***contains spoilers about new Star Wars Land at Disneyland in California
So you went to the new Star Wars land at Disneyland? How was it?
It was awesome! I went last week it was really packed. I got into the parking lot like a hour before it opened and I was one of the first ones in. Right when it opened I ran to the back of the park where it is.
What were you most excited for before going?
I was just excited to see all of it in general. I was really eager to get into the cantina since I haven’t been there before. So I was really excited to do that and to see all the Star Wars rides. I was happy I got to take my time and look at everything.
Was it what you imagined?
I think it was worth the hype. You hear a lot of things from people about how amazing it is and usually its just the really big fans that love it. I consider myself to be a pretty big fan jus
t because I love it but Im sure there bigger fans than me. The detail in everything is incredible with how they designed it to look like Star Wars. With some things its hard to feel like you’re getting your moneys worth sometimes because it is pricy… but you just have to immerse yourself in everything to get the whole feel of it.
What did you do first?
I went to the cantina because I had reservations pretty much right when the park opened. They serve alcohol which was pretty cool to have at Disneyland. They only let you order two drinks maximum and it has a 45 minute limit that you can be in there because they are trying to control the crowds. Theres a mechanical dj in there, and they also sell food like cinnamon rolls.
How were the drinks?
They have fancy drinks with little edible bones on the top. In case you bring kids with you they also have things like blue milk. They actually taste good which is cool.
Nice, so what did you do after the cantina?
I went to the Millennium Falcon Ride which didn’t take as long as the sign said it was going too. It said it was going to take about an hour but we got on in like 45minutes. It really wasn’t that long to wait.
What did you think of the ride?
It was fun it was very realistic and again very detailed. You go and people assign you to a position on the Millennium Falcon. You can be an engineer, pilot, or gunner. And the ship “takes off” but you don’t actually go anywhere. They also keep score since I was the gunner of how may ships you destroy.
Were you able to get on the Rise of the Resistance ride everyone is excited about?
Yes!!! It was pretty crazy because you have to reserve a spot right when you get into the park right when the park opens. So the second the park opens everyone is on their phones trying to get into a grouping for the ride. The app crashed because so many people were trying to get a group at the same time.
That sounds a little crazy
Yea everybody wants to get on because it’s the newest ride there. I asked people about it and they said “its an experience” but they never really tell you what its like. So theres so much anticipation and people start screaming because they’re so excited to get on.
So you were able to get a grouping?
Yea I was like group 80 so I’m waiting around all day not wanting to go on other rides because you don’t know when they are going to call your group on the phone.
What do you mean by it being an “experience”
Well, you get on and theres a hologram of Rey telling you that you need to fight for the Resistance. You get on this ship and then all of a sudden the ship gets captured by the empire and you get taken off. They take you off of the ship and you see all these stormtroopers everywhere. They even yell at you if you lean against the ship or something. The you get put into a stormtrooper jail and the door opens for you to escape. You move through all these rooms and see AT-ATs, it was just so much fun. All I wanted people to tell me before was that it wasn’t a roller coaster because I don’t like going upside down.
Is there anything else that you recommend doing at Star Wars land?
They have really good food like meatloaf and pasta but its like ‘Star Wars’ themed. They also have a museum with things from the movies and you can meet Rey or Darth Vader. They also have stormtroopers walking around the whole time messing with people and ask people where the rebels are but they don’t really stop to take pictures with you. You can tell they tried really hard to make you feel like you were actually in Star Wars.
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