A Major Reason Why Fans Were Disappointed With Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

Being an old man. I was disappointed because I wanted Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, and Lando. I know they went another direction, but those characters made the lore special to me.

The architecture of Galaxy's Edge is great. I love the layout, and i think it's beautiful, especially at night. I think they nailed the aesthetic. Where they failed were the roaming droids and chacters they promised. The land doesn't feel alive like it should.

The reason we were so disappointed by Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is that Disney overpromised and underdelivered. Many of the doors in Galaxy's Edge are real, functioning doors to nowhere because Disney cut the budget and canceled plans.

The worst part is that it was originally designed as tatooine but Disney execs said it had to be sequel

Imagine Peter Pans flight, but instead of flying with peter pan and wendy over london with the amazing classic “you can fly” soundtrack, you fly in another corner of a london-esque location, new music, and with maybe a unnamed lost boy that wasn’t in the original movie. This is, in a nut shell, Galaxy’s Edge to Star Wars. A total missed mark.

I'm disappointed with Galaxies Edge because it's mainly themed from the Disney SW movies. We want the original trilogy themes and characters...

I feel more immersed at Harry Potter land at Universal Studios than I ever did at Galaxy's edge. Mind you, I am not even a Harry potter fan or have seen the movies. Actually Star tours gives me more of the Star Wars immersion.

The wandering streets aren’t unlike new orleans square, except new orleans square has so much more kinetic energy; the riverboats, canoes, railroad, water. Bands playing live music. I know they wanted to have a vehicular attraction of sword, except it was themed to wild animal that you were riding on the back of. If this is still at all doable, they should. They have so much open midway between rise of the resistance, and the main entrance land from Frontierland. If that ride was too complex (a vehicle thats also an animatronic) then just put other vehicles out there near the land cruisers. If the busy streets of main street usa can handle a bus, cars and a horse drawn streetcar, they can definitely fit something there. It will give families something to do and provide land kinetics while also allowing guests to see the gorgeous land from a new perspective. The roaming drones and characters are cool but not enough because of the lands size. I have less of a conviction about these next recommendations, but honestly, I wonder if they should ditch the story juust enough to offer star war merchandise found elsewhere in the resort, like the gigantic shop in downtown disney or the offerings at the launch bay just to increase attraction density and sell more merchandise in the land. People have had three years now to experience the land as it was (mostly) intended to be experienced and it is time to give guests what they want. The star wars theme at the end of rise is perfect, but guests aren’t wrong to want to hear and feel that music elsewhere in the land. It could be used very carefully and not everywhere so that the diegetic noise they worked tirelessly to create can still be appreciated. Maybe some of those “empty buildings” (i always assumed there were shops accessible elsewhere that filled those buildings) could be home to meet and greets and retail that has the extradiegetic star wars themes in them without disrupting the rest of the land. Pair the nightly fireworks with a star wars score so that the show is completely different when viewed from in front of the millennium falcon. These are not all original ideas but they remain quite obvious. You cant add water features where there is no water, and a flat ride would kill immersion, so vehicles are the clear winner for providing land kinetics. The one mission on millennium falcon just doesnt resonate with me frankly because it doesnt deliver on my expectation of a flight on the millennium falcon. Switch the ride story up, give us a new mission based on popular disney + series or something else. Star tours is still incredibly popular and I wish they could fit it in batuu. Having said all that, the land design is absolutely breathtaking and rise is an absolute masterpiece.

Love the look at Galaxy's Edge! Wish they'd gone all the way with their promises!

I am a pass holder and of course I was really excited when it opened up. It was fun and exciting at first.. I remember riding ROTR for the first couple of times and just smiled through the whole thing. Now, I won't wait if the line is 60min+. The smugglers ride was also kinda neat at first.. Now I don't even bother with it. Now, when I visit, sometimes I don't even go over to GE. I remember being there one time and overheard some lady say "This is the most boring area here". Yea, kinda have to agree with her now.

the real problem of Galaxy Edge ( Batuu) is the Lack of real Star Wars Characters there, no Droids, no Aliens, no bounty Hunters walking on the land, looks like a Ghost Town, No real immersion. if They made a Hutt Maquette , with some Jawas and Aliens guarding the crime boss, droids in points of the land and Disney Employees dress up as Smugglers & Bounty Hunters walking around the land ,you will feel some kinf of immerse

Jeez, Brickey at his absolute best. Weaving storytelling, design, secrets, architecture and engineering with theme park practicalities. If this is what 2024 has in store sign me up

It’s not recognizable. It would be like Universal saying “we’re making Wizarding World” and the whole thing was some other random Wizarding school. No Hogwarts, no Hogsmeade, no butter beer, no characters we know. Like yeah, technically it’s in the world of the films, but this is unfamiliar to us and we don’t care about this. It’s wild how much Disney has fumbled this IP. You build Mos Eisley, you build the Jedi Temple, you are selling tickets like crazy. If they’d made Mos Eisely, they’d have lines out the door every DAY.

Though I’m not a SW fan, I can appreciate all the details and thought that was put into GE. Would’ve been amazing for Star Wars to have had it’s own park. The space used at Disneyland for GE could’ve been used for new attractions that are Disney themed ( like the ones they are thinking of making if they were to expand the park).

Because it is not Star Wars. Its more of a sci-fi steam punk vibe. Hardly any interactions going on either.

The main problem is that Galaxy's Edge is only vaguely reminiscent of Star Wars but not instantly recognizable. A perfect example is that you keep referencing Oga's Cantina. Who the heck is Oga? lol. Owning the Star Wars intellectual property is like having a license to print money, but somehow Disney/Lucasfilm keeps finding ways to fumble the bag.

The difference between NOS / Main Street and Galaxy's Edge is the sheer number of facades I CAN enter. Main street breaks up large blocks of shops into a bunch of small interconnected shops and NOS does the same. I could walk into a candy store, a Penny Arcade, A large clothier, a cinema, a fire house, a magic shop, a crystal shop, a silhouette shop, a coffee shop, etc. With GE, the facades are broken up like the other lands, but I can only enter these buildings in a few places and the insides all feel similar. The best version of this concept is Diagon Alley where not only are the shops so different, but there's so much to interact with as well as different emotional feelings to different parts. GE could have had a Knockturn Alley type area to walk through that felt like the seedy underbelly of Batuu, but instead we got a lot of the same wide paths around similar feeling buildings.

Galaxy's edge is my favorite place to hang out at the park. I love the sights and sounds. Great ambiance. Thanks for sharing all the designer details with us!

I love the details of GE. It’s a great spot to catch vibes and have some great character interaction. Thanks for a great breakdown of GE. Your videos like this give me a better appreciation for the imagineers. I love to see some great problem solving. Keep up the good work !

Love the night and day storytelling combo. GE is so beautiful, especially at night. And I would totally love a video revealing all the machinery and engine parts that were repurposed for GE decor