Bambi Moé, Former Vice President of Music for Walt Disney Television Animation, talks about her work at the Walt Disney Company and her amazing book, Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness. She has worked with and met so many influential people and tells us some of those stories. You’ll hear about The Monkees, Robin Williams, Drew Barrymore, and Michael Jackson, to name just a few.

These stories are meant to whet your appetite, because Part of the Magic is available now wherever books are sold! Be sure to follow @partofthemagicbook to see more pictures and video from her amazing career.

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The Dune II Popcorn bucket made its mark on pop culture over the past month, from social media mayhem to an SNL sketch! We turned to one of its creators & former STN guest, Marcus Gonzalez (Zinc Group & former Walt Disney Co. CM), to talk about how theme park and movie theater collectibles have formed their own collecting subculture. From Disney Parks favorites like the Millennium Falcon bucket & Iron Man Infinity Gauntlet sipper to movie theater exclusives like the Dune and Dungeons & Dragons 20-sided Die Popcorn Buckets, it’s a fascinating industry and Marcus shares all the details. He even gives a tease of what’s to come for The Phantom Menace anniversary release on May 3rd.

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We break down Season of the Force so you know exactly what to expect, what to eat, what to see, and what to BUY at Disneyland, from April 5 through June 2, 2024!! Opening day was an absolute blast - we flew with purrgil, met Sabine Wren, and ate popcorn out of a Hutt’s mouth. We will also share with you Imagineer and Lucasfilm interviews from our very early press morning, where we learned some great behind-the-scenes info on the Star Tours update and Season of the Force. Interviews include:

• Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald
• Michael Serna from Disney Live Entertainment
• Karla Gomez, the Food and Beverage Stage Manager
• And our friend Matt Martin, Senior Creative Executive of the Lucasfilm Story Group.

Read about Season of the Force here.

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After 9 years we’ve done it! THIS is the Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics issue that coincides with Sarah’s birth in March 1981!! Issue #48 “THE THIRD LAW” is an appropriately Princess Leia-centric episode in which she faces off against Darth Vader, and the Star Wars universe was introduced to the Garden of Butterflies.

We recommend watching the video version (above) of this episode which contains the full comic as we page through it.

Release Date: March 23, 1981
Writer: Larry Hama
Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Carlos Garzon, and Glynis Wein
Cover Art: Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek

Princess Leia Organa, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Rebellion finance minister Viscount Tardi arrive on the banking world of Ar-gow to complete the financing of a sale of X-wing fighters to the Rebellion. Also on the planet is Darth Vader and his entourage of assassins. SLIDE 5 What is Darth Vader’s plan? Will he outsmart Princess Leia? And how much does C-3PO know about butterflies?

As usual, we take our Facebook Group Comments on the cover into account as we analyze this issue. Become a part of our Facebook Group to contribute!

1. The planet of Aargau has been used in a few Star Wars short stories in 2003. These stories, Boba Fett: Maze of Deception and Aargau: For All Your Banking Needs, were found on the Wizards of the Coast website. Then Aargau found its place in the galaxy in 2009’s Star Wars: The Essential Atlas.
   As for the Zug system, this was mentioned in 2006’s The New Essential Guide to Droids and 2018’s Star Wars: Complete Vehicles.
3. The Rigellans were also mentioned in 2003’s Aargau: For All Your Banking Needs"
5. Rigell 7 is a planet in Star Trek the original series. It is also the home planet of Kang and Kodos from The Simpsons. These are the one-eyed green tentacled aliens with a glass dome. Rigell 7 in The Simpsons is a reference to Star Trek, not to this issue of CMSWC.

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Crawl out of that tauntaun, grab a cup of warm blue milk, and settle in for exciting stories about vacationing on the ice world of Hoth! On March 5, 1979, principal photography began in Finse, Norway for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Mark Newbold of Fantha Tracks visited these icy plains. He stood on the grounds where Luke Skywalker was attacked by a wampa, he walked the snowy terrain where the great AT-AT battle took place, and he got to play in the snow with Darth Vader and his Imperial troops. Here he shares his stories and some amazing pictures.

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• Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics - Delving into each issue of the Star Wars comic series 1977-1986
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Are you ready to take a trip with us to Droid World? In the early days of Star Wars - 1981 - this comic book world was inhabited by colorful and vengeful warbots! Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3P0 go on an adventure and we are here for it! Richard and Sarah share their thoughts as they read through this classic Marvel comic. Do you remember reading it? Did you listen to the adapted book-and-record The Further Adventures: Droid World (1983)? Or is this your first time?

We recommend watching the video version (above) of this episode which contains the full comic as we page through it.

Star Wars collector referenced in the episode.

Release Date: February 24, 1981
Writer: Archie Goodwin
Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Gene Day, Glynis Wein
Cover Art: James Sherman and Frank Miller

The Rebel Alliance has captured a damaged Imperial warbot and request assistance from the cyborg Kligson of the droid-populated space station to repair the droid so it can be studied.

Kligson agrees to fix the droid, but R2-D2 and C-3PO must accompany the warbot to observe the operation since Kligson intends to keep it after it's repaired. However things go sideways as an ex-imperial has other ideas.

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