The Force Friday event at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort was originally announced as a ticketed event but now the special merchandise event is open to everyone, no ticket required.
The merchandise event is to celebrate the launch of the new Star Wars and Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise. A global unboxing event of the merchandise started in Australia at 7:45 a.m. local time – which was 5:45 p.m. Wednesday night here in the United States.
The unboxing event ends at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) today, …

This Friday, September 4, is being called ‘Force Friday’ as retailers around the world prepare to start selling merchandise from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Disney Store locations in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco will open at 12:01 a.m. local time on September4 to give fans the chance to purchase new toys, collectibles, and more from the film.
The first 1,000 guests will also receive a free Star Wars: The Force Awakens D23 commemorative poster.
The Disney Store location on Michigan Avenue in Chicago is also one of the locations for …

The world’s first-ever global unboxing event happens Thursday, September 3 and will feature talent from Maker Studios giving fans a first look at toys inspired by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The unboxing event will happen over 18 hours in 15 cities and 12 countries and kicks off in Sydney, Australia.
The event continues through Asia, Europe, Canada, North America, and South America. The new toy line will debut to “global fanfare” and leads up to retailers opening their doors at midnight on “Force Friday.”
“Star Wars toys have always played an important role …

As we near the end of the first Star Wars Weekend for this year, we hope everyone had a great time celebrating all things Star Wars at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
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Friday, September 4 has been announced as ‘Force Friday’ – the day all the new merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in stores.
The announcement was made on StarWars.com.
Force Friday is going to be a global event for fans to celebrate the launch of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise including toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more.
The merchandise will hit store shelves at 12:01 a.m. and stores around the world will be opening their doors at that time.
“Every lightsaber, every action figure, every LEGO set tells a story …