Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland Park - Global News

For those looking to live your own Star Wars adventure, you don’t actually have to travel to a galaxy far, far away.The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park is set to open on Friday at Disneyland Park in California.“I’ve been waiting for this moment for about 42 years. I’m a huge Star Wars fan,” said Walt Disney Imagineering’s John Dennis.Story continues below“As a 12-year-old kid going to see those films, it inspired me to want to dream bigger about the galaxies.”READ MORE: Mark Hamill surprises ‘Star Wars’ fans on Disneyland rideThe land spans more than 14 acres making this the largest single-themed land in Disney Parks history. And to make it feel like the movie, the land combines thousands of props, ancient-looking spires and more than 200,000 square feet of rock work and about 260,000 square feet of themed plaster.Guests will be transported to the planet Batuu, the newest location in a story that began in 1977 with the first Star Wars film.Even the smallest details like the garbage cans, washrooms and droid tracks on the ground all combine to achieve the look of the Black Spire Outpost.The main attraction, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, is no “piece of junk” or “bucket of bolts.” This famous spacecraft measures more than 100 feet long.The Falcon Chess Room (part of the queue area) sets the stage for what guests will experience during the four-minute long ride. Visitors strap themselves into the cockpit in groups of six. Each person is assigned one of the three roles to complete the mission: pilots, gunners or flight engineers. Then, the Millennium Falcon jumps to light speed twice — complete with daring drops and tight turns.WATCH: AMA Travel explains differences between Disneyland and Walt Disney World (Jan. 5, 2018)

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May 30, 2019 at 09:11AM