Disney unveils Millennium Falcon ride as work on Galaxy's Edge continues
POSTED 11 Dec 2018 . BY Andy Knaggs
Disney's first image of its Millennium Falcon theme park ride
With Disney's Star Wars-themed lands close to opening at its Florida and California theme parks, the operator has shared a first close-up picture of its new Millennium Falcon ride, a major part of the new immersive worlds.
Last month, Scott Trowbridge, portfolio creative executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, revealed that the ride will be called Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. The ride, says Disney, will give guests the opportunity to get behind the controls of the legendary spaceship in one of three flight crew roles.
Last month Disney also introduced a second signature attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which it said would put visitors in the middle of an epic battle between Resistance and Imperial troops.
Due to arrive at Disney California in Summer 2019, and in Florida during the Autumn of 2019, both Star Wars-inspired lands will, according to Disney, “transport guests to a never-before-seen planet, a remote trading port and one of the last stops before Wild Space, where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life."
In addition to these attractions, the Star Wars resorts will enable guests to visit the Cantina where they can meet creatures and characters that are hallmarks of the Star Wars universe, as well as immerse themselves in a host of dynamic elements and interactive integrations with the Play Disney Parks app. Oscar-winning composer John Williams, who composed the original iconic Star Wars music, has been commissioned to create new musical themes exclusively for the parks.
Disney also has plans for an immersive Star Wars-themed hotel experience and a new Star Wars area as part of Disneyland Paris. For more, click here.
Disney reveals opening dates for Star Wars attractions POSTED 23 May 2018. BY Tom Anstey Disney has released a new video for its Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions, confirming
the additions will come first to California in the Summer of 2019 and then to Florida just a
few months later.
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Disney unveils Millennium Falcon ride as work on Galaxy's Edge continues
POSTED 11 Dec 2018 . BY Andy Knaggs
Disney's first image of its Millennium Falcon theme park ride
With Disney's Star Wars-themed lands close to opening at its Florida and California theme parks, the operator has shared a first close-up picture of its new Millennium Falcon ride, a major part of the new immersive worlds.
Last month, Scott Trowbridge, portfolio creative executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, revealed that the ride will be called Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. The ride, says Disney, will give guests the opportunity to get behind the controls of the legendary spaceship in one of three flight crew roles.
Last month Disney also introduced a second signature attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which it said would put visitors in the middle of an epic battle between Resistance and Imperial troops.
Due to arrive at Disney California in Summer 2019, and in Florida during the Autumn of 2019, both Star Wars-inspired lands will, according to Disney, “transport guests to a never-before-seen planet, a remote trading port and one of the last stops before Wild Space, where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life."
In addition to these attractions, the Star Wars resorts will enable guests to visit the Cantina where they can meet creatures and characters that are hallmarks of the Star Wars universe, as well as immerse themselves in a host of dynamic elements and interactive integrations with the Play Disney Parks app. Oscar-winning composer John Williams, who composed the original iconic Star Wars music, has been commissioned to create new musical themes exclusively for the parks.
Disney also has plans for an immersive Star Wars-themed hotel experience and a new Star Wars area as part of Disneyland Paris. For more, click here.
Disney reveals opening dates for Star Wars attractions POSTED 23 May 2018. BY Tom Anstey Disney has released a new video for its Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions, confirming
the additions will come first to California in the Summer of 2019 and then to Florida just a
few months later.
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger
cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance,
hospitality and public programming.
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick
Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and
private membership under one roof.
The Montana Historical Society has officially celebrated the opening of its new Montana
Heritage
Center, a US$107 million (£79 million, €92 million) destination that combines immersive
storytelling with cutting-edge audiovisual technology to bring the sta
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