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Comic Diary: My One-Day Pass Experience of Star Wars Celebration in 2017 in Orlando, FL

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A comic about going to Star Wars Celebration in 2017. The title says, "Orlando 2017. Star Wars Celebration. My one-day pass experience." Next to the title is a drawing of a one-day pass with Kylo Ren on it. Panel 1: morphmaker is in bed with eyes wide open. The caption says, "wide awake at 4:20 AM." Panel 2: morphmaker and morphmaker's sister hurry through a dark parking lot. The caption says, "out of the hotel 4:50 AM." Panel 3: morphmaker and sister walk across a catwalk. The caption says, "get lost, find our way on a catwalk." Panel 4: morphmaker and sister look at a crowd of people. The caption says, "pass by the 6 AM line." morphmaker's sister says, "Let's see the 5 AM line." Panel 5: morphmaker and sister stare at a huge line of people. The caption says, "The 5 AM line snaked onto the road, we turned around because we couldn't find the end of it!" Panel 6: morphmaker and sister run past people walking in the opposite direction. The caption says, "So we ran back to the 6 AM line." Panel 7: morphmaker and sister look scared as the listen to shadowy figures talking angrily behind them. The caption says, "Listening to the 4-day pass holders behind us was what I'd imagine a scared straight program is like." The people behind them are saying, "Terrible organization! Waiting 5 hours. Horrendous lines! Unhelpful staff!" Panel 8: Close-up of morphmaker and sister listening to someone say, "You might not get into even your fourth choice of panel." morphmaker and sister think, "Why are we here?" Panel 9: morphmaker and sister run past a group of unhappy people waiting to go through security. A caption says, "Get in at 6:15. Run past 5 AM line still going through security."
Panel 10: morphmaker's hand wearing a blue bracelet. The caption says, "Got a blue bracelet for Heroines of Star Wars Panel." Panel 11: morphmaker and sister run happily and sister says, "Let's see if we can get bracelets for The Last Jedi!" Panel 12: Bird's eye view of hundreds of people waiting in a giant line. The caption says, "1 hour later..." Panel 13: morphmaker sits on the floor looking sad and says, "Should we get off the line? It's just for an over-flow room." Panel 14: morphmaker's sister says, "There's nothing else to do until 10 AM. Panel 15: morphmaker triumphantly holds up a hand with another bracelet on it and says, "Yes!" The caption says, "8:45 AM." Panel 16: morphmaker and sister sit on the floor again. There's a barrier rail keeping the lines in order. morphmaker says, "Wait, so now we're in another lines to get into the room?" morphmaker's sister replies, "Yes." Panel 17: morphmaker is typing on a phone. A caption says, "Texting parents who just got bracelets for the Heroines panel. There are sound effects like "k-chang! Woo! clap clap clap" and a caption that says, "Every time someone knocked over a barrier rail, everyone cheered sarcastically."
Panel 18: morphmaker and sister are walking in a line with other people. morphmaker looks excited to see someone dressed as Krennic. A caption says, "10 AM. Walking to overflow room." Panel 19: The overflow room where everyone is watching Kathleen Kennedy on a giant screen. She says, "All of you are getting these posters!" A caption says, "The Last Jedi panel overflow room. 11:40 AM." Panel 20: morphmaker and sister look stunned as people around them scream and cheer. morphmaker and sister say, "wait... us too?"
Panel 21: morphmaker poses next to R2-D2. A caption says, "Before we left the room, Allison took my picture with R2-D2. Doing my best Luke Skywalker impression." Panel 22: A hand holding The Last Jedi poster. A caption says, "We didn't realize how much these posters were worth until we walked around with them. Panel 23: morphmaker and sister look annoyed as someone approaches them and asks, "Hey where'd you get those?" Panel 24: morphmaker and parents are eating lunch and are approached by desperate people saying, "Is that The Last Jedi poster?" Panel 25: morphmaker clutches the poster as scary figures approach and say, "I would give everything in my bag for those posters."
Panel 26: morphmaker waves goodbye to parents. An arrow caption pointing to parents says, "going to Warwick Davis's panel at 1:30 PM. An arrow caption pointing to morphmaker and sister says, "Heading into the massive, crowded show floor." Panel 27: A drawing of someone dressed as Chewbacca. Panel 28: Someone dressed as Han Solo takes a picture of other cosplayers. Panel 29: A real security guard apologizes for bumping into a stormtrooper. Panel 30: A drawing of what the crowded show floor looked like. Panel 31: Two women dressed as Leia in Jabba's Palace lounge in front of a Jabba statue. A caption says, "Ironically, in addition to a Heroines panel, there were slave bikini Leias posing on a Jabba the Hutt for you to take pictures with."
Panel 32: Dave Filoni saying, "Men should stop talking and just listen." A caption says, "Heroines Panel at 3:30 PM. (Didn't wait too long to get in.) Dave Filoni, animation director for Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels was wearing his badge around his neck with a normal, free lanyard like us, not the fancy $15 one. Even though I knew it was intentional, it still made me like him... damn him." Panel 33: The Heroines panelists on stage. A caption says, "Daisy Ridley showed up and then..." The moderator stands up and says, "I have something for all of you!" Panel 34: Close-up of morphmaker's shocked face saying, "For us??" Panel 35: The panelists hold toy figures in their hands. A caption says, "She meant she had action figures for the women on stage."
Panel 36: Tiya Sircar says, "When I was a little girl, there weren't any toys that looked like me." Panel 37: morphmaker and sister clap and morphmaker thinks, "She. Said. That." Panel 38: A caption says, "Then we left!" morphmaker holds up The Last Jedi poster in front of the trunk of the car and says, "Is it safe to put these posters in the trunk?" morphmaker is thinking of earlier when sister said, "This is the only free thing I'll ever get from Disney."
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