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Don't forget we have discounted tickets available this year! Including a special ticket that is good after 4pm. Click here to view the discounted ticked offers and remember, the tickets from that link are good from Sunday June 17th to Saturday June 30th. So you can use them, even if you can't make it to Disneyland on the 24th with the rest of us. http://www.starwarsdisneyland.com/

We still might sell shirts this year, but it will be last minute, and a limited amount, so keep an eye on the website, and Facebook for updates."

In Return of the Jedi, when Jabba the Hutt wanted to leave his palace and take his party into the sunlight, he and his crew loaded into his luxurious sail barge, and Course of the Force is no different – a replica of the sail barge on a flatbed truck will serve as the lead vehicle in the epic journey. The Course of the Force is a five-day relay, July 7-11, for Star Wars™ enthusiasts to celebrate their love of the Saga. The event is held in partnership with Lucasfilm, Ltd., Nerdist Industries and Octagon to raise proceeds for Make-A-Wish®.

As the lead vehicle, the sail barge will pave the way for participants, making stops at iconic piers and serving as home base for the Course of the Force hosts, Chris Hardwick, Nerdist Channel’s Alison Haislip and Her Universe’s Ashley Eckstein. From the barge, the trio will follow along with the day’s action, recapping the events as they go.  At 25 feet long and 13 feet tall, the sail barge is a can’t-miss vehicle, and the galaxy’s most majestic outdoor recreational vehicle this side of the Great Pit of the Carkoon!

To celebrate the announcement of the Course of the Force sail barge, Epic Ink and Nerdist Industries are giving away one copy of the limited edition book Star Wars: The Blueprints. This book (theblueprintsbook.com) brings together, for the first time, the original blueprints created for the filming of the Star Wars Saga. Drawn from deep within the Lucasfilm archives and combined with exhaustive and insightful commentary from best-selling author J. W. Rinzler, the collection maps in precise, vivid, and intricate detail the very genesis of the most enduring and beloved story ever to appear onscreen. Fans can register to win a copy online at http://bit.ly/NzxzV0.  

Over the next three weeks on CourseoftheForce.com a sneak peek at sail barge images will be available.

Fans interested in being a part of Course of the Force still have time. Registration is open at CourseoftheForce.com to be one of only 300 individuals that have the right to carry the official Course of the Force lightsaber from Santa Monica to San Diego. One hundred percent of runner proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish chapters of San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, and Orange County and the Inland Empire. Course of the Force will also be broadcast live to fans across the world on StarWars.com and the Nerdist YouTube channel (youtube.com/nerdist).

The Course of the Force is similar to an Olympic torch style relay, except participants come dressed in their favorite Star Wars or popular culture-themed costumes and hand off a custom lightsaber at quarter-mile markers to the next runner. On July 7, Course of the Force will kick off with an event at the Santa Monica Pier at 10:00 a.m. The relay will start later in the day and end that night at the Redondo Beach Pier. Other planned stops include Huntington Beach Pier, Oceanside and Crystal Pier at Pacific Beach.