First they handed all the kids a Jedi robe and a lightsaber to train with...
Not usually the most attentive child, Elias did really well and paid attention to this teacher and got down all the moves he was taught very quickly...
After going through a series of lightsaber moves a half-dozen times some familiar music began to play as two Storm Troopers took to the stage with blasters in hand. They had all the kids move to one side of the stage...at which point I think half of them wet their pants. Then, as smoke filled the stage, the Dark Overlord of Evil - Darth Vader, himself, made his entrance. Vader tried to lure the kids to "the dark side" but their Jedi Master was confident that the force was strong within them and that they could resist the temptations of the dark side of the force. One-by-one the kids got to take turns showing Darth Vader what they've learned to do with a lightsaber. Some of the kids just kind went through the motions, but Elias was ready to fight. When it was his turn, he remember all the moves and really let Darth Vader have it! (It was awesome!)
After the young Jedi defeated Darth Vader, there was a graduation ceremony from the Academy, and all the kids got a diploma to take home. Of course they had to give back the light saber and robe...but we bought Elias an official Jedi Robe in the Star Wars gift shop 100 feet away.
Even though I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, it was really cool to get to see Elias live out a fantasy like that! In my 23 visits to Walt Disney World, it was really one of the most magical, memorable moments I've ever experienced!
3 comments:
Oh man oh man oh man, that is the coolest thing I have ever seen in my LIFE!!! I couldn't be prouder of little Jedi Elias if he was my own boy!
I wonder if my daughter would ever be up for some jedi training...do girls like Star Wars? I forget what the Ed South Show had to say on the subject...
Wow! Those pictures are something else! I bet he's _still_ talking about that, huh? Amazing!!
Awesome, that is badass!!
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