Hey Will what’s going on?
I’m a little busy right now Hey guys I was just wondering, weren’t we
supposed to do the Galaxy’s Edge video today?
Sorry Will I have to go talk to luz
Hey I just wanted to know, are we doing the Galaxy’s Edge video today?
Hey Will, no, don’t worry about it, Jordie from Disney Examiner is going to be covering
for us today!
Ok guys see you next week!
Hey guys!
I’ll take it from here!
Galaxy’s Edge was announced in D23 2015.
This land is the largest single themed land ever created in a Disney Park.
The attractions, the entertainment and everything else will be part of the land’s storytelling
and nothing or no one will be out of character.
The planet portrayed by the land is called Batuu, and it is located in the Outer Rim,
this planet was first mentioned in the 2018 Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances novel.
Batuu is home to Black Spire Post, and infamous port of smugglers, traders and adventurers
that was mentioned briefly in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The rides
Galaxy’s Edge will have two main rides:
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Get ready to fulfill your dream of flying
the Millennium Falcon!
Climb aboard the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy and take complete control of the ship.
The story behind this ride is that Hondo Ohnaka, the notorious space pirate from Clone Wars
and Rebels has convinced Chewbacca to let him use the Millennium Falcon to smuggle goods,
the problem is that he needs a crew.
That’s where guests come in.
The queue line starts at the maintenance hangars of Ohnaka Transport Solutions where we can
see the full sized Falcon parked outside.
Here we find Hondo, who tells us the story of the ride!
As soon as we get to the front of the line, we will be split into groups of six and given
boarding passes.
That’s when we enter the Falcon.
The waiting area is a perfectly recreated replica of the inside of the Millennium Falcon
as we see in the movies, dejarik table and all.
We will be free to roam the cabin while we wait for our turn to enter the cockpit.
After a while an operator will call out the number of each group, that’s when we enter
the cockpit.
The cockpit is filled with lights, buttons, interactive switches, and screens.
Each guest will have a job.
There will be two pilots, two gunners and two engineers and the group will need to work
together to ensure that the falcon completes the mission.
If the gunners miss the TIE fighter and the Falcon suffers damage, the engineers will
have to fix it, that’s just one example of how the group will have to work together.
As soon as the ride ends, Hondo will grade the group’s performance and give us a cut
of the earnings, depending on how well the mission went, and our reputation as a smuggler
will follow us everywhere also depending on the mission.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance If you think that Smugglers Run sounds impressive
wait till you hear about Rise of the Resistance.
This ride is one of the most advanced and immersive experiences ever achieved by Walt
Disney Imagineering.
This ride is set in a military outpost that the Resistance has set up.
We enter a path that takes us to the caves; these caves are ruins of ancient civilizations
mixed with Resistance Tech.
Then, when we enter the heart of the Resistance command, an animatronic BB-8 appears!
He brings a special message from Rey, who appears as a hologram and tells us all about
a mission guided by Poe Dameron that we’re going to be part of.
A door opens, and only about 50 guests go in.
We walk past Poe’s full-sized black X-wing and into a transport flown by an animatronic
Nien Nunb, the alien co-pilot who helped Lando Calrissian blow up the second Death Star.
We take off, but not long after, the transport is intercepted by a First Order Star Destroyer.
A tractor beam pulls the transport into the Destroyer, and when the doors open guests
are standing in a giant auditorium-sized First Order hangar, where we will find at least
50 Stormtroopers, some animatronic and some are props, a full-size First Order TIE fighter
on the wall and a 100-foot screen showing all the action that is happening outside.
We are greeted by First Order officials and quickly taken down the hallways into detention
cells where we will be divided into groups of 16 people.
While we’re inside this cell, we’re visited by none other than Kylo Ren, we’re not sure
what he says or does, but we don’t stay here long.
After we’re out, we finally board the ultra-advanced trackless cars that will take us through the
star destroyer.
There are not many details of what happens during this part of the ride, but what we
do know is that we will see some full-size AT-ATs and some never before seen special
effects like actual laser blasts actually flying through the air.
Merchandise
The Market of Black Spire Outpost is home to many stores that sell lots of exciting
and unusual things.
Droid Depot Here we’ll be able to build our own droids,
picking parts and pieces from a conveyor belt.
There will be two available series to choose from, the R-series and the BB-series.
This droid will be able to interact with their surroundings and elements of the land, and
it will be entirely radio controlled.
There will also be additional programming chips and accessories to personalize the droid
even more.
For example, if a droid is made to be afraid of stormtroopers, it might make some noise
and show its fear when a trooper comes close.
Also, droids might recognize each other if they are owned by members of the same group.
The Droid Depot will also have pre-built droids like R2-D2, BB-8, C-3PO and even Rex who will
play whatever music you ask him to, using an intergalactic Blu-tooth connection.
Savi’s Workshop - Handbuilt Lightsabers
We don’t know how but Imagineers are promising that they found a way to make lightsabers
real!
That’s right, we will be able to purchase our own lightsabers at Galaxy’s Edge, and
not only that, but we will build them too!
A group known as the “gatherers” have dedicated their lives to balancing The Force,
and they want to help, so they set up a secret lightsaber shop packed with unusual parts.
They will help us build our own one-of-a-kind lightsaber and bring it to life through the
power of Kyber crystals!
There will be four main themes to choose from.
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We’re not sure how it will work yet, but we know that only 14 people will be able to
be inside the shop at a time.
So we’ll probably have to make a reservation in advance but don’t worry the experience
only lasts 15 minutes!
Creature Stall At this exotic shop, you’re free to explore
as you peek into cages and crates filled with hard-to-find species from across the galaxy.
Bina, the stall’s proprietor, scours star systems to keep this storefront stocked with
unique companions for her customers.
Many of these creatures are interactive, and they react when you pet them!
We can find Tauntauns, Wampas, Porgs and many more!
Toydarion Toymaker This shop is owned by Zabaka the Toydarian.
In this shop, we’ll find lots of artisanal toys made by her!
She has doll renditions of Kylo Ren, Rey, Chewbacca, and more!
We can also find wood and tin toys along with some musical instruments.
Zabaka carefully crafts every toy, and we’ll be able to see her working through the frosted
back window of her workshop.
Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities Dok-Ondar is an art and archaeology dealer.
His shop is located in Black Spire Post, and here we are going to be able to find all kinds
of collectibles.
Not all of them will be for sale like the life-size taxidermized Wampa he has against
the wall.
But most of them will be for sale, like many statues of Sith and Jedi, as well as Holocron
cubes containing the wisdom of the light and dark side, rare Kyber crystals and different
historical lightsabers!
There will also be three clothing stores where we’ll find the galaxy’s latest fashion.
Black Spire Outfitters will be located at the market.
Here we’ll be able to mix and match all types of galactic clothing so we can blend
in perfectly.
The Resistance Supply will be located near the forest area where the Resistance is situated.
Here we will find lots of Resistance gear, from clothing to pins, badges, hats, and more
so we can show we joined the Resistance.
The First Order Cargo will be located in the First Order section and will let you show
that you are part of the 709 Legion.
The area will also have pins, model ships, hats, and more!
Food and Drinks
There will be five main places to get food, drinks, and snacks in Galaxy’s Edge:
Oga’s Cantina This local watering hole is the place where
smugglers, bounty hunters, and pilots come from all over the galaxy to have a drink and
relax.
You can choose from many enjoy exotic beverages.
Some of these drinks contain alcohol which is a first for Disneyland since alcohol was
not permitted in the park before.
These drinks will have to be consumed inside the cantina so there won’t be people walking
around with their drinks outside of it.
These drinks include Bespin Fizz the cantina’s version of a cosmopolitan, Bloody Rancor or
a Bloody Mary as we know it, The Outer Rim or Margarita, Yub Nub which is a rum punch
and many more.
But don’t worry, there are other non-alcoholic drinks also like the Black Spire Brew, which
is like spicy coffee, Blue Bantha, the blue milk we have all wanted to try, Carbon Freeze,
Cliff Dweller, or Hyperdrive Punch It!
The coolest thing about this cantina is that we get to see one of our favorite characters
back!
DJ R-3X, formerly known as Captain Rex, will be DJ-ing and providing musical entertainment
inside of the cantina!
This looks like a great place to hang out but be careful; there might be some stormtroopers
visiting from time to time.
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo This is the place to eat.
Chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs created a quick service restaurant where he serves most of
the exotic foods of the Black Spire Post.
He used to work in MazKanata’s palace before it was destroyed and travels across the galaxy
to find exotic ingredients to cook with.
Here you can find Fried Endorian Tip-Yip, Smoked Kaddu Ribs, or Yobshrimp Noodle Salad.
Ronto Roasters Around the marketplace, we will find Ronto
Roasters, a place run by a character named Bakkar and his droid 8D-J8- This place will
use a large pod racing engine to fire up a barbecue pit for Ronto sandwiches.
There will also be exotic non-alcoholic drinks like the Sour Sarlacc of the Tatooine Sunset.
Milk Stand The Milk Stand will offer two local favorites:
blue milk and green milk.
This drink is a plant-based dairy creation that is almost like a frozen smoothie with
berry and melon flavors.
Kat Saka’s Kettle This place is owned by a local Batuu farmer
that collects spices.
He uses them on the Outpost Mix the equivalent of popcorn in our planet.
There are many flavors to choose from; it can be sweet, savory or spicy!
The App Just like we said earlier, Galaxy’s Edge
will be the most immersive land ever to be built.
How did Disney achieve this?
Well, remember the Play Disney Parks app that was released last year?
It will work kind of like a third ride in the land.
The app will have 4 tools you can use to hack the memory banks of droids and interact with
devises, scan and read shipping labels to reveal what’s inside cargo containers, translate
languages spoken by creatures or signs you can fins and tune to decode secret radio transmissions.
It will also provide all types of jobs or games you can choose.
They can take seconds to complete or much longer.
These jobs have a purpose.
There’s a virtual tug of war going on between the Resistance and the First Order in Black
Spire Post and we will be part of it.
But we can’t just press a button and choose.
The app will tell us if our alliance is with the Resistance, the First Order or if we’re
scoundrels depending on the tasks we do to prove ourselves.
We will be completely judged by our actions including how we do in our missions.
And don’t worry about wifi.
The app’s main functions are all designed to use Bluetooth and location services!
The Rest Every little detail at Galaxy’s edge tells
a story.
Every story happening around us takes place during the current trilogy but that doesn’t
mean that the land will never evolve.
With new movies and shows coming to the Star Wars universe, the land will change and integrate
some of the new stories that will come un the future.
Music will also play an important part in the land, but in a new way.
Black Spire Post is a real place, so of course there can’t be music playing everywhere
all the time.
John Williams wrote all the new music that we’ll be able to hear inside the rides and
some other places.
There will also be many characters from the movies walking around the land.
Working at the shops like Dok-Ondar who will be inside his store, moving around, and working
in his very own booth.
His mood and interactions will be different based on events of the day so it will be difficult
to have the same interaction with him twice!
Or as we said earlier we will find Hondo in the Millennium Falcon ride!
He is the second most advanced animatronic character in Disney history!
There will be many easter eggs hiding everywhere in the land, including Pablo Hidalgo’s voice
being used somewhere in the land!
And don’t worry, Star Tours is not going anywhere!
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge will open on May 31 at the Disneyland Resort and on August
29 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
At disneyland, the land will open in two phases.
For phase one, we’ll be able to ride Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, visit Oga’s cantina
and much more.
Then later this year for phase two Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will open!
If you’re planning to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland park between May 31 and
June 23, 2019 you will need a valid theme park admission and you’ll be required to
make a no-cost reservation, subject to availability, to access the land.
And Fastpass will not be available for the rides at this time.
Galaxy’s Edge will open fully when it opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August
29.
Reservations will not be needed.
Now back to you guys!