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A rendering of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to Disney.
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Disneyland has begun accepting online bookings from fans who wish to be the first visitors to the park to experience Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on Thursday morning. In less than two hours, all reservation places had been filled.
The $ 1 billion expansion, scheduled to open on May 31, is expected to attract such a crowd that Disney has put in place a free booking process for the first month of its debut.
At 1 pm. Eastern East fans were allowed to register within 4 hours to visit the new Disneyland California grounds. Before 3 pm, all bookings were closed.
"At the moment, the only way to get a reservation to visit Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park between May 31 and June 23, 2019 is to stay at a Disneyland Resort hotel," says the park's website. "Guests staying at a Disneyland Resort Hotel on these dates will receive a reservation allowing them to access Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge during their stay."
Visitors to the park will be able to visit the new site after June 23rd without reservation. However, if the crowds become too big, Disney said some experiments on the territory would be limited or unavailable. A second Galaxy & # 39; s Edge will open in Orlando, Florida, in August.
The new terrain is located on Batuu, a planet not yet seen on the film. It's a thriving harbor filled with rogue merchants, droids and unique alien species.
Disney Park visitors will be able to explore the planet's Black Spire Outpost and its shops, as well as pilot the Millennial Falcon during the smugglers' race and take part in an epic battle between first-order and resistance. .
The shops and restaurants will offer a range of unique products, as well as food and beverages not available elsewhere.
The excitement of the guests is a good sign for Disney. The park is likely to attract huge crowds eager to spend money on food and special products only available at the Galaxy & # 39; s Edge. Disney theme parks and resorts generated revenues of more than $ 20 billion for fiscal 2018 and generated operating profit of $ 4.5 billion.
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