Celebrating 5 Years of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge & and 7 Decades of How It Came to Be: Part II

Last week we shared how the better part of 7 decades took George Lucas as a child from the Disneyland Park gates in 1955 through to creating the cinematic masterpiece Star Wars to working with Disney to build Star Tours the attraction to even selling Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company. Today we step off from that point to see how Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge came to be. We’ll share the moment it was announced through development and construction. Remember Seasons of the Force and Star Wars Launch Bay? We’ll talk about that. I’ll share my feelings entering Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge during the first week of operation at Disneyland, and the subsequent chaos of Disney’s Hollywood Studios opening. And then there is Rise of the Resistance, followed by Rise of the COVID-19. Join us for some remarkable insights on the creation, opening and operation of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, all on the 5th anniversary of this attraction.

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Imagineers Develop Ideas for Project “Delos”

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge art book reveals the ideas that made it into the park, and some that didn't - Polygon

D23 2015 Announcement

Bright Suns: Inside The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge ...

Star Wars Launch Bay & Season of the Force

D23 2017 Model Reveal

Construction at Disneyland

Construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

May 2019: Star Wars Galaxy’s edge at Disneyland Opens

August 2019: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World Opens

December 2019: Rise of the Resistance Opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World

January 2017: Rise of the Resistance Opens at Disneyland

2020: A Pandemic Closes Everything

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