Today marks the official opening day of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and to commemorate the opening of the all-new, state-of-the-art attraction, Disney has released a full line of apparel, toys, MagicBands, and more to celebrate. Merchandise can be found both in the land and at Once Upon a Time … Read more
“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
In anticipation of large crowds in Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the Rise of the Resistance attraction, Disney has announced that Boarding Groups will be in effect throughout the day. This is different from the original Boarding Group concept in that the virtual queue will be specifically for the new attraction, and not the land as … 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
Walt Disney Imagineering has just announced that Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will begin transporting guests from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to a galaxy far, far away beginning in 2021. This is a new type of immersive vacation featuring a two-night, cruise-style itinerary where you’ll become the hero of your own adventure in an … Read more
Bright suns from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! It’s an exciting week here with the much anticipated attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, opening December 5th. Let’s see what’s going on around the park! Before we even got inside the park, we noticed a brand new sign has appeared over the entrance’s security checkpoint. Its sleek, … 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
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 finally opening in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios next week, Disney released a new preview of the attraction during The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on ABC this evening. Here’s the complete preview video that aired this evening for you viewing pleasure: Here are … 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
Greetings from Hollywood… Studios, that is. Today, we took a walk around the park to see what was happening on another beautiful Central Florida weekend. At first, the lines looked promising as the park opened. All the guests who are renting ECV’s and wheelchairs are now getting these Frozen 2 name tags. As we mentioned … Read more