Superfans awaken early for their #ForceFriday haul

By Sonya Davidson

Yesterday, the world's first ever global live Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy unboxing event was unleashed by Disney just a few months ahead of the highly anticipated film release. The event unfolded over 18 hours in 15 cities and 12 countries revealing the epic line up of never-before-seen toys causing fans to explode with excitement.

The roll-out announcements were viewed via live stream on the Star Wars YouTube channel and featured online personalities including Einshine (Tokyo), Reyst (Berlin), GamingBeaver (London), EvanTubeHD (New York), Quill18 (Toronto), ExpCaseros (Mexico City), and many more. Chris Pirillo finished off the announcements in San Francisco. 

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The Millennium Falcon drone is real and will be on sale tomorrow

The Millennium Falcon Drone in action #ForceFriday #theforceawakens

A video posted by Gadjo Sevilla (@gadjos) on Sep 3, 2015 at 6:08am PDT

Star Wars fans will be able to fly their own Millenium Falcon thanks to a quadcopter made by Air Hogs. Going on sale at midnight in time for Force Awakens toys onslaught for "Force Friday". The Falcon was demoed together with a remote control X-Wing Fighter during a pre FanExpo event as part of the global unboxing of Star Wars merchandise going on sale.

Made of lightweight foam and with four propellers, the Millenium Falcon has a range of 200 feet, it seems highly maneuverable. Pricing is expected to be CAD $125.00

Sphero's B-88 droid is the closest thing to a real Star Wars droid

B-88 is the rolling droid to be featured in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. The new film, created under Disney's ownership, is introducing a whole new cast of characters as well as a droid for the new generation. The film's B-88 was co-developed with Sphero who has released an app-powered toy version of B-88. Unveiled today at various #ForceFriday toy unboxing, events, the B-88 is expected to be one of the hottest toys heading into the holidays. It will be available starting midnight tonight, if you can find one.

MSRP: $189.99 CAD

Retail Availability: Best Buy Canada, Apple, Disney and Indigo stores

Star Wars Fans Invited to join epic toy unboxing on YouTube

Star Wars: The Force Awakens products are set to be unveiled in the world’s first-ever global live toy unboxing event. Unfolding over 18 hours in 15 cities and 12 countries, the event will see highlights from the range of epic merchandise revealed in a rolling New Year’s Eve style celebration featuring top digital stars from the Maker Studios network.

“We’ve seen tremendous excitement for these new products and can’t wait to see the global reaction from the Star Wars fan community.”

“Star Wars toys have always played an important role in how our fans interact with the Saga,” said Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. “They’ve inspired multiple generations to relive the experience of the movies and to create new adventures all their own. These spectacular Star Wars: The Force Awakens products will continue that tradition.”

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