Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

There will be so much to see and do (and eat and drink!) at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when it opens at the Disneyland Resort on May 31.

When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at the Disneyland Resort in just a few days, you will be invited to step into the Star Wars universe for the very first time and live your own Star Wars adventures. To help you plan ahead and prepare for your visit, here are nine things to “know before you go” to this epic, new land, opening May 31.

1. Reservations are required to enter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge between May 31 and June 23. If visiting during this time, valid theme park admission and a reservation are needed to enter the new land at Disneyland park. If you have a reservation, you may check in at Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland up to 2 hours prior to your reservation start time, and go to the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge entrance as directed when your reservation begins. When you check in, please bring your reservation confirmation (including QR code), government-issued ID and all members of your party listed on the reservation. At this time, general reservations are no longer available on Disneyland.com.

2. You can still get a reservation to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge by staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel between May 31 and June 23*. Guests staying at one of the three Disneyland Resort hotels between May 31 and June 23 will receive a designated reservation to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge during their stay (one reservation per registered guest; valid theme park admission required). Hotel guests will be notified of their reservation date and time with their registration confirmation. You may book a stay at Disneyland.com/Hotels or call (714) 520-5060. If the hotel reservation is cancelled, the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge reservation will be cancelled.

3. No standby line will be available to enter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge between May 31 and June 23. Only guests with reservations will be able to access the land during this time.*

4. If you plan on visiting opening day, May 31, there is no need for guests with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge reservations to arrive early because of the reservation system we have in place. You can begin to check in two hours prior to your reservation start time. You may begin parking at select theme park parking lots at midnight.

5. Reservations will no longer be required to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge after June 23. As needed, to manage demand, Disneyland Resort will implement a virtual queueing system to visit the new land so you can enjoy the rest of the resort while waiting to visit Batuu. The Disneyland app will have a dedicated module, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Status and Access, available from the main page, on which you can request to join a boarding group to visit the land, once you have entered the park. Boarding groups will be sent a push notification when it is their turn to enter the land and they can monitor status of boarding groups from the app. There will also be the ability to join a boarding group from select locations inside Disneyland park, if you are not using the app. The boarding group is tied to admission media that will be scanned upon entry into the land. Signage throughout the park will also display boarding group status. Admission into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be subject to capacity, and having an assigned boarding group will not guarantee entrance to the land.

6. The current Disneyland Resort costume policy will be in effect in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Costumes may not be worn by guests 14 years of age or older. Appropriate Disney bounding – dressing in outfits inspired by favorite characters – is permitted.

7. Download the official Disneyland mobile app to plan ahead and make the most of your visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Disneyland app** allows you to check the attraction wait time, locate character encounters and even utilize the mobile ordering feature at select dining locations when you are in the new land.

8. Prepare for your visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge by downloading the Play Disney Parks mobile app in advance of your arrival. The Play Disney Parks app** allows you to deepen your engagement with the land and interact with the world around you on the planet Batuu. Should you choose to engage through the app, you will be able to interact with droids, translate Aurebesh, scan cargo crates and other containers to collect virtual items, and more.

9. Inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, our goal is to provide a great guest experience. For example, while you are in the queue at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, you will have the ability to purchase snacks, utilize a continued process to visit the restroom, enjoy cast interactions, and also engage with an in-queue game while using the Play Disney Parks mobile app to make wait times fun, interactive and enjoyable.

For more information, check out our “Know Before You Go” video series below:

Know Before You Go: Dishing About Food & Beverages in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort

Know Before You Go: Opening Day Questions Answered for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort

Know Before You Go: Opening Day Merchandise for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort

Know Before You Go: Parking During Your Visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort

Know Before You Go: Download the Disneyland and Play Disney Parks Apps When Visiting Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort


*Access to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge experiences is subject to capacity. After June 23, 2019, when reservations will no longer be required, access to Disneyland Park, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and experiences is subject to capacity.



**Message, data and roaming rates may apply. Availability subject to handset limitations, and features may vary by handset, service provider or otherwise. Coverage and app stores not available everywhere. If you’re under 18, get your parents’ permission first.

Last night was the streaming event of the dedication ceremony of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. If you didn't get to watch or stay late long enough to see for the East Coast people (like me), here is a replay of it.




Before the historic dedication ceremony, Williams, Lucas, Ford and Hamill visited Disneyland Park and posed in front of the Millennium Falcon.

Walt Disney Imagineering released a video of how they built the spires of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

It took a mix of sophisticated digital technology and intricate hand-finished artistry to create the iconic spires and rock work in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Imagineers behind this masterpiece brought together a multitude of diverse skills and disciplines to help transport guests to this fully immersive experience on the outer rim of the galaxy.

I also found a video that Walt Disney Imagineering released in February 2019 regarding the building of Hondo Ohnaka, who you will find in Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

A1000 advanced robotics are the next evolution of the A100 Audio-Animatronic figures that were first introduced by Walt Disney Imagineering in the mid-1980s. This standardized system for building humanoid robotic figures incorporates new electric functionality, replacing former hydraulic functions, producing extremely realistic, lifelike movement. Future figures in humanoid form can all use this system to ensure the same degree of realism and advanced levels of movement.



The advanced figures that were developed for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge - like this animated figure of Hondo Ohnaka, as seen in the Star Wars animated television series - are a hybrid of A1000 technology enhanced with custom-built elements.

With June 24th fast approaching, the reservation section of visiting Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is coming to an end. Disney Parks Blog release the next installment of "Know Before You Go".

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has been sharing the unique sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Batuu with off-worlders with reservations since May 31. As this epic new land opens starting June 24, there is so much to see and do including strolling the Black Spire Outpost Marketplace, tasting blue or green milk and taking the controls of the Millennium Falcon. Here are some great tips to help you plan your visit to the far-flung destination of Batuu, beginning June 24!

Boarding Groups

For guests wishing to live out Star Wars adventures and access Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge beginning June 24, Disneyland Resort may utilize a virtual queuing system, as needed, to help everyone have a great experience. Download the Disneyland app before arriving and check the app or signage the day of your visit to find out if you will need to be part of a boarding group to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge that day. The boarding group will save you a virtual spot in line so you can enjoy other experiences while you wait to be notified of a time to enter.*

You may use the Disneyland app to request to be part of a boarding group after entering Disneyland park, if implemented that day. Simply link the theme park tickets of everyone in your party together on the app to request the same boarding group for your entire party. To see which boarding group is currently being admitted to the land, look on the app or digital signage in the park.

If you enable push notifications on your mobile device, you will be notified when it is time to enter the land. If not, continue to check the Disneyland app or digital signage in the park, and enjoy other experiences, while awaiting your boarding group. You have up to two hours to enter the land after your boarding group is called for admission, so there is no rush!

For guests not using the Disneyland app, a boarding group may be obtained with a park admission ticket at select Disney FASTPASS Service locations such as Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones Adventure, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain or near the Matterhorn Bobsleds.




Reservations for Savi’s Workshop and Oga’s Cantina

Beginning June 24, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will no longer require a reservation to access the land, although reservations will be required for Savi’s Workshop and Oga’s Cantina, which have very limited capacities. Guests wishing to book a reservation for these experiences may do so on the same day of their visit, beginning at 7 a.m., with a valid credit card. Reservations for both experiences will allow access into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the time of the reservation, so it will not be necessary to join a boarding group, if applicable, to enter the land to participate in a reserved experience. Please visit Disneyland.com/SavisWorkshop and Disneyland.com/Cantina for important details.

Oga’s Cantina Reservation Information:

Reservations
 - The Oga’s Cantina experience is subject to availability and reservations are required. Space is limited. Separate theme park admission is also required.

 - To book, please check availability and make your reservations online through Disneyland.com or through the Disneyland mobile app.

 - Only day-of reservations can be made.

Checking In
 - Guests should check in no earlier than 15 minutes prior to their reservation time with the Cast Member at the end of the queue at Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park. Guests will be admitted as soon as space that accommodates their party size becomes available. Each person in the party must be present upon check-in and admission to the cantina. At least one person in the party must be 14 years of age or older.

 - Be prepared to present your reservation confirmation email, photo ID and the credit card provided at the time of booking the reservation.

Late Arrivals, Cancellations
 - Late arrivals may not be accommodated and a fee of $10 per person will be applied to the credit card on file if you fail to check in for your reservation. Cancellations are not allowed. Reservations are non-transferrable and may not be sold or bartered.


Savi’s Workshop Reservation Information:
Reservations
 - Savi’s Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers is incredibly popular and subject to availability. Reservations are highly recommended.

 - Separate Disneyland Park admission is required.

 - To book, please check availability and make your reservations online through Disneyland.com or through the Disneyland mobile app.

 - Only day-of reservations can be made.

 - Reservations are nontransferrable and may not be sold.

Checking In
 - Please arrive no later than 20 minutes prior to your reservation time at the check-in location in front of Savi’s Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers. Guests checking in earlier than one hour prior to their reservation time will be asked to return within the allotted window.

 - At check in, be prepared to present your reservation confirmation email, photo ID and the credit card provided at the time of booking the reservation.

Late Arrivals, Cancellations
- Late arrivals may not be accommodated and a $199.99 no-show fee per builder will be applied to the credit card on file if you fail to check in for your reservation. Cancellations are not allowed.


Go forth, adventurers, and make the most of your visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge by planning ahead with these new innovative digital planning tools to access Batuu, resulting in more time to enjoy the Disneyland Resort!





*Admission to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is subject to capacity and joining a boarding group does not guarantee entry.