...

This Shotglass Digital-approved episode is chock full of Star Wars and Disney goodness! First up, Kevin RaiderNerd Reitzel regales us with tales from DRAGON CON . Next, Lou Klein tells us about his NEW Star Wars Fan Film, "The Fallen" . Known for winning the Star Wars Fan Film Award for "Contract Of Evil", Lou is hard at work creating a Sith vs. Jedi tale using actual trained Knights of the Realm....

First up, some exciting SURPRISE NEWS about Skywalking Through Neverland!!  Then it's time to bask in some STAR WARS REBELS book discussion as we interview friend of the show and author, MICHAEL KOGGE. He wrote "Star Wars Rebels: Rise Of The Rebels" and is currently writing several more books related to the new Disney XD TV series.  Also on this week's podcast episode: C3PO Mickey Ears Giveaway Wi...

David Collins is back! The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room, The Main Street Electrical Parade, it's a small world — these are just a few of the iconic sounds of Disneyland. David Collins, Sound Designer and CoHost on STAR WARS OXYGEN, delves into some of the earliest music in Disneyland history, … Continue reading The post Episode 44: The Music of Disneyland with David Collins appeared first on Skywalking Thr...

SUPERSIZED Podcast Episode! We attended the FRIENDS OF THE MAGIC meet-up this past weekend at Disneyland and talk to the organizer of the event, Paul Barrie from Window to the Magic. LOTS of Disney podcasters and skywalkers chime in, too! Adam and Bobbie Jo Medina tell us all about their overnight stay … Continue reading The post Episode 43: Friends Of The Magic appeared first on Skywalking Throug...

Guardians Of The Galaxy! On this episode we'll be talking with our Rebel Spy, Dave Skale, about the unusual marketing and approach for such an unusual film that had an unusual amount of pressure on it to carry the brand forward. Did the Guardians save the Marvel Cinematic Universe brand? A … Continue reading The post Episode 42: Guardians Of The Brand appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland...

GEEKS vs. FANS Hey Hey Skywalkers! On this week's episode we tell you about our limited experience at San Diego Comic Con. We were only there one day but we met Dave Filoni, Sam Witwer and Ashley Eckstein. We also learned of another Star Wars: Rebels secret (SPOLIER ALERT), it's … Continue reading The post Episode 41: Geeks vs. Fans appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

Happy 59th Birthday, DISNEYLAND! On July 17, 1955, a little orange grove in Anaheim CA, was transformed into a place we all know and love. Every July 17th Disneyland celebrates its birthday with a grand ceremony. JediTink and Bubba Alvarez, Sorcerer Radio Blogger and Correspondent, will tell us about the … Continue reading The post Episode 40: Happy Birthday Disneyland! appeared first on Skywalkin...

We are so excited to have David Collins, cohost of Star Wars Oxygen and former LucasArts Sound Designer, join us in our TikiCantina. Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Jurassic Park — you can probably hum those melodies right now. But can you hum the theme to The Amazing Spiderman? … Continue reading The post Episode 39: Where Have All The Film Scores Gone? appeared first on Skywalking Through Ne...

"STAR WARS LAND" at Disney Parks! We called on our friends JediShua and Shazbazzar from TECHNO RETRO DADS to brainstorm just what kind of rides and experiences Star Wars Land would have. A proper Cantina! Ewok village! Jabba's palace! We also discuss the differences between practical rides like roller coasters vs. … Continue reading The post Episode 38: Star Wars Land appeared first on Skywalking...

Happy 4th Of July to all of our US listeners! This week we have two fabulous shows in one! First we talk with the creative minds behind STAR WARS MUSICAL, a fan film with nearly 134,000 views on YouTube that collides the worlds of Disney and Star Wars into a fantastic … Continue reading The post Episode 37: Star Wars Musical meets Diagon Alley appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

'Tis the month to get married! Special Guest Consetta Parker, the owner of Parker Publicity and Director of Publicity for Rancho Obi-Wan, tells us all about her Star Wars wedding and how she met and married the Stormtrooper of her dreams. Long-time friend of Skywalking Through Neverland, Teresa Delgado, discusses her … Continue reading The post Episode 36: The Wedding Episode appeared first on Sky...

You know those awesome Darth Vader Popcorn Buckets people have been posting from Star Wars Weekends? Well, we found the man in charge of designing those buckets and steins! Marcus Gonzalez, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Food and Beverage Product and Concept Development Manager, tells us all about his fascinating job. … Continue reading The post Episode 35 Audio: The Carbon-Frozen Lunch Box appeare...

This was a big week at Disney's STAR WARS WEEKENDS: we saw the first appearance of Luke Skywalker himself, MARK HAMILL (complete with Jedi beard)! And we have SWW Veteran Dan Berry to give us a recap from 'a certain point of view'. There was also some drama at the park and … Continue reading The post Episode 34 Audio: Mark Hamill — Then And Now appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

On our must see list of movies this summer is MALEFICENT! We brought in long-time friend of the show and someone you can always see as a villain in runDisney races, Monique Harr, to talk about MALEFICENT. We also talk to Jeff and Colleen of the ONCE UPON A TIME Fan Podcast about the … Continue reading The post Episode 33 Audio: Evil Has A Beginning — MALEFICENT appeared first on Skywalking Through...

Listen in as we tell our INCREDIBLE Star Wars Weekends story of how we snagged an interview with Jeremy Bulloch, a tweet from James Arnold Taylor and a hug from Ashley Eckstein. This week will be an AUDIO-ONLY podcast, so to see pictures and video from our trip, follow along on … Continue reading The post Episode 32 Audio Only: Star Wars Weekends with a Personal Touch appeared first on Skywalking...

We have been counting down the days to Star Wars Weekends for the last few months on Skywalking Through Neverland, and now, it's finally here! Disney's Hollywood Studios kicked off a Star Wars summer just last weekend, May 16 — May 18. Our good friend from fangirlblog.com Tricia Barr is here to tell us all about … Continue reading The post Episode 31: Star Wars Weekends with Tricia Barr appeared f...

We have been counting down the days to Star Wars Weekends for the last few months on Skywalking Through Neverland, and now, it's finally here! Disney's Hollywood Studios kicked off a Star Wars summer just last weekend, May 16 — May 18. Our good friend from fangirlblog.com Tricia Barr is here to tell us all about … Continue reading The post Episode 31 Audio Only: Star Wars Weekends with Tricia Barr...

Welcome back, Skywalkers, we hope you had a great May the 4th Holiday. Thanks for sending in all your stories of how you spent this day which hopefully soon will be become an official school holiday! The Star Wars holiday continued on throughout the week with an episode of ABC's … Continue reading The post Episode 30: The After Party appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

Welcome back, Skywalkers, we hope you had a great May the 4th Holiday. Thanks for sending in all your stories of how you spent this day which hopefully soon will be become an official school holiday! The Star Wars holiday continued on throughout the week with an episode of ABC's The … Continue reading The post Episode 30 Audio Only: The After Party appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

This is our most action-packed, super-fun, galactically great episode yet! We would like to start off by saying 'Happy Revenge Of The 5th!" We hope you had a Forceful May The 4th. Thank you, Disney, for announcing the cast for Episode 7 this last week! (They knew this would make a … Continue reading The post Episode 29: REVENGE OF THE 5TH!! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland .

This is our most action-packed, super-fun, galactically great episode yet! We would like to start off by saying 'Happy Revenge Of The 5th!" We hope you had a Forceful May The 4th. Thank you, Disney, for announcing the cast for Episode 7 this last week! (They knew this would make a … Continue reading The post Episode 29 Audio Only: REVENGE OF THE 5TH!! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland...

We have met so many incredible fans from so many walks of life and the one admirable aspect that really stands out is their need to give. The Star Wars community in particular really stands out. Groups and non-profit organization like Rancho Obi-Wan, the 501st and The Rebel Legion are … Continue reading The post Episode 28: May The Charities Be With You appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverla...