star wars land is opening in hollywood studios in 2019.
star wars land is opening in hollywood studios in 2019.
when is star wars land opening in hollywood studios?
2019
disney, which now owns the "star wars" franchise, expressed plans to expand the franchise's presence in all of their theme parks since august 2014. at that time, there were rumors to include a major "star wars"-themed expansion to disney's hollywood studios. when asked whether or not disney has an intellectual property franchise that's comparable to "harry potter" at universal theme parks, disney chairman and ceo bob iger mentioned "cars", disney princesses, and promised that "star wars", "is going to be just that." iger formally announced a 14-acre "star wars"-themed land expansion at the 2015 d23 expo. in the 2017 d23, it was revealed that the area would be named . in november 2017, it was announced that the planet in the land is called batuu. the area will debut at disneyland and disney's hollywood studios in 2019 and will include two new attractions inspired by the "millennium falcon" and "a climactic battle between ". a "star wars"-themed hotel, a deluxe resort to be built near disney's hollywood studios, was also announced at the 2017 d23 expo.
list of star wars theme parks attractions
from 1997 to 2015, disney's hollywood studios park hosted "star wars" weekends, an annual festival, during specific dates from may to june. since 2007, the parks include the live show , where children are selected to learn the teachings of the jedi knights and the force to become padawan learners; the show is present at disney's hollywood studios and at the tomorrowland terrace at disneyland. since november 2015, disneyland hosts a seasonal "star wars"-themed event entitled "season of the force", which also runs in disney's hollywood studios in walt disney world. an exhibition called "star wars" launch bay, featuring exhibits and meet-and-greets was also added.
list of star wars theme parks attractions