LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Looking for a much-needed break from stormtroopers and TIE fighters, Finn arranges a surprise vacation for his friends Rey, Poe, Rose, Chewie, BB-8, R2-D2, and C-3PO, aboard the ultra-luxurious Galactic Starcruiser, the Halcyon.
But Finn’s plan to have one last hurrah together quickly goes awry when he’s separated from the group. While searching for his friends, he encounters three Force ghosts: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Leia Organa, who each share their own unexpected stories of vacations gone wrong, helping him to understand that holidays are about more than just having fun.
Starring: “Weird Al” Yankovic as Vic Vankoh; Yvette Nicole Brown as Colvett Valeria; Thomas Lennon as Wick Cooper; Paul F. Tompkins as Rad; Dee Bradley Baker as Boba Fett; Ashly Burch as the Tour Droid; Kyliegh Curran as Sidero; Anthony Daniels as C-3PO; Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine; Allie Feder as Sy Snootles; Jake Green as Poe Dameron; Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker; Ross Marquand as Han Solo; Omar Miller as Finn; Kevin Michael Richardson as Jabba the Hutt; Matt Sloan as Darth Vader; James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi; Kelly Marie Tran as Rose; Helen Sadler as Rey Skywalker; Billy Dee Williams as Lando (Holovid); Matthew Wood as Ben Solo; and Shelby Young as Leia Organa.
Writer: David Shayne
Director: Ken Cunningham
Executive Producers: David Shayne, James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, Jason Cosler, Keith Malone, and Jennifer Twiner Mccarron
The latest in a series that’s guaranteed to out a smile on your face, what might surprise viewers about LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation is just how sweet and touching this episode is. Delivering once again after Holiday Special and Terrifying Tales, Summer Vacation finds Finn and friends aboard the Halcyon, heading off on a surprise vacation that sees the gang split up to enjoy their own adventures while Finn meets the Force ghosts of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Princess Leia who all reveal to him their own stories, in classic LEGO Star Wars style.
What’s charming about the whole endeavour is the manner in which these three stories are told. With LEGO Star Wars very much its own ‘thing’ within the wider Star Wars galaxy (‘canon adjacent’ as writer David Shayne refers to it in an upcoming special episode of Making Tracks), the characters have the latitude to do things their canononical counterparts don’t, and with many of the characters voiced by their big screen performers this allows for some fun reads of heroes and villains we know so well. While no one will confuse LEGO Emperor Palpatine for the flesh and blood version, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran and Billy Dee Williams add just enough of a bounce to their versions of Threepio, Rose and Lando respectively to make them shine, while James Arnold Taylor is clearly having a ball as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
As always the animation is gorgeous. Dogfights and space shots in LEGO Star Wars look incredibly kinetic and impressive, and here is no exception with the Millennium Falcon looking as cool as it ever has, while the Halcyon interior and exterior is so impressive, if you didn’t want to visit it before in real life, you will now. But the real heart of the show is the final act. As Finn explains to his friends why he brought them to the Halcyon, we get a ‘moment’, as Finn remembers first meeting Poe and Rey in The Force Awakens, receiving his name from Dameron and meeting Rey on Niima Outpost. Rose stopping Finn’s heroic last stand on Crait is seen, and added to the sweetest ‘I love you, I know‘ moment this side of Kef Bir and you have the recipe for another winning entry in the series.
Whatever writer David Shayne and director Ken Cunningham have planned next for the series is unknown, but after the triple whammy of Holiday Special, Terrifying Tales and Summer Vacation you can be sure it’s going to be one to remember. This annual trip to the LEGO Star Wars galaxy has become a very pleasant, a fun diversion that’s increasingly welcome as the live action and animated worlds of Star Wars continue to arrive. Showing that the galaxy far, far away is also designed to be fun should not be forgotten, and LEGO Star Wars does that better than most. Add in the infectious groove of Gamorrean Girls and a star turn from Weird Al Yankovic and you truly do have a summer vacation to remember, More please!
- Quick-build LEGO Star Wars Microfighter – Young children can launch their own Star Wars: The Mandalorian missions with The Razor Crest (75321), featuring 2 stud shooters
- Includes The Mandalorian LEGO minifigure – The Mandalorian LEGO minifigure has a Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 outfit decoration and a blaster pistol and jetpack to inspire creative play
- Microfighter combos – This buildable toy playset combines with other LEGO Star Wars Microfighters to open up even more action play options
- Gift idea for ages 6 and up – Give this 98-piece building toy to trend-setting kids as a birthday or holiday gift or surprise treat
- Portable play – The Microfighter measures over 1.5 in. (3 cm) high, 3.5 in. (9 cm) long and 3 in. (8 cm) wide. Slip it into a child’s backpack ready for play on their travels
