Star Wars Weekend Roundup | BenSpark Family Adventures

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It has been all about Star Wars for me this past week. I’ve seen the movie twice and am eagerly anticipating playing the new The Force Awakens Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0. I’m also excited to see the movie a couple more times. Once with Allison and once with Eva. Eva has been very excited about Star Wars and has watched Episodes 4-6 and 1. She is eagerly awaiting watching Episode 2 and I may hold off on Episode 3 until we can watch all of The Clone Wars together. I really think that that should be part of her Star Wars education. She asked Santa for a book of the original trilogy and I hope that she gets it because I love that she wants to read about this stuff and not just watch it on TV.

Not that there isn’t a ton of great TV for Star Wars right now like Star Wars Rebels. I recently got some Star Wars Rebels Micro Machines from the #ChooseLightSide program with Hunter PR and Hasbro. I got the two ships, The Ghost and The Phantom. So I wanted to get a group shot of the team plus these ships. Now. I just need to get my hands on a Chopper and an Ahsoka figure and I’ll be all set. And many a Rex figure as an old man. That would be good if they release that and the two new inquisitors.

The other fun thing, besides the movie, is the Star Wars: The Force Awakens figures and Play Set that just got released for Disney Infinity 3.0. This happened on Friday and I haven’t had a chance to play this new playset. I’m hoping that it gets sent to me so that I can discuss it further but for now I have these details about everything that came out. I also recently talked with the guys, Chris and Don from The Dad Spotlight and talked a lot about the new Play Set and characters.

STAR WARS™: THE FORCE AWAKENS™ PLAY SET FOR DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 EDITION NOW AVAILABLE

Fans Can Play As the Newest Characters from the Star Wars™ Universe, Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron

Disney Infinity 3.0 The Force Awakens Poster

GLENDALE, Calif. – (Dec. 18, 2015) – Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars:™ The Force Awakens™ Play Set, the third Star Wars™ Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, this year’s No. 1 “toys-to-life” video game. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set gives fans the opportunity to play with Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron in the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga.

Available today with the release of the film, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set includes playable characters Finn, a soldier on a path to adventure and danger, and Rey, a true survivor who is resourceful and capable. Individual character figures Poe Dameron, the trusted pilot of the Resistance who uses his expert flying skills to travel the galaxy, and Kylo Ren, an enforcer for the First Order who terrorizes the galaxy with devious acts, are also available, as well as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed Power Disc Pack.

“Millions of fans will be introduced today to the next generation of Star Wars storytelling, and Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is the only game where they can step into iconic moments from Star Wars: The Force Awakens film,” said John Blackburn, SVP and General Manager, Disney Infinity. “The Force Awakens Play Set completes the Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars experience, allowing fans to play as characters and explore stories from across the entire Star Wars saga.”

In addition to the characters native to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set, fans will be able to unlock and play with all Star Wars characters from Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic and Star Wars™ Rise Against The Empire, as well as the Star Wars Rebels™ characters.

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set will be available at a suggested retail price of $34.99. Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren character figures (MSRP: $13.99 each) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens themed Power Disc Pack (MSRP: $9.99) will be sold separately.

The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack, which includes the Star Wars Twilight of the Republic Play Set, is currently available in major North American retail stores for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is rated E10+ with Cartoon Violence by the ESRB and developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games.

All figures and Power Discs from the 1.0 and 2.0 editions of Disney Infinity will be compatible with Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition in the enhanced Toy Box 3.0.

Of course, this is the opening weekend for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and this movie is a giant powerhouse that is smashing all sorts of records. I’ve seen it twice and it was great both times.

I love how BB-8 had some great personality without being over the top like C3P0 and R2D2 in Episode III. The whole comic relief from those two droids was really forced in those movies but BB-8 is much more fluid. He’s a cute droid that kids are going to love.

I love the chemistry between Finn and Rey. These characters work so well together and there is a genuineness in their personalities. You have to see this movie in the theater, and soon. Try and avoid the spoiler trolls out there. They are part of the Dark Side.

I posted this activity pack before but it is so great I wanted to give you a chance to download it again. Click the image below to download.