Star Wars Land officially announced for Hollywood Studios and Disneyland! #starwarsland

Star Wars Land officially announced for Hollywood Studios and Disneyland!

Disney Parks – Today at the D23 EXPO 2015, The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced to an audience of more than 7,500 fans that Star Wars-themed lands will be coming to Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif., and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., allowing Star Wars fans to step into the stories from a galaxy far, far away.

Ambitious plans to bring Star Wars to life in the two parks include creating Disney’s largest single-themed land expansions ever at 14-acres each, transporting 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.

“I am thrilled to announce the next chapter in the long and exciting history between Disney Parks and Star Wars,” said Iger. “We are creating a jaw-dropping new world that represents our largest single themed land expansion ever. These new lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World will transport guests to a whole new Star Wars planet, including an epic Star Wars adventure that puts you in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.”

These authentic lands will have two signature attractions, including the ability to take the controls of one of the most recognizable ships in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon, on a customized secret mission, and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle.

KtP – This seems really exciting to me.  It will be great to see something that competes well here with other area attractions and allows us to actually visit these lands.  Maybe we’ll get some regular Star Wars character meet and greets or characters roaming like Flynn Rider did in his test.   I’d bet it will be at least 5 to 7 years though :(

Expect this land to take over everything below Star Tours, taking out Muppet Vision 3D, Pizza Planet, Mama Melrose all the way through Lights, Motors, Action.