{"id":403780,"date":"2026-02-02T11:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403780\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:55:12","slug":"disney-elaborates-on-design-decision-behind-updating-star-wars-galaxys-edge-with-more-details-on-whats-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403780\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Elaborates on Design Decision Behind Updating ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ With More Details On What’s to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big updates are coming to Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge, and a new article on The Walt Disney Company website<\/a> explains why now is the time for change. With characters from the Original Trilogy beginning to make an appearance, this veers the timeline of Black Spire Outpost on Batuu more towards the \u201cclassic-era\u201d of the series.<\/p>\n

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Speaking with Asa Kalama, Executive, Creative & Interactive Experiences at Walt Disney Imagineering, the article mentions how the Star Wars\u00a0property continues to grow and expand, and the physical theme park should reflect that as well. He also brings up the upcoming 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope\u00a0and how that was an influence, also:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne of the great things about the Star Wars universe and the Star Wars canon is that it is expansive and it continues to grow. \u2026<\/p>\n

[Physical environments] allow us to continue to expand the storytelling and the world building. \u2026<\/p>\n

[With upcoming celebratory moments] there was this sort of critical mass of more classic leaning characters, and it felt like the right time to celebrate those in the land as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The article points specifically to aspects like architecture, shops, props, and music being updated to reflect the new timeline, as well as the already announced new characters appearing. We also now have a firm date for when fans can take part in the experience: April 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

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However, at this point in time, the classical era will only appear on the West Coast of the U.S. at Disneyland Resort. There\u2019s no word on if and when the shift will occur on the East Coast at Walt Disney World Resort.<\/p>\n

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But the feature does remind theme-park goers of one change that will occur simultaneously at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. The same day that The Mandalorian and Grogu\u00a0premiere in theaters, the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler\u2019s Run<\/a>\u00a0ride will feature a\u00a0Mandalorian and Grogu-themed experience where guests will be able to interact with the titular pair.<\/p>\n

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For those interested, there is also a new\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0comic releasing in April, providing an in-canon backstory for the shift. Titled Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge \u2013 Echoes of the Empire,<\/a> with writing provided by Ethan Sacks and art by Roi Mercado, the series will span five issues.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge welcomes elements from the Original Trilogy starting on April 29 at Disneyland Resort.<\/p>\n

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Born and raised in Hawaii, Jay Goodearl runs the YouTube Gaming channel \u201cGood Games, Dude\u201d His channel aims to open up video games to beginners and immediate players and help them understand what makes games the art form that it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big updates are coming to Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge, and a new article on The Walt Disney Company…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[150749,30775,96,2839,2591,141614,56,54,55,105715],"class_list":["post-403780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-disney-theme-parks","tag-disneyland","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-star-wars","tag-star-wars-galaxys-edge","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-walt-disney-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}