{"id":136704,"date":"2026-01-16T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136704\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:04:09","slug":"star-wars-galaxys-edge-welcomes-darth-vader-luke-leia-and-han-in-new-disneyland-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/136704\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Galaxy&#8217;s Edge\u00a0welcomes Darth Vader, Luke,\u00a0Leia\u00a0and Han in\u00a0new Disneyland update\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">LOS ANGELES &#8212; A new Star Wars: Galaxy&#8217;s Edge update ushers in a new era, where Rebel heroes and the Dark Lord of the Sith roam the land!<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Beginning April 29, guests visiting Batuu will be able to step into a new timeline and come face-to-face with characters from the original &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; trilogy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Set on the remote planet of Batuu, Black Spire Outpost is home to popular attractions such as &#8220;Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance,&#8221; &#8220;Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run&#8221; and &#8220;Fire of the Rising Moons,&#8221; the nighttime fireworks spectacular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For the first time, figures from the Galactic Civil War and the New Republic will appear in the land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Darth Vader will loom over the outpost, with characters Leia Organa, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker also making appearances, giving fans a chance to meet some of the saga&#8217;s most iconic characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They&#8217;ll join familiar faces already inhabiting Black Spire Outpost, including R2-D2, Chewbacca, and the Mandalorian and Grogu from the most recent Resistance era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Also, the unmistakable score by composer John Williams will now play throughout the land, surrounding guests with the distinct musical themes of each character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">If you happen to find yourself inside Olga&#8217;s Cantina, the lively tune &#8220;Cantina Band&#8221; will be playing as you enjoy a Yub Nub or Fuzzy Tauntaun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The park has a history of welcoming special guests. When the cast of &#8220;Skeleton Crew&#8221; visited, On The Red Carpet accompanied them as they rode &#8220;Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.&#8221; Check out the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/skeleton-crew-cast-heads-disneyland-day-star-wars-galaxys-edge\/15632759\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full video here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of this ABC station.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 OnTheRedCarpet.com. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES &#8212; A new Star Wars: Galaxy&#8217;s Edge update ushers in a new era, where Rebel heroes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[69550,163,165,164],"class_list":["post-136704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-69550","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}