

Unless characters crossed paths with one another on-screen or could conceivably do so within the same timeline, they cannot simply show up together at the parks. The rules of engagement across continuity are next-level strict when it comes to Star Wars. For instance, Snow White and Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” don’t appear together in photo ops, because they never “met” within official canon (although "Ralph Breaks The Internet" showed how fun it might be if they did cross over). Part of the unspoken magic of the Disney Parks is character interactions guided by story lines. The introduction of new characters into the attraction will either break the timeline of Star Wars land or, perhaps, unburden it from self-imposed shackles. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Courtesy of Disneyland However, there is one sarlacc-sized snag: Those stories are set about five years after “Return of the Jedi,” and about 25 years before “The Force Awakens,” which raises a galaxy of questions about how this will impact Galaxy’s Edge. Yes, including the universally adored, merchandise and meme-dominating Grogu, aka “Baby Yoda.”
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Starcruiser “passengers” must execute missions while on the ship, and on Batuu during their “planetary” visits to the park.īut Disney recently announced - at the “From a Galaxy Far, Far Away to Disney Park Near You” panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 event - that main characters from the immensely popular Disney Plus series “The Book of Boba Fett” and “The Mandalorian” would begin appearing at Disneyland. That storytelling element was ultimately reserved for the Galactic Starcruiser, or “Star Wars hotel,” at Walt Disney World. Yet the immersive storytelling never entirely emerged, and the land didn’t feel lived-in, despite its authentic aesthetic. Guests could live among characters from a galaxy far, far away, in an in-continuity tale set between “Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” and “Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.” Batuu and Black Spire Outpost were woven into new stories across the Star Wars timeline, such as Timothy Zahn’s “Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances” novel, but the “current” story of Galaxy’s Edge was firmly rooted in the sequel continuity. When Galaxy’s Edge opened at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2019, the themed area promised to be an immersive storytelling experience. And if that sounds confusing, let us explain. The scene above is part of the experience a guest will encounter at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge, aka “Star Wars Land,” but with the introduction of newer characters, from older timelines, that’s about to change. That’s to say nothing of the rumors of a Resistance base with Poe Dameron’s X-wing parked somewhere nearby.Īnd now, it’s up to you, a visitor to Batuu, to follow this story of the Resistance, the First Order and … wait, why are the Mandalorian, Boba Fett and Grogu here too?

Meanwhile the Resistance is on-planet as well, with Chewbacca and Rey darting around.

But the First Order has been nosing about, with Kylo Ren and his stormtroopers on the hunt for a spy named Vi Moradi. A cantina run by a crime boss? That’s par for the course in these little backwater rocks. The settlement of Black Spire Outpost is caught in the middle of a power struggle as various factions vie to establish a footprint on the Outer Rim planet of Batuu. Kylo Ren is one of the few characters who currently appears in Galaxy's Edge.
