Female Jedi appearing at Disney Parks

I cant say yes or no to your question. in the past star wars has multiple story lines going on at the same time. so there really is no true lead. (although Luke was in the spot light a lot). not sure if i see a connection between female jedi at Disney and TFA either. There were loads of female Jedi in the past.

on another note, welcome to the cantina.

 

I don't really think it means much. Only the general sense that we should get used to seeing women in a more active role in Star Wars. Long overdue.

 

We have seen female jedi's but non of them have been a significant character, in fact non even speak. To ignore female jedi's again in this trilogy would definitely make me feel a little bit sick.

 

I suppose I didn't consider your perspective. I agree that they should be showcased more often like they are in EU.

 

I think you're reading into it to much.

 

I agree with your first proposal, that they are attempting integration of females into a main cast, but let's not forget that star wars has always had strong female characters from the beginning. Leia, and padme both knew how to kick ass, they just weren't Jedi.

 

i'd think they're just trying to get a Star Wars vibe into the theme parks, and what better way than to have mock Jedi classes? the PT goes enough into that whole scene to justify any installments in one of the parks.

 

While I'm not reading too much into the introduction of female Jedi at Disney parks, there have been a few stories online about it, here's a link to one of them: http://www.themarysue.com/jedi-master-disneyland-resort/

 

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

So I think this is just business move.

 

Last September they had a bunch of young girl Disney stars like Rowan Blanchard and Olivia Holt go to Lucasfilm and they played around with lighstabers for a photoshoot (for Star Wars Rebels promotion or something I don't recall the details) and ESPN's Michelle Beadle on a Star Wars-themed Halloween special did a skit with a lightsaber and dressed as Han Solo for Halloween (they also promoted a new clip of Star Wars Rebels on the show).

 

These female Jedi were leading when I took my kids to Disneyland in January (my son got picked and went up against Vader, which was AWESOME), so its not as though they just started. But perhaps they are saying they just started as the main lead. There is one speaking Jedi who narrates and gives the verbal instructions with a couple of other Jedi demonstrating for the class of kids. Thinking more about it, I may have the answer to the riddle of what happened to the male voice lead: He was also one of the stage characters at California Adventure for a Frozen attraction. He was doing double duty, so they probably had to train up the others in the Jedi show to help spell him... so it might not be a deliberate attempt to include more female Jedi at the park.

By the way, this was probably the coolest Star Wars moment I have ever had seeing my 4 year old son have a lightsaber "battle" with Darth Vader in the Jedi Training Academy at Disneyland.

 

makes me wish i was 7 again. lol. that looks like so much fun.

 

i wouldn't worry about Rey, the lego details have confirmed she is the "lead hero", and as @MagnarTheGreat informed me on another thread, Kennedy has already said how "aware" they are to this issue. I am seriously pumped to see rey become a jedi. I can't wait.

 

I wouldn't say she is "the" lead hero, I don't see why both she and Finn can't be the lead heroes, or even Poe as well but so far he doesn't seem to be force sensitive so maybe he won't have so much focus as the other two.

 

i'm just going from the lego details, they must be calling it "lead hero craft" for a reason? You could be right though