Bright suns from Batuu! Now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The sun is shining, the bloggers and Passholders are out en masse, and Black Spire Outpost East looks like a toasty, vibrant version of its West Coast component. While the menus here remain mostly the same as at Disneyland, we’ve noticed a few small differences … Read more
“I didn’t know there was this much green in the whole galaxy…” Rey might have been talking about the planet Takodana that Maz Kanata’s base of operations was on, but it also applies to this new drink that has appeared on Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo’s menu at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, appropriately titled the … Read more
Good Journey, friends! We made another trip to Galaxy’s Edge today to try one of the new menu items unique to Batuu on the East Coast, the Coruscant Cooler at Ronto Roasters. We’ve already tried and reviewed every other menu item at the almost identical Ronto Roaster’s at Disneyland, but with Disney’s Hollywood Studios having … Read more
Bright suns, travelers! We’re back at Black Spire Outpost on Batuu in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so of course we had to make a stop in Oga’s Cantina for some refreshments after piloting the Falcon. Most of the menu is identical to Oga’s Cantina in Disneyland (which we’ve already tried and reviewed, check it out here), with … Read more
The historic August 29 grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is right around the corner and while many Travelers have already experienced the land through a series of ongoing previews, Disney has just released amazing new aerial images of the brand-new land. The video, which includes new music from Oscar-winning composer John Williams, features … Read more
After Bob Iger recently discussed that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge may have caused lower than normal crowds this summer, we decided a trip to Disneyland Park was in order. While overall, the Park is far less crowded than past summers, the crowds are bound to pick up once Annual Passholder blockout dates are lifted at … Read more
When J. Daniel Jenkins was a kid, he would make sand castles but never play with them. It was the building part he liked best. Years later, Daniel would be helping to build dreams into reality as Senior Project Design Manager for Imagineering. Daniel sits down with Nathan to discuss how to tell stories with … Read more
Despite constant merchandise supply shortages plaguing the specialty shop in Galaxy’s Edge, it appears that with waves of re-stocking come price increases, as well. We recently saw a slew of prices go up over at Dok-Ondar’s, who thought to start charging a bit extra for the fancy legacy lightsabers. Across the Black Spire Marketplace, it’s … Read more
Whether you love or hate Blue or Green Milk (or love to hate it), Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is offering Travelers to Batuu an all-new way to enjoy the divisive dairy-free beverage in the form of alcoholic versions of the two frozen drinks, called “Coolers”. A friendly Traveler to Batuu invited us to the land … Read more
Welcome to another WDWNT Photo Report from the Hollywood that never was and always will be! It’s officially August, which means it’s officially the opening month of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge… which means this park is about to get incredibly busy, so let’s start this park walk on one of the last days before Hollywood … 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 August 5-11! Walt Disney World A lawsuit has been filed against Disney following an … Read more
Greetings, Hollywood! In this week’s Hollywood Studios Photo Report, we take a look at the new Galaxy’s Edge entranceway currently being used for Cast Member previews, the opening of the new security checkpoint expansion at the front of the park, new merchandise, and more! We start outside the park, where the security checkpoint expansion has … Read more
A short time from now on a television network not so far away… To celebrate the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Freeform will be airing a two-hour all-star special, “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits” on Sunday, September 29th at 8 PM Eastern. D23 revealed that … Read more
To help drive crowds away from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Fantasmic! Is adding a second performance August 29, 2019 through September 2, 2019. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge of course opens on August 29, 2019 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The first show of the night will remain at 8:30pm with the additional second show occurring at … Read more
Attention all Travelers! Reservations are now open for Oga’s Cantina, Savi’s Workshop, and Droid Depot at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. With the surge of people attempting to make reservations, you may run into some… turbulence. But rest assured there’s plenty of space for many travelers on Batuu. Scroll through for all of the handy links below. … Read more
Bob Iger pointed out in today’s earnings call that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge may have caused lower than normal crowds this summer at domestic parks. While many speculated Galaxy’s Edge scared people away from the parks, hearing it from the Disney CEO indicates it is a significant issue. At the domestic Disney Parks, Disneyland, and … Read more