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Disney has released new details about its upcoming "Star Wars"-themed lands.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge set to open in 2019
RELATED: Disney teases Millennium Falcon ride at Star War's Galaxy's Edge
Star Wars: Galaxy Edge is a 14-acre expansion currently under construction Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland in California.
Although Disney has shared concept art of the lands before, visitors attending the Star Wars: Galactic Nights event on Saturday got to take an even closer looke at the
Scott Towbridge and his team from Walt Disney Imagineering shared new concept art, merchandise details and designs during a panel discussion.
One of the main attractions coming to the new lands is the life-size Millennium Falcon ride. Visitors will get a chance to board Han Solo’s iconic spaceship and pilot it themselves. Disney shared a photo from inside the ship last week.
The ride will feature multiple missions, making each ride a different experience.
Imagineers previously said that visitors will be able to track their performance, building a “reputation” in the process.
Galaxy’s Edge, which is set on the new planet of Batuu, will also feature a fleet of full-size X-wing starfighters.
As visitors roam the remote outpost, they will shops and merchant stalls. Members of the WDI team traveled to Istanbul and Marrakesh for inspiration.
Merchants will sell toys and collectibles, many of them with a hand-crafted look.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is set to open in 2019.
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