4. Obi-Wan Kenobi
This is a controversial one, I admit. But I believe Obi-Wan Kenobi would detract from the experience of Star Wars at Disney theme parks. His death is an integral part of the original trilogy, and seeing him roaming around alive and well at Tomorrowland and Hollywood Studios would feel very, very wrong to me. Best let him rest in peace, especially with all the other characters the Imagineers have to choose from.
5. Slave Leia
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Disney prides itself on very family friendly parks, and a sexualized version of one of the only great female characters from the movies would definitely not fit into that mold. I personally hate seeing Slave Leia’s at comic book conventions I attend, feeling sorry for the parents who have to shield their children’s eyes from something they don’t need to see. It would feel even more wrong for Princess Leia as a servant of Jabba the Hut to be found at a Disney theme park. Leia is absolutely someone who should be present at the parks; she’s a strong-willed, memorable character who bucks the damsel-in-distress trend. Slave Leia, though, definitely doesn’t belong anywhere near a family friendly theme park.
6. Too many humans
Too many human characters in general would be a poor use of the Disney parks’ resources. We can see cosplayers of Luke, Leia and Han anywhere that nerds congregate. It’s quite a bit less likely to come across a convincing Yoda or droid or Jabba the Hut. We definitely need SOME of the original trio at the parks, sure, but I’m way more excited to see the characters I won’t find anywhere else. How about you?
7. Ewoks
They may have had their own animated series for a while, but a lot of Star Wars aficionados wince with the mention of the Ewoks from the forest moon of Endor. They’re definitely cute, yes, but so are Yoda and R2-D2! I can certainly see the upsides to having some Ewoks out there for kids at the Disney parks to pal around with, but I think other options out their might trump their inclusion at Disney theme parks.
8. Jar Jar Binks
The most important character to exclude from the theme parks is saved for last! Even though Jar Jar was introduced in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to appeal to children, a majority of them would probably agree that he doesn’t need another home. His exclusion from most of the Star Wars Expanded Universe material is clue enough that Jar Jar Binks is not a good fit for the Disney parks. He’s yet another, and perhaps the most obvious, character who does not need to be at Disney theme parks.
Comments
This is such a dumb take. You put two of my favorite characters off all time in the saga at the top of the list. I would LOVE to see Anakin and Padmé. Anakin is so cool and he is my favorite character of all time. I will not deny the flaws of the prequels, but nonetheless I loved seeing Darth Vaders complicated backstory unfold and it made the prequel trilogy my favorite. Also I really admire Padmé, she's a GREAT female character, so I have no idea what you're talking about. If you're going to insult the character, I beg of you to at least make it constructive. She was in politics at the young age of 14 making her a child prodigy and as a young girl myself, I looked up to that and I strive to be like her and to have her intelligence and determination. She can also obviously fight, she was great in the battle of Geonosis. Finally, Jar Jar would be great in parks; he's just so silly and light hearted which is perfect for the children. The only thing about that would be the unnecessary hate the actor in the suit would receive. Anyways, don't make such ignorant claims with incorrect reasoning and people have different opinions.