Star Wars fans anxiously await new toys on Force Friday
#FridayFriday starts trending on Twitter as Star Wars fans await release of new toys
For many Star Wars fans, midnight can't come soon enough.
Friday, Sept. 4, otherwise known online as Force Friday, marks the highly anticipated release of various licensed toys, gadgets and collectibles from the latest instalment in the sci-fi saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The film will not be released in theatres until Dec. 18.
The unboxing of new merchandise will be streaming live on the official Star Wars YouTube channel. It will start in Australia and span over 18 hours in 15 cities worldwide.
The event has already started trending on Twitter with people using the hashtag #ForceFriday.
Here's how people are reacting online:
Man can you imagine what it would be like to be a kid right now with the new Star Wars coming out and this onslaught of toys? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForceFriday?src=hash">#ForceFriday</a>
—@DanGheeslingTo Matt's Boss - please excuse him from work today as he has an acute case of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForceFriday?src=hash">#ForceFriday</a> Flu. - Dr. Ackbar
—@citylifemattOkay I might need to do <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForceFriday?src=hash">#ForceFriday</a> at midnight just for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BB8?src=hash">#BB8</a> and LEGO falcon... I'm a grown adult and I need toys, <a href="https://twitter.com/starwars">@starwars</a>.
—@michelledeidreThis is the 1977 fans my age didn't get to have. Beyond excited. <a href="https://twitter.com/starwars">@starwars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForceAwakens?src=hash">#ForceAwakens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForceFriday?src=hash">#ForceFriday</a>
—@TheFanboyAwaits