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Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will Utilize FastPass+ beginning Feb 19th at Walt Disney World

January 23, 2020 By Daniel Hale

Per the Disney Parks Blog:

Attention Star Wars fans! You can now reserve access to fly the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy” at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

FastPass+ reservations for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run just became available in the My Disney Experience app for those of you planning to visit on or after Feb. 19.

When you make FastPass+ plans for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you can select between either Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run or Slinky Dog Dash (pending availability). Then, you can add additional experiences to plans, including Toy Story Mania, Alien Swirling Saucers, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Fantasmic! and more.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run combines immersive storytelling with interactive gameplay and makes you the protagonist of your own Star Wars adventure! When it’s time for the mission to begin, you’ll be assigned one of three critical roles: Pilots, Gunners and Flight Engineers. It’s up to you and your fellow passengers to smuggle goods while avoiding any unnecessary entanglements.

Also, please note that during this grand opening period of our popular new attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, we will continue to operate the virtual queue system for entry. We may include this attraction in the FastPass+ service sometime in the future and will share more information at that time.

Filed Under: Articles, News/Rumors Tagged With: Disney Hollywood Studios, FastPass +, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Star Wars Land, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, walt disney world

Tips for visiting Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort

June 24, 2019 By Daniel Hale

The day has finally come! Beginning today, you no longer need reservations to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. It’s like opening day all over again! However, one does not simply enter the Black Spire Outpost. Disney has implemented a “Virtual Queue.” A system that holds your place in line to get into the new land while you enjoy the rest of Disneyland.

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

And while reservations are no longer needed for the new land, they are still required for Oga’s Cantina and Savi’s Workshop.

Also don’t forget about the Disney Play app which will give you even more experiences in Batuu.

Here are some tips on how this all works via a Disneyland Press Release:

Boarding Groups

  • For guests who wish 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 provide smooth access to the land. Guests are encouraged to download the Disneyland app before arriving and to check the app, or signage in the park the day of their visit, to find out if they need to be part of a boarding group to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge that day. The boarding group will save a virtual spot in line and allow guests to enjoy other experiences as they wait to be notified of a time to enter.**
  • Guests may use the Disneyland app to request to be part of a boarding group after entering Disneyland Park, if boarding groups are implemented that day. The app will allow guests to link the theme park tickets of everyone in their party together to request the same boarding group for the entire party.
  • Guests will be advised which boarding group is currently being admitted to the land on the app and also on digital signage in the park.  Guests may also enable push notifications on their mobile devices to get a notification of when it’s time to enter the land.
  • Guests may continue to enjoy shows, attractions and other experiences while watching for their boarding group, and they will not need to rush to get to the land. They have up to two hours to enter the land after their boarding group is called for admission.
  • 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 and near the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
  • For a step-by-step guide on how to request a boarding group on the Disneyland app, guests may view a video on the Disney Parks YouTube channel. Information will also be available at Disneyland.com.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

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. 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. Additional important details are available at Disneyland.com/SavisWorkshop and Disneyland.com/Cantina.

Play Disney Parks Mobile App

  • Guests are encouraged to download the Play Disney Parks mobile app in advance of their visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Play Disney Parks app*** allows guests to deepen their engagement with the land and interact with the world around them on the planet Batuu. Guests who choose to engage through the app will be able to interact with droids, translate Aurebesh, scan cargo crates and other containers to collect virtual items, and more. Additionally, guests who are in the queue at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run may engage with the in-queue game while using the app to help make wait time fun, interactive and enjoyable.

*Access to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge experiences is subject to capacity. After June 23, 2019, access to Disneyland Park, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and experiences is subject to capacity.

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

***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.

Filed Under: Articles, News/Rumors Tagged With: Diseyland, Disneyland Resort, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Dedication Ceremony Recap

June 1, 2019 By Daniel Hale

Last Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger proclaimed,  “Ladies and gentlemen, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is now open.” in a star-studded ceremony that included, George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, and Harrison Ford.

Things started off with Bob Iger coming to the stage set up in form of the all-new Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction. “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is absolutely amazing and we are thrilled to finally share it with the world,” he said. “Now, for the first time, fans will be able to immerse themselves in the iconic stories that have captured audiences’ imaginations for decades and live their own Star Wars adventures in the most creative, innovative and ambitious land we’ve ever built.”

Then the father of everything Star Wars came on to the stage, George Lucas. “You did a good job. It could have gone really bad, but it didn’t. This is Star Tours on steroids.”

Then Billy Dee Williams joined them on stage and reminded the crowd that the Millennium Falcon was HIS first! After some time with Billy Dee, Mark Hamill came to the stage and talked about how he never imagined that anything could be better than Star Tours. “Look at where we are today! We get our own land!” he exclaimed.

Then the time came. Time to start up the Falcon! Chewbacca was in the cockpit of course but as per usual, it wouldn’t start up.

Iger asked if anyone in the crowd knew how to fix it and Hamill reassured people that this was the Millennium Falcon and it had made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs!

“That’s right, she may not look like much but she’s got it where it counts,” said Harrison Ford as he entered the stage. Pretty epic!

“Peter, this one is for you.” Ford said as he hit the side of the ship a few times to get it working. And of course, it did. And then Fireworks shot into the air as Bob Iger proclaimed that Galaxy’s Edge is officially open.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge IS now officially open. From May 31st to June 23rd, reservations will be required to enter the land. Starting on June 24th, the land will be open to the public as capacity permits.  Check out the video below to watch the ceremony in case you missed it.

Filed Under: Articles, News/Rumors Tagged With: disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Star Wars, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opens Reservations May 2nd, 2019 at the Disneyland Resort

April 22, 2019 By Daniel Hale

Per the Disney Parks Blog:

If you are planning to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland Resort between May 31 and June 23, 2019, a reservation and theme park admission are required. There is no additional cost to make a reservation, but reservations are subject to availability.

Specific details on how to make reservations will be available on the Disney Parks Blog and Disneyland.com on May 2 at 8 a.m. PT. You must have a Disney Account to register for a reservation so be sure to create one before registration opens at 10 a.m. PT.

Guests looking to guarantee a reservation to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge today can get one by staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel between May 31 and June 23, 2019.

Filed Under: Articles, Disneyland, News/Rumors Tagged With: disneyland, Star Wars, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Epcot Forever to Premiere October 1st, 2019

April 10, 2019 By Daniel Hale

Per the Disney Parks Blog.

Epcot Forever Concept Art

Debuting October 1, 2019, “Epcot Forever” will be an all-new, limited-time spectacle of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers and choreographed, special effects kites. The show will take us on a journey through the past, present and future of Epcot. Featuring a stirring collection of songs that paint a colorful picture of the park, this nighttime extravaganza will offer both a trip down memory lane and a look towards the future and all the magical possibilities still to come.

Epcot Forever Concept Art
Epcot Forever Concept Art
Epcot Forever Concept Art

However, on a sad note IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth last performance will be on September 1st, 2019.

Filed Under: Articles, Epcot, News/Rumors Tagged With: Epcot, EPCOT Forever, IllumiNations, walt disney world

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