When the news broke that Disney acquired the Star Wars franchise, the general consensus amongst Star Wars and Disney fans alike was, “I don’t know how to feel about this!”There are too many unanswered questions and unadulterated feelings about the films for anyone to really come up with a decisive answer as to how we should handle this news.Until now.You should be 100% excited about this.You may ask, “How do you know? Who are you to tell me how I should feel?”Just hear me out.Disney Has Lost The Boys. And Will Pay 4.05 Billion to Get Them Back.Think about Disney over the past 20 years. What movies have really spoken to young, impressionable boys? What franchises have lit a fire under teenage boys, making them run out to buy Disney movies and its merchandise?The answer: Not much.That is, until Disney bought Marvel, and gave you “The Avengers.” How many Captain America’s did you see running around this Halloween? I have no idea because I’m too old to trick or treat, but I can imagine, based on the box office numbers, that many a Hulk walked around the neighborhood on Oct. 31.“The Avengers” was good, actually. It was made by the comic book generation, the generation that grew to love The Avengers while they were kids, and wanted to pass that love onto the next generation through this movie. It was made by the people who obsessed over these superheroes, that lost hours of sleep every night reading by nightlight. These are the people who revere the genre, who would never steer it wrong.Now would you want the old, tired comic book writers and artists who slaved over the lure and origins of these superheroes to try and relate to people three-quarters of a century their minor? Lordy no. That’s how you get Jar Jar Binks.Putting The Avengers in the capable hands of fans-turned-filmmakers was a wise decision on Disney’s part, and “The Avengers” brought the boy-demographic back to the Disney table. They want this demographic to stay under the wise ears of Mickey Mouse. They want to be as popular with the boys as they are with girls. Throw a light-saber next to Thor’s hammer, and you’ll have boy running in droves to the Disney store.So why would Disney screw this up, if this demographic means $4.05 billion to them?Its Time to Pass On The ReinsGeorge Lucas is tired, and rightfully so! He gave birth in the 1970s to one of the most iconic films known to man. Then Lucas tried to make the prequels and hasn’t heard a nice thing said about him since.So if there was going to be any future for Star Wars, wouldn’t you want it in the hands of people who want to continue the franchise, and not beholden to a guy who has been beaten relentlessly by the people who made him a legend in the first place? Lucas is like an abused puppy. He wants to be loved by his fans, but gets all skittish and jittery anytime someone starts a sentence with “I love the original movies, but…”And Its Not Like Anything Can Ruin Star WarsAfter Episode 1 was released, you would have thought the entire movie was George Lucas giving the audience the finger for two and a half hours. People were ticked off. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth. People were seeing signs of the end of days.And that was before they even cast Hayden Christensen.Yet people still revere the original three movies. They still continue to enthrall the imaginations of new generations, and not even the likes of Hayden or Jar Jar could bring this behemoth of a franchise to its knees.So let’s roll the dice with Disney. If they suck, then don’t see them. It’s not going to tarnish any memories you currently have of Luke, Han or Leia.If by some chance Disney is able to find gold just waiting to be mined in the new sequels, then your childhood can live on through these next movies.So yes, you’re allowed to feel excited about this new venture, mainly because Disney is always competing with someone. Universal is expanding the Harry Potter part of their park. Will this force the hand of Disney World to break ground on a Star Wars land? Who could say no to that?