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On May 31st, 2019 Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opened at the Disneyland Park in California.
This new 14 acre land transports you to a Galaxy far, far away and places you on the
planet of Batuu.
For years we’ve seen the model, then we flew into Batuu on Star Tours and now we can
finally walk through the land itself.
It’s really exciting!
From Gonk droid footprints in the pavement to the sounds of ships flying overhead, right
into Doc Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, you honestly forget you’re in Disneyland.
It’s truly an immersive experience filled with so much detail.
There’s a lot to do and see and the land is sort of separated into two sections- there’s
Resistance Forest and Black Spire Outpost.
So today we’ll give you a complete guide to everything in Galaxy’s Edge- From shops
to food to attractions.
We’ll share some tips, tour the land and count down the Top 10 New Rides, Attractions
& Experiences in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge!
Number 10 We’re gonna start the list off by entering
Galaxy’s Edge through Critter Country.
Here you’ll pass through Resistance forest, which will soon be home to the attraction
Rise of the Resistance opening later this year.
After passing resistance forest you’ll enter Black Spire Outpost and reach the marketplace
where the local vendors have set up shop.
The marketplace has a very intimate feel.
It reminded us a lot of walking through the Morocco Pavilion at Epcot.
The shops you can find in the market include Black Spire Outfitters, the creature stall,
Jewels of Bith, and the Toydarian ToyMaker.
All of them are very small but there’s a lot to explore.
One of the other stalls in the marketplace is Kat Saka’s Kettle where they sell the
sweet and savoury Outpost Popcorn mix.
The purple colored popcorn had a fruity taste, kinda reminded me of a grape soda flavour
and the red popcorn kinda tasted like cinnamon.
It’s an interesting mix of flavours that were surprisingly pretty good and its a fun
little snack to walk around with.
Also at Kat Saka’s Kettle and all around the land, you can find these cool coke products
and Dasani Water.
Not only do they cool you down but the bottles are great little souvenirs to take home!
Number 9 As you make your way through Black Spire Outpost
Marketplace, you might smell a whiff of grilled meat coming from Ronto Roasters at the back
of the market.
If you’re coming up these stairs its the circular building on the left hand side.
Now inside, this pod racing engine is grilling the side of Ronto which is a beast native
to the planet of Tatooine.
Here at Ronto Roasters you can indulge in the famous Ronto Wrap, grab a piece of Nuna
Turkey Jerky or a speciality drink.
After trying the Ronto Wrap, we definitely recommend getting one on your next visit.
Inside there’s a sweet pork sausage, grilled pork with a peppercorn sauce and slaw.
It was pretty filling and really delicious, probably one of the best food items in the
land.
As for the drinks, well what we found was that most of them tasted the same; they all
had this fruity, sweet lemonade taste.
So once you’ve tried one, you’ve sorta tried them all.
Ronto Roasters also offers mobile ordering so that can save you time but usually the
line to grab food or drinks here wasn’t too long at all.
Number 8 If you follow the droid tracks in the pavement,
they will lead you to the Droid Depot.
It can be found directly across from the Frontierland entrance on the left hand side.
Now once you’re inside, you enter one of the coolest looking workshops in Black Spire
Outpost.
There’s droid parts around every corner, from BB and R series units along the back
wall to the various leg and body pieces moving on the hanging conveyer system.
These moving pieces really bring a fun kinetic energy into the shop.
But the main attraction of Droid depot is getting to build your own customizable droid.
At the back of the depot there’s a conveyer belt where different droid pieces roll on
by.
You have the option of building a BB unit or an R unit and there’s a variety of colors
to choose from.
Once you’ve picked the parts you want, you take your basket to one the work stations
and begin building your droid.
When it’s all built and activated they actually interact with the land and other droids as
you walk around.
The cost to bring one of these customizable droids home is about 100 dollars and the line
here can get pretty long as well, so think about lining up sooner rather than later.
Number 7 Walking through Black Spire Outpost its hard
to miss the cargo ship on top of this building.
The numbers on the ship represent the years the original trilogy was released and this
is also the location of Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo- the main quick service restaurant
in Galaxy’s Edge.
Once you’re inside there’s cargo containers everywhere and the theming is quite detailed.
It has a fun vibe, and the food here looks great but in our honest opinion, it fell kinda
short taste wise.
Docking Bay 7 has some different entrees for lunch and dinner but also has all day entrees
available so we tried some of these.
First up is the Shrimp Noodle Salad.
This was a cold shrimp dish, and the noodles had this sort of sweet and sour spicy thai
sauce.
The flavour of the sauce was a bit overpowering and it really wasn’t my favorite dish.
Next we tried the Smoked Ribs and these were actually pretty good.
The meat was really tender and the BBQ sauce had a nice smoky flavour to it.
The sweetness of the blueberry corn muffin its served with really complimented the ribs
smoky flavour and this is a dish i’d definitely get again.
The last dish we tried was the Fried Endorian Tip Yip and this rectangular fried object
is actually chicken.
It looks cool but the chicken was kinda bland.
The entire dish could have had a lot more flavour including the vegetable mashed potatoes
and the herb gravy.
We also tried both deserts and these were actually delicious.
The Batuu-Bon here has chocolate fudge cake on the bottom and the top half is a white
chocolate moose.
It was really rich and creamy.
Then the Oi-Oi puff is a raspberry cream puff with a passion fruit moose; both desserts
are something wed get again.
Docking Bay 7 also offers mobile ordering, and like most major quick service restaurants
at the Disney parks, the line can get pretty long especially during peak eating hours so
using mobile ordering will definitely help cut down the wait.
Number 6 Nothing says Star Wars more than lightsabers
and you can build your very own customizable legendary lightsaber right here at Savi’s
Workshop.
The cost to build your own lightsaber is about 200 dollars and the line to get a reservation
does fill up quickly.
So definitely head there first if that’s is something you really want to experience.
When you go to make your reservation you’ll choose one of four lightsaber themes.
{Workshop Cast Member} This is gonna be your elemental nature, protection and defence,
peace and justice and power and control.
Then when its time to head inside the workshop, the whole experience is a ceremonious show.
{Workshop Cast Member} The green cyber crystal.
Once wheilded by Qui-Gon Jinn, master Yoda and even Luke Skywalker himself.
Cast members will help guide you through putting the lightsaber together then after a message
from Yoda..
{Yoda} Now, join, you will be-
well it’s time to activate.
{Cast Member} You have just built a lightsaber.
Like the Jedi and the Sith who have come before you.
The entire ceremony of building a lightsaber takes about 15 minutes.
The footage you just saw was from our friend Brad at Park Views with Brad Hughes, so if
you want to see the full video of building a lightsaber check out the video on his channel
in card in the right hand side.
Number 5 The next stop through Black Spire Outpost
is the milk stand where you can cool off with a glass of Blue or green milk.
Blue Milk was first introduced in Episode 4 A New Hope, and green milk in episode 8
The Last Jedi.
In Galaxy’s Edge the milk isn’t dairy and both drinks are plant based.
They have a frozen slushy constancy which is different from the liquid consistency in
the movies.
So you’re probably wondering, what does it taste like, right?
Well both are made from a ride and coconut milk base and have a creamy texture.
The blue milk is creamier and has a fruity taste to it.
Where as the green milk on the other hand has more of a citrus, herb, earthy taste to
it.
Personally we found the green milk to be much more refreshing and had a taste we enjoyed
a lot more.
The Milk Stand also offers mobile ordering which can definitely save you time waiting
in line.
But if you’ve tried the milk, which one do you prefer Blue or Green?
Comment below.
Number 4 It wouldn’t be Star Wars without your favorite
Star Wars characters and you get the opportunity to see some of them in Galaxy’s Edge.
Here at the TIE Eschlon there’s a mini show that introduces Kylo Ren which seemed to happen
about every hour.
{Kylo Ren} The Spy was trapped here.
A small outpost on a small plant.
I will see this outpost for myself.
After the show, all the characters including the General and the storm troopers roam around
the land and interact with guests.
{Storm Trooper} All right.
Proceed.
But stay on civilian frequency.
Excellent.
The first order will be watching you.
Also roaming around Galaxy’s Edge you may get the chance to see Rey, we didn’t on
our trips to Batuu but we did see Chewbacca multiple times.
He was around taking pictures and you may even get the opportunity to play a little
game of Secret Message relay with him.
{Cast member} What is it Chewbacca?
That was close.
Do you remember what it was?
{Crowd} Ignite the spark.
Light the fire.
Also here at the X-Wing ship, its also a stage and we caught Chewbecca trying to get the
ship running again.
Now there’s no official meet and greets for any of them all of these character sightings
really add to the story and atmosphere of Galaxy’s Edge.
Number 3 Next we’ll check out Oga’s Cantina which
has been a highly anticipated part of the land for a couple reasons.
Stepping into a real cantina is a dream come true for any star wars fan.
This dimly lit bar offers a great atmosphere with some detailed theming and delicious drinks.
This actually marks the first time alcohol has been served at the Disneyland Park with
the exception of Club 33 but thats only open to members only.
Now there are a variety of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks so smugglers of all ages
can enjoy the Cantina.
And I mean its hard to not enjoy the atmosphere in here especially with Dj Rex providing the
bar’s musical entertainment.
{Dj Rex} Here we gooo!!
DJ Rex, formerly known as Captain Rex, used to pilot the Starspeeder ship on Star Tours
and has now found his way into Batuu.
The Cantina has been an extremely popular spot so far and wait times to get into the
bar have been quite long.
Recently Disney introduced a text back system where you put your name on a list and they’ll
text you when there’s a spot for your party.
This gives you more time to explore other parts of Galaxy’s Edge.
So if the Cantina is something you wanna do, which we definitely recommend doing, try to
head there first.
Number 2 Now once you pass Oga’s Cantina and walk
under this archway, you’re greeted by the Millennium Falcon.
It’s the centrepiece of the new attraction Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
At 98 feet long, you don’t realize how big the Falcon is until you see it in person-
the scale of this thing is massive.
Now the queue for the attraction also gives you some great vantage points from the bottom,
and then after you make your way through Ohnaka Transport Solutions which smells like burning
rubber, you head upstairs and then get this view from the top.
This hunk of junk has so much detail, its incredible.
Then after a little more walking you make your way into the pre show that features this
impressive Hondo animatronic.
{Hondo} I am Hondo Ohnaka, and this is Ohnaka Transport Solutions.
Today I am offering the opportunity of lifetime.
Oh, the Millennium Falcon.
Its for very fast and profitable expeditions
Now this ride does have a single rider line, but just take note that you bypass the entire
queue and pre-show and wont see anything we just showed here.
So we definitely recommend doing standby at least once to get the full queue and pre show
experience.
{Hondo} Go go go
Number 1 Seeing the Millennium Falcon is a highlight
but flying the Millennium Falcon on Smugglers Run is the real highlight.
Before entering the chess room of the millennium falcon, a cast member hands you a card which
assigns you one of three positions.
You’re either a pilot, gunner or an engineer.
Now the Millennium Falcon cockpit seats 6 guests, two in each position, then once you’re
inside get ready for an intimate experience that’s different every time.
With interactive elements assigned to each position, you and your team work together
to fly the ship and help Hondo transport the merchandise across the galaxy.
The more successful the team is with flying the falcon, the longer your experience can
be.
All the graphics in the ride are rendered in realtime and video doesn’t do the clarity
of the display justice; its really crisp when you’re there in person.
We really enjoyed the engineer position at the back since it gave you the best view of
all the action happening in front of you.
The time of day you ride can also change your experience.
If you ride at night it will show you Batuu at night!
Smugglers Run is a really fun attraction that has a great re-ride ability that will guarantee
a unique experience every time you ride.
So what you looking forward to seeing the most in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge.
Have you already visited the land?
I’d love to know!
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