Star Wars Archive
Season of the Force is the spring and early summer Star Wars celebration featuring fireworks, limited-time offerings, and other new experiences–plus seasonal snacks, exclusive merchandise and more. This guide covers everything you need to know about the 2024 special event at Disneyland. (Updated April 7, 2024.) For starters, Season of the Force is back Disneyland
Disney has announced that the fan-favorite BDX “Duckling Droids,” the new free-roaming two-legged droids that appeared for a day late last year in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge are returning for Season of the Force at Disneyland. This shares the official news, my reaction to seeing them in person, and other commentary about the evolution of
Disney has announced new characters and destinations coming to Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Paris. This post shares a look at who, what, and where you’ll soon encounter on the Star Wars ride. Imagineer Scott Trowbridge first teased new stories and characters for Star Tours during Star Wars
Savi’s Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers is one of the most popular things in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. This review offers photos & video from this build-your-own lightsaber shop, reservation details, spoiler-free info, and whether it’s worth the high price. (Updated February 25, 2024.) Savi’s Workshop is an unassuming storefront
Disney has released more details about the 2024 Star Wars Nite, the Disneyland After Dark special event during Season of the Force that’ll feature galactic entertainment, themed snacks, and unique photo ops. This covers what to expect during the party, plus when tickets will go on sale and how the virtual queue buying process is
One of the coolest pieces of merchandise in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is free low cost, and it’s available at both Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Disneyland. It’s not a park map, coasters from Oga’s Cantina, a stolen spork, “the joy of being there,” or anything cheesy. (Updated December 10, 2023.) Not only
The most popular attraction at Walt Disney World is Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Hollywood Studios. This guide covers how to ride now that the virtual queue is done: avoiding lines or minimizing the multi-hour wait times and strategy for successfully scoring an Individual Lightning Lane at the Galaxy’s Edge blockbuster. We update
Even before Walt Disney World announced that Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser would permanently close in Fall 2023, there has been speculation and wishful thinking among fans that the interactive multi-day experience would be converted from a cruise on land to a standard hotel. This post covers the many reasons why we strongly believe that will
The Mandalorian and Grogu (Baby Yoda) now meet Walt Disney World guests in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios. This post how to get selfies with or photos of these very popular free-roaming characters, how their appearances differ from a traditional meet & greet, and more. Plus, our commentary about how this improves the
After announcing that Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will permanently close in Fall 2023, Walt Disney World reopened bookings and quickly sold out all remaining voyages. This covers official statements and details, plus commentary about how it was able to sell out and whether that offers hope for the future. In case you missed it, the
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will permanently close in Fall 2023, and with that, they will write off up to $300 million. This covers a new interview with Josh D’Amaro about the tax implications, plus more commentary about the decision, the timing of the closure, and more. In case you missed it, the final voyage for
