Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Coordinates 28°21′14″N 81°33′40″W / 28.354°N 81.561°W | | |
Status | Operating | |
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Opened | August 29, 2019[1] | |
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is a themed area inspired by the , featuring attractions, shops, restaurants and entertainment.
The lands were announced on August 15, 2015,[4] and construction at both parks began on April 14, 2016.[5] The Disneyland version opened May 31, 2019, and Disney's Hollywood Studios' version opened August 29, 2019.[1] Walt Disney Imagineering executive Scott Trowbridge supervised development and construction at both parks.[6][7]
History
Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) initially developed plans in the early 2010s for a Star Wars-themed land at Disney's Hollywood Studios[8] in Florida. Based on characters and settings from the original trilogy of Star Wars films, including Tatooine and Endor, the area would have encompassed the park's Echo Lake area, replacing the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular and Sounds Dangerous attractions and incorporating the existing Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.[9] However in 2014, The Walt Disney Company CEO and chairman Bob Iger slowed all of WDI's development on Star Wars-themed projects, postponing any creative development until the release of the sequel trilogy and anthology films. Iger stated "I slowed it all down so what we come forward with will have a blend of the past, present and maybe the future".[8]
After a creative shift in design, a Star Wars-themed land was first publicly announced by Iger for both Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland at the D23 Expo on August 15, 2015. According to Iger, the unnamed land would be "occupied by many inhabitants; humanoids, aliens and droids ... the attractions, the entertainment, everything we create will be part of our storytelling. Nothing will be out of character or stray from the mythology."[2] Bob Chapek, then-chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, stated that the land woud "introduce you to a Star Wars planet you've never seen before — a gateway planet located on the outer rim, full of places and characters familiar and not so familiar."[3]
In an interview for the winter 2015 issue of the official Disney fan club publication Disney twenty-three, Trowbridge stated: "[O]ur intent is to make it feel as if you just walked into one of the movies... Bringing Star Wars to life in the physical world gives us the opportunity to play with a whole bunch of things we've never done before... to really engage all of the senses. What does that street feel like? What does that animal smell like? What does blue milk taste like?"[7]
Iger announced in March 2016 that construction on both versions of the land would begin in April 2016.[10] Construction began at both locations on April 14, 2016.[5] In February 2017, Iger stated that the lands were scheduled to open in 2019 at both Disneyland and Hollywood Studios.[11][12] In July 2017, at the D23 Expo, Chapek revealed that the themed lands would be called Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Chapek also announced that the Disneyland version would open first.[13]
In November 2017, Trowbridge announced that the planet portrayed by the land is called Batuu,
In May 2018, Trowbridge revealed the village in which the land is set would be called Black Spire Outpost,[16] a location briefly mentioned in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story.[17] It was also announced that the Disneyland version of the land would open in summer 2019, followed by the Disney's Hollywood Studios version in late fall 2019.[11][12] The names of the two new attractions at each location were announced in November 2018, during the D23 Destination D event held at Walt Disney World.[18] A five-issue comic miniseries by Marvel Comics introduced the area's location in April 2019.[19] Iger announced the opening dates for both locations on March 7, 2019.[1]
The Disneyland version was dedicated on May 29, 2019. In attendance at the dedication ceremony were Iger, Star Wars creator George Lucas, and series actors Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billy Dee Williams.[20] The Disneyland version opened to the public on May 31, and because of its high popularity, a virtual queuing system was implemented on June 24.[21] The land at Disney's Hollywood Studios opened on August 29, 2019.[1]
Design
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The development team drew inspiration from real-world locations, including
At the time of their openings, both locations of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge had one attraction:
In addition, the area features Oga's Cantina,
The Black Spire Outpost marketplace contains a toy stall run by a
Narrative
The main story events of the land are set between the films
Music
Longtime Star Wars composer John Williams returned to compose the main musical theme for Galaxy's Edge.[18] Williams' theme is interpolated and arranged diversely throughout the land as ambient music, instead of in its traditional symphonic format.[48] William Ross, who conducted the symphonic recording of the theme with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) on Williams' behalf, was also responsible for arranging Williams' original composition in different musical contexts for use. Ross and the LSO recorded nearly an hour of musical material at Abbey Road Studios in November 2018.[48] The musical score for Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance attractions feature reprisals of previous Star Wars themes written by Williams, adapted and conducted by Ross. A five-minute symphonic suite was released digitally by Walt Disney Records on May 3, 2019.[49][18] The suite was first heard in its entirety at Star Wars Celebration Chicago in 2019. In addition to Williams's score, 29 original songs were commissioned to the music team for use as ambience as well.[39] On September 6, 2019, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Oga's Cantina: R-3X's Playlist #1 was released by Walt Disney Records, featuring eighteen tracks heard at Oga's Cantina inside Galaxy's Edge.[50] Music from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Oga's Cantina: R-3X's Playlist #1 was publicly played for the first time at Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019.
Williams won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite.[51]
Locations
Disneyland Park
At Disneyland Park, Galaxy's Edge is located in the northwest portion of the park, with three entries from Frontierland, Critter Country, and Fantasyland.[40] As a result of the expansion, Disney closed Big Thunder Ranch and adjacent backstage areas, and purchased nearby properties to relocate the office and warehouse space that was on the land.[52]
One of the backstage areas thus closed was Circle D Ranch, a facility for training and exercising the park's horses.[53] To replace it, Disney purchased an existing ranch in Norco, California and renovated the facility into the new Circle D Ranch, which opened in June 2017.[53] Since then, the park's horses have commuted to Disneyland in special trailers in groups of four at a time.[53] Each group spends three or four days working in the park (and resting in a backstage barn), then the horses are driven back to the Norco ranch.[53]
The construction of Galaxy's Edge required a reconfigured route for the
In October 2023, Walt Disney Imagineering conducted a play test with roaming BD droids in Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland.[58] In 2024, the BD droids began making scheduled daily appearances in Galaxy's Edge during the park's "Season of the Force" event from April 5 through June 2.[59]
For the 2024 "Season of the Force" event at Disneyland, a new nighttime show debuted titled, Fire of the Rising Moons, which utilizes selections from composer John Williams' Star Wars film scores for the park's fireworks shows viewed from within Galaxy's Edge. Fire of the Rising Moons will remain in Galaxy's Edge after "Seasons of the Force" ends.[60]
Disney's Hollywood Studios
At Disney's Hollywood Studios, Galaxy's Edge is located in the southwest portion of the park, with two entries from
Attractions
- Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run – a simulator ride in which guests pilot the Millennium Falcon.[18] The attraction opened at Disneyland on May 31, 2019, and at Disney's Hollywood Studios on August 29, 2019.
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – a dark ride in which guests are involved in a battle between the First Order and the Resistance.[18] The attraction opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios on December 5, 2019,[71] and at Disneyland Park on January 17, 2020.[72]
Entertainment
- Fire of the Rising Moons (Disneyland Park)
Restaurants and shops
- Oga's Cantina – a restaurant to sample custom drinks and snacks.[73]
- Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo – a restaurant inside a hangar bay
- Ronto Roasters – a stand for grilled sausage and roasted pork wraps.
- Kat Saka's Kettle – a stand for popcorn snack.
- Savi's Workshop – a shop for custom lightsabers[74]
- Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities – a store for lightsabers
- Mubo's Droid Depot – a shop for custom droids
- Bina's Creature Stall – a shop with plush creatures and critters from around the galaxy
- Toydarian Toymaker – a workshop with handcrafted toys made by local artisans
- First Order Cargo – a shop with outfits aligned with the First Order
- Resistance Supply – a shop with outfits aligned against the First Order
- The Milk Stand – a stand for blue or green milk.
- Black Spire Outfitters – an apparel shop to dress like the citizens of Batuu
Reception
The Disneyland version was named one of Time magazine's "World's Greatest Places 2019".[75][76] While the themed area initially drew crowds to the point of leaving the rest of Disneyland relatively empty,[77] a drop in attendance after the first few months led to the resignation of Catherine Powell, who oversaw the U.S. themed areas.[78] However, in October 2019, some visitors reported that Disney's Hollywood Studios area was crowded during their visit.[79]
Related media
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge | |
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Original work | Theme park land based on Star Wars by George Lucas |
Owner | Disney Parks |
Print publications | |
Book(s) | Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire |
Novel(s) | A Crash of Fate |
Short stories | Star Wars: Myths and Fables |
Comics | 5 issue mini-series |
Audio | |
Original music | John Williams composition |
Miscellaneous | |
Theme park attraction(s) | |
Theme parks (pending) |
Comics
The Black Spire Outpost is the focus of the tie-in five-issue miniseries Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Ethan Sacks with art by Will Sliney, and was published from April 2019 onward.[19]
Prose fiction
- Leia Organadispatches a spy to Batuu to look for possible Resistance allies.
- In A Crash of Fate, a young adult novel (Disney Lucasfilm Press) by Zoraida Córdova; childhood friends are reunited as they are chased by the planet's smugglers.
- In Star Wars: Myths and Fables, a middle grade collection published by Disney Lucasfilm Press and written by George Mann, with art by Grant Griffin; includes two stories based on Batuu.[80]
Television
A two-hour behind-the-scenes TV special, titled Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits, premiered on September 29, 2019.[81]
Virtual reality
See also
- Pandora – The World of Avatar, a themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- Avengers Campus, themed lands at Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Park and Hong Kong Disneyland.
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