Opening Weekend of Star Wars: Rogue One

OUT-OF-THIS-GALAXY CELEBRATIONS FOR OPENING WEEKEND OF STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

Featuring opening night lobby party on Thursday, December 15 in Richardson; STAR WARS-themed Beach Party on Friday, December 16; appearances all weekend long by professional costumed characters, RSO string quartet performing live in the lobby, photo ops, themed menu, limited edition exclusive merchandise, and more


Dec. 1, 2016 — The Force is strong during the Alamo Drafthouse DFW opening weekend festivities for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY!


– Opening night in Richardson (100 S Central Expressway #14) – December 15 from 6 p.m. – close:
– Alamo Richardson lobby will be teeming with professional costumed Star Wars characters and droids, photo ops, a DJ, vintage Star Wars arcade game by Free Play Arcade, pop-up shops featuring Star Wars toys, comics, wearables, art, and exclusive merchandise, plus a few more surprises up the sleeve of our Jedi robe!


– Friday night in Vetted Well (1005 S Lamar St., Dallas) – December 16 from 8 p.m. – midnight:
– Vetted Well, inside Alamo Cedars’ location, transforms into a Star Wars Beach Bash, inspired by the big beach battle sequence in ROGUE ONE!

Get ready to do the Lobot limbo, get Princess Lei'd, and bounce a Death Star beach ball! Featuring a live DJ spinning Star Wars remixes and classic beach jams as well as main stage karaoke. Join the host of professional costumed Star Wars characters to beach boogie with! A Star Wars beach-themed photo booth, professional photographer, and a themed menu featuring classic Star Wars drinks with a tropical twist. Guests are encouraged to come as your favorite Star Wars/beach mashup character!


Appearances by professional costumed Star Wars characters and droids will occur Thursday and Saturday at Richardson and Friday at Cedars. Fans can have their pictures taken with all their favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away including Stormtroopers, Darth Vader, Rebels, Jedis, R2-D2, and even a few of the new characters from ROGUE ONE!



Featured throughout the weekend:
• Appearances by professional costumed Star Wars characters and droids.
• Photo ops including a ROGUE ONE-themed photo booth and a life-size version of the Star Wars Black Series action figure box (presented by CUTX).
• Vintage Star Wars arcade game courtesy of Free Play Arcade.
• Richardson Symphony Orchestra quartet playing selections of the Star Wars score live in the lobby at Richardson Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
• Limited edition pint glass with exclusive Mondo-designed ROGUE ONE art for sale.
• Full themed menu of food and drink specials straight from the galaxy far, far away.


Tickets: https://drafthouse.com/dfw/show/2d-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story


Addresses:
Richardson - 100 S Central Expressway #14 Richardson, TX 75080
Cedars - 1005 S Lamar St Dallas, TX 75215



About Alamo Drafthouse:
Tim and Karrie League founded Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in 1997 as a single-screen mom and pop repertory theater in Austin. Nineteen years later, the now 24-location chain has been named "the best theater in America" by Entertainment Weekly and "the best theater in the world" by Wired. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has built a reputation as a movie lover's oasis not only by combining food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse Founder & CEO, Tim League, created Fantastic Fest, a world renowned film festival dubbed "The Geek Telluride" by Variety. Fantastic Fest showcases eight days of genre cinema from independents, international filmmakers and major Hollywood studios. The Alamo Drafthouse's collectible art gallery, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world-famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its brand in new and exciting ways, including Drafthouse Films, founded in 2010, which has already garnered three Academy Award nominations and Birth.Movies.Death., an entertainment content platform for movie lovers and the pop culture obsessed.