That might sound like an incredible number of people passing through one ride that only opened on 31st May this year, but according to Polygon the numbers don’t lie, and here’s how the only ride at Galaxy’s Edge has managed to rack up such insane numbers.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
The Millennium Falcon attraction at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge just had its millionth rider. That’s a pace of nearly 24,000 riders per day. It’s a lot of foot traffic, even for the ship that made the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.
The number counters some online critics who have mistaken crowd control for poor attendance. It’s a major milestone for the ambitious Star Wars-themed land, and testament to Disney Parks’ near mastery of line management.
Galaxy’s Edge opened in Anaheim, California, with only one of its two main attractions. You’d think that would have created lines that stretched all the way back to the Disneyland entrance, but on opening day things felt pretty calm. Waits ranged from 30 to 90 minutes for Smugglers Run during out time in the park, and people seemed to be moving through at a brisk pace.
Turns out they were moving a lot more briskly than we thought.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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That might sound like an incredible number of people passing through one ride that only opened on 31st May this year, but according to Polygon the numbers don’t lie, and here’s how the only ride at Galaxy’s Edge has managed to rack up such insane numbers.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
The Millennium Falcon attraction at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge just had its millionth rider. That’s a pace of nearly 24,000 riders per day. It’s a lot of foot traffic, even for the ship that made the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.
The number counters some online critics who have mistaken crowd control for poor attendance. It’s a major milestone for the ambitious Star Wars-themed land, and testament to Disney Parks’ near mastery of line management.
Galaxy’s Edge opened in Anaheim, California, with only one of its two main attractions. You’d think that would have created lines that stretched all the way back to the Disneyland entrance, but on opening day things felt pretty calm. Waits ranged from 30 to 90 minutes for Smugglers Run during out time in the park, and people seemed to be moving through at a brisk pace.
Turns out they were moving a lot more briskly than we thought.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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