Force Friday Soars into Global Landmarks

GLOBAL–Disney and Lucasfilm have kicked off the countdown to Force Friday II, the global event celebrating the launch of products from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with an AR surprise at famous landmarks throughout the world.

April 6, 2018

Force Friday Soars into Global Landmarks

The Eiffel Tower, Central Park, Coca-Cola London Eye and other popular landmarks will serve as scenes for Disney’s Force Friday II AR event.

GLOBAL–Disney and Lucasfilm have kicked off the countdown to Force Friday II, the global event celebrating the launch of products from

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

, with an AR surprise at famous landmarks throughout the world.

Available through Sept. 3., fans within a mile of 20 global landmarks can open the “

Star

Wars

” app, select Find the Force and point their phone to the sky to experience a 10-second animation showing a Star Destroyer loom over the landmark as two TIE Fighters shoot past into the distance. Fans can also take pictures of the AR scene to post to social media using the hashtags #FindtheForce and #ForceFriday.

Landmarks featured in Disney and Lucasilm’s AR event include: Central Park, CN Tower, Coca-Cola London Eye, Copacabana Beach, Eiffel Tower, Gamla Stan, Golden Gate Bridge, Gran Via, Grand Canyon, Ha’Penney Bridge, Hollywood Sign, Lumpini Park, Memorial de America Latina, Merlion Park, Niagra Falls, Piazza del Duomo, Schloss Charlottenburg, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Victoria