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Star Wars: Galaxy Edge now open

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has finally arrived at Disneyland. The new 14-acre themed land incorporates The Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction, Oga’s Cantina, Savi’s Workshop – handbuilt Lightsabers, Droid Depot, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo, Ronto Roasters, Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, Toydarian Toymaker, Creature Stall and much more.

Black Spire Outpost

The Walt Disney Imagineering and Lucasfilm creative teams built an elaborate backstory for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. It is a story of mythology, folklore and culture. It provides a rich history to Black Spire Outpost, a remote village on Batuu.

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Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

The first of the two major rides at Galaxy’s Edge is now open. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run takes visitors on a thrilling, interactive experience. This motion-simulator ride allows up to six people to sit in the cockpit and fly the ship. They can also fire its cannons and manage its controls.

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Black Spire Marketplace

The marketplace at Black Spire Outpost is home to a number of vendors. These include the Creature Stall, Black Spire Outfitters and the Toydarian Toymaker.

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Oga’s Cantina

Oga’s Cantina is one of five food and drink locations at Galaxy’s Edge. Its design was inspired by the Mos Eisley bar where Luke Skywalker met Han Solo in the original 1977 “Star Wars” film.The entrance to Oga’s CantinaCocktail canisters at Oga’s CantinaDJ-R3X at Oga’s Cantina.

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Savi’s Workshop — Handbuilt Lightsabers

One of the ways in which Disney is pushing the envelope with Galaxy’s Edge is the range of interactive experiences available to visitors.

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Droid Depot

Another of the nine immersive, shopping experiences at Galaxy’s Edge is the Droid Depot. Visitors can create – and then buy their very own droid.

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Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo

This themed restaurant will serve a range of spicy meals. Cargo crates double as eating stalls. Dining options include Fried Endorian Tip-Yip (fried chicken with roasted vegetable mash and herb gravy) and Kaadu Ribs (sticky pork ribs with blueberry corn muffin and cabbage slaw).

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Ronto Roasters

Ronto Roasters  features a giant podracer engine as the cooker. The eaterie is all about the “meat and the heat”. Food will include turkey jerky and the signature Ronto Wrap (a pitta bread filled with grilled sausage, roasted pork, cabbage slaw, and a spicy ‘clutch sauce’).

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Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities

Dok-Ondar is a hammer headed alien with bulging eyes. He also boasts  two mouths in a curved neck.  The audio-animatronic shopkeeper is a dangerous creature who tends to barter with customers.

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Toydarian Toymaker and the Creature Stall

The Toydarian Toymaker sells toys and games. He also sells musical instruments and a collection of dolls  based on Star Wars heroes and villains. The Creature Stall is another opportunity to buy out-of-this-world merchandise. It features a lineup of interactive toys including a groaning Tauntaun, an oinking Puffer Pig and a wailing Wampa.”

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