{"id":1768,"date":"2005-04-02T16:21:28","date_gmt":"2005-04-02T22:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:52:57","slug":"midnight-toy-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Toy Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As April 1st turned over to April 2nd, it was a time for Star Wars fans to be excited. At midnight, the new toys for Revenge of the Sith would be released. And the fans would go wild. It all started at a Mexican eatery and ended at a Wal-mart. But countless Wal-mart&#8217;s, Target&#8217;s and Toys R Us&#8217; were visited on the way. There are only a few pictures from this event as we were to busy buying toys otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1768 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1767'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/208552_1032252969422_7414_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cantina\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1767\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1767'>\n\t\t\t\tThe calm before the storm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1790'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1625-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Toy Run\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1790\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1790'>\n\t\t\t\tPancakes *****\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1793'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1628-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Toy Run\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1793\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1793'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is totally safe right?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1794'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1629-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"To Toy&#039;s R Us\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1794\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1794'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s legal.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1789'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1631-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Squished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1789\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1789'>\n\t\t\t\tWe will make it legal!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1795'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1630-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"van travel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1795'>\n\t\t\t\tTurn right! Turn right!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1792'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1627-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Toys Everywhere\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1792\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1792'>\n\t\t\t\tShowing off the haul\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?attachment_id=1791'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/04\/100_1626-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vader\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1791\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1791'>\n\t\t\t\tToys Aquired\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s some photos from Phyllis from Wal-Mart in Orland Hills the next morning:<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-4424.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-4424.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-4424\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-472141769_10232826593863075_7498999261169081821_n.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ready to shop!\" data-attachment-id=\"4418\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ready to shop!\" height=\"300\" width=\"517\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-472141769_10232826593863075_7498999261169081821_n\/936051084.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22517%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20517%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Ready to shop!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518954473_10235502889888803_511613452675927292_n.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"It was a long night and day\" data-attachment-id=\"4423\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"It was a long night and day\" height=\"300\" width=\"517\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518954473_10235502889888803_511613452675927292_n\/2914458550.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22517%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20517%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">It was a long night and day<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518133286_10235502890008806_1780593138684035570_n.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cue Imperial March\" data-attachment-id=\"4421\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cue Imperial March\" height=\"300\" width=\"174\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518133286_10235502890008806_1780593138684035570_n\/3980064735.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22174%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20174%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cue Imperial March<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-472079251_10232826595783123_7510367260684851571_n.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Obi-Wan stalks the toy aisle.\" data-attachment-id=\"4417\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Obi-Wan stalks the toy aisle.\" height=\"300\" width=\"517\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-472079251_10232826595783123_7510367260684851571_n\/4283515003.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22517%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20517%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Obi-Wan stalks the toy aisle.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518169861_10235502888048757_2037844137349463735_n.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Line-Up\" data-attachment-id=\"4422\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Line-Up\" height=\"300\" width=\"517\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/02\/2005-04-02-518169861_10235502888048757_2037844137349463735_n\/1061447890.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22517%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20517%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Line-Up<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As April 1st turned over to April 2nd, it was a time for Star Wars fans to be excited. At midnight, the new toys for Revenge of the Sith would be released. And the fans would go wild. It all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/?p=1768\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,93],"class_list":["post-1768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outings","tag-midnight","tag-toy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1768"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4425,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1768\/revisions\/4425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coruscant.chicagoforce.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}