star wars land disney world opened on august 15, 2015.
when does star wars land disney world open?
august 15, 2015
it was reported in august 2014 that beginning in 2015, disney planned to expand the presence of "star wars" throughout their theme parks (though it was initially unclear which parks) and could also create an entire theme park area dedicated to the film franchise. disney chairman and ceo bob iger indicated that plans were to match what universal orlando did when they expanded and added a harry potter themed section to two of their theme parks. in 2012, disney acquired lucasfilm, which includes the rights to the "star wars" franchise and "indiana jones" franchise (which is also expected to see an increase in presence at the theme parks), and in december 2015, disney released "", the first of a new trilogy of films. was announced on august 15, 2015 as star wars land. the expansion at disneyland resort in california opened on may 31, 2019, while the version at disney's hollywood studios in florida will open on august 29, 2019. at d23 expo 2017, disney parks chairman bob chapek revealed galaxy's edge as the area's official name, announcing an attraction set inside the hangar bay of a first order star destroyer. in addition, it was announced that a star wars-themed hotel and resort are planned for walt disney world; the company aims for guest experiences to be "100% immersive", with chapek claiming that each guest's stay will "culminate in a unique journey".
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from 1997 to 2015, walt disney world resort's hollywood studios held "star wars" weekends, an annual festival, which typically occurred on friday, saturday and sunday for four consecutive weekends in may and june. the festival featured appearances by cast and crew members from disney's "star wars" franchise and in addition, many original disney characters also appeared dressed as "star wars" characters, such as jedi mickey, minnie as leia, donald as a stormtrooper, goofy as darth vader and r2-mk (mickey mouse stylized astromech droid). the festival began in 1997 and had been held in 2000, 2001, and annually from 2003 until 2015. in november 2015, disney discontinued the event due to the construction of a "star wars" themed-land and the larger daily presence "star wars" will have in the park onwards.
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