About

I’m Dan the proprietor of this port and I’ve been a hardcore Star Wars and pop culture fan and collector for over four decades. Star Wars has always spoken to me most deeply.

I can’t even remember a time in my life before Star Wars whether it be at a movie theatre, home video, action figures, trading cards, video games, t-shirts, books, soundtracks, etcetera. Star Wars was one of the first movies I ever saw and it sparked in me a love of movies and, of course, collectibles. Star Wars, via the work of George Lucas and his fellow groundbreaking, boundary-shattering visionaries and artists, has been with for my entire life and its comforted me and offered escape, comfort, and a huge dose of inspiration.

I have long cherished the feelings of fun and joy I get from acquiring a new Star Wars collectible and it’s the same sensation I hope you experience from visiting Docking Bay 77.

I remember very well the dark times; that drought of Star Wars collectibles and entertainment that existed for nearly a decade between the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. I still loved Star Wars so much during that period of time that I wrote to Kenner with a signed petition from my friends at school asking the company to produce Star Wars toys again. I kept the response I received from the company as a great reminder and souvenir of a bygone era. Kenner’s response at the time is particularly amazing given the bounty of Star Wars collectibles that thankfully exist in the market today in addition to the abundance of new Star Wars films, theme park attractions, conventions and the list thankfully goes on.

My passion for Star Wars has never waned, and every time I acquire a new Star Wars collectible it’s like I’m touching a piece of that galaxy far, far away. If you’ve read this far I bet you, or someone you know, can relate so again, welcome to Docking Bay 77!

Have fun and may the Force be with you always,

Dan