Rhonda Dunaway
08-03-2008, 12:21 AM
Last week, my son found out about "Star Wars Night" at Rosenblatt Stadium and asked to go. I told him that we would. But, by yesterday (Friday) morning, I was really regretting my promise and was trying to find a way out of it. I was convinced that we would be hot and miserable and that the event would be cheesy and disappointing. I am pleasantly surprised to tell you that I was completely wrong on both counts.
I thought that maybe the Star Wars characters would be present only at the beginning of the evening, but they were wandering the stadium and the concession area throughout the entire evening. Aidan met and had photo opps with Darth Vader, Obi Wan Kenobi (spelling?), storm troopers, clone troopers, snow troopers, scouts, many more characters whose names I can't remember and, Aidan's favorite character of all -- R2D2. The guy who was operating the robot by remote control was so patient with Aidan. Every time, Aidan talked to R2D2, the robot responded by talking back and chasing Aidan around. Aidan couldn't have been more delighted. Obi Wan Kenobi also generously allowed Aidan to try out his light saber.
Apparently, the people who were wearing the Star Wars costumes belong to a group or organization that makes a lot of public appearances at special events. I'm going to find out their website address so I can post the information on our website. A friend of mine also told me that the group will send characters to birthday parties if you make a request in advance. Supposedly, there's no fee although donations to the organization are appreciated. I'm going to be checking into this information as well, and when I find out more details, I'll post them here. If anyone reading this post knows anything about this group, I would really appreciate it if you would either respond to this post or send me an e-mail.
There were also inflatables set up in the concession area. The cost was $3 per child, but there was no limit to the time your child could spend jumping. The inflatables were open until the end of the 8th inning.
The evening also included fun activities between each inning and fireworks at the end of the night. We didn't stay for the fireworks because Aidan was getting too sleepy after having already spent the entire afternoon at Splash Station water park in Fremont.
It's funny, but looking back, I now realize that there were so many things to do at the stadium that Aidan and I watched the actual game for maybe only 30 minutes total. Pa Barker is an avid baseball fan and watched far more of the game.
Regarding heat and humidity, for some reason, the air in the stadium was surprisingly cool. We never even broke a sweat.
Aidan loved the event, and Pa Barker and I had a much better time than we had expected to have. If Rosenblatt has another "Star Wars Night" in the future, we'll definitely attend. The experience also makes me want to check more closely into future family events at Rosenblatt.
I thought that maybe the Star Wars characters would be present only at the beginning of the evening, but they were wandering the stadium and the concession area throughout the entire evening. Aidan met and had photo opps with Darth Vader, Obi Wan Kenobi (spelling?), storm troopers, clone troopers, snow troopers, scouts, many more characters whose names I can't remember and, Aidan's favorite character of all -- R2D2. The guy who was operating the robot by remote control was so patient with Aidan. Every time, Aidan talked to R2D2, the robot responded by talking back and chasing Aidan around. Aidan couldn't have been more delighted. Obi Wan Kenobi also generously allowed Aidan to try out his light saber.
Apparently, the people who were wearing the Star Wars costumes belong to a group or organization that makes a lot of public appearances at special events. I'm going to find out their website address so I can post the information on our website. A friend of mine also told me that the group will send characters to birthday parties if you make a request in advance. Supposedly, there's no fee although donations to the organization are appreciated. I'm going to be checking into this information as well, and when I find out more details, I'll post them here. If anyone reading this post knows anything about this group, I would really appreciate it if you would either respond to this post or send me an e-mail.
There were also inflatables set up in the concession area. The cost was $3 per child, but there was no limit to the time your child could spend jumping. The inflatables were open until the end of the 8th inning.
The evening also included fun activities between each inning and fireworks at the end of the night. We didn't stay for the fireworks because Aidan was getting too sleepy after having already spent the entire afternoon at Splash Station water park in Fremont.
It's funny, but looking back, I now realize that there were so many things to do at the stadium that Aidan and I watched the actual game for maybe only 30 minutes total. Pa Barker is an avid baseball fan and watched far more of the game.
Regarding heat and humidity, for some reason, the air in the stadium was surprisingly cool. We never even broke a sweat.
Aidan loved the event, and Pa Barker and I had a much better time than we had expected to have. If Rosenblatt has another "Star Wars Night" in the future, we'll definitely attend. The experience also makes me want to check more closely into future family events at Rosenblatt.