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Jedi Training at the Star Wars Galactic Experience

Jedi Training at the Star Wars Galactic Experience

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YH has the Force awakened inside of us when we head to Downtown L.A. for the Star Wars & Target Galactic Experience! This interactive event includes everything for any Star Wars fan, from the casual to the hardcore, including some of the most impressive collectibles, state-of-the-art technology allowing you to use the Force Jedi-style, the chance to become a Master Builder and create a LEGO TIE fighter, some Leia Organa origami, and so much more!

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Young Hollywood

Yes, you just want to think of, visualize pushing it forward.

Jedi Training

Oh my, that was amazing.

Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? Audrey Cleo here for Young Hollywood in Downtown LA at the Target and Star Wars Galactic Experience. Four domes, 17,000 square feet of Star Wars Nerdvana. The Force is very much with me today. So what's it take to be a Target Star Wars Galactic Experience Stormtrooper?

Guest

It takes a firm dedication to our Lord and Master, Vader.

Young Hollywood

What about for you? He's the strong, silent type. I have found some Star Wars celebrities, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker. And, and have you been practicing using the Force?

Guest

I practice all the time.

Young Hollywood

How about you? Let me see your, can you use the Force? Show us how you're practicing using the Force. Nicely done, Samuel. Don't go to the Dark Side. Not yet, at least. Oh, wait, do you guys hear that? I think it's time for a Stormtrooper dance party. I don't know, are you guys ready? Or I could just dance and just be on my own. I'm just gonna moonwalk out of here, then. I'm here with Steve Sand Sweet, and we are inside the Galactic History Collection. Now, Steve, you have graciously shared a portion of your huge Rancho Obi-Wan collection.

Steve Sand Sweet

A very small, probably 1/5th of 1/10th of 1%. We have 350,000 items.

Young Hollywood

When did you start collecting this stuff?

Steve Sand Sweet

I think the very first Star Wars item I collected was six, seven months before the movie opened.

Young Hollywood

What's the most expensive item in here, do you think?

Steve Sand Sweet

Oh, um, I mean, that's really hard to say. There's a lot of fan-made items that are one-of-a-kind that are based on iconic Darth Vader helmets or Stormtrooper helmets, and they're art, and so they would be at an auction for art. This C-3PO in back of us is double gold plated, so originally, back in 1995, it sold for $20,000.

Young Hollywood

Steve, thank you so much for sharing this. Can't wait to check it all out.

Steve Sand Sweet

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

I am inside the Use the Force Dome with the rest of these Jedi in training, and we're going to be using cutting-edge technology that reads our brainwaves to get to BB-8. What are we doing today?

Jedi Training

We're actually using Emotiv Insights to be able to control droids with the power of your mind.

Young Hollywood

Wow. So what's our goal here?

Jedi Training

The goal is to be able to get to the center and have the fastest time, and then we'll have a leaderboard populating with the fastest, uh, strongest mind.

Young Hollywood

How long did it take to develop this?

Jedi Training

Uh, the technology's been around for over a decade now. Insight just recently got released, and it's our latest headset.

Young Hollywood

It's the closest thing to using the Force, or is the Force?

Jedi Training

It's the closest thing to using the Force right now, yeah.

Young Hollywood

All right, about to suit up and use the Force and get to BB-8. It's just my size, you guys. Oh! This is like a snug, I want to take this home. I am suited up. I am ready to use the Force, and you are actually going to show me how to do that, right?

Jedi Training

I'm gonna show you the best of my abilities. To control the ball, if you picture just like a Jedi, you can either move the ball down or forward, but it depends on your focus. You know, I have a, a Jedi bag of tricks.

Young Hollywood

Bag of tricks. So, so, you know. Is it a Prada bag of tricks? Is it a nice bag?

Jedi Training

It is, yes, it's a Prada rip-off bag of tricks, but, you know.

Young Hollywood

All right, I think I'm ready. I think I'm ready. All right. So this is how you use the Force. I see it in your eyes. You have the Eye of the Tiger. I'm concentrating really hard. Visualize pushing it forward. That's it, at all. Now I want to do you. Oh! Oh my. Woo! You've got to, Jedi. I. First try. Use the Force. Wow! Now if I can just do that to make everybody get out of my way during traffic. Does that, does that work? Tiger, thank you so much. Sergio, thank you so much. I'm with Eric, who on the back of his jumpsuit, it says he's a Tie Fighter Pilot, which sounds like the most awesome job in the world.

Eric

Well, that's the night job. The day job I'm a Lego Master Builder, and we're building a, well not a life-size, but a giant version of the first order Tie Fighter from, uh, episode 7.

Young Hollywood

How many pieces is it gonna take to build this thing?

Eric

We brought over 100,000 bricks, and we're gonna actually build two Tie Fighters, two large scale ones. Uh, they'll be six feet tall when we're done.

Young Hollywood

Okay, well I'm going to get my hands on some of these things and help you guys out, okay?

Eric

Yes. So you need three to start.

Young Hollywood

Okay.

Eric

These guys can probably help you better than I can.

Young Hollywood

Oh, really? Master builders in training, huh? Put it right on top there. Like this?

Eric

Yep.

Young Hollywood

What part of the Tie Fighter are we actually building? This looks like it's gonna be part of the wing. You can't fly without the wings, so this is crucial. You got it. No, no, right there. You did it. I think I did it. Yes. It's called teamwork. He did it all by himself. Well. Way to make me feel bad. I did this almost all by myself. I don't want any help from Chopper. I did not. Will he help me? He can help me? That's amazing. That's what astromechs do. They build Tie, uh, Tie Fighters. Thanks, Chopper. I'm here with Mike, who's an origami master folder, who's gonna show me how to make my own origami Princess Leia. This is very exciting.

Mike

So the trick here, you start out, you're gonna get this, uh, you know, custom printed piece of paper with Leia's face on it. And the goal it's gonna end up with a Princess Leia with the characteristic buns from, uh, the first Star Wars movie. So you'll do, uh, one fold.

Young Hollywood

Now, did you actually get your degree in that?

Mike

Yes, I did. And you've got her hair.

Young Hollywood

Thanks so much, Mike.

Mike

You're welcome.

Young Hollywood

All this using the Force stuff, it is tiring. I don't know about you, Chewie, but I'm ready to take a nap. Oh wait, I think I see a tauntaun carcass.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Audrey Cleo

    Host for Young Hollywood

  • Vader

    Mentioned by a Stormtrooper as Lord and Master

  • Princess Leia

    Costumed character; origami subject

  • Luke Skywalker

    Costumed character

  • Samuel

    Child practicing using the Force

  • Steve Sansweet

    Owner of Rancho Obi-Wan collection

  • BB-8

    Droid controlled by brainwaves

  • Tiger

    Person helping with the brainwave technology

  • Sergio

    Person thanked for assistance

  • Eric

    LEGO Master Builder

  • Chopper

    Astromech droid helping with LEGO building

  • Mike

    Origami master folder

FAQ

What is the Star Wars & Target Galactic Experience?+
It is an interactive event located in Downtown LA, covering 17,000 square feet across four domes, featuring collectibles, technology, and hands-on activities for Star Wars fans.
Who is Steve Sansweet?+
Steve Sansweet is the owner of the Rancho Obi-Wan collection, a portion of which was shared at the Galactic History Collection exhibit.
What is Rancho Obi-Wan?+
Rancho Obi-Wan is a vast collection of Star Wars items, with Steve Sansweet stating it contains 350,000 items.
How can visitors "use the Force" at the event?+
Visitors can use cutting-edge Emotiv Insight technology that reads brainwaves to control droids like BB-8, aiming to guide them to the center as fast as possible.
What LEGO creation was being built at the event?+
LEGO Master Builders were constructing two giant, six-foot-tall versions of the First Order TIE Fighter using over 100,000 bricks.
What kind of origami was taught at the event?+
An origami master folder taught visitors how to make an origami Princess Leia with her characteristic buns, using custom-printed paper.

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