Significant expansions to Disneyland, the fabled theme park in Anaheim, California, are not taken lightly among its designers and imagineers. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the newest 'land' at the park, has been hotly anticipated since it was first announced over five years ago. The 14-acre addition opens tomorrow, and a select number of photos and pieces of information have been released ahead of time.
Because Galaxy's Edge lies on the North-West corner of the park, its designers have gone to great length to make it appear isolated and derelict. The buildings are paneled, boarded up and covered in dust; the walkways are littered with luggage beyond human scale; a circuitous bazaar, known as the Black Spire Outpost, is strewn in ramshackle awnings and arrhythmic lighting patterns.
The interiors are similarly shabby-futurist. The Millennium Falcon Cockpit, for instance, is a den of pipes and wires - a near replica of the one featured in the movies. It required a significant attention to detail to make the newest, most painstakingly-designed addition to the park look the most neglected
Shortly after tomorrow's opening, the internet will likely be awash in countless photos, videos and information about the theme park's latest (and possibly most detailed) venture. Last year, Disneyland received over 18.6 million visitors, making it the second most popular theme park in the world (Disney World, in Orlando, Florida is the first).
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The obvious thing would be to convert Spaceship Earth at Disneyworld into the Death Star. I would make the trip to see that.
I'm going for the aesthetic eclecticism...and my kids will force me.
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