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Good Morning Youtinians. With Star Wars Celebration fast approaching and exciting new events coming to Galaxy’s Edge, it’s been a big week for Star Wars news. Count on us to keep you up to date with everything you need to know!

— JG Carse, Emmi Conner, and Doc B

Season of the Force Returns to Disneyland

Season of the Force Returns

Disneyland recently announced that Season of the Force will be at the California resort from March 28 through May 11.

What it is: The inaugural Season of the Force took place in 2015 at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida, and it became a popular and much-anticipated annual event.

• The Star Wars-themed event expanded to Tokyo Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, and, finally, Disneyland in California.

• Ticket prices start at US$50 for children, US$67 a day for SoCal residents, and US$103 for adults.

What to expect: Season of the Force takes Star Wars excitement to the next level, with amazing new features and gob-smacking nighttime shows, including:

• Fire of the Rising Moons is the nightly entertainment specifically designed for Star Wars fans features new projection effects, an awesome music soundtrack, and fireworks.

• Space Mountain transforms to Hyperspace Mountain, where you can embark on a trip through a space battle as X-Wing fighters engage Star Destroyers and TIE fighters.

• Disneyland has teased the appearance of new characters at Black Spire Outpost, including Jedi Master Luke Skywalker himself!

• Enjoy Star Wars-themed dining, including Pi-Co punch, Wookiee Cookies, Toydaria Swirls, and Crait Popcorn, in suitably styled containers such as Darth Vader mugs. Go ahead and gorge yourself silly, and may the fork be with you!

• Avid collectors will find a host of new must-have Star Wars merchandise. Highlights include a new Hyperspace Mountain t-shirt, plush headbands, a retro clothing collection, a Boba Fett sports jersey, new lightsabers, and more!

We’re all fine here now — how are you? Season of the Force promises an amazing experience for any Youtinians lucky enough to take a hyperspace lane to LA. Can you imagine being there for the May 4 celebrations?!

Star Wars Celebration Badge Art and Merchandise Revealed

ReedPop has revealed the final nine badges for Star Wars Celebration Japanin an awesome finale! 

2025 Badges: The Japanese artist TAKUMI, (@takumitoxin.tm) is the master illustrator responsible for these incredibly skillful, detailed images.

• Previously revealed badges include Luke, Darth, Mando and Grogu, Ahsoka, Asajj, C-3PO and R2-D2, Armidala, and Sabine.

• New badges feature Mon Mothma, Qimir and Master Sol, Osha Aniseya, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren and Rey, Kai Brightstar and Nubs, Cassian Andor.

Celebration Badge History: The tradition of badges (or door tickets) dates back to the first Celebration in 1999.

• Since then, the badges have become some of the hottest collectibles for fans.

• This year, the badges honor the host country's culture, featuring the ukiyo-e illustration style, dating back to Japan's 17th Century Edo Period.

The Merch: As well as the badges reveal, the FIRST drop of official merch has also been revealed, including:

• Three pre-show Road to Celebration pin sets will be available to ticket holders on February 25 at 5 pm PST / February 26 at 10 am JST.

• Pre-sale apparel and accessories with the Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 branding include t-shirts, ballcaps, pins (including the TAKUMI badge art with little easels!), a tote bag, and a hand fan.

We’re all fine here now — how are you? With the 17 badges now revealed in all their glory, jump on Discord and share your thoughts.

2024 Youtinees Recap

Youtini started hosting an annual awards show in 2020. After a brief hiatus, the Youtinees returned this year with new categories!

This year, the Youtini staff voted for the year’s best Star Wars books, comics, and TV shows.

You can watch Corey, Eric, and Wes on The Youtini Show, where they dressed to the nines to discuss the nominees and announce the winners! Catch the replay on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast player. Here is a rundown of the results:

• Best Star Wars TV Character: Neel (Skeleton Crew)

• Best Star Wars Book Character: Elzar Mann (Temptation of the Force)

• Best Comic Character: Keeve Trennis (The High Republic)

• Best Moment: The Stranger vs The Jedi Fight (The Acolyte, Ep 5)

• Best Cover of the Year: Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss

• Most Anticipated Project: Andor Season 2

• Best Star Wars TV Performance: Jude Law (Skeleton Crew)

• Best Comic Writer: Charles Soule (Star Wars)

• Best Comic Artist: Vincenzo Riccardi (The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear)

• Author of the Year: George Mann (Tears of the Nameless)

• Best Comic Series: Star Wars (2020)

• Best Star Wars TV Show: Skeleton Crew

• Book of the Year: Tears of the Nameless by George Mann

We're all fine here now — how are you? The Youtinees always make for a special episode (and this year, Jude Law was in it!) 2024 gave us a ton of great Star Wars stories, but there is a lot to look forward to in 2025 as well! Catch next week’s Dispatch to see which books and comics we’re excited about for March!

🛰️ In the Youtiniverse

• Our series of personal stories from the Youtini staff continues! In our latest installment, learn how Star Wars became a life-long obsession for the Dispatch’s own Doc B!

• Eric from The Youtini Show sat down with Alexander Freed to talk about his upcoming release, The Mask of Fear. Don’t miss it, and keep your eyes out for our review next week!

• The team has been hard at work on a new style of deep-dive guide. Our first installments have everything you need to know about Cal Kestis, Plo Koon, and Mara Jade!

🚀 Ready for Dispatch

• It’s not too late to pre-order Gentle Giant’s Valentine’s Day exclusive, a 1/6 resin statue of Logray, Bright Tree Village’s shaman! Roughly 7.5 inches tall, the statue is limited to 500 pieces and will ship in the fourth quarter of 2025.

• Sideshow is offering a limited edition art print, “Call the Jedi.” Each piece is hand-numbered and comes framed for US$450. If you’re a few credits short, fear not: less exclusive (but still beautiful!) versions of the print are available through Acme Archives Direct and the artist’s site.

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