Disney Will Open Its New Star Wars Expansions Early to Meet Demand
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Disney's new Star Wars additions will open earlier than expected, but one big piece will be missing. Will fans flock to be first or wait until everything is operational?
The Star Wars saga has multiple episodes. So will the theme park lands built around it.
Disney Parks & Resorts announced Thursday that Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will open earlier than expected at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida — though not every piece will be up and running.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which the company describes as "the most ambitious, immersive and advanced attraction ever imagined," will open later this year. Phase one at each park will include the 14-acre land itself, shopping, dining, and the ride Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
"In light of the tremendous demand, we're going to let guests explore those lands a bit earlier than we had originally planned," Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the company's annual shareholder meeting Thursday.
Earlier, Disney had said the California addition would open in summer of 2019 and the Florida land would debut in the fall. Instead, the company said Thursday that Disneyland's Star Wars land would open May 31, followed on Aug. 29 by the Florida expansion at Disney's Hollywood Studi
