Early this morning saw a slew of announcements regarding Galaxy’s Edge – the food and drink, the rides, the merch, the park even has its own app.
To kick off, let’s take a look at new information regarding the rides starting with Nerdist. We know we have Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run coming our way, and this article gives us more detail (Rise of the Resistance is near the Resistance area of the park, Smugglers Run near the First Order area where Kylo Ren and his soldiers have recently arrived).
Smugglers Run is a six seat ride (two pilots, two gunners, two engineers) and brings you into close contact with an old pal.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
In this attraction, guests can travel in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. The six seats in the cockpit include two pilots, two gunners, and two flight engineers. So really, it’s not just travel; the guests are in complete control, flying the ship in the motion simulator ride.
The premise: Hondo Ohnaka, the Weequay space pirate from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels has started a business on Batuu: Ohnaka Transport Solutions. Chewbacca has left the Millennium Falcon with Hondo for repairs post-The Last Jedi (read the book Pirate’s Price for more on this), and while he has it, Hondo’s using the ship for completely valid shipments. Ahem. And he’s looking for new crew.
Rise of the Resistance is similarly packed with easter eggs for eagle-eyed fans of the saga, and yes, that is Oscar Isaac reprising his role as Poe Dameron.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is not 28 minutes long as recent rumors have stated. Disney Chairman of Parks, Experiences, and Products Bob Chapek did say it’s “the longest attraction we’ve ever developed with a ride vehicle.” He also said the complex, advanced experience “is almost like being on four attractions at once.” We know one of the ride systems is a trackless vehicle that will do things like circle the feet of full-size AT-ATs—that’s because you find yourself in the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the First Order.
Let’s start with the story. Rise of the Resistance begins in the Resistance’s newly established base on Batuu. They’ve slap-dashed operations together in an ancient, who-knows-how-many-thousands-of-years-old cavern just outside Black Spire Outpost, so you see more of the natural planet. Resistance fighters have clearly used lasers to carve out tunnels for their base. The queue winds through the caverns past markers indicating what the cave may have been used for and past flight gear and weapons rooms. Look out for in-universe connections in those areas.
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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Early this morning saw a slew of announcements regarding Galaxy’s Edge – the food and drink, the rides, the merch, the park even has its own app.
To kick off, let’s take a look at new information regarding the rides starting with Nerdist. We know we have Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run coming our way, and this article gives us more detail (Rise of the Resistance is near the Resistance area of the park, Smugglers Run near the First Order area where Kylo Ren and his soldiers have recently arrived).
Smugglers Run is a six seat ride (two pilots, two gunners, two engineers) and brings you into close contact with an old pal.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
In this attraction, guests can travel in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. The six seats in the cockpit include two pilots, two gunners, and two flight engineers. So really, it’s not just travel; the guests are in complete control, flying the ship in the motion simulator ride.
The premise: Hondo Ohnaka, the Weequay space pirate from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels has started a business on Batuu: Ohnaka Transport Solutions. Chewbacca has left the Millennium Falcon with Hondo for repairs post-The Last Jedi (read the book Pirate’s Price for more on this), and while he has it, Hondo’s using the ship for completely valid shipments. Ahem. And he’s looking for new crew.
Rise of the Resistance is similarly packed with easter eggs for eagle-eyed fans of the saga, and yes, that is Oscar Isaac reprising his role as Poe Dameron.
(Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is not 28 minutes long as recent rumors have stated. Disney Chairman of Parks, Experiences, and Products Bob Chapek did say it’s “the longest attraction we’ve ever developed with a ride vehicle.” He also said the complex, advanced experience “is almost like being on four attractions at once.” We know one of the ride systems is a trackless vehicle that will do things like circle the feet of full-size AT-ATs—that’s because you find yourself in the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the First Order.
Let’s start with the story. Rise of the Resistance begins in the Resistance’s newly established base on Batuu. They’ve slap-dashed operations together in an ancient, who-knows-how-many-thousands-of-years-old cavern just outside Black Spire Outpost, so you see more of the natural planet. Resistance fighters have clearly used lasers to carve out tunnels for their base. The queue winds through the caverns past markers indicating what the cave may have been used for and past flight gear and weapons rooms. Look out for in-universe connections in those areas.
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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