# first pics of "star wars land" at disneyland ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808 "2019-05-31T06:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808/21 "2019-06-01T19:45:49Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > It’s actually called “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” and not “Star Wars Land”. Oh, that explains a lot. I haven’t been paying much attention to Disneyland since Kayla quit working there last year. During the construction phase I thought it was going to be called Star Wars land. When the commercials for Galaxy’s Edge started showing up, I thought it just referred to one ride in Star Wars Land. I also thought Star Wars Land opened some time in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808/22 "2019-06-01T19:50:43Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I dont know. Maybe it will be big for awhile. But the last few Star Wars movies have tanked and the new one has fans yawning, I wonder how long Star Wars will remain popular in the face of new franchises like Marvel Universe? The Avatar/Pandora section of Disney Animal Kingdom opened 8 years after the movie came out and long after anyone gave it a thought. The attraction is widely popular and the main ride has hours long waits. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808/23 "2019-06-01T21:55:39Z")
Yeah, i didn’t really enjoy Avatar very much. It was okay but didn’t grab me. When I first heard that Disney World was basing a land on it I was skeptical to say the least. Having been there I can say that the theming is (������) “out of this world”. The experience doesn’t depend at all on the movie. My daughter never saw the movies and had no idea what it was about. As soon as she stepped into the land she was enraptured. The environment, the merchandise, the rides, and the food options all worked together to really make you feel you were on another planet. Universal did the same thing with The Wizarding World. That is the one area of Universal where you feel disconnected from the rest of the park. You are fully immersed in the land. My daughter loves the books but my wife id a true muggle. Even having no knowledge of the books she was taken into the world. That theming magic is what Disney excels at in their parks. They are able to make each of their lands feel cut off from the rest. Will they benefit from the fan base short term? You’d better believe it. I don’t think a few “maligned” movies are going to deter people who have been wanting to live in this universe from making the trek (can I use that word talking about Star Wars? Will the immersive experience capture the imagination of the regular folks? I really believe, given what I’ve seen with other immersive experiences that yes it will. Galaxy’s Edge will be a large draw for the next several years, at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808.md?page=1)