Disney have announced that their Star Wars-themed lands will open next summer in California’s Disneyland and next autumn at Disney World in Orlando.
Insiders are suggesting that the summer launch date for California is likely to be in June.
The mini theme parks, which are currently under construction, will transport guests to a never-before-seen planet. .
The remote trading port, a collaboration between Disney and Star Wars, is a mysterious destination somewhere on the Outer Rim — lying on the edge of the Unknown Regions.
It has become a thriving port for smugglers, rogue traders and adventurers travelling between the frontier and uncharted space.
Here, guests will find themselves in the middle of the action at two signature attractions, one of which lets guests take the controls of Millennium Falcon on a customised secret mission.
Footage leaked in April of the new ride at Disney’s Star Wars parks shows what guests can expect when they get on to the ride – and are able to zoom around on the legendary spacecraft.
The second focuses on an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.
At the two new signature attractions at both theme parks, guests will face encounters with characters including BB8, Chewbacca, Rex and Kylo Ren.
Unlike other theme parks, a plot line can follow guests throughout their day on the different attractions as the entire park is being created as an immersive theatre experience.
Guests can “build a reputation” at Star Wars Land, so what you do on one ride could affect what happens on others.
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If you bring back Han Solo’s ship from an asteroid run heavily damaged for instance, someone might not be happy with you later in the day.
Or if visitors do well while piloting the Falcon they’ll be rewarded with extra Galactic Credits, but if not, they may find themselves hunted by a bounty hunter elsewhere in the park.
There will be a presence of the First Order and the Resistance just walking around the streets, involving guests in smaller experiences away from the rides, and visitors will also be able to buy blue milk and meat grilled on a podracer engine.
It is thought that the Orlando Star Wars land is taking longer to build because of the new Star Wars hotel that is also launching at the site.
The first ever fully immersive Star Wars-themed hotel will serve as a multi-day adventure for guests, where they truly feel like they are living inside the story.
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The hotel will be built as a spaceship and all of the windows look out on outer space, while the guests are all given costumes from the moment they check in.
Staff will remain in character at all times and according to Disney the experience will touch every single minute of a person’s day, as guests are each given their own storyline to act out during their stay.