Fans Raise Lightsabers Around The Country In Tribute To Carrie Fisher

[yuiyoshida]

“Star Wars” fans around the country gathered to honor the late Carrie Fisher with lightsaber tributes fit for a princess and captain.

Fisher, best known for playing Princess Leia Organa in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Tuesday at the age of 60. She was hospitalized days earlier after reportedly suffering a heart attack during a flight from London to Los Angeles. A day later, her mother, Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds, died at the age of 84.

A public event posted to Facebook called for “Star Wars” fans to gather Wednesday night in Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, California. Folks who attended the vigil posted photos and videos from the Disneyland tribute.

“There were a bounty of emotions, shared memories, and a loving appreciation for a remarkable human being,” Instagram user James B. Bones wrote in a post.

Event organizer Jeff Rowan told The Hollywood Reporter that he created the event to see if it would catch on. It certainly did, with hundreds of supporters sharing the post while a thousand Facebook users said they were interested in the event.

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[Gothmog]

1. My son just told me that a movie house near me is having a light saber memorial

May the force be with Carrie Fisher.