Disney on Saturday unveiled plans for a “Star Wars”-inspired hotel, which Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek called…
Disney on Saturday unveiled plans for a “Star Wars”-inspired hotel, which Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek called “the most experiential” luxury resort they’ve ever done.
“It’s unlike anything that exists today, ” Chapek said at a panel during D23 Expo, the company’s Anaheim-based biennial convention. “It is 100% immersive.”
The mock-ups shared by Chapek showed guests in “Star Wars” attire and rooms in which “every single window has a view into space.”
The hotel will be built at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
“We feel this could be the start of something very, very big, ” Chapek said.
There is not yet a target opening date for the “Star Wars” resort.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
The announcement about the hotel came after Chapek revealed more details about the “Star Wars”-inspired lands coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, including the official name, “Star Wars”: Galaxy’s Edge.
“The name represents all the unknown adventure [inside the lands] , ” Chapek said.
Galaxy’s Edge will feature two attractions, one that will put riders inside the Millenium Falcon and another will put riders on a Star Destroyer inside a hangar bay.
The 14-acre lands will also feature a cantina and cameos from “Star Wars” characters like BB8, Chewbacca and Captain Rex, a character from Star Tours, a former Disney simulator ride.
Chapek called the lands “a living place” where “your choices matter.”
The first expansive look at Galaxy’s Edge came at the start of D23, when a model of the land was put on display to the public.
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“Star Wars”: Galaxy’s Edge will open in 2019, first at the Anaheim, California location then in Orlando, Chapek said.
The Parks and Resorts panel followed what was already a “Star Wars”-filled weekend at D23.
Earlier on Saturday, the stars of the upcoming “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” appeared to present a new behind the scenes look at the making of the film at a star-packed presentation. And on Friday, Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher were honored as Disney Legends.
