Disney's Hollywood Studios - Galaxy's Edge

 

Welcome to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

You never know who you will meet here

Seriously, you could meet anyone here

There are two major attractions here.  The first is Smuggler's Run

Here you actually board the Millennium Falcon

and then go on a mission where you actually pilot the ship

Make sure you come hungry when you visit, there are some major nom noms to try

Lots of cool places to shop as well

There are several recognizable ships here

Make sure you take your time to look around

The other major attraction here is Rise of the Resistance

More an experience than anything, you get thrust right into the storyline

Another ship you encounter along your trek on the ride

Time to board another ship

Here is your pilot

You get captured by the First Order

I have a bad feeeling about this

First Order tie fighters

Heading to your cell for questioning

Just outside your cell

Luckily we escaped and now we can enjoy the beauty of this area at night

We always have a great time in Galaxy's Edge and we cannot wait for our next visit

Disney's Hollywood Studios

 

Welcome to Disney's Hollywood Studios - those are the "non-resort guests" who have to wait while the resort guests get early entry.

Early entry is going to come handy today.

This will soon be clogged with guests trying to get back to Rise of the Resistance.

Since we already have our Lightning Lane pass for that ride, we're going to go do some laps on the other big attractions while the lines are short

2 walk on rides for Tower of Terror

Goofy greeted us on our second lap.  He was on the porch near the entrance inside

We also got a walk on to Rock'n'Rollercoaster and then we cashed in our Lightning Lane for a second quick ride

We had a little bit of time before our next Lightning Lane pass so we stopped in to see Lightning McQueen

Heading back to the heart of the park I had to stop and take this cool shot with the balloons

The retro decorations look neat

I also liked this new 50th statue that they recently added

We made it to Toy Story Land and it is packed

Thankfully we had a Lightning Lane pass for Mania so that was just a walk on for us.

Slinky Dog Dash was the longest line of the day for us.  Lightning Lane for it went very quickly

We really enjoyed the Christmas overlay for Alien Swirling Saucers and the fact that we got a Lightning Lane for it later on in the day

I know this 3D show is old, but I love it and have to see it every time I visit

These guys steal the show.

I also love this ride

I had "new to me" scenes every time I rode today.  I think we got 3 rides in

We were able to catch the Pixar cavalcade ... because parades are dangerous still

It was fun, but extremely short.  Not sure why we cannot just have a full parade

Mickey and Minne's Runaway Railway is still a lot of fun.

Now a few Christmas shots from around the park

Gertie has a 50th anniversary ornament in her mouth

More retro decorations

I like the light pole decorations on Sunset Blvd.

The mapping at night on the Tower is pretty awesome.  They even have the Tip Top Club

We had a great time at the park