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Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast177: Skywalking Through D23 Expo 2017, Part 1D23 Expo 2017. We were there and we bring you personal experiences, Imagineer interviews and amazing sound bytes from panels and roundtables we recorded throughout the weekend, all on 6 hours sleep! Here is what to expect on this episode: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the Star Wars Hotel discussion with Donald Wicks (Rebel Legion, Endor Base), Roxanne Wicks, Shawn “Obi-Shawn” Crosby (Krypton Radio) and Anya Valdez (Rebel Legion, Sunrider Base). Michael Giacchino inducted into the Rebel Legion by Donald, Obi-Shawn and Anya and our ensuing discussion on this amazing composer. Imagineer Interview with Chris Beatty on Star Wars: Galaxy...2017-07-202h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast176: Forces of Destiny Comprehensive BreakdownJourney through Star Wars: Forces of Destiny with Johnamarie Macias (The Wookiee Gunner / Rebels Chat / Galactic Fashion)! This is a comprehensive breakdown of these bite-sized morsels of Star Wars 2D animated goodness, from animation to story. Sabine and Leia, Ahsoka and Padme, Rey and BB-8, what’s not to love? Before we dive into these episodes, we play a few highlights from the Heroines of Star Wars panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando - the panel where Forces of Destiny was first introduced. This panel featured Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein, Tiya Sircar and surprise appearance by Daisy Rid...2017-07-132h 08Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast175: Inside LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures with Bob Roth & Bill MotzLEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Season 2 is coming, and we are delighted to have special guests Bob Roth and Bill Motz, the creators of the show, for a really fun discussion. We’ll be talking about what’s to come in this second season which premieres July 31 on Disney XD. I don’t want to give anything away but it is a Hoojib-tastic conversation. The first episode of Season 2 for LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures aired 6/17/2017, so we review "Trouble on Tibalt". What did you think of MOC, The Arrowhead, and our Freemaker friends? Also...2017-07-061h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast174: Skywalking through the Clone Wars Micro-SeriesMINI-SERIES CONTINUED - We discuss Genndy Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS micro-series as part of our lead-up to FORCES OF DESTINY. We are joined by our book reviewer, Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info) and Skywalker Nitzan Harel for a great discussion on Part 2 of this ground-breaking animated series. (Part 1 can be found here) Padme’s snow bunny outfit, Asajj Ventress’ death(??) and Mace Windu’s ability to wield the Force. Father’s Day garnered two exciting experiences we want to recap! A visit to Walt’s Barn resulted in an interview with legendary Imagineer Bo...2017-06-291h 39Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast173: I. Am. Speed. CARS 3CARS 3 rolled out on June 16th, 2017, so we called on the BIGGEST Cars fan we know - Teresa Delgado (Disney Vault Talk / Fangirls Going Rogue)!! She also happens to be a latina from Texas, eerily similar to Cristela Alonzo (voice of Cruz Ramirez). So we have thoughts and feelings about the messages of this film. The Cars 3 coverage continues as we bring you amazing insight from the Cars 3 Press Conference Richard and Sarah attended in Anaheim last week. Teresa also joins us for this enlightening segment, in which Cristela Alonzo becomes a star and Kerry Washington sums u...2017-06-211h 44Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel Star Wars Comics #14In this episode we look at 1978’s Star Wars #14: THE SOUND OF ARMAGEDDON. Richard brings stories from his past with these comics, including a shoplifting story (*gasp*), Sarah is the newbie with thoughts on reading them for the first time. And Star Wars artist Randy Martinez brings his professional artists eye to these issues. Let’s check out this issue #14. Title: "THE SOUND OF ARMAGEDDON" Release Date: May 9, 1978 Writer: Archie Goodwin Consulting Editor: Jim Shooter Penciller: Carmine Infantino, Terry Austin Coloring: Janice Cohen Cover Art: Carmine Infantino, Terry Austin Syno...2017-06-141h 25Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast172: Summer of HeroesIt’s a Superhero Extravaganza! From WONDER WOMAN (2017) to Summer of Heroes at DCA, we’re hooked on a feeling. The new ride, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: Breakout! just opened at Disney’s California Adventure, along with a whole slew of Avenger activities, food and shows. Naturally we had to check it out and report back. Anthony Fox (MousePire Podcast), Bekah Goodman (Bekah's Buttons) and Josh Taylor (Network 1901) joined in our discussion of all the new experiences. Here's a playlist of all the great things you can check out at Summer of Heroes, including a meet and greet with Groo...2017-06-081h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast171: Creature Performer Dee TailsDee Tails is a Creature Performer, actor and singer that has the good fortune of being in both THE FORCE AWAKENS and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. He shares anecdotes from the set, how he became a creature performer and his infectious personality. Our Things We Want To Share segment is full of Star Wars 40th Anniversary fun! We recap a screening and Director Q & A of 5-25-77 The Movie. The full Q & A with Director Patrick Read Johnson, actor Colleen Camp and more can be found here: https://youtu.be/FMF96MR35A4...2017-06-012h 21Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast170: Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars with Producer Gary KurtzWe are honored to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars with film producer Gary Kurtz - the man that produced some of the most influential films of all time including American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Dark Crystal. Mr. Kurtz shares stories from the set, as well as giving his own opinion on the new generation of Star Wars films under the Disney umbrella. This producer is still producing, and he shares with us some hints about his next 3 projects. (29:29) LiningUp.net Update! Our good friend Ric Peralta (LiningUp.net) shares some b...2017-05-252h 12Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast169: A Day on the Set of The Empire Strikes BackHow would you like to spend a day on set of The Empire Strikes Back? This week we get to live vicariously through Matthew Pak, who won a Bantha Tracks Contest and got to do just that! Reading lines with Carrie Fisher, lunch with Harrison Ford, an interview with producer Gary Kurtz. Matthew’s stories are unreal. Do you remember reading about this contest in the Official Star Wars Fan Club Magazine and Starlog Magazine? NEW MINI-SERIES - Genndy Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS micro-series. We are joined by our book reviewer, Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of S...2017-05-172h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast168: Star Wars Day Around The World!May the 4th Be With You - Star Wars Day - is now celebrated around the world! We check in with Disneyland Paris, Las Vegas and right here in Los Angeles for an interview-packed episode. Martin Keeler attended “Star Wars Soiree” at Disneyland Paris with DJ Elliot. This is the first after-hours, hard-ticketed event Disneyland Paris has ever done. Martin gives us the details and whether or not “Star Wars Soiree” will return next year. On May the 4th, we moderated a DK panel and signing for the Star Wars: A Visual Encyclopedia Book Tour featuring Tricia Barr (Fa...2017-05-111h 46Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast167: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2It’s a star-studded Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 episode! We’ll be reviewing the film and bringing you clips and commentary from the Los Angeles Press Conference that featured Chris Pratt (Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Sylvester Stallone (Star-Hawk), Kurt Russell (Ego), Dave Bautista (Drax), Michael Rooker (Yondu), director James Gunn, overseer/producer Kevin Feige and a few more from the cast. Joe Deckelmeier (ScreenRant / That Hashtag Show) joins in our discussion and provides major insight into the Marvel lexicon from the ‘90’s. There may be some hints, clues and tidbits in the Press Conference that leads us...2017-05-032h 19Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSWCO Podcast Stage Show: Skywalking Through 40 Years of Your FandomCelebrate 40 years of your fandom with Skywalking Through Neverland on the Podcast Stage! At this interactive stage show we had a slideshow presentation with pictures depicting different moments in Star Wars fandom, from 1977 to 2017. We asked for those present if they had any stories, and several came up to share. Randy Martinez (Star Wars Artist) joined us for a mini-segment of Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics. He lent his artistic expertise to Comic Book Cover #14, as well as an ad that didn’t look quite right. In Things We Want To Share, Dave Parfitt (Adventures By...2017-04-301h 21Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast166: Guardians of the Whills and THRAWNWelcome Star Wars book-readers! This is the episode for you. Today we are talking Thrawn by Timothy Zahn. Del Rey released this highly-coveted book on April 11th, and we hungrily listened to the audiobook. Let’s talk plot, structure and Easter eggs in this fun discussion. (59:15) Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info) helps us review the new Disney Lucasfilm Press middle grade novel, Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka. Learn more about Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus as we dive in. Is it really just for kids? We think not! Read Drew's review here. (20:24) Als...2017-04-281h 36Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast165: SWCO - The DebriefingStar Wars Celebration Orlando may be over, but we’re still celebrating! Immediately after the convention, several Skywalkers met up to talk about their favorite moments, dissect the trailers and more. Skywalkers: Tricia Barr - @fangirlcantina Matt Clifton - @FloridaFulcrum Ryan Stampfli - @thearrowbreaker Luann and David Manderville - @LuManderville & @dwmanderville Melissa Villy - @JediLibrarian42 John Liang - @juanjohnjedi Patty Hammond - @PattyBones2 BJ Priester - @RedPenofLex Sandra Choute - @geekchic9 We dissected STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI trailer, the STAR WARS REBELS Season 4 trailer, the tear-jerking Star Wars 40th Anniversary panel and our various Pod...2017-04-201h 49Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSTAR WARS REBELS Season 4 Press Conference On Saturday, April 15th of Star Wars Celebration Orlando, we were not only treated to an amazing Star Wars Rebels Season 4 panel, but also a Press Conference featuring Executive Producer Dave Filoni and his STAR WARS REBELS "family." This episode contains the entire audio from that press conference. Talent Participating: Dave Filoni - Executive Producer Vanessa Marshall - voice of Hera Steve Blum - voice of Zeb Tiya Sircar - voice of Sabine Taylor Gray - voice of Ezra Bridger Fortunately we were a...2017-04-1835 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast164: ROGUE ONE'S Princess Leia - Ingvild DeilaIngvild Deila, ROGUE ONE’S Princess Leia body double, actress and singer, is Skywalking Through Neverland this week in her Star Wars podcast debut! She is absolutely delightful as she tells us stories of pretending to be Luke Skywalker as a girl, what it was like to don the Princess Leia gown for ROGUE ONE, and many more behind-the-scenes goodies. Enjoy and be sure to tweet your #skywalkerselfie! WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) 4/14/17: GALACTIC NIGHTS at Disney's Hollywood Studios. A one-night Star Wars celebration during Star Wars Celebration Orlando. De...2017-04-1136 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast163: Matt Busch and Lin Zy - Star Wars Celebration ArtistsMatt Busch and Lin Zy have both been chosen to be official Star Wars Celebration Art Show Artists! While it's always fun talking with another married couple, it's especially exciting to talk to them both about their SWCO Art Show pieces, both of which spoke to Richard and Sarah in different ways. Lin Zy has a beautiful Japanese-inspired Ahsoka piece. Matt Busch did a celebration of collectibles that looks like he went into Richard's bedroom as a kid growing up, and put it all on a massive painting. Sarah and Richard delve into th...2017-04-061h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast162: A STAR WARS REBELS Double Feature: Best of Season 3 / Anticipating Season 4On March 25th, Star Wars Rebels season 3 aired its finale “Zero Hour”. We invited Spencer Brinkerhoff III (StudiosB3) to join in our discussion of the episode, plus season 3 highlights and what we hope to see in season 4. This comprehensive look includes the climactic battle between old rivals, the return of many familiar faces, the center of the Force in Bendu... and Thrawn. If you want to see a video of our conversation, head to Spencer's YouTube! It’s been 3 months since the passing of Carrie Fisher and it still doesn’t seem real. Last Saturday, March 25...2017-03-291h 57Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast161: Talking TWIN SUNSLucasfilm screened "Twin Suns" and the Season 3 Finale of STAR WARS REBELS for a select few, including Skywalkers Donald Wicks (Rebel Legion) and Joey Pittman (Disney Universe Podcast). They join in a discussion of Twin Suns;, share their Lucasfilm experience and also share audio from the Q&A between Sam Witwer (Maul) and Dave Filoni (Overseer of Star Wars Everything). We will be sharing more of that Q&A next week, as some of it includes discussion on the Season Finale. Also joining us is Tyler Westhause (Star Wars Podcast Alliance) to talk “Twin Suns” and his favo...2017-03-232h 08Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast160: Beauty and the Beast Press EventDisney’s live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST arrives in theaters on March 17th, and we have a treat for you - interviews with the entire cast, director and composer direct from the March 5th Los Angeles Press Junket! Emma Watson is delightful as she eloquently speaks on the character of Belle. Luke Evans (Gaston) and Josh Gad (LeFou) absolutely steal the show with their wit and song. Then Director Bill Condon and Composer Alan Menken teach us about storytelling and song-writing as they describe how they adapted this 300-year old story for live-action. There are four new so...2017-03-161h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast159: TANGLED Before Ever AfterTangled Before Ever After, the new Disney Channel Movie, premieres March 10th - on Sarah’s birthday! We prepare you for the movie and Tangled: The Series by bringing you to a Q&A with the series’ Supervising Director Chris Sonnenburg and Supervising Producer Ben Balistreri. We attended this screening and Q & A on Monday, March 6th and have some GREAT stories to share as well as Behind the Scenes insight into Tangled The Series. Make sure to @followpascal on Instagram! Look closely, you just might see us ;) Dale Wentland (Network 1901) has a new podcast series, Discovering Star...2017-03-091h 58Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast158: Star Wars Celebration Orlando SURVIVAL GUIDE, Part 2Part 2 of your Complete Survival Guide to Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 starts right here. This week we get the inside scoop as Elliot Hansen (DJ Elliot - Main Stage pre-show DJ) joins us to talk about his past experience and what we can all expect from the main Celebration Stage this year. He also shares with us some Behind-the-Scenes stories from previous years. One of the most common questions we’ve been asked is, “what can we do with our kids at Celebration?” Patty Hammond (EverydayFangirl, Skywalking Through Neverland Facebook Admin) has done TONS of research and has pl...2017-03-021h 48Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast157: Star Wars Celebration Orlando SURVIVAL GUIDE, Part 1Heading to Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017? Wondering what to expect or need a refresher? We have Part 1 of your complete Survival Guide to SWCO on this week’s episode. We have Part 1 of your complete Survival Guide to SWCO on this week’s episode. List-Master Matt Clifton (Fandom Podcast Network) has tons of tips. What to pack, your plan of attack, what to buy, what not to buy and how to prepare. Between the three of us we have decades of Con experience, advice and tips to share with you. We also have Celebration newbies! Michael Moriarty (Home...2017-02-231h 47Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast156: Skywalking To TatooineImagine trekking to Tatooine - visiting those same sand dunes used for Jabba’s Sail Barge and Sarlacc Battle in Return Of The Jedi. Then hunkering down under the stars that evening to watch Return Of The Jedi surrounded by those same dunes. Would you say you’re in Star Wars heaven? Well, we thought so! Last week we headed to the Imperial Sand Dunes in Buttercup Valley, CA for their now-annual “Discover the Desert Star Wars Event.” We recap the day with Jawa James (Starwars.com / ClubJade) and Margaret Mays. There’s also a great interview with the th...2017-02-161h 44Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast155: Jennifer Landa & Mark Newbold - Getting Involved in the Fan CommunityMark Newbold (JediNews UK / Radio 1138 / starwars.com) and Jennifer Landa (YouTube / ForceCenter Podcast) join Richard and Sarah this week to give their expert opinions on how to get involved in the Star Wars Fan Community. We’ve been asked several times about this, so we asked on these great guests since they have such a rich, varied history between them. It’s Harry Potter wands vs. Star Wars lightsabers!! Teresa Delgado (Fangirls Going Rogue / Star Wars Bookworms / Disney Vault Talk) helps us delve into the similarities and differences of wand-lore vs. lightsaber kyber crystals, the origin story of t...2017-02-082h 19Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast154: Darksaber and The Last JediThe Darksaber. Star Wars Rebels “Trials of the Darksaber” focused on the origin story to this one-of-a-kind lightsaber and Sabine’s connection. Jocasta Drew Kaplan joins us to remind us all of the history of the Darksaber from STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS to Comic Books and on up through the latest STAR WARS REBELS episode. Along the way we talk about the events in “Trials of the Darksaber”. Pianist Tom Ameen is back with us to talk about his new Disney inspired album, “Dreams Come True”. With songs from “Beauty and the Beast” to “Candle on the Water” and even...2017-01-261h 53Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast153: STAR WARS Props & Costumes with GUS LOPEZHow many times have you watched a Star Wars films and thought, “I wonder where that prop or costume piece ended up?” The answer is most likely Gus Lopez’s amazing STAR WARS Collection. Each day, he posts a “Daily Grail” on Facebook, showing off one piece of his collection at a time. We were fascinated to learn the stories behind the original Death Star, Emperor Palpatine’s yellow contact lenses, costume notes and size measurements for the Hutt-slayer Leia costume and SO MUCH MORE. Photos of his entire collection here. The Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland...2017-01-201h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast152: Lightspeed to Endor - Star Tours 30th Anniversary!Former Imagineer Mark Eades joins us to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of STAR TOURS. He was the media producer and casting director for this attraction when it was first designed for Disneyland back in the 1980’s. Because Mark was there from the very start, he has lots of great stories about Anthony Daniels, Pee-Wee Herman, a famous backstage bathroom and a unique perspective of the upcoming Star Wars Land! Our fairy-podmother, Margaret Kerry (Original Tinker-Bell animator’s model) is back in her Ask Tink segment, doling out advice and wisdom for all of our Skywalkers. We r...2017-01-112h 10Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast151: Skywalking Through 2016 And BeyondHappy New Year Skywalkers! We welcome 2017 by taking a step back and revisiting our high points and low points of 2016 fandom with a few podcast friends. What surprised us in 2016? What was a personal highlight? What was the most controversial moment in fandom? First up, Bryan Young (Full Of Sith / Big Shiny Robot) joins us and we get into a discussion on Star Wars podcasters playing nice. Then Mark Daniel (Star Wars Celebration and Disney Parks stage host) brings some laughs and life to the show, discussing highs and lows at the Disney Parks and his own...2017-01-052h 50Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast150: Carrie Fisher Celebrated / Rogue One’s David CollinsTo Us, She’s Royalty. Please join us as we celebrate the life of the princess, the author, and the woman who paved the way for little girls everywhere to become their own heroes: Carrie Fisher. Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue / FANGirl Blog) joins us in one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to record. However, in talking through her life and sharing memories and clips, we found solace. We hope you do too. Then, we get into an amazing discussion behind-the-scenes of ROGUE ONE with David Collins (Star Wars Oxygen / Star Wars Cele...2016-12-282h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast149: Skywalking Through ROGUE ONE, part 2Our ROGUE ONE coverage continues LIVE from the place where Star Wars began: The TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX (formerly known as Mann’s Chinese Theatre). Immediately after our screening on 12/15, we sat down with an amazing roundtable of Skywalkers, including our friends from The Star Wars Underworld Podcast. We found a spot on the patio outside of the theater that was secret squirrel free! Skywalkers included: Dominic Jones (STAR WARS UNDERWORLD) Chris Seekel (STAR WARS UNDERWORLD) Ben Hart (STAR WARS UNDERWORLD/Intergalactic Peace Coalition) Patrick (KPFK Geek Radio) Zack Arnold (KPFK Geek Radio) Brian Sims Nancy Steinman @mithraldesigns Chris...2016-12-211h 16Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast148: Skywalking Through ROGUE ONE, part 1Senior Writer at Entertainment Weekly, Anthony Breznican, joins us for ROGUE ONE release week! He gives us some behind-the-scenes details on more ROGUE ONE coverage coming out in the next week. We also discuss whether or not the film is appropriate for kids and some thoughts on discussion points with your family after the film. And if you're asking ‘does he give us an exclusive in our discussion?’ Well listen in for details! If you were watching starwars.com’s ROGUE ONE World Premiere live-stream, you probably saw some familiar faces like Gareth Edwards, Felicity Jones, Alan Tudyk...2016-12-191h 28Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast147: ROGUE ONE More Week!Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm in San Francisco hosted the ROGUE ONE Global Press Event, and Tricia Barr (FANgirl Blog / Fangirls Going Rogue) joins us to share stories about her fantastic experience. The footage, the stars, the swag, the teasing! She also clears up some naysayers on Kathleen Kennedy’s recent comments on female filmmakers. Did everyone see Spaceship Earth at Epcot transform before our eyes into the Death Star? In case you didn’t we will give you the rundown of what Star Wars attractions are coming to the Disney Parks in Florida this year and next! Also on t...2016-12-081h 27Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast146: The State of STAR WARS PodcastingIn our Countdown to ROGUE ONE, we discuss the current State of Star Wars Podcasting with special guests Bobby Roberts (former host on Full Of Sith) and Tyler Westhause (Star Wars Podcast Alliance FB Group Creator/Admin, formerly of RebelForce Radio). Both have great insights to recent shake-ups in the podcasting world. What do you want to hear in a Star Wars podcast? Why is there always drama with groups of people? How has podcasting influenced you in a positive way? So many thought-provoking questions. It's always good to take a step back and look at this outlaw medium...2016-12-012h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast145: Skywalking to 1976 with Craig MillerCraig Miller, former head of fan relations at Lucasfilm and ancillary producer, is back to give more insider info on The Star Wars Holiday Special. He tells us about how the small production kept growing to promote the stars of CBS and other fun-facts. We also talk about the 1976 MidAmeriCon WorldCon where Star Wars had its first panel and exhibit featuring the first actual props and costumes from STAR WARS. Cut to: 40 years later and the staff that organized that presentation is back to replicate that same panel. MOANA is Walt Disney Animation’s next film releasing on...2016-11-241h 33Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast144: Star Wars Holiday Special Director Steve BinderFor this Super-sized Star Wars Holiday Special episode, we talk with the director, Steve Binder! We are so excited to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the day we met Chewbacca’s family, Boba Fett and adult Wookiee entertainment with Steve. He has many behind-the-scenes stories of working with the “Chewbaccas” and is also the author of “Fade Up: 26 - The Movers and Shakers of Variety Television”. Steve’s passion for his profession is palpable and he was a joy to interview. (38:37) The Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon was just last weekend and we recap the Doctor Strange 10k and the Ki...2016-11-172h 06Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast143: Rancho Obi-Wan Strikes BackCome with us on an adventure to Rancho Obi-Wan’s fundraising Gala Event: The Gala Strikes Back! Skywalker Vineyards wine-tasting, Holocron Keeper and Richard discover they’re twins, Dave Filoni tap-dances around Ahsoka questions; so much happened! Our Skywalkers recap the once-in-a-lifetime experience. The fun continued as Skywalkers met up the next day to tour the Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio in San Francisco, less than a mile away from where Gareth Edwards is finishing up Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Learn some fun facts on Walt Disney’s family history, the early animated shorts...2016-11-101h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast142: DOCTOR STRANGE goes Trick-Or-Treating with the SkywalkersTrick or Treat! Our Strange Halloween episode begins with a crash-course on Doctor Strange, from the original 1963 comic to the brand new Marvel film out November 4th. Prepare to be enlightened in the mystic arts as we take you to a special press conference that included Benedict Cumberbatch, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, producer Kevin Feige and director Scott Derrickson. We’ll also give you our spoiler-free review of the film and a “Doctor Strange Name Primer” to help you better enjoy the film from the get-go. This episode will prepare you to see this film as it is meant to be...2016-10-282h 18Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast141: Skywalking Through MYSTIC MANOROn this Super-Sized HALLOWEEN Episode we dive into Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mystic Manor. Our Ghost Host Dave Skale is back to tell us about this “version” of the Haunted Mansion and why it’s not haunted. Professor Kate Lingley joins us to give us some background on Chinese art history and just why Mystic Manor is so different from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. (30:45) Are you near SoCal? Well, get excited because “The Science Behind PIXAR” Exhibit just opened at the California Science Center in downtown LA and runs through April 9, 2017. This is a hands-on exhibit that showcas...2016-10-202h 31Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 140: So THAT'S what happened to AHSOKA!Ahsoka has arrived!! The novel by E.K. Johnston and audio version voiced by Ashley Eckstein has been making huge waves in the Star Wars fan community. Such a beloved character deserves our undivided attention. Let’s dive into this novel in a spoiler-free fashion, with our resident book reviewer Jocasta Drew (Kaplan)! (25:22) Amy Ratcliffe (Full Of Sith / Nerdist / StarWars) gives us behind-the-scenes details about her NYCC 2016 experience. And if you’re a Gilmore Girls fan, listen all the way through to the end of this episode... (50:37) Halloween approaches... Have you ever been to Mickey’s Hallow...2016-10-131h 53Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast139: DON POST JR. the Son of the Godfather of HalloweenDon Post. Does that name bring back memories for some of you? Let’s go Skywalking through October with the man that put Halloween on the map - Don Post Jr! Don’s father, nick-named the Godfather of Halloween, started up Don Post Studios and together he and his son built up the company. They eventually acquired the license to make full head Star Wars masks and helmets back in 1977 and the rest is Halloween history. We could not BE more excited to share this interview with you, and Don Post, Jr. himself was just as excited. The memories he h...2016-10-062h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast138: Happy Rogue Friday with Duncan JenkinsRogue Friday is upon us! Let’s get into Star Wars collecting history and Rogue Friday discussion with our special guest, Duncan Jenkins. He is on the Board of Directors at Rancho Obi-Wan, as well as co-author of several Comprehensive Guides to Star Wars collecting. Margaret Kerry, Tinker Bell animator’s reference model, is back to ease you through your problems and concerns as she gives advice through her segment Ask Tink. The first episode of Star Wars: Rebels Season 3 premiered on September 24th, so we’re bringing back our segment, Inspirations: The Music of Star W...2016-09-291h 53Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast137: The Great ROGUE ONE Composer DebateFilm music. It binds us, surrounds us and draws us all together as fans. So when composers get switched up on a film as high-profile as ROGUE ONE, we must discuss. On this episode we delve into the film music of both Alexandre Desplat and Michael Giacchino to determine which would make the better composer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. We couldn’t do it alone, so Anthony Fox of MousePire joins us to offer some extra insight. With STAR WARS REBELS, Season 3 premiering on September 24th, it’s time to look back at Kevin Kine...2016-09-221h 56Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast136: Jingles and the Photo-Bomb GuyWait, what?? Yes, you read that correctly. On this episode we are going to share OUR Skywalker Story that took place at Disneyland for our engagement photo shoot in 2009. Now if you had a 4-hour photo shoot at Disneyland, which attractions and places would you want to hit for pics? We chose the castle, Star Tours, Jedi Training Academy and more! You can view the best pictures here. Also on this episode: Skywalker Story - Original Skywalker Joey Pittman shares his special moment with us. HalloweenTime at Disneyland - We review the seasonal offerings and the...2016-09-1554 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast135: "Tinker Bell Talks!" with Margaret KerryThe delightful Margaret Kerry, Tinker Bell Animation Model for PETER PAN (1959) graces this podcast with her presence once again. Richard and Sarah sat down in person with the bubbly storyteller and Fairy Podmother as she imparted 80 years of wisdom and pixie dust on us. Margaret Kerry has written a book: “Tinker Bell Talks! Tales of a Pixie Dusted Life” so listen in as she tells us all about it. It will be coming out very soon, so stay tuned for the link. This past weekend was topped off by the Disneyland Half Marathon AND John Williams at the...2016-09-081h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast134: Skywalkers Sing!Skywalkers Sing - and we have a Podcast Soundtrack! For almost 3 years, Rob Dehlinger has been writing jingles, musical intros and interludes for our show. It’s time to show them off in our first-ever podcast soundtrack: Awesome Jingle Mix, Vol. 1 by Rob Dehlinger. It is available now on CDBaby.com, with a full digital release coming the week of September 7, 2016. Skywalkers Sing, and we celebrate! Skywalkers Cruise - We learn more details about our September 2017 Disney Wonder Podcast Cruise from Randy Crane (Stories of the Magic). Could it possibly turn into a HALLOWEEN CRUISE?? If this do...2016-09-012h 01Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast133: Skywalking Through STRANGER THINGS / Goodbye Kenny BakerThe biggest TV hit this summer has definitely been the Netflix horror-suspense series, STRANGER THINGS. Joining us this week is actress Glennellen Anderson, who plays mean-girl Nicole with Steve’s gang. She gives us all kinds of awesome details about working on set, the Duffer Brothers, Winona Rider and the miracle that is Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven). There are spoilers ahead in this interview, so if you haven’t seen STRANGER THINGS yet, what are you doing? Watch, then listen! (1:07:48) James Arnold Taylor in the house! Our beloved voice of Obi-Wan from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and...2016-08-182h 04Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast132: The MARVELous DRAGONtastic Episode of Rogue OneBREAKING: ROGUE ONE Olympics Trailer Reaction! We love the Olympics, and we love Star Wars even more. Let’s discuss the NEW trailer which debuted during Olympics coverage on 8/11. Friend of the show Adam Bray (Author: Ultimate Star Wars, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know) joins us to discuss his new book, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know with some fun stories and just what it takes to write what you love. He is on a book tour, so head here to check out where you can meet him. PETE’S DRAG...2016-08-122h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast131: Howard The Duck 30th Anniversary SpecialThe TechnoRetro Dads team up with Skywalking Through Neverland to celebrate HOWARD THE DUCK’S 30th Anniversary! This film had a rockin’ theme song, Lea Thompson in her skivvies and a man in a duck suit. We talk about the highpoints, lowpoint, and the possible future for Howard. In the summer of 1986, Star Wars fans looked forward to anything bearing the LucasFilm Logo. Richard, Shazbazzar and Jedishua reminisce, while Sarah shares her thoughts on seeing the film for the first time. We go from Ducks to Sharks as Richard and his Talking Apes TV co-host Mark Oguschewitz revi...2016-08-041h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 130: Hamill, Hoojibs and HerUniverseOn this episode, we continue our coverage of Star Wars Celebration Europe, then dive into SDCC 2016. If you watched the Mark Hamill panel from SWCE, our good friend Kevin Raidernerd Reitzel (Fandom Podcast Network) was the first one up to ask Mark a question. He was wearing a #TeamHoojib shirt! Well, Kevin comes on the show to talk Hamill, hoojibs and Running of the Wilrow Hoods. STN roving reporter Kai Charles (Fiction State of Mind) is back from San Diego Comic-Con 2016 and she has some great stories about the Star Wars panels and the 3rd...2016-07-292h 28Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast129: Skywalking Through Star Wars Celebration Europe with TRICIA BARRThis week Richard and Sarah welcome Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue / Star Wars Insider Magazine & Book Author) to talk first-hand about her Star Wars Celebration Europe adventures. She was there at the big Rogue One panel, had her own big panels, talked with Star Wars Rebels cast and crew Dave Filoni, Tiya Sircar and Sam Witwer and then adopted a few Loth Cats along the way. Let’s talk Star Wars!! Also on this episode: WINNER ANNOUNCED - Who won a copy of Chuck Wendig’s new book, Star Wars: Life Debt? All you had to do was pick out the question...2016-07-201h 39Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast127: Finally, WRECK-IT RALPH 2WRECK-IT RALPH 2 is ggglitching its way into theaters on March 9, 2018. We can’t wait! John C. Reilly (Ralph) and Sarah Silverman (Vanellope Von Schweetz) are both set to reprise their roles. All we know about the plot so far is that Ralph is wrecking the internet. Richard and Sarah take a deep dive into what the plot could contain. We even called on some help from our Skywalkers via our Facebook Group Page. From memes to apps to gaming, how could Ralph and Vanellope break the internet? And what gaming cameos would you want to see? Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Dis...2016-07-081h 34Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast126: Skywalking Through Rogue One with EW's Anthony BreznicanAnthony Breznican, Senior Writer at Entertainment Weekly, is now the go-to guy for breaking Star Wars news, so we had to have him on as a special guest. You may have seen Anthony (@Breznican) moderating The Force Awakens panel at SWCA in 2015. Just last week he wrote several articles surrounding Rogue One characters and plot, plus 22 exclusive photos released by Lucasfilm. Our discussion spans Rogue One, Kathleen Kennedy, a tram tour with Steven Spielberg, Anthony's book Brutal Youth and the art of journalism. Come take a deep dive with us! (20:13) Our book analyst, Drew Kaplan (Jocasta Drew) is back to give...2016-06-302h 30Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast125: My Saga UPDATE with Adam HarrisAdam Harris, director and producer of My Saga: A Star Wars Fan Documentary, decided to fulfill his destiny of making a Star Wars film after hearing from doctors that he had a brain tumor. Adam joins us to give us a behind-the-scenes look at his film. Star Wars Artist Jason Christman joins us to discuss his Exclusive Print for Star Wars Celebration Europe, “Escaping The Death Star”. We always love talking with artists on our show. How does he get his ideas? What medium does he use? And if you’re attending SWCE, you can pre-order his print...2016-06-231h 39Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast124: LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Press EventThis week we get to know the Freemakers! Who? LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures is the new Disney XD show premiering June 20 and features a new family in the Star Wars universe - Rowan, Kordi and Zander Freemaker. Kai Charles, our roving STN reporter, attended the press day held near Walt Disney Studios and gives us a first-hand account of her experience, as well as what to expect from this brand new edition to the Star Wars universe. Celebration Europe is one month away, and event organizers Martin Keeler and Jed Shepherd give us some insight...2016-06-172h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast123: Special Announcements! (brought to you by Numbers 1,2 and 3)Julie Andrews, Disney Cruises, and a Skywalking Soundtrack?? This episode is chock full of announcements in an Expanded Edition of Things We Want To Share! Skywalker Lori Lezotte joins us to tell her Skywalker Story. But before we get into that, we announce last week’s Seen Unseen Giveaway WINNER! Who won this beautiful set of books by author Russell Flores? Things We Want To Share, Expanded Edition Julie Andrews will star in Netflix Original series “Julie’s Greenroom” for preschool kids! Not only will this star Julie Andrews, but it is co-created by Julie and her daughter, Emma Walton H...2016-06-0948 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast121: Star Wars Celebration Orlando - Looking AheadStar Wars Celebration Orlando (SWCO) is less than a year away and Star Wars Celebration Europe (SWCE) is less than 2 months away! Tickets are on sale and excitement is in the air. What better time to look ahead than RIGHT NOW! Celebration veterans Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue, Star Wars Insider), Ric Peralta (Liningup.net) and Eliza Peralta (the Chopper secret keeper) join us to discuss tips, what we are looking forward to and what we’d like change, with the help of comments from Skywalkers in our Facebook Group. (when we record at Disney Springs bring yo...2016-05-252h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast120: Goodbye, Disney InfinityMay 10, 2016. A sad day for fans of Disney Infinity and the Toys to Life gaming industry. Sarah is a HUGE fan, as many of you know, and we had to talk through our grief with respected members of the Disney Infinity community - Will and Lem of the Inside Infinity podcast. Why was Disney Infinity cancelled? Where will we go from here? Is the gaming industry gone forever!!?? These questions and more on this week’s Skywalking Through Neverland. Point 5 Past Lightspeed is a segment that highlights what fans are doing with their fandom. Michael Corley of Vo...2016-05-191h 34Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast119: Create-Your-Own Star Wars / Disney Holiday#MayThe4thBeWithYou! #RevengeOfThe5th! In honor of these dates, Richard and Sarah discuss fan-made holidays with the help of our Skywalkers. We’ve enlisted our NEW Facebook Group to come up with creative holidays that may happen in the Star Wars or Disney universe. Remember those awesome “Create-Your-Own” storybooks? It’s a bit like that! We debut our new segment, Skywalker Stories, with Alison Berrios - CosplayForJedi! She has a tale of woe and a tale of joy, so tune in and find out. You can submit your own Skywalker Story here. Drew Kaplan is now our...2016-05-052h 00Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast113: Skywalking Behind-The-Scenes of ZOOTOPIAWith the imminent release of Disney’s ZOOTOPIA on March 4th, it's the perfect time to bring you Behind-The-Scenes stories from the Press Day Sarah attended at Walt Disney Animation Studios. We had press roundtables with the Directors, Writers, Production Designers and Character Designers/Animators of ZOOTOPIA. She’ll go into some amazing stories, fun facts and we’ll hear audio from the filmmakers themselves.
Sarah was able to see ZOOTOPIA at a special #DisneyInfinityNEXT early screening, so she will give her Spoiler-Free review. She also got to meet Allison Petreck of Disney Infinity Toy Box TV. And th...2016-03-032h 13Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast112: The ALL-TIME AWARDSWelcome to Skywalking Through Neverland's 1st Annual ALL-TIME AWARDS Show! You nominated, you voted, and now it’s time to reveal the WINNERS of Disney, Star Wars and Marvel All-Time Awards. These are not just any categories, and we have some very distinguished Presenters to reveal your winners.
Joining us in studio are:
Star Wars Oxygen - David Collins TechnoRetro Dads - JediShua and Shazbazzar Brews and Blasters - Joe Tavano and Chris Salton Fangirls Going Rogue / Hyperspace Theories - Tricia Barr Disney Vault Talk - Teresa Delgado and Steve Glosson 2016-02-251h 38Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast110: Skywalking To Valentine's DayIt’s our Valentine episode - so if you’re single, try MouseMingle! MouseMingle.com is a NEW dating website for Disney fans and you may have heard it mentioned on SNL, The Tonight Show and The View, to name a few. We interviewed the creator of MouseMingle.com, Dave Tavers, about the site blowing up around the country and around the world. Learn more about MouseMingle right here! It’s not just for singles either. One of the options you can choose while creating your profile is “Park Pal." (18:44)
Disney Cruise Line announced a “Star Wars Day At Sea...2016-02-111h 51Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast109: Journey to Skellig Michael (with a Day Trip to Disneyland)Come with us on our day off at Disneyland! The day begins with a trip to…Skellig Michael? That’s right, before we take you with us to Disneyland, we spoke with Bryce and Carly Yelverton about their amazing experience on Skellig Michael, which is where Luke Skywalker appears at the end of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. The island is far off the coast of Ireland, and the journey there is half the fun. (9:00)
And now back to Disneyland! Come with us as we visit Kylo Ren, Boba Fett and Chewbacca, and check out February’s new AP...2016-02-041h 29Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #7 with Randy Martinez"At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!" as it says on the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1978. We are taking our Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics segment and spinning it off into its own show! If you are a new listener to the Skywalking Through Neverland growing podcast Empire, what we do is take you through each issue of the vintage series from the 70s and 80s! Star Wars Artist Randy Martinez will be joining us for every episode, lending his artistic and nostalgic wisdom to the discussion. Richard also...2016-01-281h 32Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast107: Skywalking To JakkuWe have the complete pleasure of bringing you a wonderful conversation with STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS actors and power couple Gloria and Vincent Garcia. They were on set for a full month as they shot the exciting opening scene of the film. Gloria Garcia was lucky enough to play the first female you see, looking fiercely protective of her village as Poe runs behind her to his X-Wing. Their energy matched our own and it’s a conversation not to be missed. (20:17)
Go Behind-The-Scenes with Ford Riley, the executive producer on the NEW Disney Junior series bas...2016-01-141h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast103: THE FORCE AWAKENS Global Press Event RecapThis episode is brought to you from The Force Awakens Line in Hollywood, in conjunction with LiningUp.net. It is basically a 12-day Star Wars party with the goal of raising money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Text JEDI or SITH to 80000 now to donate $5.
Since we recorded this in the TCL Chinese Theater’s forecourt, you may hear some fun Star Wars fans popping in…oh, and sirens. Always sirens...
But back to The Force Awakens Press Event. What a mind-blowing experience! On December 6th, Walt Disney Studios put on a “Global Press Event” p...2015-12-101h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 98: Happy Galaween!Happy Galaween, Rancho Obi-Wan! Several Skywalkers made the trip to Steve Sansweet’s Annual Gala Fundraiser held last week, and Donald Wicks of EndorCast is here to give us his trip report. What an event! Tune in for details, and find out if we will attend next year… (18:55)
Every October, the Hall Of Heroes Superhero Museum in Elkhart, Indiana changes it up and becomes the Hall Of Villains Haunted House! How could we resist?? We brought on the owner, Alan Stewart, to tell us all about it. A screen-used, signed-by-the-entire-cast Captain America Shield?? Yes, please! (59:52)
Also...2015-10-291h 50Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 96: Trick-Or-Treat SPOOKTACULAR Podcast Crossover ContestOur Trick-Or-Treat SPOOKTACULAR Podcast Crossover Contest begins! Listen in for all the details. (10:54) Ever wonder who invented those Jack-In-The-Box and Disney antenna balls? What it takes to market a multi-million dollar Star Wars: Episode I fast-food merchandise campaign? We talk with the marketing genius behind it all, Pat Pattison, who has worked on campaigns from Star Wars to Disney. Fascinating stories! (19:05)
We also talk Halloween memories with our friend from down under, Adam O'Brien of Jogcast Radio. (1:01:06) And we have an update from Ric Peralta of LiningUp.net about where fans in Hollywood will be lining up - TCL...2015-10-141h 53Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 94: Skywalking Through Our 2-Year Anniversary!We couldn’t have done it without YOU! So on this episode we will be Skywalking through our first 2 YEARS of episodes and playing highlights from a few of our favorite shows.
We also have a bunch of messages that several of you Skywalkers sent in about your favorite episodes. We share all of those, including a dramatic reading from Sarah's parents on what we like to call Skywalking Masterpiece Theater By The Fireside Bedtime Story.
Ky’a is a four-year-old who has a fun perspective on Star Wars, is obsessed about The Force Awakens just...2015-10-012h 34Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 93: Creature Voices with Mark DodsonHang onto something, Skywalkers, because we talk with Mark Dodson, the voice behind Salacious Crumb, the Gremlins and so many crazy creatures! Not only do we talk Star Wars, but Disney has a special place in Mark Dodson’s heart and we hear his heartwarming tale. Awesome stories, an Anthony Daniels encounter and so many more things we never knew. (12:57)
We also dive into Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics with Star Wars artist Randy Martinez. We cover issue #4, In Battle With Darth Vader! (1:08:02)
WINNER ANNOUNCED! Which lucky Skywalker won a “Journey To The Force Awakens” novel...2015-09-172h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 90: Skywalking Through D23 Expo (part 2)Our D23 Expo 2015 Recap, Part 2!! This one is chock full of all the interviews we teased in Part 1. While wandering around the Expo, we happened upon some amazing discussions with amazing people, and this episode is all about sharing those moments with you.
Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano on STAR WARS: REBELS)
All about her NEW HerUniverse THE FORCE AWAKENS clothing line and a possible HisUniverse? (14:20)
Kevin Kiner (composer, STAR WARS: REBELS)
His best D23 Expo experience, his favorite John Williams theme and some great music theory discussion on different composer’s approach to film scoring. I’m gonna add...2015-08-271h 26Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 89: Skywalking Through D23 Expo (Part 1)Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls - our D23 Expo 2015 Recap!! SUPERSIZE, Part 1. You’ve been waiting patiently…and it’s here! Just like Star Wars Celebration, we gathered together a group of Skywalkers on Sunday, right after the close of the Expo for an immediate debriefing of the weekend. Randy Crane from Stories Of The Magic podcast, Josh Kelley and Lauren Correia happily joined in. Kevin Liell of Norse Legion had some amazing stories to share about his GREEN ROOM experience hobnobbing with George Lucas, Johnny Depp and Dick Van Dyke!
We also have another popular Classic Mar...2015-08-202h 45Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastStep In Time: THE LOVE BUG with Stephen Stantonbeep! beep! It’s Herbie, THE LOVE BUG!
Let’s step back in time to 1968 and reminisce about the little car that could. Richard and Sarah of Skywalking Through Neverland are joined again by our special guest host - voice of Grand Moff Tarkin, Sleepy in Disney’s 7D, and Lord Henry Mystic himself - Stephen Stanton! (The Grand Moff might even make a cameo in this episode…)
From our favorite Love Bug moments, dated dialogue and the whole Herbie legacy, we cover it all. So buckle up and Step In Time!
STEP IN TIME...2015-08-0454 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 86: Lining Up for The Force Awakens!Imagine seeing The Force Awakens at the iconic Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Do you want to join the line for this experience? On this week’s show, we talk with Ric Peralta, one of the organizers for LiningUp.Net which is the group that will be “curating" the Hollywood line for The Force Awakens in December, all in the name of charity. Incidentally he is the father of Eliza Peralta who was on Episode 83 a few weeks back and STILL holds the secret as to who voices Chopper on STAR WARS REBELS. (37:19)
Also on this week’s...2015-07-301h 57Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSkywalking Through SDCC 2015 and Classic Marvel Star Wars ComicsStar Wars dominates San Diego Comic-Con 2015! From Behind-The-Scenes footage to Harrison Ford positively GUSHING about THE FORCE AWAKENS to a Star Wars Concert for the fans, JJ and KK could do no wrong. Skywalkers Kai Charles and Margaret Mays attended and had LOTS to report, including what it was like to actually be IN that panel. We touch on the HerUniverse Fashion Show, the Disney Infinity 3.0 Pop-Up Shop and what it was like to see grown men fighting to get a toy that will be readily available in a little over a month. (14:13)
We debut our NEW...2015-07-162h 27Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 81: ADAM BRAY - Absolutely Everything You Need To KnowStar Wars author ADAM BRAY is full of surprising stories. Not only is he the author of Star Wars: What Makes A Monster?, co-author of ULTIMATE STAR WARS and the upcoming STAR WARS: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know, he has also been to many countries as a travel writer. Language barriers and whale watching lead to some interesting experiences!
Skywalker’s David and Luann Manderville report on STAR WARS WEEKENDS #4 and share their interview with James Arnold Taylor. Once again proving that a nicer guy does not exist!
Also on this episode:
Skywalking On...2015-06-112h 01Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 80: Top 10 Star Wars / David Letterman Cross-OversShow 80 calls for a salute to DAVID LETTERMAN for over 30 years of Late Night Fun! After 3 decades Dave has had a great deal of Star Wars references and we give you…Our TOP 10 STAR WARS / DAVID LETTERMAN CROSSOVER CLIPS!
Our Fairy Podmother, Margaret Kerry, is back to help those in need with her segment - Ask Tink! The original animator’s reference model for Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan” is full of fun and showers everyone with pixie-dusted advice.
Star Wars Weekends #3 is complete! Tricia Barr, co-author of ULTIMATE STAR WARS, was there as a special gu...2015-06-042h 15Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 77: Skywalking To Star Wars Weekends 2015DJ Elliot and Mark Daniel have entertained the masses at Star Wars Celebration conventions and Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios. They've made you laugh, dance and throw objects at large stuffed Star Wars Angry Birds. Today they are our special guests! You want to talk about an entertaining episode? This is it!
Skywalker John Fowler (@StarWarsFanFL), one of our correspondents covering Star Wars Weekends 2015, gives us survival tips, tells us what he's expecting and his game plan for each weekend. If you are attending, make sure to find John to grab a Skywalking Through Neverland button!
S...2015-05-141h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 76: May The 4th Be With STEPHEN "I Kinda Like It" STANTONStephen Stanton is Skywalking through Neverland! He is the voice of Grand Moff Tarkin on STAR WARS REBELS, Sleepy dwarf in Disney’s THE 7D, and Lord Henry Mystic of Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mystic Manor (plus many more), Stephen is the perfect match for our Star Wars/Disney podcast. And what a conversation we had!
Also on this episode, MORE Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Interviews! John Ratzenberger (Major Bren Derlin / every PIXAR movie ever / Cliff Clavin) and Clive Revill (voice of The Emperor in ESB) join us this week.
Thank you to Denise Vasquez who...2015-05-071h 51Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 75: Author Jeffrey Brown and the Age Of UltronIn this jam-packed episode, Jeffrey Brown, author of the wildly successful Darth Vader and Son series of books, joins us to discuss his NEW book, Darth Vader and Friends! We delve into his artistic process and it is fascinating.
We got tons of interviews from the Autograph Hall at Star Wars Celebration which we will play throughout the next month. This week it’s RETURN OF THE JEDI creature shop technician KIRK THATCHER, and hang-gliding Ewok FELIX SILLA.
Also on this episode:
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - our first thoughts.
Ask Tink with MARGARET KE...2015-04-301h 58Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSkywalking Through Neverland: An Interactive Fandom Adventure LIVE at #SWCAThe Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Podcast Stage! A glorious hive of Skywalkers & Tweetwalkers! We bring you our Interactive Fandom Adventure.
Joining us were Star Wars Artists Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez. Loads of audience participation, games and lots of prizes. We played Pictionary with Star Wars Artists!! Rob Dehlinger composed a LIVE Skywalker Of The Week! And of course, a live podcast recording :) Stay tuned at the end of the show where you will hear a compilation of all the glorious music Rob Dehlinger has composed for Skywalking Through Neverland. Many thanks to our Sponsors and helpers, without which we cou...2015-04-2256 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 73: The Force Within Chris Macht is EPIC YARNS!Cris Macht, director of The Force Among Us and The Force Within Us, gives us the scoop on his NEW Star Wars reality show, REAL FANS OF THE SAGA. Watch out - they will be filming this at Star Wars Celebration!
Jack and Holman Wang, creators of the adorable new books STAR WARS EPIC YARNS, talk about how much work and love went into creating them. You will be fascinated!
Seeing a Marvel film in 3D is one thing, but seeing our favorite heroes LIVE is a whole new experience. Our Skywalking Through Neverland Rebel...2015-04-132h 14Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 70: Skywalking To Celebration - Your Personal Survival GuideStar Wars Celebration is less than a month away! If you’ve never been to one before, or need a refresher, Skywalking Through Neverland has some convention tips for you! Richard and I have been to every domestic Star Wars Celebration since Celebration IV, and several other conventions in between. So sit back and let us help you skywalk with ease through your convention experience.
Donald Wicks, one of our incredible Skywalkers, is starting his own podcast! Learn all about EndorCast, his new Rebel Legion cosplay podcast that just premiered.
Also on this episode:
Sk...2015-03-191h 13Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 68: Producer Steven Smith, Empire Of Dreams, Goodbye Spock“The Hills Are Alive…” with Steven Smith! He is an Emmy-winning director, producer and writer who worked on one of the most comprehensive Star Wars documentaries ever called EMPIRE OF DREAMS. Such stories he has to tell with a few of our favorite people: George Lucas, John Williams, Steven Spielberg... He also has a project coming out on Sarah’s birthday, March 10th, that’s making her sing from the hilltops!
On February 27th, we lost a great man, Leonard Nimoy. We will be talking to some folks who had a personal connection to Mr. Nimoy, including Andy Wolff...2015-03-041h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 64: Skywalking with Star Wars Artist RANDY MARTINEZWhen we spoke with artist RANDY MARTINEZ, he had just put down the paintbrush and finished his STAR WARS CELEBRATION ANAHEIM limited edition art! We talk with him about his Star Wars, Marvel and upcoming SWCelebration artwork surprises.
We also talk STRANGE MAGIC with Mark Oguschewitz. Mark is now reviewing films for AdventuresByDaddy.com and did not give Strange Magic a favorable review. WARNING: sparks may fly in this segment...
Skywalking Through Neverland has been chosen for the Star Wars Celebration Podcast Stage!! We have a few details for all of you Skywalkers, as we p...2015-01-281h 38Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 61: Skywalking To Star Wars CelebrationWelcome to the FIRST episode of 2015! There’s a new Star Wars film opening this year! And Star Wars Celebration is less than 100 DAYS away! That’s why we’ve started a new segment: Skywalking To Celebration.
In Skywalking To Celebration, we will explore what other fans are doing to prep for the convention and talk about our favorite moments from past Conventions. Jeff Roney of the Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast joins us this week to discuss George Lucas’s answers to a Q&A at Celebration 0 in 1987.
Christmas and New Year’s Eve at Disneyland! We spent both days th...2015-01-071h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 56: The Ewok Adventure with Eric WalkerTo celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, we have a special guest, Mace Towani himself - Eric Walker! We talk with Eric about the behind the scenes stories of Ewok Adventure; the sequel, Ewoks: The Battle For Endor; his new book that journals the making of Ewok Adventure, and, we talk a lot about his transition into music. Eric is a composer and song writer, who has a new CD coming out in December called 'Universal Delight', he also has an independent record label which is always looking for tomorrow's talent.
Learn...2014-11-2658 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 49: Skywalking Through OctoberIf big box retailers are any indication, HALLOWEEN is upon us! We LOVE Halloween and so October will be a month-long salute to our favorite holiday.
We kick off the celebration by learning all about Disney’s “Halloween On The High Seas” Cruise. Dave Parfitt (AdventuresByDaddy.com) was lucky enough to attend with his entire family.
Tracey and Scott Morris of Disney, Indiana are back with the first Haunted Disney Short Report. Each week they will look at a different spooky Disney short.
Rebel Spy, Dave Skale, is also Skywalking Through October with a new s...2014-10-071h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 48: Happy Anniversary Skywalking Through NeverlandSTAR 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 fundraiser gala but Skywalker Donald Wicks went in our place. He gives his fun recap, as well as a few sound bytes he recorded on site.
Next, we interview o...2014-09-302h 00Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 36: The Wedding Episode‘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 Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-06-281h 46Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 31: Star Wars Weekends with Tricia BarrWe 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 first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-05-211h 28Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 31 Audio Only: Star Wars Weekends with Tricia BarrWe 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 appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-05-211h 28Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 24 Audio Only: Kevin Rubio and his TroopsWe are excited to have Robert Bapst of The Bald Solo Podcast as our co-co-host this week on Skywalking Through Neverland. To my knowledge we never have discussed superheroes who wear their underwear on the outside of their outfit — until now! What must it feel like to be involved … Continue reading
The post Episode 24 Audio Only: Kevin Rubio and his Troops appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-04-011h 33Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 20 Audio Only: Skyracing Through Disney WorldOur bags were packed, running costumes prepared and the Skywalking Through Neverland team flew to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend! Sarah ran the Glass Slipper Challenge (and has about 20 lbs. of medals to prove it), Richard ran the 10k and Dave … Continue reading
The post Episode 20 Audio Only: Skyracing Through Disney World appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-03-041h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 20: Skyracing Through Disney WorldOur bags were packed, running costumes prepared and the Skywalking Through Neverland team flew to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend! Sarah ran the Glass Slipper Challenge (and has about 20 lbs. of medals to prove it), Richard ran the 10k and Dave … Continue reading
The post Episode 20: Skyracing Through Disney World appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-03-041h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 17: Skywalking Through Valentine’s Day! “I love you!“ “I know.” Was there ever a more romantic scene in any movie? This week we open with an ode to Valentine’s Day (thanks to the melodic Ewan McGregor) then we skywalk to the other side of pop culture fandom and talk superheroes with Steve Houston from … Continue reading
The post Episode 17: Skywalking Through Valentine’s Day! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-02-111h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 17 Audio Only: Skywalking Through Valentine’s Day!“I love you!“ “I know.” Was there ever a more romantic scene in any movie? This week we open with an ode to Valentine’s Day (thanks to the melodic Ewan McGregor) then we skywalk to the other side of pop culture fandom and talk superheroes with Steve Houston from Torpedo Comics. … Continue reading
The post Episode 17 Audio Only: Skywalking Through Valentine’s Day! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-02-111h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 13 Audio Only: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom!Happy New Year Skywalkers! We had lots of fun as we traveled back to Newton, MA for our holiday vacation and met up with some old friends. We hear about some wacky stories as told by Richard and his best childhood bud, Skywalking Through Neverland holiday correspondent Jimmy Pruy. We … Continue reading
The post Episode 13 Audio Only: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-01-131h 37Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 13: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom!Happy New Year Skywalkers! We had lots of fun as we traveled back to Newton, MA for our holiday vacation and met up with some old friends. We hear about some wacky stories as told by Richard and his best childhood bud, Skywalking Through Neverland holiday correspondent Jimmy Pruy. We … Continue reading
The post Episode 13: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-01-131h 37