Star Wars Exhibition

Last Friday we went to the Science Center to get a sneak peak at the new Star Was Exhibition before it opened to the public the next day. This was for members only, who could receive up to 6 free tickets. We let Clifford have his friend Xavier join us (who then spent the night at our house for Clifford's first sleepover at home). For a Star Wars fan, it's awesome. When you purchase tickets for the exhibition, you have a timed entry. Ours was for 2pm. We walked around the rest of the Science Center for a bit until we came upon the Millennium Falcon Experience. We waited in line for 45 minutes until it was our turn, which left us with 5 minutes to get to the actual exhibit for our timed entry. The Millenium Falcon Experience is a 5 minute ride where you simulate a jump to lightspeed in a life-size replica of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit. The Star Wars exhibit itself was awesome. Lots of props and costumes. There were lots of interactive hands-on activities. Unfortunately for us, we didn't get to try any of this. The kids (especially Xavier, who kept wondering off from us) wanted to be done with everything and just go to the gift shop (we think if it was just us alone with our boys, they would have enjoyed it much more). We rushed through it in 20 minutes, where in reality, this exhibit can take up to 2 hours if you take your time to enjoy and look at everything. Pete went crazy taking pictures. He was in Star Wars Heaven! We definitely want to go back, at least once without our boys. And if anyone would like to come with us, just ask! Since we're members, tickets are $4. The exhibit is there until the beginning of May. The gift shop is definitely overpriced (of course), though they do have a few items for sale that are more hard to find in other stores. Enjoy the pics below. This is HALF of what Pete took :)