When Disney first introduced a theme park land devoted to Star Wars followers of the galaxy far, distant clearly went wild. Probably the most widespread franchises in movie historical past was getting not simply an attraction, which it had since Star Excursions opened within the ’80s, however a whole land devoted to it. It promised a stage of immersion that Disney Parks had not supplied earlier than.
Nonetheless, not each fan acquired precisely what they needed. A part of the land’s technique to make visitors really feel like they had been on their very own Star Wars journey was to set the land in a spot and time, particularly, in the midst of Star Wars then underway sequel trilogy, that means a number of of Star Wars most iconic characters, like Han Solo and Darth Vader, would by no means seem.
Over the previous few years that inflexible storytelling has turn into extra versatile as characters from exterior that particular period have begun to seem. However now Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is taking its greatest step up to now away from the sequel trilogy by bringing in its first unique trilogy character. As we speak Disney Parks revealed on Instagram that Luke Skywalker is coming to Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland.
Luke Skywalker is wearing black, exhibiting that the model of the character we’re getting might be primarily based on his Return of the Jedi look. Extra particulars are promised to come back on February 10, but it surely’s clear the plan is for Luke to make his debut initially of Season of the Drive, the Star Wars-themed celebration taking place at Disneyland from March 28 – Could 11.
There’s a reasonably good likelihood he’ll even be a part of Star Wars Nite, the after-hours ticketed occasion working choose nights in April and Could. Whether or not Luke will solely be showing as a particular providing throughout the Star Wars occasion or will make common appearances going ahead is unclear, we might get these particulars when extra is revealed subsequent week.
For sure, a variety of followers are fairly pleased to see Luke Skywalker lastly seem as a personality in Galaxy’s Edge. They had been dissatisfied that the earlier story prevented him from exhibiting up. The land was presupposed to be set following the occasions of Star Wars: The Final Jedi, so even having an older Luke seem was off the desk.
The one damaging response to this information is that thus far Luke has solely been introduced to seem at Disneyland. Whereas the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World is sort of similar to the one at Disneyland, many of the newer characters which have appeared at Batuu West which have damaged the timeline, like Boba Fett, Ahsoka Tano, and Sabine Wren, haven’t gone east. The one characters exterior of the unique timeline to indicate up in Orlando so far have been The Mandalorian and Grogu.
With the rattling now damaged because it pertains to unique characters, one has to surprise how far off the remainder of them are. I’d say it’s a query of when, not if, we’ll see the likes of Princess Leia, Han Solo, or Darth Vader.