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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
Happy Star Wars Day! I hope you've got your Lightsabers, Grogu Ears, and Wookie Cookies ready for me to spill the tea on everything Star Wars you can enjoy at Disney Parks!
In this blog post, I'll be focusing specifically on the Disney Parks, look out for a future blog post the month of THIS IS THE MAY for a post focusing on galactic experiences at sea and in the stars beyond!
Batuu Bounty Hunters:
Use your MagicBand+ as your guide to seeking virtual bounties hidden across Black Spire Outpost over in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at both Disneyland Park & at Disney's Hollywood Studios Park at Walt Disney World
First, you'll be assigned a bounty at a job board in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Next, you'll search for this bounty as vibrations and lights on your MagicBand+ help guide you down the right path.
Then, when you find your bounty, you can use the Play Disney Parks app's augmented reality thermal viewer to reveal who's hiding in the shadows.
Finally, unlock hidden surprises from the Star Wars galaxy in a unique, interactive way! Think of it as a virtual galactic scavenger hunt that will make it difficult to walk away without trying to collect them all.
Rise of the Resistance:
Hidden in the forest outside Black Spire Outpost, the Resistance is gathering recruits for a secret mission. and it needs your help to succeed!
With the First Order desperate to extinguish the spark of the Resistance, the mission is bound to have unexpected twists and turns. You quickly find that your transport is captured by an imposing First Order Star Destroyer filled with legions of stormtroopers—and even Kylo Ren! You find yourself in a very awful situation. Fortunately, a covert team of Resistance fighters—including Rey and BB-8—is at the ready to give you a fighting chance to escape… and a chance for the Resistance to rise.
Don't make the mistake of thinking the First Order won't call you out while you're in line. Get into the fun and you'll find yourself in an immersive Star Wars universe experience with this first-of-its-kind kind adventure!
You may be able to purchase an Individual Lightning Lane for this experience, find out more about navigating Genie+ and ILL in this previous blog post
PUNCH IT CHEWIE!
Take Control of the Fastest Ship in the Galaxy on Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run. Ride into Hyperspace in the famous cockpit on a daring flight, and whether you're a pilot, engineer, or gunner every single role is crucial to the mission's success!
The engines rumble as the Millennium Falcon blasts off, pushing you and your crew back into your seats when you jump into hyperspace toward adventure. Along the way, you’ll face danger at every turn.
Will your mission succeed or fail? It’s up to you—find out if you have what it takes to outmaneuver the odds aboard the Millennium Falcon.
Get ready to punch it!
Galactic Builders and Storytellers:
Get ready to use your strategic building talents and immerse yourself by creating your own story and Star Wars adventure by booking your magical experience at either the Droid Depot or Savi's Workshop.
At Savi's Workshop, you'll choose your path!
Travel to Black Spire Outpost, where a group known as the “Gatherers” ushers you into a covert workshop packed with unusual parts, whimsical pieces, and miscellaneous memorabilia collected from the far reaches of the galaxy.
Under their guidance, you can construct your very own lightsaber and bring it to life through the power of kyber crystals. Builders beware—you must protect the shop’s secrecy to avoid being discovered by the First Order!
Once your lightsaber is complete (purchase required!), you’ll be ready to embark on incredible new adventures—from the far reaches of Wild Space to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge!
For a complete list of hilts and other antiquities check out Disney's breakdown of cost and everything you'll receive by booking this experience here
Assemble a Custom Astromech Unit
Visit a workshop stocked with parts, chips, manuals, and other tech items useful for constructing your very own droid, one of the galaxy’s most indispensable sidekicks.
First, register your choice of the BB-series unit or R-series unit with the clerk, who’ll provide a basket and blueprint for parts. Next, proceed to the following stations and begin your droid-building experience.
This experience is recommended for young padawans big and small, if you're still learning how to navigate your building skills, make sure you have your guardian nearby to watch your apprenticeship and help hone those skills!
Beloved Batuu Beverages and Bites
While the real ones know that Disneyland Park is a dry park with the exception of Oga's Cantina, you can enjoy some out-of-this-world treats and eats at Ronto Roasters, sink your teeth into a savory grilled sausage and roasted pork wrap at this exotic meat stall. This is also a great option for my vegetarian travelers to Black Spire Outpost, they have a Ronto-Less wrap that's a plant-based favorite!
There's also the Milk-Stand which offers two plant-based galactic beverages to quench your thirst while walking around Blackspire Outpost.
If you're heading to Hollywood Studios at Disney World, you can refuel at Docking Bay 7 on galactic grub that will set your tastebuds into HYPERSPACE!
Chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs has docked a food freighter loaded with fresh supplies and he’s ready to satisfy the appetites of visitors and locals alike with an array of exotic offerings. His planet-hopping travels allow him to prepare fare with unusual flavors that delight customers.
Once you’ve got your grub, sit inside the spacious hanger, or grab a table in the rustic outdoor seating area surrounded by the crumbling walls of the old marketplace.
Disney World also offers libations from Oga's Cantina and the Milk Stand is spiked with two options!
And finally the biggest experience to come to a Disney Park is
The Galactic Starcruiser!
I am so excited to board in just 33 days! This is an experience I've been extremely looking forward to and I can't wait to share more of my experience but this is definitely THE ULTIMATE STAR WARS FAN EXPERIENCE!
On board the Starcruiser, you'll find yourself immersed in your own Star Wars story, the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is like nothing else you’ve ever experienced: part live immersive theater, part themed environment, part culinary extravaganza, part real-life role-playing game—and yet so much more.
As the airlock slides open, your whole world changes.
Step off the launch pod and into your own epic Star Wars story, one where you decide your fate. While your story unfolds, you’ll have the power to choose your path. Will you follow the rule of the First Order or join the Resistance in a secret plot? Strike a bargain with a gang of smugglers or sit back, sip a cocktail and watch it all from a safe distance?
The choice is yours. You are the hero of your very own Star Wars adventure—the most immersive Star Wars experience ever created!
Keep your eyes peeled!
While walking around Batuu, you'll never know who you may run into. Character interactions can be found throughout Star War's Galaxy's Edge. You may even spot Grogu and his protective father The Mandalorian roaming around Black Spire outpost. If you're lucky or unlucky however you see it, be careful not to set off Kylo Ren and his guard while roaming around Star War's Galaxy's Edge.
