Milestone permits filed for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge ride

Oct 18, 2017 in "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge"

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Posted: Wednesday October 18, 2017 11:41am EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has filed two significant permits this week, signaling the beginning of building one of the actual rides inside the huge warehouse-like structures currently under construction.

Both permits identify the location as 384 Cypress Drive Project D - 1004W, which we believe is the Battle Escape attraction.

The building for this ride was the first to get underway, and is the nearest to completion, which would make sense as its completion would be needed prior to installing the ride system.

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge aerial view - Battle Escape attraction

The permit identifies key partners as The White-Turner Contracting Company, which frequently takes part in large WDI projects, along with Cuningham+Morris architects, Walter P. Moore and Associates structural design, EXP US Services electrical design, Southland Industries mechanical design, Tri-City Electrical, Steel Fabricators structural steel, Bernhard MCC Mechnical Trade, T.B. Penick & Sons concrete, Keen, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors framing and themed Plaster Concrete.

A second permit filed today, is for Project D - Exterior Architectural Ornamentation and Scenic Elements, with The Nassal Company. Which means we should soon begin to see some of the exterior theming details taking shape.

The Nassal Company has previously worked with competitors Universal, where it fabricated and installed all of the scenic sets for The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman at Islands of Adventure, and its faux rockwork, themed retail, and interior queue themeing at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Notably, both permits expire on September 26 2019, which would suggest a late 2019 opening for the land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Star Wars A Galaxy's Edge is expected to open in Disneyland around 6 months earlier.

Star Wars Land concept art

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Jobacca18 days ago

Star Wars Weekends were 1000x more fun than Galaxys Edge

mickEblu18 days ago

I agree. I think a lot of people think not going with the OT was the main issue but I don't think that's the case.

HauntedPirate18 days ago

I didn't say they should have focused on the OT, just that their focus on the ST was a mistake. One of many.

999th Happy Haunt18 days ago

mickEblu18 days ago

I don’t think focusing on the OT would have brought more people to the land as much as I think more fun/whimsy throughout the land would have. The Falcon ride should have been a coaster. They missed the mark on Smugglers Run and thought it would make Star Tours obsolete. The OT would have just been a cherry on top of the land being more full of life and being more fun.

HauntedPirate18 days ago

Almost as if those in charge were so sure they'd be printing money with their sequels for decades that they'd have to ration access to their wondrous land dedicated to them because people would be coming in droves to see Kylo and other ST stuff. Just another misguided spending spree, this one resulting in another under-built Bob-land.

LSLS18 days ago

Personally, no, that's not what bums me about it. The lack of rides, and the narrow pathways is what I still don't really like about it. Give me some room and a lot more to do (and no, I don't consider shops things to do).

mickEblu18 days ago

Well good news is they don't have to do any swapping. Just get some OT characters walking around, have more of a "Force" presence, lightsaber duels at various times in the day, a AA Yoda walk through attraction, a Jabba's palace dinner theatre show and base the lands third attraction on the OT. Oh yea some more missions in the Smugglers Run with some of them being OT centric.

MagicHappens197118 days ago

Nothing about Galaxy’s Edge was built to be “swapped”. The land was built based on the directive from “up top” to make it based around the sequel trilogy. End of story

Purduevian18 days ago

Looks like we are in agreement that it is possible! I was just saying I don't think ROTR was specifically designed to be a quick swap to the OT based on the specific FO stuff that would be difficult to replace

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗9718 days ago

Retheme of Big Thunder confirmed

mickEblu18 days ago

True just find some room for a Trench Run coaster somewhere.

999th Happy Haunt18 days ago

Not denying those would be decently big changes, but I refuse to believe the retheme is not possible because of them. Look at Splash Mountain. By relatively fast I mean like around a year to switch over.

Purduevian18 days ago

I think that is a rumor there quite a few large things that really can't super easily be swapped to the OT. Off the top of my head: BB8 animatronics in the preshow All of the storm troopers are First Order not empire and would need to be re-skinned The Tie wings in the hanger are First Order The AT-ATs are FO Sure anything is possible, but it's not as simple as changing Kylos outfit/helmet to a vader one and changin dialog.