Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disneyland yesterday, with boarding groups totally filled within a staggering 45 seconds. We were lucky enough to get a spot in a boarding group, so we’re passing our good fortune on to you in video and photo form. Spoilers ahead! Like at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you can … Read more
Ignite the spark! Now that Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has officially opened at Disneyland, there are some new inspired treats at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. From spicy green milk to garlic cheese chips, let’s take a tour (a Star Tour, if you will), of the new offerings! Green Milk Toydaria Swirl – $8.79 … Read more
Yesterday, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance finally opened in Disneyland. For the occasion, we found lots of new merchandise released themed to the ride! Hint: we suggest browsing Star Traders for this new merchandise while waiting on your boarding group to be called, if you are one of the lucky few to get into … Read more
It’s been quite the week for epic Star Wars-themed popcorn buckets at Disney Parks, and just when we thought we’d seen it all, Disneyland has to upstage us all with the new Kylo Ren TIE Interceptor Popcorn Bucket. This is no ordinary TIE Interceptor. It’s actually Kylo Ren’s modified starfighter known as the TIE Whisper, … Read more
We recently spotted a roaming R2-D2 out on the West Coast, exploring Batuu. We’ve been long awaiting roaming, interactive droids on Batuu here at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and maybe we’re getting a little bit closer. We’ve seen R2-D2 casually exploring the small area of the Droid Depot here, but he recently relocated to Launch Bay … Read more
We are back to Disneyland Park today! With the holidays ending and Rise of the Resistance opening in a little bit over a week, come look at the changes occurring inside Disneyland, including a roaming R2-D2 droid active in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Esplanade We arrived at Disneyland resort around 11:00 am today, and there … Read more
The infamous Star Wars-themed Millennium Falcon french fry bucket that arrived at Disneyland earlier this week is now at Walt Disney World! Except since this is Walt Disney World, it only holds popcorn, but it’s still pretty great. This rusty old popcorn bucket may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. … Read more
Get ready to recharge all day and party all night with this new DJ Rex tee inspired by the former Star Tours pilot turned Oga’s Cantina DJ himself. The ’80s style tee shows DJ Rex, formerly known as RX-24. He started out piloting StarSpeeders, but at some point, Rex crash landed on Batuu, where he … Read more
While Cast Member previews were not a held here at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland Cast Members are getting to experience the attraction before most guests on “Batuu West”, as previews are now underway. Preview signage is now out at the attraction, reminding … Read more
Bright suns! Today we stopped by Hollywood Studios to join that madness that is Rise of the Resistance early morning crowds. Once again, crowds were pouring in from the parking lot nearly an hour before the park officially opened. Once inside the park, the crowd filed in to Hollywood Blvd. to wait for the official … Read more
Merchandise from Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities has made its way into Launch Bay Cargo inside the Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The gift shop of Star Wars Launch Bay usually sells generic Star Wars merchandise, but unique items like 3D figures and a Dejarik Figure Set. Into Star Wars Launch Bay we … Read more
With just over a week to go until Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens at Disneyland, signage is already up for visitors at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to help guests find their way to the Resistance. Guests at Black Spire Outpost can find the attraction at the bottom of this sign, directing guests to … Read more
For a limited time, select mobile order dining locations throughout the Disneyland Resort are offering a uniquely designed button especially for Passholders who place a mobile order via the Disneyland app. The final round of buttons includes a Disneyland Park classic: the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe, plus some stellar new favorites like Docking Bay 7, … Read more
So far on Batuu, we’ve seen build-your-own droids, Coke Droids, and plenty of droids on stand-by for photo ops, but one glaring omission still remains months after the land’s opening on both coasts: the roaming, interactive droids that were promised when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge was first announced. Despite Imagineering recently stating in interviews that … Read more
Bright suns from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! As always, we’re here nice and early to make our way to Batuu. But we aren’t the only ones. Boarding groups for Rise of the Resistance were gone within minutes of the park opening. Backup boarding groups started to fill quickly due to the holiday crowds. We’ve seen the … Read more
The only way to ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is by obtaining a Boarding Group via the My Disney Experience app, and with constantly-changing park hours and opening operations, it’s hard enough for locals and Annual Passholders to obtain a reasonable Boarding Group (if one at all), and practically … Read more