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rom 2019, a whole new era of permanent versions of the immersive attraction,
the Star Wars experience will which will span 14 acres at each site.
F open, as fans get the chance next year to visit either park (or both!), Galaxy’s
But while most of us will have to wait until
to set foot on a planet in that
galaxy far, far away. Unlike Edge is already a reality for the team working
virtual reality experiences to bring these themed lands to life, and one
or simulations such as ILMxLabs’ Star Wars: with far more than two real-world locations.
Secrets of the Empire or Star Tours, Star Wars: Insider recently caught up with Walt Disney
Galaxy’s Edge will be populated by living, Imagineering’s portfolio creative executive Scott
breathing characters, and will take place in a Trowbridge, who oversees all aspects of Star
fully realized environment where visitors can Wars at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and he
touch, smell, and even taste food that could began by explaining how Galaxy’s Edge is a
have come from an alien world. truly international endeavor.
And fans won’t need a starship to visit this “We have a really large team, not just in
Outer Rim world. In fact, they’ll have a choice California and Florida, but literally all over the
of two Earth destinations in which to discover world,” he reveals. “Today, we have about 1,500
Galaxy’s Edge. Both Disneyland Park in Anaheim, people working to bring the project to life. And
California and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at if you include the construction teams, that
Walt Disney World in Florida will play host to number is more like 5,000.

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