For Disney World fans and Star Wars fans there has been no bigger announcement than hearing that Galaxy's Edge located on 14 acres within Disney's Hollywood Studios is now open!

There has been so much hype and hyperbole about Disney's newest land that we did not know if the actual land could live up to the expectations.  Nevertheless, Only WDWorld was up to the challenge to check out this outpost located on Batuu.


During the initial month+ at Disney World there were Extra, Extra Magic Hours for Disney World Resort hotel guests that meant that Disney's Hollywood Studios and Galaxy's Edge were open at 6:00am every morning!  This provided an excellent opportunity for those who dared to venture out early in the morning to catch Batuu prior to and during the sunrise.

Initial Impressions of Galaxy's Edge

You only get one chance to make a first impression.  Making that impression pre-dawn with sparse crowds really allowed the land to capture imaginations and transport guests to a galaxy far, far away....




In a word, WOW!  This really is impressive.  Disney definitely paid attention to what Universal did with their Harry Potter lands and sought to raise the bar a little higher.  We think they hit their mark!

From the expected Disney attention to detail to the cast member costumes, the experience was visually stunning.  Add in the low light from the pre-sunrise dawn and you could not have scripted a better way to make an initial impression.

Like little awestruck kids we wandered from area to area, structure to structure, spacecraft to spacecraft, just taking it all in.  You don't have to be a lifelong Star Wars geek that can read Aurebesh without a decoder to be impressed.

This is a land that the more time you spend here, the more that you actually notice, building a greater appreciation for all of the thought, effort, and storytelling that went into the creation of this land.

Enjoy This First Impression!

Look at the pictures and enjoy the 1st impression.  We will be bringing you a series of posts and articles pointing out some of our favorite parts of the amazing new land. 

In the mean time enjoy our original pictures taken during our first hand visit to Batuu!  And remember, we are just scratching the surface and have much left to share.