If you’re a die-hard Star Wars fan, you’ve probably already marked your calendar for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But did you know that there was a first-ever global live toy unboxing event for the film’s merchandise? Let’s delve into the details of this groundbreaking event.

The Unboxing Event: A Global Celebration of Star Wars Toys

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy line was unveiled in a unique way that had never been done before. This epic merchandise reveal wasn’t just a simple press release or product launch. It was an 18-hour, multi-city, multi-country, global live toy unboxing event. It started in Sydney, Australia, and continued through Asia, Europe, Canada, and North & South America, leading up to retailers around the globe opening their doors at midnight.

The Role of Star Wars Toys

Star Wars toys have always played a significant role in the Star Wars saga. According to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, they have inspired multiple generations to relive the movie experience and to create new adventures. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens products were set to continue this tradition, sparking the imaginations of fans worldwide.

Unboxing Live on YouTube

But what exactly is a live toy unboxing event? It’s a live-streamed event where top digital stars from the Maker Studios network unbox new toys from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens product line. This event was hosted on the official Star Wars YouTube channel. Unboxing videos have become extremely popular on YouTube, with 18 of the top 100 most viewed YouTube channels worldwide dedicated to toys and toy unboxings.

Joining the Star Wars Fandom

This global event brought together traditional toy unboxers, families, lifehack specialists, gamers, and Star Wars fans from around the world. These online personalities shared their excitement and reactions while unboxing the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys.

What Happened at the Event?

The live stream kicked off with the first unboxing in Sydney, Australia. Each of the 15 locations revealed a new product inspired by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The event culminated with the grand finale at Lucasfilm in San Francisco. Fans had the opportunity to watch live unboxings, enjoy the latest trailers for the upcoming movie, listen to commentary from special guests, and watch fun product videos and demos.

The Aftermath of the Event

At midnight local time, many retailers around the world opened their doors to fans eager to purchase Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more. This global celebration of Star Wars fandom was a unique and exciting way to build anticipation for the movie release.

Conclusion

This global live toy unboxing event for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a first-of-its-kind initiative. It allowed fans from around the world to come together and share their excitement for the new merchandise. Not just that, it also set a new precedent for how movie merchandise can be unveiled and celebrated.

Participation in the Event: A Global Star Wars Community

One of the defining features of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens global live toy unboxing event was the widespread participation. Fans from all corners of the globe tuned in to the event, showcasing the global appeal of the Star Wars franchise. It wasn’t just about the toys; it was about the shared experience, the excitement of the new movie, and the unity of the Star Wars fandom.

The Impact of the Unboxing Event on the Toy Industry

This groundbreaking event had a significant impact on the toy industry. It showcased a new way of launching a product line, capitalizing on the popularity of unboxing videos and the global reach of the internet. It was a game-changer, demonstrating how a toy launch can be an event in and of itself, generating buzz and excitement far beyond a simple product release.

The Toys: What Were They?

The toys unveiled during the event were as diverse as the Star Wars universe itself. They ranged from action figures and Lego sets to high-tech gadgets like remote-controlled BB-8s. There were items for all age groups, from young kids to adult collectors, with each toy meticulously designed to capture the essence of the characters and the world of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars Toys: A Catalyst for Creativity

Star Wars toys have always been more than just playthings. They are catalysts for creativity, sparking the imagination and inspiring countless hours of play. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy line was no exception. From the intricate details of the action figures to the interactive features of the high-tech toys, these products were designed to ignite the creative spirit and inspire new adventures.

Unboxing Event: A New Trend in Marketing

The global live toy unboxing event for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a pioneering marketing strategy. It leveraged the power of social media and the popularity of unboxing videos to create a buzz around the product launch. This innovative approach to marketing may well become a trend in the industry, with other brands following suit to launch their products in a similar manner.

FAQs about the Unboxing Event

What is an unboxing event? An unboxing event is a live-streamed event where new products are revealed and unboxed for the first time. It’s a way for brands to generate buzz and excitement around a product launch.

Who participated in the event? The event was attended by top digital stars from the Maker Studios network, Star Wars fans from around the world, and various online personalities who specialize in toy unboxings, lifehacks, and gaming.

What was the purpose of the event? The purpose of the event was to unveil the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy line in a unique and exciting way, and to build anticipation for the movie release.

Final Thoughts on the Unboxing Event

In conclusion, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens global live toy unboxing event was a groundbreaking initiative that redefined the way movie merchandise is launched. It brought together the global Star Wars community in a celebration of fandom, creativity, and anticipation for the new movie. It was not just an event, but a testament to the enduring appeal of the Star Wars franchise and its ability to inspire and unite fans around the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the Star Wars: The Force Awakens First-Ever Global Live Toy Unboxing Event?

This was an 18-hour, multi-city, multi-country, global live toy unboxing event that unveiled the toy line for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The event started in Sydney, Australia, and continued across the globe, leading up to retailers around the world opening their doors at midnight to sell the new toys.

How was the event conducted?

This unprecedented event was live-streamed on the official Star Wars YouTube channel. Top digital stars from the Maker Studios network unboxed new toys from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens product line. The event kicked off in Sydney, Australia, and each of the 15 locations revealed a new product inspired by the film.

Who participated in the event?

The event brought together traditional toy unboxers, families, lifehack specialists, gamers, and Star Wars fans from around the world. These online personalities shared their excitement and reactions while unboxing the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys.

What happened after the event?

At midnight local time, retailers around the world opened their doors to fans eager to purchase the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more. This global celebration of Star Wars fandom was a unique and exciting way to build anticipation for the movie release.

What is the significance of the Star Wars toys?

Star Wars toys have always played a significant role in the Star Wars saga. They have inspired multiple generations to relive the movie experience and to create new adventures. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens products were set to continue this tradition, sparking the imaginations of fans worldwide.

How did this event impact the Star Wars Fandom?

This global live toy unboxing event allowed fans from around the world to come together and share their excitement for the new merchandise. It set a new precedent for how movie merchandise can be unveiled and celebrated, further solidifying the bond within the Star Wars fandom.

Summary of the Event

Event	Description
Start of Event	Started in Sydney, Australia with the first unboxing
During the Event	Continued across 15 locations worldwide with each revealing a new product
End of Event	Culminated with the grand finale at Lucasfilm in San Francisco
Post Event	Retailers around the world opened their doors at midnight for fans to purchase the new toys

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Helping An Elderly Loved One Age Healthily

ByMySparklingLife January 19, 2020September 16, 2023

Many seniors don’t want to move. They would rather stay at home, as opposed to living in a care home. Because of this, you must make sure that your loved one’s property is equipped for their needs. There are many helpful home upgrades and changes that you could make. An accessible shower and fall alarms are just two additions that would do a world of good, preventing an injury.
Look Into Meal Delivery
Good nutrition is essential for all people, especially older adults. However, many seniors don’t have enough energy or patience to prepare healthy meals for themselves every day. Thankfully, there is a simple solution. A meal delivery service would bring warm meals straight to your loved one’s door. Other services deliver a week’s worth of meals that only need to be microwaved.
Speak With An Expert
Different elderly people have different needs. Your loved one, for example, might suffer from a neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s. Rather than attempt to deal with this alone, you should contact experts, like a mental health treatment center. Although there isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s, there are treatment options that could help to manage the condition better.
Encourage An Active Lifestyle
An active lifestyle would benefit seniors much like anyone else. Unfortunately, many of us assume that elderly people need more rest. Although that is true in some cases, physical activity is also important. Because of this, you should encourage your loved one to exercise. Swimming, tennis, and hiking are just a few workouts that your loved one could try out for themselves today.

Fighting Like A Girl #FightLikeAGirl

ByMySparklingLife March 23, 2016September 19, 2023

Fighting like a girl is no longer a slang term for someone who can’t fight. Fighting like a girl has taken on a whole new meaning for someone fighting for their life. I’ve seen family of friends fight for their life and many lose the battle. But I never thought that I would have to see someone close to me fight that battle.
Let’s go back a few years…growing up I was very close to my paternal grandmother, she would come get me every weekend and we would hang out or go shopping for hours on end. To this day we are still close I try to call at least once a week. So we were both sad when I was moving down here (I’m from Austin) 4 hours away from my family. I only get the chance to go back 2-3 times a year because of the kid’s school sceduales..and I make it priority to spend a day at her apartment. With each visit I started to notice different things going on…getting tired & can’t go out as often..yes she’s getting old so I chalked it up to that..then came the oxygen tank which I again accepted..and then one visit she nonchalantly said something about her preleukemia! I was like “wait, go back…preleukemia?!” How could she just throw that in there like it was nothing? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Wait, this isn’t about me…It was about this lady…
You have so many things going through your head..but the hardest one to hear was that she wasn’t going to fight. She told her Dr. she didn’t want chemo, she was “too old for that”. I get it, when it’s your time it’s your time, I get being tired, and I get she’s old…but it’s still hard to hear.
Then one visit I go back and she’s talking about her chemo! Shes fighting! I’m not sure what changed her mind, but I’m so glad she’s fighting it! Yes the treatment might not work, but it’s giving her a fighting chance to watch her great-grandkids grow up. I can see it debilitating her in many ways..she doesn’t have energy to do much of anything any more, but she manages to get up and about the apartment when we visit as to not show how much it’s affecting her. The boys still want to sit on her and snuggle, but it’s getting to be too much for her to handle that .
While we are in the middle of this battle, two weeks ago my Mother-In-Law went into the dr for pain in her back. She’s always (since I’ve known her..13 years now) has had internal & back problems from different things..but this time was different..this time we got a phone call that the test came back for Colon Cancer.
My husband was at a loss..we lost his dad 10 years ago to the same thing! While he couldn’t sleep, she seems to be taking it just fine, she has an upbeat mood about it, but you can definitely see the rapid weight loss, and pain that it is causing her…but again she is about 6 hours away and we can not be there to help her fight. We face time when we can, and anxiously await her to start her chemo and radiation in hopes that it will help. They would have just taken out her colon, but sadly it has spread.
Now we have two strong women fighting like girls…while all we can do is sit back and watch these diseases debilitate and cause them pain. It’s definitely hard to watch someone you know go through the fight, and even more so when you can’t be there with them all the time to help out. I miss her everyday and pray that they keep fighting…

Sharing & Caring Max & Ruby DVD Review ⋆ My Sparkling Life

ByMySparklingLife April 1, 2016October 11, 2023

Having a brother or sister isn’t always easy, but Max & Ruby show the importance of working together, and resolving differences in respectful and supportive ways, in the brand new DVD, Max & Ruby: Sharing & Caring. The DVD features 12 “tails,” each with an important lesson that helps preschoolers develop important social skills, including kindness and listening.
Max & Ruby: Sharing & Caring includes the following episodes:
Picture Perfect
Detective Ruby
Superbunny Saves the Cake
Max’s Ride
Max on Guard
Ruby’s Real Tea Party
The Bunny Who Cried Lobster
Max and the Three Bears
Little Ruby Hen
Ruby’s Autograph
A Toy for Baby Huffington
Max’s Big Dig
Who doesn’t love Max & Ruby?! They’ve been around since I had my oldest, 13 years ago. And have been a part of our house since he was old enough to enjoy morning cartoons. I love the lessons Max & Ruby teach in their shows and Sharing & Caring is no different. With 12 episodes, it gives me a minute of peace and teaches some valuable lessons in the process.
Created by Nickelodeon and distributed by Paramount Home Media, Max & Ruby: Sharing & Caring will be available in the U.S. on June 2, 2015.
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For Bloggers

ByMySparklingLife May 2, 2015October 4, 2023

We all need a little help now and then. This page is for those that are looking for a little help with blogging. If your new to blogging Welcome! If you’ve been around good for you keeping the passion alive! Click the link to take you to the article you are looking for!
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Need To Know's About Disney's The Jungle Book | Film Review

ByMySparklingLife January 19, 2020October 6, 2023

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The Jungle Book, we all read it, we all grew up watching the animated version about 100+ times…today, Disney’s Live Action adventure, “The Jungle Book,” is out in theaters! While in L.A. earlier this month we were lucky enough to be able to screen it in Dolby Cinemas at AMC Prime as well as during the World Premiere at the El Capitan Theater! I’ve seen it on two different screens and in two different formats (traditional & 3D) and today, I’ve going to share my thoughts & “need to knows” on this epic tale come to life.
IN THEATERS EVERYWHERE TODAY!
There are no LIVE animals in this film! This film really take photo-realistic CG to a whole other level! I am still in awe of the amazing work the team did to bring the realistic, yet dream-like characters to life. The movements, the fur, the sounds…it’s all stunning.
It was all filmed on location….in downtown L.A.! You heard that right..downtown L.A.! Jon Favreau wanted to take the original version of the movie and play with scale (hence the photo-realistic CG). From the larger than life Bagheera, to the enormous King Louie & Kaa, it’s all realistic, yet very dream-like from a child’s perspective.
The storyline is familiar, yet different. In this film you really get a sense of who each character is, and some are not as they were in the original animated version.
Mowgli and Bagheera have the same sort of relationship, but in this one, Bagheera is more a part of the story and Mowgli’s everyday life. Bagheera is more of a teacher to Mowgli… Sir Ben Kingsley saw him as more of a military leader, so you also get that sort of cold, strictness from him, yet it’s more of a loving respectful relationship.
Mowgli is just as you remember him. The long & lanky look and subtle movements are a welcomed familiar site. Neel Sethi, despite never acting before, took this role head on and did it well. He will make you laugh, cry, and feel right along with him throughout the story…You really get a sense of who Mowgli is in this movie.
We see Akela and Raksha much more in this film and you really get the sense of the strong motherly love and family that Lupita Nyong’o & Giancarlo Esposito bring to their wolf parenting roles.
Kaa had a much smaller part and was less comedic and more…seductive & hypnotizing. In the midst of hypnotizing Mowgli, Kaa tells him the story about his origins that helps you, as the audience, understand how this boy came to be raised by wolves in the Jungle.
Baloo is much lazier but just as funny…and with Bill Murray playing the part, he’s bound to be funny! In this film, Baloo is more of a sneaky swindler, and uses Mowgli for his own personal gain, but much like the original quickly grows a loving attachment to Mowgli.
I highly recommend seeing this movie! If you love the original, even if you didn’t…you will love this movie! Seeing it in 3D will give you a whole different feel and immerse you much more into the story….p.s. stick around and watch the credits with your glasses on.

The Toy Story Gang Is Back With “Toy Story of TERROR”

ByMySparklingLife September 24, 2015September 20, 2023

The “Toy Story” Gang’s Frightfully Fun Adventure Releasing for the First Time on Blu-ray™ & DVD! On Blu-ray + Digital Copy, DVD, Disney Movies Anywhere, and Digital HD August 19th Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features Include Parody Vintage Toy Commercials, Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary, and Much More! Everyone’s favorite Toys are back in Disney•Pixar’s frightfully fun adventure “Toy Story OF TERROR!” available for the first time ever on Blu-ray + Digital Copy, DVD, Digital HD, and Disney Movies Anywhere August 19th. Reuniting after the events of the blockbuster smash “Toy Story 3,” Buzz, Woody and the gang join new friend Combat Carl for a spooky tale full of mystery and humor that’s a must-own for “Toy Story” and Disney•Pixar fans this summer! “Toy Story OF TERROR!” makes its in-home debut loaded with never-before-seen bonus features, including three Vintage Toy Commercials, which can be viewed as act breaks during the film or separately with Director Introductions. Additional all-new bonus features include Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes with Editor Introductions and “Team of Specialists,” in which director Angus MacLane goes deep behind the scenes to introduce the team of specialists required to make this fun-filled “Toy Story” adventure! Additional in-home special features include three “Toy Story Toons” shorts: “Small Fry,” “Partysaurus Rex” and “Hawaiian Vacation” – each with Audio Commentary; and the rarely seen, especially spooky teaser created for the D23 fan conference. Also available only on Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) is a new short piece about film references featuring Mr. Pricklepants and a Bonus Deleted Scene with Editor’s Introduction. Written and directed by Angus MacLane, animator on such Disney•Pixar classics as “Finding Nemo,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Toy Story 2 & 3” and produced by Galyn Susman, “Toy Story OF TERROR!” features an original score by composer Michael Giacchino (“Ratatouille,” “Up,” “Cars 2”). What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story OF TERROR! “Toy Story OF TERROR!” features the voice talents of original “Toy Story” cast members Tom Hanks as “Woody,” Tim Allen as “Buzz Lightyear,” Joan Cusack as “Jessie,” Timothy Dalton as “Mr. Pricklepants,” Don Rickles as “Mr. Potato Head,” Kristen Schaal as “Trixie” and Wallace Shawn as “Rex,” along with series newcomer Carl Weathers as “Combat Carl/Combat Carl Jr.”

Star Wars: The Force Awakens First-Ever Global Live Toy Unboxing Event