A special wristband will identify a visitor’s
time window, and once it expires, Disney said
it will shut off access to key attractions and
merchandise locations. Park employees dressed
as Star Wars characters will ultimately ask visitors
to make their way toward one of the three exits
so a new group can enter.
“There might be some First Order officers out
there helping us or maybe some Stormtroopers
asking people to move along,” said Kris Theiler,
vice president of Disneyland park. “We’ll employ
the First Order maybe later in the reservation
period if we need to.”
It’s just one example of the lengths to which
Disney has gone to make Galaxy’s Edge look
and feel like part of the Star Wars universe. It’s
designed as a grungy outpost on a distant planet.
The marquee attraction is a massive replica of
the Millennium Falcon, where guests can roam
the ship’s halls and engage in a dogfight with
TIE Fighters.
The park has plenty of other, more subtle ways
to manage crowd flow. Theiler said walkways
were widened from 3 to about 6 feet in different
areas, and stroller parking is available. Around
7,500 new parking spaces along with new
parking lot entrances and toll booths were
added. A new pedestrian bridge was also built
to help avoid logjams.
Disneyland declined to share the capacity limit
for Galaxy’s Edge.
The park will implement a virtual queue system
after June 23, when the pre-reservation
requirement and four-hour time limit are
set to expire.