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Last week Disneyland opened Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge as a new land in the iconic theme park (see our coverage from the press event), the biggest expansion ever at 14 acres.
For perspective, Cars Land, which opened in Disney California Adventure Park in 2012, is 12 acres, but you can’t judge it by its size (do you?).
By now, the ticket-buying public has had a chance to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (at least those with an additional reservation, required through June 23), and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. That’s impressive, considering the importance of Star Wars to its respective fandom, but also society in general. The bar (cantina?) was high. Also, there’s an actual bar ( Oga’s Cantina) in the land, the first in Disneyland to sell alcohol for a fistful of credits.
Entering Galaxy’s Edge, which is set on the distant planet of Batuu, specifically at Black Spire Outpost, you don’t feel like you’re in Disneyland. The theming is such that you are visually removed, but it is more than that. You can feel it.
The land is mostly a series of shops, fairly intimate by Disneyland standards, and restaurants that push the culinary standards of theme park fare to the outer limits while still offering a bit of something for everyone.
