Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance brings even more thrills to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World Resort

Rise of the Resistance brings even more thrills to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World Resort

  • PHOTO/TODD ANDERSON Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios stop for a selfie at the entrance to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance on the attraction’s opening day, Dec. 5, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista. The groundbreaking new attraction inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge brings guests into a climactic battle between the Resistance and the First Order.
    PHOTO/TODD ANDERSON Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios stop for a selfie at the entrance to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance on the attraction’s opening day, Dec. 5, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista. The groundbreaking new attraction inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge brings guests into a climactic battle between the Resistance and the First Order.

    The groundbreaking new Disney attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance made its debut Dec. 5, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort.

    This highly anticipated experience adds to the immersive adventures available to guests inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the 14-acre land that opened in both parks earlier this year. As the largest single-themed land expansion in Disney history, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is already proving wildly popular by inviting guests to live their own Star Wars adventures in a galaxy far, far away. They join a climactic battle between the Resistance and the First Order in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and take control of the most famous ship in the galaxy aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. And while exploring this expansive new land, they can sample galactic food and drink, enter an intriguing collection of merchant shops and encounter some of their favorite Star Wars characters.

    “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the most ambitious, immersive, advanced, action-packed attraction we’ve ever created. We threw out the rulebook when designing this attraction to deliver experiential storytelling on a massive, cinematic scale,” said Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance sets a new standard for what a theme park experience can be – just like Galaxy’s Edge, itself. None of this would be possible without the incredible teams at Walt Disney Imagineering, Disneyland and Walt Disney World, who brought not one, but two award-winning lands to life at the same time.”

    And now the next grand chapter in this story is about to unfold with the debut of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Welcome to the Edge of Wild Space: Black Spire Outpost on BatuuStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edge builds off decades of collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering and Lucasfilm Ltd., a global leader in film, television and digital entertainment production, including the Star Wars franchise. The work on Star Wars between these two creative powerhouses dates back to 1987, when the original Star Tours attraction opened at Disneyland. They came together once again for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, transporting guests to the remote planet Batuu, the newest location in a story that began in 1977 with the first Star Wars film. It is a far-flung destination along the galaxy’s Outer Rim, on the frontier of Wild Space – the uncharted region beyond all known star systems. The planet is home to Black Spire Outpost, an infamous port for smugglers, traders and adventurers wishing to avoid any unnecessary ... entanglements with the First Order. When guests arrive on Batuu, they come across aliens, droids and other inhabitants of this planet as they search for rare and unique goods, discover unusual food and drink, or join a crew seeking adventures. Along the way, guests may encounter some familiar faces, including Rey, Chewbacca or even Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and his stormtroopers.

    Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge features two signature attractions that turn those dreams into reality. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance brings guests into the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance, including a faceoff with Kylo Ren. The journey takes guests aboard a full-size transport shuttle and then into a nearby Star Destroyer on a thrilling adventure that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. One of the most immersive, ambitious and technologically advanced experiences in Disney history, the attraction uses multiple ride systems working together to create a seamless story on a cinematic scale.

    In Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, guests climb into the cockpit of “the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy” for their own Star Wars adventures. They take the controls of the Falcon in one of three unique and critical roles as the ship hurtles through space. Some are pilots, some gunners and some engineers, creating multiple ways for guests to engage with the attraction in an experience that responds in real time to the actions they take.

    For more information about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, visit WDWNews.com, DisneyParksBlog.comand StarWars.com.