Jun 23 2008Way To Desecrate My Favorite Characters: Star Wars Dance Competition At Disney
So apparently Disney has now started having "Star Wars Weekends" at Walt Disney World. What does this mean? Among other things, a Star Wars Character Dance Competition that made my blood boil. The video is over 5 minutes long, so what you want to do is let it load, and then watch a random ten seconds of the first 3 minutes, and then actually let it play at 3:11. This video has singlehandedly desecrated the memory of my favorite childhood characters. Kind of like that time at my Halloween party when I walked in on my girlfriend humping Optimus Prime. Suffice it to say I trashed all my Transformers and Uncle Jake isn't my favorite uncle anymore.
Star Wars Dance Off [uberreview]
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Reader Comments
1. Marcos - June 23, 2008 3:00 PM
So... freaking... stupid...
I didn't even need the music to know that Darth Vader is dancing to Michael Jackson.
2. Marcos - June 23, 2008 3:01 PM
Hah! Ruined somebody's first.
3. Dang Nabit - June 23, 2008 3:53 PM
I want to punch everyone in the audience for cheering and encouraging those loser "actors/dancers/crack-addicts". There just up there for the money, but the people watching... you don't applaud a car accident... do you.
Wow, I can't believe how angry I am right now.
4. The Imaginary Reviewer - June 23, 2008 4:16 PM
Wow, what next? Footage of Jar Jar Binks shitting in Han's mouth?
5. Clinch - June 23, 2008 4:20 PM
It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and weren't silenced until this crappy dance was finally over.
6. SmokingGirl - June 23, 2008 4:24 PM
It's peanut butter jelly time!
Peanut butter jelly, peanut butter jelly, peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat.
7. pdrunk - June 23, 2008 4:27 PM
In all fairness, George Lucas has been destroying your childhood memories since the 70's with that Christmas Special. Have you thought about getting a new childhood hero? Like Zuul? Or Smurfette?
8. Liz - June 23, 2008 4:32 PM
What. The. Fuck.
9. butterbee - June 23, 2008 4:39 PM
that was awesomely bad. relax. enjoy.
10. BmUrphy72 - June 23, 2008 4:39 PM
That was actually funny, you other up tight nemrods need to loosen up your stools samples. Stop making shit so complicated.....
11. MunkyBox - June 23, 2008 4:41 PM
Come come! Star Wars Weekends are AWESOME!!! The 501st Legion gets to dress up and march sweating balls in 95 degree weather!
12. Freddy K - June 23, 2008 4:55 PM
Darth Vader "performnig" Thriller. Not sure if I should laugh or cry... maybe a little of both.
Agree with #10. lighten up and laugh a little.
13. Graham H - June 23, 2008 5:20 PM
I can't believe my eyes. I had to turn the sound off, it was so bad. This is stupid. Whoever at Walt Disney World came up with this idea needs to get shot in the face
14. flareback - June 23, 2008 5:30 PM
who didn't see vader winning that one. I mean who's gonna vote against him. It was all pretty sad though.
15. Scott - June 23, 2008 5:44 PM
Don't rip on the actors. They work for Disney, they get a paycheck, they have nothing to do with the actual show. It's the organizers that should be smacked.
16. McTOM - June 23, 2008 6:00 PM
only Vader is worth seeing.
and the clip is truly old ;)
17. guate6 - June 23, 2008 6:13 PM
I think couple #1 deserved the prize. Darth vader & Friends didn't do that great a job.
It's...hell I don't know...I was bored at the moment and found it amusing. Whatever.
18. anyone - June 23, 2008 7:24 PM
That's bad...
as bad as the Christmas Special #7 talked about (a must-see if you want to traumatize yourself further).
...but maybe not as traumatic than seeing this footage about Carrie Fisher/lookalike, naked, puffing cigarettes and doing farts with her cunt right in front of the camera.
That's a deathblow. Quite perturbating. Took a week to recover.
...and it will never be a 100% recovery...
19. sTalking_Goat - June 23, 2008 7:25 PM
Great.
I've been toying with the idea for sometime of having a wake for Star Wars. I'd invite my friends and we'd all get wasted and burn whats left of our Star Wars collectibles.
I think this is the video that finally gonna make it happen.
20. Jeff Sparkman - June 23, 2008 8:02 PM
The thing that gets me is the further cute-ification of Darth Vader. How is it that he's gone from a mass murderer who Force-chokes the bejesus out of everyone who looks at him cross-eyed to adorable plush toy?
It would be like having Jason Voorhees breakdancing contests at Six Flags or something. I mean, having Jason dance to "Thriller" would make slightly more sense than Vader, being that he's undead and a product of the 80s, but still...
21. nabhoth - June 23, 2008 8:12 PM
this is great
considering the acting talent in the original and the new movies, this makes the thought of star wars at least a bit joyful.
22. Todd Hamilton - June 23, 2008 8:48 PM
That was stupid but I enjoyed it more than Phantom Menace.
23. mike - June 23, 2008 9:32 PM
you guys need to lighten up. i love star wars too, but that was hilarious.
24. Tyallie - June 23, 2008 9:55 PM
Wow, you guys really need to remove the lightsabers from your assholes. I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I thought that was fun and hilarious. I would've loved that when I was a kid. And, surprise! That show's for kids. It's harmless fun.
25. Joey - June 24, 2008 12:29 AM
They should've had Hitler face off against Darth Vader. Now THAT's a dance contest I would watch! :)
26. kaos - June 24, 2008 2:36 AM
Whoa...! I think my inner child just died...
27. Tabassor - June 24, 2008 2:37 AM
It's killing me... Next thing Disney will ask Britney to play young Lea on their brand new musical: Star Wars episode 3 1/2 the return of the mighty floppy disk.
28. ~zeus~ - June 24, 2008 6:18 AM
thats just wrong :S
29. dude - June 24, 2008 6:44 AM
Apperently the Michael Jacksons Thriller Crotch Grapping move wasn't deemed apropriate for Dsiney World. Not even as a move for the dark side.
30. Mainstager - June 24, 2008 10:00 AM
FYI
George Lucas approves EVERYTHING about Star Wars Weekends before they are allowed to produce it, including this.
31. Jazzman - June 24, 2008 10:02 AM
Im so offended... i'm sure all of you have communicated my dislike... It's time to release the swimming robotic snake on Disney!!!
32. yam.on.the.run - June 24, 2008 12:23 PM
that was funny...
yeah i hear all you starwars die hards...but in all honesty...it was satirical.
besides..its not like anything we watch for the most part is original anymore..we are living in this constant simulation of past remixed into our present..disney does a good job of that anyways..
33. JOWE - June 24, 2008 3:25 PM
oh wow.......this is a disgrace to star wars and makes me want to kill some choreographers.
34. SmokingGirl The Hutt - June 24, 2008 7:17 PM
Bring me Solo and the Wookiee. They will all suffer for this outrage.
(i will eat them)
35. mcphatty - June 25, 2008 12:28 AM
I think watching that just now made me gay......dam you superfical !
36. renzomatic - June 25, 2008 10:11 PM
Lucasfilms allows this? sad....
I mean, crying in my microbrew sad....
REALLY sad....
37. bard - June 26, 2008 6:33 AM
It hurts, but it's still funny
38. omg - June 29, 2008 1:17 AM
next saturday: star wars in da hood: rap competition!
39. gypsy - July 17, 2008 10:19 AM
i love star wars, and although the hosts were annoying, i thought the dancing was cute and funny.
40. actionjezus - August 5, 2008 9:43 AM
alright darth vader was the only good one it was pretty funny too
41. ZOMG! TGHTSIFNFST! - October 6, 2008 2:50 AM
ZOMG! That guy hosting the show is f@#kin Nelix from Star Trek!