July 11, 2019

Opening dates for 'Star Wars': Rise of the Resistance ride at Galaxy's Edge announced

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Fans eagerly awaiting the opening of the long-delayed Rise of the Resistance attraction at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Walt Disney World will have to wait a few parsecs longer.

Rise of the Resistance, which Disney says will "blur the lines between fantasy and reality and will put guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance," will open Dec. 5, 2019 at Walt Disney World and Jan. 17, 2020 at Disneyland.

The 14-acre Galaxy's Edge themed land opened at the end of May at Disneyland in California. A near-identical version is set to open Aug. 29 in Florida.

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For now, Galaxy's Edge has one ride. Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run allows guests play pilot, gunner or engineer as they fly the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Why the delay in opening?

Disney Imagineers have described Rise of the Resistance as the most technologically-complex ride they've ever built, with guests walking and riding on multiple vehicles as they are "captured" onboard a Star Destroyer before finding a way to escape from bad guy Kylo Ren.

The various "first of its kind" ride systems, animatronics and special effects have taken more time than expected to coordinate perfectly, a Disney source said Thursday.

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