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Guide to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Opening August 29th 2019

At long last we have an opening date for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. And it's sooner than we expected. The new super immersive land will open at Hollywood Studios, Disney World Orlando on August 29th 2019. Disneyland in California has an earlier opening date of May 31st 2019.

This is going to be a totally unique and immersive experience like no other. Think Wizarding World of Harry Potter on out of this world, galactic style steroids. It's the largest and most technologically advanced single-themed land expansion ever in a Disney park.

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World in Orlando will be opening in two phases:

Phase One: On August 29th, you'll be able to visit the remote planet of Batuu. You'll get a senses overload of unique sights, sounds, smells and tastes. And you'll become part of the story as you sample galactic food, sip exotic beverages and explore unique merchant shops.

You'll also be able to take the controls of the most famous ship in the galaxy aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

Phase Two: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the most ambitious, immersive and advanced attraction ever imagined, is set to open later this year. No set date as yet. This fully immersive ride will put you right in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Access:

Visitors to Disneyland between May 31 and June 23, 2019, will be required to make a no-cost reservation, subject to availability, to access the new Star Wars land. At this time, no reservation is offered or required for Disney World in Orlando. Although a similar system could be launched to control crowds.

Disney Parks Blog has a paragraph that tells us: Capacity for the parks, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and its experiences is limited. Access to the park, land and experiences may be restricted or unavailable depending on guest demand and other factors.

Welcome to the Edge of Wild Space: Black Spire Outpost on Batuu

Batuu is a far-flung destination along the galaxy’s Outer Rim, located between Unknown Regions and the Frontier of Wild Space.

This remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes. Its prominence was bypassed by the rise of hyperspace travel.

Today, Batuu is home to Black Spire Outpost, an infamous port for smugglers, traders and adventurers traveling between the frontier and uncharted space. It’s a convenient safe haven for those intent on avoiding the ever expanding reach of the First Order.

The modern village was built on the remains of crumbling structures by a long-extinct civilization. The landscape is dominated by the petrified remains of towering ancient black spire trees.

As you stroll through this thriving port, you might encounter some familiar faces, from Rey, Finn and Poe to BB-8 and Chewie.

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Two Attractions Bring Star Wars Adventures to Life

For the last four decades, Star Wars fans could only imagine what it would be like to blast across the stars inside the Millennium Falcon. Or race through the halls of a Star Destroyer.

Once Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is fully open, two signature attractions will surely delight fans.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, will open on August 29th. You'll be right in the cockpit of “the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.” Take the controls of the Falcon in one of three unique and critical roles as the ship hurtles through space.

You could be a pilot, a gunner or flight engineer. There will be multiple ways to experience this attraction.

Height restriction for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is 38 inches.

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will open later in 2019 and will place you right in the middle of the Rebellion. You'll play an active role in the fight against the First Order.

Fancy a faceoff with Kylo Ren? Your journey will take you right inside a full-size starship and aboard a nearby Star Destroyer.

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge FastPasses:

At this time, no attractions in the new Star Wars land are included in the Disney FastPass+ system. However, Disney have announced they will "continually evaluate our operations and services in order to help provide a great Guest experience”.

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Will Feature Out of This World Food & Beverages

Any idea what a Blue Milk actually tastes like? You'll find the answer when you visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Food is one of many discoveries just waiting to be made while wandering the lively market of Black Spire Outpost.

Experience the new land’s expansive array of galactic food and beverages.

Oga’s Cantina At last, you'll be able to drink at one of the galaxy’s most infamous watering holes. The blaster-bolt scorches on the walls tell a story. Bounty hunters, smugglers, rogue traders and weary travelers all gather to share tales from around the galaxy.

Top Row: Moogan Tea, Blue Bantha, Bloody Rancor and Black Spire Brew | Middle Row: Carbon Freeze, Oga’s Obsession and Cliff Dweller (all non-alcoholic) | Bottom Row: The Outer Rim, Bespin Fizz, Yub Nub and Fuzzy Tauntau

Young crew members will enjoy unique beverages served in unique vessels at this local cantina. Adults can sip exotic concoctions like Jedi Mind Trick, Bad Motivator IPA or Toniray wine.

As you sip and savor, you'll be able to listen to spirited musical entertainment provided by DJ R-3X, otherwise known as Rex, the former Starspeeder 3000 pilot droid from the original Star Tours. Rex re-invents himself as the cantina’s DJ, and he’s as quirky and talkative as ever.

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo Amongst the crumbling walls of the old marketplace, Chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs has docked a food freighter loaded with fresh supplies.

Top image is Phattro and Moof Juice non alcoholic cocktails. Bottom image is raspberry creme puff with passion fruit mousse | chocolate cake with white chocolate mouse and coffee custard.

He’s ready to satisfy the appetites of visitors and locals alike with an array of exotic offerings. His travels across the galaxy enable him to stock up on exotic ingredients to create new and exciting galactic grub for this local eatery.

He is proud of his Tuggs’ Grub, labelled "a traveling diner for diners traveling". His dishes are inspired from his time working for Maz Kanata on Takodana.

Ronto Roasters Located in the Black Spire Outpost market. You'll notice the large podracing engine firing up a barbecue pit for mouth-watering Ronto Wraps.

Pictured is the Meiloorun Juice, Turkey Jerky and the Ronto Wrap filled with spiced grilled sausage and roasted pork.

As you queue up to order, you'll encounter a former smelter droid, carefully turning the spit of meats. You will also be able to choose from a variety of exotic non-alcoholic drinks like the Sour Sarlacc or Tatooine Sunset.

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Milk Stand Vendors at the Milk Stand will serve two of Batuu’s most legendary treats: Blue Milk and Green Milk. This exotic galactic delicacy is served frozen and is a favorite among locals.

Blue Milk was first seen in “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” when Luke Skywalker sat down for a family meal. Green Milk was introduced in “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.”

Kat Saka’s Kettle You'll discover an Outpost Mix of uniquely flavored popped grains. This unique popcorn snack has a combination of sweet, savory and spicy flavors.

Black Spire Outpost Market

The village’s sprawling market offers a treasure trove of exotic wares from familiar and obscure star systems. Stroll through this bustling street market and you'll find local delicacies, treats and surprises from all corners of the galaxy.

Droid Depot At this unique store you'll be able to construct your own astromech droid. Pick pieces and parts off a conveyor belt to build one of two core models (R-series or BB-series). Then customize your very own indispensable sidekick with various parts and colors.

These droids will be capable of interacting with elements in the land. Additional programming chips and accessories can be added to further customize these new friends. In addition, the Droid Depot will offer pre-built droids, droid-inspired products and more.

Savi’s Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers Ever wanted to customize and craft your very own lightsaber? At this unique workshop you can do just that. This covert workshop is packed with unusual parts, whimsical pieces and miscellaneous memorabilia collected from the far reaches of the galaxy.

You'll be able to choose from four unique themes:

Peace and Justice

Power and Control

Elemental Nature

Protection and Defense

You'll really feel the Force as you build these elegant weapons from a more civilized age.

Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities You'll find a unique selection of the most rare and mysterious items, representing different eras of the Star Wars galaxy.

There's a rotating collection of jewelry, ancient tools, rare kyber crystals, holocrons, ancient Jedi and Sith artifacts. There's even a unique collection of famous lightsabers.

Top: Holocrons | Left: Jedi artifacts | Right: Relics left behind by the Sith

As you explore the shop, you'll see Dok at his desk. The large Ithorian will be checking his inventory, taking incoming calls and barking occasional orders to his assistants.

Creature Stall If you're a collector of unique and hard-to-find species from across the galaxy, then this store will delight you. Gaze into cages and crates at unique creatures.

The store owner, Bina, is dedicated to supplying her customers with a plethora of rare and fascinating creatures. If you've been searching for a cackling Kowakian monkey-lizard, porgs or tauntauns, then pop in and see Bina.

Black Spire Outfitters This unique store showcases the latest in accessories. If you're looking to blend in with the locals, or mix and match clothing to create your own galactic style, Black Spire Outfitters has the perfect outfit for you.

Or perhaps you need a brand new robe for when you get back to your own planet? Whatever is on your wishlist, you'll find an eclectic selection of stylish galactic gear.

Toydarian Toymaker This stall is full of toys crafted by busy toymaker Zabaka the Toydarian. (This flying alien species was first seen in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”).

In this whimsical workshop, you'll find an array of artisanal playthings and handmade collectibles. If you look carefully through the frosted back window of her workshop, you'll spot Zabaka's silhouette as she crafts Wookiee dolls, artisan-style plush characters, wood and tin toys and musical instruments.

Resistance Supply If you want to pledge your allegiance to the Resistance, you'll find this makeshift supply store at the Resistance’s hidden command area. The stall sells Resistance pins, badges, hats, and other accessories to help guests feel like part of the cause.

First Order Cargo If you want to showcase your allegiance to the First Order, choose among the gear and supplies that the 709th Legion brought with them to First Order Cargo. This First Order storage dock is located near the market. Easily identified by a never-before-seen First Order TIE echelon, the cargo location will offer you the chance to pledge loyalty by purchasing pins, caps, gear, model ships and more.

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Personal Interactions

Interactions with the Play Disney Parks mobile app will enhance your engagement on Batuu. You'll be a part of the action as it unfolds all around you. Will you aid a smuggler? Join the Resistance? Or pledge loyalty to the First Order?

In this all-new environment, you'll be able to make choices about your own experience. Your choices could impact your adventure as you travel throughout the Star Wars land. This in-depth level of storytelling is part of the total immersion that will distinguish the 14-acre land from any other themed land in history.

The app will also provide new opportunities to engage with the land, such as translating a galactic language, learning what’s hidden inside crates and containers, or accomplishing certain tasks by participating in missions.

You'll also be able to use the Play Disney Parks app to interact with a variety of elements in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, such as droids, ships, media screens, door panels and antenna arrays.

Iconic Musical Score for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Music has been an integral part of Star Wars from the moment the iconic themes of Academy Award-winning® composer John Williams first introduced us to this galaxy. The music for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge continues that tradition with a suite of all-new Williams-composed themes written especially for the land and its attractions.

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Along with a collection of original cantina songs created by composers and songwriters from around the globe, this new music will deepen guests’ connection to the land as Williams complements and builds upon the iconic fanfares he created for the Star Wars films.

We're so looking forward to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opening. If Pandora: World of Avatar is anything to go by, the new Star Wars land is really going to be out of this world. And so are the crowds. prepare for insane levels, people!

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fanthatracks · 2 years

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New menu coming to Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo at Galaxy's Edge

New food coming to Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo at Galaxy's Edge.

If you weren’t already peckish, the Disney Food Blog will get those digestive juices flowing as they reveal that new food and drink is coming to Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo at Batuu East and West. Starting August 17th, there will be 2 new seasonal offerings hitting this location. For another fun caffeinated drink, guests will be able to pick up the Cold Brew with Taro Topper for $6.29. This…

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mrdaps · 5 years

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Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Renames Menu Items

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Renames Menu Items

This week, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo unveiled a new look for their menu. The menu items have been renamed to blend the lines of fantasy and reality. To guests who may have been traveling on-planet for the first time, the former menu was a bit daunting. The new menu aims to make everyone have a great experience. Here is what the menu looked like before:

Smoked Kaadu Ribs– sticky pork ribs…

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thelightofthingshopedfor · 4 years

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3, 11, 18!

3. Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

*immediately blanks on all music I have ever listened to* uhhhh. what did I discover this year? *checks Youtube* uhhh. *checks iTunes* uhhhhhhhhhh...I think maybe nothing?? that’s...sad. my music routine got all fucked up thanks to working from home most of the year--I’m not even sure why, it just did--so when I’ve listened to anything it’s mostly been reliable favorites and/or playlists. looks like I downloaded a bunch of Rag’n’Bone Man that somehow hasn’t made it into iTunes yet, though, which happened because I hadn’t listened to much of his stuff before and then rediscovered it and really liked it, so I guess I’ll go with that.

11. Something you want to do again next year?

well I haven’t gotten to properly hang out with @erlkonigstochter in literal months so that’s certainly something I want to bring back once it seems safe! and I didn’t go to Talkeetna with her at all this year for the same basic reason so that’s another thing I would very much like to do again in the coming year, also assuming it seems safe. I mean, shit, I’d like to go to a sit-down restaurant again, or a theater, or a concert, but obviously I’m far from unique in missing those things. I would also very much like to get back to finishing writing projects sometimes, which took a major hit in 2020 that I can’t completely blame on, you know, 2020. or is this more...something new I did in 2020 that I’d like to continue doing? in that case--I don’t know, taking brisk walks around the neighborhood once the weather is less Alaskan and I’m confident I won’t fuck up my knee again? my therapist convinced me to start doing that regularly because exercise is supposed to be good for your brain and your ADHD symptoms and your ability to sleep and shit like that, and I can’t say I noticed a benefit in any of those areas, but I’m sure it was still good for me. although that mostly just happened because I couldn’t safely go to the gym, so it’s not like...new new.

really the biggest thing is what I was talking about on Twitter, just...trying to be kinder to myself, and stop feeling guilty about not being “good enough” in ways that really don’t matter, and focus on the reasons I actually want to do things instead of immediately putting them on the “should” list and then not wanting to do them and punishing myself for not doing them. trying to stop hating myself, is what it really comes down to, which is theoretically a thing I’ve been working on for at least a decade now but there were definitely some new aspects to it this year! what with the whole “I think I’ve finally figured out why my brain is fucked, I think it’s ADHD, I’m finally getting treatment for it, haha turns out ADHD meds don’t seem to help me so who the fuck knows actually” thing!

18. A memorable meal this year?

well I had an extremely good chicken-BLT-with-cheese recently, which was restaurant food but I ate it in my car, parked next to my dad, because it was kind of my birthday thing. that probably stands out because it was recent and I was starving. I suppose I haven’t had a lot of memorable meals this year--my Florida trip in January might have been the last time I had a meal in a restaurant, and of course anything at Disney World was memorable more for the setting than the actual food. like, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo was fun because I at least care a lot about Star Wars in a SWTOR context and it looked a lot like some of the shitty cantinas I’ve visited in the game.

mmm no you know what actually, a memorable Food Discovery this year was this thing from Fred Meyer (Kroger), I’m sure it would’ve been better if I’d heated it up in the oven but even just using a microwave it was fucking delicious, I mean I’d like to say I got into cooking/baking in quarantine this year like so many people did but that did not at all happen and I did try that amazing thing for the first time. also Private Selection ice cream, it’s mildly fancy shit but it’s cheap, the churro flavor is AMAZING

[end-of-the-year asks]

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didyouknowmagic · 5 years

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Galaxy’s Edge Thoughts

So now having been myself I am gonna give my impressions/feelings on the land as a whole. I’ll try to divide it into attraction, areas, and experiences.

Falcon Smuggler’s Run

So I had middling expectations for this attraction given the mixed responses I have seen it get and honestly it was cool! The ride is by no means an anchor attraction but the experience of the ride and being in the falcon is VERY satisfying. Couple things to note, this ride is most definitely built so that it can have different missions/layovers so I would expect that to occur sometime within the future. Hopefully right before episode 9. The best experience for the ride is sadly the first two seats which are the pilot potions. I say sadly bc the rarity of getting those job’s is almost entirely random unless you are in a group of 6 and you can haggle with whoever you went with. The other 4 jobs should have had WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more thought put into them to make them fun and practical. I think the lack of any real aiming for the gunner positions drains the fun of that role. And for Engineer's the fact that you are required to look away from the main screen/actual attraction in order to do your job correctly feels like a HUGE oversight in basic ride design. I’d almost prefer if the last two seats were just to watch the screen and not have to worry about tanking the mission. With some tweaking they could elevate this attraction to top tier status but as it is the ride is very cool.

Resistance Forest area

This is the area directly built around the future headliner attraction Rise of the Resistance. In the area are an X-Wing and a smaller pod racer like ship that I don’t know the name of. This area is very cool to walk around but it’s DESPERATELY apparent that it was meant to be base for resistance character actors. Rey and Chewie do walk around in this area which is cool to see but again it would be nice to see other spies or pilots walking around maybe trying to recruit guests. Just a fore warning you’re going to see a common theme of the negatives here being lack of streetmosphere.

Marketplace

Now here is where batuu starts to pick up in excitement is the marketplace area, it’s bright vibrant and filled with cast and guest alike all bumbling around. It’s a bit smaller than I had envisioned and is by no means any sort of diagon alley competition when it comes to shops. But I like that they went for realistic small shops with precise merch for each location the storytelling of the land really shines in this area and it just feels immersive. The Merch is cool, and very pricy but if you are star wars fan there is a LOT to want to buy there I’d say I am a pretty novice/low level fan and even I wanted to walk away with a few goodies.

Dining Docking Bay 7/Ronto Roasters

Both of the quick service eateries here are VERY cool to walk through and see and though I didn’t eat there I have heard nothing but positive reviews on the food online. The environments of Ronto Roasters compliments the marketplace as it serves as the bookend for it and it’s just really cool to walk by a giant Pod racer engine spit roasting giant slabs of meat. Docking bay 7 entire design was also very cool to look at with it’s giant cargo crates as tables and furniture.

Oga’s Cantina

Now here is really the only thing that let me down. The cantina’s enviorment itself is pretty cool to be in, but the entire way it’s operated KILLS the experience. There is a time limit of 45 minutes and a drink limit of 2 per person, which is sadly understandable given how in demand the bar is and how everyone wants to go. But here is the thing, if the cantina experience was so pivotal to the star wars mythos and one of the things that people want to experience, It should have HELD PRIORITY IN DESIGN. The bar should have been either WAY BIGGER or there should have been more than one location with different designs. Something anything to help alleviate the issues bc being rushed in ordering one drink and then having my waiter bring my check before I even got the option to ask for another drink just sucked? You get up to look around the bar a cast member finds you very quickly and informs you to move so they can seat someone at your spot immediately. The entire design of this one baffled me and to me seemed like the area most obvious of budget cuts. The cantina should have been a walk through area that was large enough to hold the various people wanting to visit inside but the final result leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Which is funny bc the drinks were fucking amazing and left a great taste in my mouth (I got the Jedi Mind Trick and My friend ordered the T-16 I believe?)

Blue Milk

The milk is good but also something I don’t think I’d ever want to order more than once lol It tastes like bubble gum melted down into a chalky milkeshake? Very interesting, definitely try it once! The green one tasted like a cool candle or the scent of grass on soarin.

First Order Area

Again while it is cool to see Kylo and two storm troopers patroling this area it is baffling to me that they haven’t moved captain phasma’s first order march to this area of the park. It would elevate the stakes and the feeling of that little corner and yet it’s just kylo and two storm troopers. Also again you can see in this area empty stages, unused stunt area’s, etc It’s very apparent this was meant to be the portion of the land with the most kinetic energy and yet thanks to a bald man in a polo shirt it has none.

Droid Depot/Dok Ondars/Savi’s

Walking through Droid Depot is very cool, I didn’t do this or Savi’s as an experience but I have read from other places that people seem to seriously enjoy them! Dok Ondar’s was super cool to see and holds one of the few large animations the land has at the moment! So give it a visit if you want to see! I wish the cast would interact with him more like was promised in the press headlines about the store but as is it’s very cool to see!

All in all I think the land is freaking amazing and definitely makes you feel like you are someplace else than Hollywood studios. The loss of it’s streetmosphere and dining sadly hold the land back in very large ways but these are all fixable issues! The foundations are strong in this one and with some tweaking I really think it could be the best area disney has done! As is it’s definitely a land you don’t wanna miss!

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lifeofloon · 5 years

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Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo Restaurant at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland CA

Finally got a chance to try the breakfast platter here. Pretty decent for $10 as it comes with a mini cinnamon roll, purple potato hash, big sausage and a thick cheesy egg puck. Probably the best food:dollar value ratio in Star Wars Land

#swl #star wars #starwarsland #star wars land #star wars galaxy's edge #disneyland #disneyland california #breakfast #eggs #sausage #cinammon roll #mustafarian lava roll

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thebigreylotheory · 5 years

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Thanksgiving at Galaxy’s Edge: A Fangirl Review

Like many a Star Wars fan, I’ve been curious to visit Disneyworld’s Galaxy’s Edge. I was selected to attend the Galaxy’s Edge panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago and felt pretty hyped. Course, after the park’s opening, initially, I read and heard mixed things. However, after watching a steady stream of Youtube videos from a wide range of other visitors, I felt it would be a park I’d enjoy. I love Star Wars. I love Disney. I went to Disney on my honeymoon.

So, several months ago, I decided I wanted to take a babymoon trip there. It just so happened that the best time to get away coincided with Thanksgiving and my birthday. Which made it an extra special trip for me.

I assumed the park wouldn’t be too crowded prior to the Dec. 5thopening of Rise of the Resistance. Ideally, if I could have waited for the opening of Rise of the Resistance, I would have. However, as I am expecting, I couldn’t even go on Smuggler’s Run. Thankfully, BuildABetterMouseTrip has a list of what moms-to-be can and can’t ride. For me, the trip was more about enjoyment of it park itself: the scenery, the shopping, making the most of my photo pass and personal photography projects, and the food.

We had mid-day Magic tickets. Galaxy’s Edge didn’t feel too crowded when we first arrived, but by afternoon there were more people hanging out than I expected. We had been told by former Florida residences that Disney isn’t too busy on Thanksgiving or Black Friday, but from our experience, it was. If I had it to do over again, I would have bought a regular ticket and got up earlier. Perhaps, either the improvement of the economy and/or the rise of shopping Cyber Monday gives people more free time to likewise go to Disney on the holidays.

After having some great photos made in front on the park’s X-wing and Falcon (which I hope to use as before and after pregnancy photos when I’m someday able to visit with my child), our party headed directly for the Milk Stand.

My husband has a TON of allergies, so I researched a lot of food prior to our trip.

Blue Milk is non-dairy and plant-based, made with coconut and rice milk with dragon fruit, pineapple, lime, and watermelon.

Green Milk is also made with coconut and rice milk with mandarin orange, passion fruit, grapefruit, and orange blossom.

I thought I would like Green Milk better, because I normally like oranges. People seem very divided and/or loyal to one flavor. Once I got to the Milk Stand, I got sentimental and had to have Blue Milk. It turned out to be the right choice for me. In our party we had 3 Blue Milks and 2 Green Milks and, in our opinion, Blue Milk was better. I’m unsure if the milk is blended fresh every day and the flavor greatly depends on whom is mixing it OR if it’s on tap. At the time I didn’t think to ask.

After our milk adventure, our party divided into Smuggler’s Run attendees and those of us who wanted to shop. I believe the wait for Smuggler’s Run was about 90mins? I know we did a lot of chill, slow-paced shopping while we waited on the others. We immediately went to Savi’s Workshop, but unfortunately all the time shots were taken and we didn’t have a reservation. I, sadly, had read on various blogs that reservations for Savi’s Workshop and the Droid Depot were unnecessary. This is untrue. It kinda felt like the Savi’s Workshop bouncers were laughing at our lack of planning, but thankfully this was the only unprofessional experience we had that day with Galaxy Edge employees.

So, my husband ended up just buying Vader’s lightsaber from the Den of Antiquities. We get that Savi’s is part show and an experience, but I think we would have been fine just buying the parts with instructions and building a lightsaber more like the Droid Depot or on own our time at home. Come on, Luke Skywalker, and now, headcanon, I assume, Rey, didn’t have a fancy class to build her lightsaber. I think Galaxy’s Edge needs more lightsaber options.

Anyhow, somewhat defeated, we headed on to the Droid Depot, because I specifically wanted to build a purple BB unit for my baby. Her nickname, because we aren’t sharing her name even with family right now, is BB. The Droid Depot employees were very kind and friendly. Our unreserved wait was about 15mins. I guess my one criticism would be, for November, it was super hot in the Droid Depot. They need more fans.

Once purple BB was complete, we took our time at the other shops. At Kat Saka’s Kettle I had a Coke and blue-green classic popcorn.

They also have red-purple popcorn but I was told it was more like sweet Fruit Pebbles. I bought these too cute Rey and Kylo Ren dolls at Toydairan Tomaker.

I guess my favorite area was the First Order Cargo.

I bought a Kylo Ren Supreme Leader pin and was thanked for my loyalty by the awesome in-character cashier.

We saw Chewbacca and Rey, and the Stormtrooper duo make 3-4 rounds. We only saw Finn once on our way out. Kylo Ren from a far distance was drawing a big crowd.

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo was our Thanksgiving Meal. I feel like compared to Oga’s Cantina, I had no idea this place existed.

My Roasted Endorian Chicken Salad was very good. If you like mild tiki masala, the taste was similar. My brother Revan/Devan also highly recommends Felucian Kefta and Hummus. He’s not vegan, but loved the taste of the plant-based meatballs.

The Batuu-bon was magical. My husband ordered it after he wasn’t content with his Fried Chicken Tip Yip. To be fair, he has a throat condition, so we’re used to him having to order multiple items and wait-and-see what he can actually enjoy eating. Pretty much, we would go back just to eat this bon. This bon needs more love.

In conclusion, it was a super fun trip. Worth it.

We felt the park was well designed. Visually interesting. And, yes, for those who need to know, plenty of restrooms. Despite the crowd, I never had to wait in the dreaded ladies restroom line.

Like others have said, I hope in the future there’s more to do at the park. At this time, I could only shop and enjoy the decor. If you’re more into rides, I can see how it would be frustrating. Those in our party who went on Smuggler’s Run loved it. They came off the ride absolutely thrilled. However, they wished the ride had been a little longer for the amount of time they had to wait. Hopefully having two ride attractions, or more, will eventually cut the wait times in half?

Someday, I can also see the need for specific character meet and greet times within the Galaxy’s Edge area. I would hate it if my child wanted to see a certain character and missed out.

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After seeing this opening ceremony for Rise of the Resistance, I personally wish there was a Star Wars stunt show at Galaxy’s Edge. They could make it ever bit as cool everyday as the Indiana Jones stunt show IMO. *fingers crossed*

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I drew this ship for my Spaceships and Starwyrms campaign. They’ve been saving up a lot of credits to upgrade their starter ship (which I’ll be posting next), and this is what we’ve come up with!

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A new ship has a certain… silhouette. In the light of the stars and air-dock halogen, they glimmer, they shine. They don’t have the scuffs that cause light to catch and dull across their surfaces, their barrier is completely active and is almost invisible, but visible just enough to change the light quality as it passes throug, bounces off the glimmering hull, and then reflects back out. It is beautiful, in the way all things new are beautiful.

This ship is not new. This ship is scratched, dented, scarred. To many, this ship is far more beautiful, because it clearly works. It has been tested. It bears the signs of traveling through a meteor storm without serious damage. There’s a curious starburst, a splayed burn that runs across the top of one of its wings, that anyone with any understanding of weapon systems would recognize as the mark left when a Plasma Cannon hits point-blank but doesn’t punch through the hull. This ship is not new. But it is badass. It has been through the ringer, and it came out blasting.

The vessel looks sort of like an axe blade with a truncated handle. It has a wingspan of over a hundred and fifty feet and is about two hundred feet long. The shortest point is the tip of the wings, which are about thirty feet tall at the ends. From the bottom of the hangar bay in the rear to the top of the command deck, the ship’s almost a hundred feet in height. On the top of each wing and nestled just behind the command deck are the three weapon systems of the ship, and dotting the top of the wings are the various communications and scanning arrays the ship utilizes.

The twin engines sit at the back of the wings, and the sweep of the ship’s rear is interrupted by three large doors: one in the middle that accesses the hangar, and the two smaller ones that open onto the cargo holds.

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The ship’s interior is retro-fitted to fit a curious aesthetic. The deck-plates beneath your feet have been altered to resemble wooden floorboards, and the doors, while still opening upwards into the bulkhead like most saguarin doors, look like carved oak. The window portholes have been altered to have actual sills and to be square or rectangular, and much of the furniture is either made from actual wood, with the stuff that couldn’t be bought like that made from cleverly-disguised metal or plastic. The air is rather dry and warm, and the lighting system has a slightly-harsher glare than you might be used to.

Individual Room Descriptions below the cut

The Life Deck: Bottom Floor

1 - The Mess Hall: The mess hall is loaded with outdated but functional equipment. Along the front wall is a refrigerator, a reheater, and a coffee pot, and drawers sit under the countertop. Along the back wall is a sink, complete with food-waste incinerator and next to it an electric stove top. A tall pantry sits in the corner. On the other side is a stair-case leading up to a balcony overlooking the mess hall (see area 12).

2 - Crew Quarters: These rooms are all furnished more or less the same. There’s a tall dresser with drawers in it, a desk, and a bed. The bed mattresses are old and dusty but perfectly usable, and the furniture has scuff marks, likely from wherever it had been stored before it was hastily thrown into the room. There’s a single window looking out into space, and the door can be locked from the inside.

3 – The Sonic Cleanser: This small room has a rack for hanging your clothes and a retractable table for doing whatever else needs doing immediately before or after bathing. The sonic cleanser, similar to but less wasteful than a standard shower, takes up the back half of the room. This room uses sound to force off dirt, dead skin, and other undesirable coatings. Special soap sits in cubbies on the walls.. The cleanser has controls for different settings, and it is currently set to its maximum force. The cleanser can be set to use water, but it is a severe drain on water supplies: the water generator can only work so fast.

4 – The Food Waste Room: This small room has a single sink that can be set to use water or sonics for cleaning, some soaps, a cupboard full of recently-purchased toiletries of all kinds, and a toilet. The room has an air of being completely unused until very, very recently.

5 – The Medbay: This room comes equipped with a rolling cart, a bunch of cupboards for the storage of medical supplies, and a large table that could have a mattress secured to it if one needed to remain in medbay for a long time. With the upgrades to the ship, the Medbay is now equipped with a toilet and sink, and a second bed platform folded up against one wall.

6 - The Central Ladder: This open space is dominated by a large, reinforced ladder that goes up to the next floor. It leads up through to Deck Two and then further up to The Bridge (see areas 15 and 19).

7 – The AI Core: This room’s door is labeled “Ship Habitation Interface Technology: Unit 33 Control Room.” Inside is a massive computer system, a single small desk, and a chair. The room is exceptionally cold.

8 – Storage Rooms: These rooms are for storing small, non-essential but useful goods. Back-up rations, extra tools, and spare parts are just some of the eclectic things stored in these spaces.

9 - Hangar: This massive room is mostly empty space. The Hangar is meant to store multiple ships, and currently you’ve only got one shuttle. Even with the free modification making it larger, the shuttle looks miniscule in the cavernous space. Doors dot the walls, and a big one on the back wall opens up into space.

9a - Lifts: The two lifts here lead up into the Engineering level on Deck 2 (see area 18).

9b - Tiny Ship Dock: The Hangar has four locations within the hangar to dock a tiny-sized ship, or a vehicle of huge-size or smaller. If two of the docking slots are empty, you could use them to secure a small sized ship.

9c - The Shuttle: The shuttle itself is docked here. When upgrading the ship, there was enough left over material and credits to bump up the shuttle to fit a few extra people.

9d - The Hangar Doors: These huge doors are almost three feet thick. It takes almost thirty seconds for them to open fully, though they open just enough for a tiny ship to fit through in about six seconds. A large ramp can be extended from the back of the hangar when the doors are fully opened, to allow vehicles or passengers to come up from the ground.

10a - The Left Engine Room: The left wing of the ship is filled with one of the massive engines that propel the ship through space. At the front of the wing is the Atmosphere Apparatus and Water Generator system. The door out of 10a does not function if the Hangar is without atmosphere, unless the engine compartment is also without atmosphere or you override the controls. There’s a steep staircase leading up from the lower level to Deck 2 (See 18a).

10b - The Right Engine Room: The right wing of the ship is filled with one of the massive engines that propel the ship through space. At the front of the wing are the Heating Controls, the Power Distribution system, and the Solar Emitter Core that allows the lights to function as sunlight. The door out of 10b does not function if the Hangar is without atmosphere, unless the engine compartment is also without atmosphere or you override the controls. There’s a steep staircase leading up from the lower level to Deck 2 (See 18b).

11 - The Cargo Holds: There are two distinct cargo holds on either side of the ship, snug between engine and hangar. They’re reinforced rooms, the doors have powerful locks that can be coded to open with a three, five, or seven digit code. There are large doors that fold down to form a ramp along the back of these rooms.

The Work Deck: The Middle Floor

12 - The Balcony: A balcony runs the width of Deck 2, looking out over the mess hall and through the massive window that makes up the slanted roof of the mess hall. To the right of the balcony is a staircase leading down to the mess hall (area 1), and behind it is the hallway leading to the rest of Deck 2 and the Primary Airlock.

13 - The Primary Airlock: The airlock here is larger than it was before, with small lockers inside to store emergency gear. Currently the lockers are empty. From the airlock door, a thirty foot umbilical of metal can be extended outwards to connect to another ship’s airlock or another ship’s umbilical. This umbilical can curve up to 90 degrees, and can double as a ramp out of the ship.

14 - Storage: Another storage room, much like those on deck 1, this room is for storing the miscellaneous equipment one might need on deck 2, but doesn’t want to have to run downstairs to get it.

15 - The Central Ladder: This open space has doors on its three walls and a tunnel leading to the front of the ship. A ladder leads down to Deck 3 and up to the Bridge (see areas 6 and 19 respectively).

16 - The Science Lab: This room is full to bursting with state-of-the-art (but discounted) lab equipment. While in this room, researchers and scientists have advantage on Science skill checks that may benefit from such equipment.

17 - The Mechanics Workshop: The room here is filled with tools, spare components, and other useful gadgets and doodads for crafting and maintaining equipment and the ship itself. The mechanics workshop is considered to be stocked with the average tools needed for a Wisdom (Mechanics) skill check and also contains a built-in repair kit. Having a mechanics workshop onboard a ship cuts the time required to fix a damaged vessel by half, and allows you to speed-repair equipment. You can choose to cut the time it takes to repair a piece of damaged equipment in half, but doing so increases the DC by 5. If you fail by 10 or more while speed-repairing equipment, it becomes useless junk.

18 - Primary Engineering: The Primary Engineering room has tools and equipment for general ship maintenance, and provides quick access to all the integral systems of the ship. Two lifts descend into the Hangar (see 9a), and the computer on the back wall provides access to all the internal diagnostic and control systems necessary for running the ship.

18a - The Barrier Core: In the upper part of the left wing is the powerful barrier core that projects the protective energy field around the entire ship.

18b - The Power Core: In the upper part of the right wing is ship’s generator and power systems. The generator is what generates all the power in the ship.

The Command Deck: The Topmost Floor

19 - The Bridge: The bridge is slightly larger than before, but hasn’t changed too much. There are some extra seats to make the additional crew members a bit more comfortable when in a dog fight. The ladder leading down to area 15 and then to area 6 is still in the same place a few feet behind the captain’s chair, and can be lowered, covered with a trapdoor, and locked off.

20 - Escape Pods: With the larger ship came larger and more escape pods. Instead of two narrow, cramped pods that required you to climb up and down to get to the seats, these pods are built more like a shuttle.

21 - Communications Suite: The communication’s suite allows one to monitor communications, scan for signals, and project a secure network for all of your devices to interact with. The large comm arrays on either side make this possible, and all of the systems can be manipulated from the control computer on the desk along the back wall.

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