Star Wars A Galaxy Far, Far Away to close for mobile stage introduction

Posted: Friday October 6, 2017 8:13am EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

The "Star Wars - A Galaxy Far, Far, Away" stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios will once again close for the installation of new mobile stages.

Star Wars A Galaxy Far, Far Away overview

Beginning October 10, the show will be closed through to October 22, with a planned reopening on October 23 2017. Characters that normally appear in the show will be roaming and meeting guests.

The show was closed previously to install the new stages, but various technical issues prevented their introduction.

The plan is to switch out the semi-permanent stage with a mobile version that can be rolled in and out each day, clearing additional viewing space for the nighttime spectaculars in the hub area.

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Lunchb0x48Oct 26, 2017

They even cut out all of the stairs folding up and the lower stage retracting. Probably cut out another 8 minutes

HauntedPirateOct 25, 2017

Wait... A storyline? Something that would cost slightly more money than a simple stage? That's just crazy talk.

Jones14Oct 25, 2017

What I don’t understand is why the March of the First Order isn’t ambushed by a group of Resistance fighters on the stage (with the screens set to look like a small base) with the use of low level pyro and the stage’s infrastructure in a small scale battle of sorts. It could end in a stalemate, with the Resistance running off towards the Launch Bay, pursued by Phasma, as a Tie Fighter ‘blows up’ the stage. There, it took me five minutes to come up with a short show that provides action, a compelling but simple storyline, is a unique Star Wars offering, and all while using existing infrastructure.

FullSailDanOct 25, 2017

To be fair... most americans wouldnt really know what a block party is either anymore. We're lucky if we know our neighbors name at all.

marni1971Oct 25, 2017

Yep. And that comes from someone who actually enjoyed Block Party Bash (although most Europeans wouldn't know what a block party was)

brb1006Oct 25, 2017

The High School Musical show was so forgettable and out of place.

marni1971Oct 25, 2017

It's a park in need and a recently acquired IP that the grown ups are determined to exploit.

Kman101Oct 25, 2017

Exactly. It's just a fashion show. Put on a real show and then maybe I can understand the effort to have a stage there. I guess I'd take a costume fashion show over a Disney Channel Mixed Hits DJ Dance Party. But ew. High School Musical.

marni1971Oct 25, 2017

Or have a decent show to put on? I suppose it's not High School Musical at least.

Kman101Oct 25, 2017

Yeah, walking works just the same. Parade them down Hollywood, turn them to Star Tours and parade them on the Jedi stage. I know they want it in the center of the park but I don't think it's necessary. I mean, I'm glad if there's going to be a stage it gets taken in at night, but it just seems like a lot of effort to just parade characters on the stage for a photo op.