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STAR WARS KIDS

01 Star Wars: Galaxy of
Adventures takes
01
scenes and characters
from the movies and
reanimates them for a
new generation of fans.

he fi rst time curiosity to astonishment and then at imaginary opponents and

T Luke Skywalker unabashed joy. His blond hair is pretending to fight like a well-
gripped the hilt
trained Jedi Knight.
windswept as he’s quite literally
of his father’s
blown away by the power of the
“I think what makes Star Wars
lightsaber and Force, and he does what any kid so magical is that sense of wonder.
ignited the (or, let’s be honest, adult) would The awe and exploration,” says
blade, his destiny shifted, new do in that moment—he begins to James Waugh, Lucasfi lm’s vice
possibilities forming before his leap around, swinging the blade president for franchise content
eyes. We all know well the look and strategy. For more than a year,
of wonder on Luke’s face in Star Waugh has helped lead the charge
Wars: A New Hope as he presses “i tHnK wHt as a new generation of fans have
that button and sees the weapon begun to discover the saga through
of a Jedi come to life in his own mAeS STr Star Wars Kids, the online home
two hands. of a galaxy of kid-friendly content
But in translating the emotion WA s S MgIaL including Galaxy of Adventures,
of the scene for a new generation, iS tHt eN e the adorably stylized Roll Out
the minds behind the Star Wars shorts, and other educational
Galaxy of Adventures shorts tried oF wO dE . offerings that provide a gentle
something altogether new. In avenue for younglings to take their
the animated short, the dialogue TH Ae nD first steps into the larger world of

remains the same, but onscreen the Star Wars saga. The site aims
a young Luke’s face shifts from eX lO aToN.” to capture the emotional pull that

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