Star Wars Half-Marathon Completed at Disneyland,"High School Musical" Cast Reunite for 10-Year Anniversary, & More

Star Wars Half-Marathon Completed at Disneyland:

Last week, the Walt Disney World marathon began marathon season at Disney Parks. This morning the Star Wars Half-Marathon was completed at Disneyland. The race was completed by more than 13,000 athletes as they ran the 13.1 mile intergalactic course around the Disneyland Resort and Anaheim streets, where a variety of Disney entertainment, including Star Wars characters, cheering on runners at every mile.

This year's men's winner was Nick Arciniaga, a Fountain Valley, CA native who won his second straight Star Wars Half-Marathon at a record-setting pace of 1:05:49. Adam Roach of Pebble Beach, CA finished in second with a time of 1:12:29, while Hunter Sapienze of Seattle, WA was third with a time of 1:12:38. In winning the race Arciniaga said, "This is a race that means a lot to me. I've been a Star Wars fan ever since I can remember."

On the women's side, Annie Bersagel of Colorado won with a light speed pace of 1:15:09. Second place finisher was Jennifer Berry of Denver, Colorado with a time of 1:21:11 and third place was Kendal Sager of Los Altos, CA with a time of 1:25:05. Bersagel joked after winning, "I was the fastest stormtrooper out here today. So that's all you can really ask for, right?"

"High School Musical" Cast Reunites for 10-Year Anniversary:

Just to put this in perspective, 10 years ago I was a junior in high school and this week on Wednesday the Disney Channel will air a special 10-year anniversary special telecast of the channel's hit tv movie, "High School Musical." Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman will reunite on Wednesday at 8:00 ET/PT. The group taped segments for the special today in a high school gymnasium in suburban Los Angeles. 

One of the film's stars will be missing in Zac Efron who will appear via a pre-taped message during the telecast to High School Musical fans. "High School Musical" debuted on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006 to a whopping 7.7 million viewers in the United States, at the time the largest rating ever for a telecast on Disney Channel. 

Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, said, “Seeing the cast of High School Musical back together again reaffirms what made it special 10 years ago. It’s their optimism, their dedication and their extraordinary talent—as a group—that made this such an exceptional movie and cultural phenomenon. Ten years later, the movie continues to delight audiences around the globe, not just for its memorable song and dance numbers, but for its universal themes that continue to resonate with fans everywhere – express yourself, believe in yourself and always follow your dreams.”

Radio Disney's Ernie D also interviewed the cast that will be seen on "Radio Disney Insider" on Thursday, January 21 on Disney Channel and the Radio Disney app. Subsequent telecasts of the hit tv movie and its sequel, "High School Musical 2," will be presented on Thursday, January 21 and Sunday, January 24 on the Disney Channel. Freeform will also air "High School Musical" on Saturday, January 23 at 4:30 p.m. EST and on Sunday, January 24 at 2 p.m. EST. 

Will you be tuning in?

Adam Driver/Kylo Ren Does Hilarious Undercover Boss Skit on SNL:

Finally, last night Adam Driver stole the show on "Saturday Night Live" in a skit where Kylo Ren goes undercover on the Starkiller Base in a sketch parody of CBS' Undercover Boss. In the sketch Kylo Ren goes undercover in the disguise of Matt, a radar technician, on the Starkiller Base. The sketch is pretty hilarious but you'll just have to check it out for yourselves to judge: