The sun is shining in Florida and the streets are overrun by stormtroopers, Jedi and the power of the Force -- it can only mean that the annual tradition of Star Wars Weekends has begun! It's your chance to celebrate the entire Star Wars saga through four consecutive weekends at Disney-MGM Studios in Florida.

Starting today and running each weekend through June 11, fans of all ages and Star Wars characters of all varieties will converge to celebrate the heroes, villains, droids and magic of the saga. In addition to costumed characters, fun activities and the Star Tours theme park ride, celebrity guests will be in attendance for meet-and-greet sessions, star conversations, and classic Hollywood-style motorcades. Each Star Wars Weekend features actor and fan-favorite Warwick Davis as your celebrity host.

Click here to enter our 2006 Star Wars Weekend picture viewer to see some of the action. The viewer will be updated each week, so be sure to check back often. All photos are by Mark Ashman, courtesy Disney.

For several years now, fans have known to check out starwars.com for a taste of the Star Wars Weekends excitement, but this year brings something new and special. Disney's David Brady is providing Star Wars listeners with audio interviews with the celebrity guests, so you can hear as well as see what the excitement is all about.

This first weekend brings Star Wars producer Rick McCallum and the man who played Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, to Disney-MGM Studios. Enjoy hearing their interviews below, along with host Warwick Davis. Also on hand was actor and singer Joey Fatone, who is a die-hard Star Wars fan. Click on the audiofiles below to play or download them onto your favorite mp3 player.