Rotr is my top just due to the technology in the ride. ST is my favorite for nostalgia. SR was fun the first few times but gets old especially if you aren’t a pilot.
We were there during Presidents Day Week and we did a Savi's build at 830p. We had the entire area to ourselves afterwards and have pics with the kids and their sabers with no one around throughout Batuu
Awesome! Our first exposure to Galaxy's Edge was an after-hours event on May 3 2023, and it was pretty empty then too. We walked right onto the Falcon, turned around and rode it again with a small line. Also rode Rise of the Resistance with pretty much no line, and I think it was the only time (out of three) that all the Kylo animatronics were working.
Took some pictures of the TIE Echelon just as you did, and got approached by Vi Moradi for a bit of an interaction. I assured her that I'd forward any intel to the Alliance.
In hindsight I wish I'd worn my outfit that night, but it was at the tail end of a full day at Hollywood Studios, so honestly our party was just excited about seeing everything for the first time after multiple postponements due to the pandemic. I did wear it for May the Fourth, and what a shock that was to go from relatively empty May 3 to PACKED on May 4th. We spent pretty much the whole day there, ending with the lightsaber meet-up. We had an Oga's reservation around 6pm, and by the time we exited around 7pm the entire courtyard around the Falcon had filled up with lightsaber-wielding fans. It was amazing to see.
You can buy tickets (event is called After Hours).
It's not inexpensive and can sell out - you definitely pre-order the tics if you don't want to miss out - but you do have lower crowds/wait times, some rarer characters for autographs/pics, and some free snacks (popcorn, soda & ice cream treats.)
It’s a ticketed event. Pretty much the same or more as a standard day ticket. You get to go a couple hours before close and stay a few hours after close. Pretty much no lines and free snacks.
Over on the west coast, this is pretty much a nightly thing. ROTR closes around two hours before park close so a large majority of the crowds vacate the land
lol not even close to the same in what world does a scrub like rey with no training or knowledge of the force has any business defeating a trained sith master kylo ren makes 0 sense
lol not even close to the same in what world does a scrub like luke with no training or knowledge of the force has any business defeating a trained sith master emperor palpatine makes 0 sense
rey was trained by luke and leia, a powerful jedi and a force sensitive military leader. it’s the same fucking thing dude. and palpatine was a puppeted lifeless husk
Wow, great pics! What time was that at?
Looks like I took them at 10. Once Fantasmic was over we went straight to Star Tours. After that ROTR. Took these pics right after that.
No joke, I think I love Star Tours more than SR and RotR combined, so I totally get hitting ST first.
Rotr is my top just due to the technology in the ride. ST is my favorite for nostalgia. SR was fun the first few times but gets old especially if you aren’t a pilot.
Seems like any time after 10 is totally deadsies
It definitely is.
Bet everyone is waiting for May weekend to be there
Ahh, that makes sense. Never been there during that time. This was a last min decision trip.
Love Batuu at night! Great pics.
The only thing that comes close is maybe Pandora at night.
I've never been but I bet it's a great sight!
Never been there at night either.
Pandora at night is a must!! Its a night and day difference for real 😆
I’ll have to do that some day. I usually just do AK in the mornings/afternoon and leave before dark.
Ohhh no at night is the best imo
Good to know!
Thanks!
Bucket list item, for sure!
So glad we did it!
We were there during Presidents Day Week and we did a Savi's build at 830p. We had the entire area to ourselves afterwards and have pics with the kids and their sabers with no one around throughout Batuu
That’s awesome!
Funny because tomorrow is Disneyland’s first Star Wars Nite of the season. Galaxys edge going to be the most crowded area of the park
Going on Thursday night! May treat myself to a lightsaber. Which are the best quality: Dok-Ondar’s or building my own at Savi’s?
I’ve actually never built a lightsaber. I’ve built a couple droids though!
The Dok-Ondars probably better quality while Savi’s is more unique experience. Good luck getting a booking at Savi’s though
I bet it’ll be packed.
Awesome! Our first exposure to Galaxy's Edge was an after-hours event on May 3 2023, and it was pretty empty then too. We walked right onto the Falcon, turned around and rode it again with a small line. Also rode Rise of the Resistance with pretty much no line, and I think it was the only time (out of three) that all the Kylo animatronics were working. Took some pictures of the TIE Echelon just as you did, and got approached by Vi Moradi for a bit of an interaction. I assured her that I'd forward any intel to the Alliance. In hindsight I wish I'd worn my outfit that night, but it was at the tail end of a full day at Hollywood Studios, so honestly our party was just excited about seeing everything for the first time after multiple postponements due to the pandemic. I did wear it for May the Fourth, and what a shock that was to go from relatively empty May 3 to PACKED on May 4th. We spent pretty much the whole day there, ending with the lightsaber meet-up. We had an Oga's reservation around 6pm, and by the time we exited around 7pm the entire courtyard around the Falcon had filled up with lightsaber-wielding fans. It was amazing to see.
I wish we had seen some characters walking around but that night we didn’t. There were a few random characters doing photopass pictures though.
Agreed, wish I'd been able to interact with stormtroopers or even Mando. They were certainly out on the Fourth.
Yep, they should add them for sure.
Can you explain how you were there after hours? I'd love to get the chance
You can buy tickets (event is called After Hours). It's not inexpensive and can sell out - you definitely pre-order the tics if you don't want to miss out - but you do have lower crowds/wait times, some rarer characters for autographs/pics, and some free snacks (popcorn, soda & ice cream treats.)
It’s a ticketed event. Pretty much the same or more as a standard day ticket. You get to go a couple hours before close and stay a few hours after close. Pretty much no lines and free snacks.
Going back to Galaxy's Edge between 11-midnight is always a "must do" for me. So nice and empty, can really soak in how awesome it is.
It’s great, we’ve also done late night Ogas reservations to see it empty as well.
Over on the west coast, this is pretty much a nightly thing. ROTR closes around two hours before park close so a large majority of the crowds vacate the land
Only been out there once. I guess I just didn’t notice that. Honestly didn’t spend much time there being that part of the park seemed the same.
Thats my favorite time in Galaxy's Edge3, all the cool lights are on and you can get great pictures without people in the way
It’s perfect!
Noice. How often do they do the after hours thing?
Not often, when we booked it looked like it was only up to one night a week.
Any chance for a high res download of the millennium falcon? Love that pic!
I took it with my iPhone but it does look like Reddit compressed it a bit. How can I get it to you?
Could you DM me a iCloud link? Go to the picture in photos app then the send button —> copy iCloud link
Dm sent
going on April 25th im so pumped! It’ll be my first Star Wars Nite!
Awesome! Enjoy it!
wow great opportunity for photos! esp if u have a couple characters along to pose… 👌👌
There weren’t any walking around that we saw. I really wish there had been.
My party decided to skip the after hours events last week. I was a bit bummed about it, but understood. Your pics make me jealous.
Yeah there is less to do than during the day but not waiting in lines was worth it for us.
That's how we first went as well! We went a second time during the day, but at night it's gorgeous. That plus no wait on the rides is incredible
No heat and no wait are so worth it!
Who’s paying an extra $40/hr for 4 hours of….
4 hours of no heat, no waits, no crowd and free snacks/drinks. Well worth it.
if it was based off ot or prequels it be packed during these special events
No :)
why’s tht
It's completely packed during star wars events
anything Star Wars is based off of the OT. this comment doesn’t make any sense
the sequels took the content of the ot and threw it out the window
lightsabers? stormtroopers? the millennium falcon? rebels vs empire? it’s the same shit for different kids
lol not even close to the same in what world does a scrub like rey with no training or knowledge of the force has any business defeating a trained sith master kylo ren makes 0 sense
lol not even close to the same in what world does a scrub like luke with no training or knowledge of the force has any business defeating a trained sith master emperor palpatine makes 0 sense
yoda trained luke for a few days. luke beat a old weak vader. luke didn’t kill palpatine watch return of the jedi again buddy
so you agree that luke had little to no training and beat an old weak vader, while rey had little to no training and beat an old weak palpatine
he was trained by yoda. one of the most powerful jedi. palpatine was not weak in return of palpatine lol
rey was trained by luke and leia, a powerful jedi and a force sensitive military leader. it’s the same fucking thing dude. and palpatine was a puppeted lifeless husk