“Attention. There has been a temporary disruption to transport power. Please stay seated. Operations will resume shortly.” If you’ve been following the saga of the official grand opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance to the general public this morning, then you’re probably aware of the parking delays, boarding group activation, and of course, … Read more
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios doesn’t open to the general public until tomorrow, but media previews are well underway, and thanks to social media, those of us voracious for more details are getting our fill of spoilers, videos, and ride-throughs. (Those of you who aren’t… … Read more
If you’ve traveled to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, you may be familiar with the Star Wars: Datapad, a land-wide interactive experience available through the Play Disney Parks mobile app. There are so many ways to explore with your Datapad – and today, we’re excited to share details on two new jobs at Star Wars: Rise … Read more
Bright suns from Batuu! The highly anticipated attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction will be opening in Galaxy’s Edge on December 5th. If you were planning on stopping by Batuu the evening of December 4th, you may be disappointed. The land will be closed to the general public from 4PM onward for a … Read more
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is perhaps the most anticipated Disney attraction ever. And as we inch closer and closer to its December 5th opening day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the spoilers just keep coming! Today, CNN released an exclusive look at Rise of the Resistance, including a scene-by-scene breakdown and extra facts and … Read more
This Thursday, December 5th marks the official grand opening of the Rise of the Resistance attraction at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Select members of the media are invited to a special preview event on December 4th, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us have to miss out. Disney Parks will … Read more
Good morning from Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The crowds aren’t nearly as bad as we anticipated for a holiday, so we’re thankful for that today! New open edition MagicBand colors have arrived early. There’s a mint green colored band and a dark gray colored band. They’re available for $14.99 each from the Darkroom, but should become … Read more
Disney Parks recently honored the Volunteer Family of the Year with a dream Disney vacation, which included an exclusive ride on the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction for all of the volunteer finalists. In a recent promotion for the Walt Disney Company and Points of Light’s Family Volunteer Day, additional scenes from inside … Read more
With Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in just a week’s time, various preparations are underway both backstage and on stage. Today, new Warning and Standby signs were added to the entrance of the attraction, and it has just been announced that the BB-8 Parking Lot, which is used by … Read more
It’s time to embrace destiny as we side with The Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. New signage has appeared outside the attraction ahead of its grand opening in just a week’s time. We first uncovered this ride synopsis back in February, when we also unveiled the attraction’s height requirement, and the fact that the … Read more
Disney is preparing for a flood of travelers to Batuu in anticipation of the grand opening of the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction and while they have extended hours at various parks, the new attraction will be excluded from the roster of offerings during Extra Magic Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. If you were … Read more
If you’re planning on having a late afternoon snack of a Ronto Wrap or heading over to Oga’s Cantina after work on December 4th, do keep in mind that with the upcoming opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, there will be some schedule changes around Batuu. On December 4th, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge … Read more
Welcome to winter in Southern California. “Weather” has begun with some clouds and rain which seems to temporarily reduce crowd size. Crowds A noon arrival and Main Street was empty. Guests grabbing pictures around the tree was still popular. Even around the Hub there was plenty of open space. Crowds were a bit thicker around … Read more
The construction walls that were erected last week by the exterior queue of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland have come down, revealing new larger emergency exits for the attraction.  These exits were recently behind walls as Disney must have deemed them to not be adequate or suitable for the expected crowds. It’s hard … Read more
With the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios getting ever closer, leaked shots from the attraction interior continue to surface. The latest leaked images show the interior of the Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship that will shuttle guests from the pre-show of the attraction to the … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 30 – October 6! Walt Disney World This weekend, an accident occured on … Read more