Months and months and months of listening to Ryder talk about getting to see and fight Darth Vader at Disneyland finally came to be. Well, not the fighting part… turns out you have to be at least 4 to participate in the Jedi training. So no fighting the dark side this trip. Thankfully, getting to meet Darth Vader and everyone else was more than enough to satisfy him. He was so so so excited to see the dark side! Well, all except Darth Maul… that dude's make-up is legit and very freaky. It didn't help that he growled at Ryder when he got close to him. It was pretty much game over after that. He got Darth Maul's autograph, but that was it… he would NOT go near him for a picture. It was pretty funny. The whole Star Wars meet and greet experience and getting to take him to watch the Jedi training made the trip for Eric and Ryder.
I love this picture… high top wearing Pocahontas using the force on one storm trooper while talking trash to the other. Pretty sweet.
This was the moment that changed it all and forced Ryder to take about five steps backwards.
