Regardless of Season of the Pressure not formally coming again for 2026, it’s an enormous week for Star Wars followers! Starting tomorrow, Disney is lastly bringing unique trilogy characters to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and increasing the land’s timeline. Forward of that, Disneyland has introduced again the fan-favorite Hyperspace Mountain for one more limited-time run as of April 28, 2026.
Let’s begin with a fast recap of the upcoming adjustments to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Starting April 29, 2026, guests will have the ability to expertise totally different factors of the Star Wars saga inside Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, with new characters and storylines. These updates to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will allow guests to expertise much more of the eras of the franchise at Disneyland.
New storylines might be delivered to life in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, spanning a number of eras of the planet’s wealthy historical past. These updates will allow you to expertise the Galactic Civil Warfare and New Republic, in addition to the Age of the Resistance and First Order.
Black Spire Outpost will roll again in time a number of many years, introducing beloved characters from throughout the Star Wars timeline, new props, and extra. Choose retailers have been up to date to symbolize the brand new storylines with First Order Cargo reworking to Black Spire Surplus and a unique array of curiosities and artifacts at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities.
One spotlight for which we’re particularly excited is picks of beloved scores from legendary composer John Williams enjoying all through the Black Spire Outpost, pulling musical themes from the primary six movies. Every period might be delivered to life with the identical care and a focus to element that the land was initially designed with, weaving collectively tales from throughout time and house in a single location.
Darth Vader’s seek for Luke Skywalker will convey him to Batuu. This Sith Lord might be joined by Imperial Stormtroopers, and as they search the elusive Jedi, they might discover hints of the Pressure across the outpost.
Leia Organa and Han Solo might be reunited with Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca amid the rocky spires.
Luke Skywalker will roam the outpost in search of information of the Pressure and artifacts associated to lightsaber constructing, kyber crystals, and extra.
After beforehand showing on a seasonal foundation final 12 months, Luke turns into a everlasting resident of Batuu as of April 29, 2026. Luke will as soon as once more seem in his Jedi Knight look from “The Mandalorian.”
Leia Organa could also be noticed close to the Millennium Falcon, the place she’ll recruit vacationers and locals to assist preserve Luke secure. Leia might be sporting her “journey” costume, as additionally seen within the Star Wars Battlefront online game collection.
Han Solo additionally will linger round his prized ship, tempted by the native cantina.
These iconic heroes and villains of the Star Wars saga will be a part of acquainted faces you might even see now in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
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The beloved starship mechanic and fighter pilot’s assistant, R2-D2, may even proceed to roll by the land close to Droid Depot and the storage.
The forested space on the outskirts of Black Spire Outpost will proceed to symbolize a time impressed by the Age of the Resistance. You might discover Rey round this Resistance camp.
All of those might be roaming characters, not devoted meet & greets. They are going to typically seem in pairs.
Characters that beforehand appeared elsewhere in Disneyland as a result of timeline guidelines of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will now seem solely within the land. Which means Darth Vader’s Visa meet & greet in Tomorrowland is ending, however the villain might be changed by Kylo Ren in that very same location.
Visitors may also gear up with new merchandise hitting the cabinets in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Beginning April twenty eighth, the Aurebesh Assortment places an immersive spin on the enduring Star Wars emblem, as it’s written in Aurebesh.
New novelties celebrating the unforgettable Star Wars tales at the moment are accessible at numerous areas, such because the Salvaged Protocol Droid Bucket, Bantha Sipper, Lightsaber Swizzle Sticks and extra.
There’s much more in retailer for Star Wars followers on Might 22, 2026 when a brand new mission debuts at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in celebration of the discharge of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” resulting in potential new adventures on Bespin, Coruscant or the wreckage of the second Loss of life Star above Endor.
Within the meantime, there’s one other trip overlay to expertise. For a restricted time, the fan-favorite Hyperspace Mountain returns to Tomorrowland in Disneyland beginning April twenty eighth, taking vacationers on a high-speed Star Wars journey by swarms of Insurgent X-wing starfighters and Imperial TIE fighters alongside the Insurgent Alliance.
Per the official Disneyland calendar, Hyperspace Mountain will run by June 1, 2026. Beginning on June 2, 2026, the vanilla model of Area Mountain resume missions in Tomorrowland.
Word that the calendar is typically incorrect, however with dates for each model of the attraction and a bulletin that Area Mountain is “anticipated to reopen on June,” there’s a excessive probability these dates are right. No closure is critical between Hyperspace Mountain and Area Mountain–it’s an in a single day change. See the 2026 Disneyland Refurbishment Calendar for ongoing and upcoming trip closures.
As with all of those adjustments to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, bringing again Hyperspace Mountain regardless of a disturbance within the Season of the Pressure is smart. Hyperspace Mountain is extremely widespread with each locals and vacationers, and can draw much more Californians to the park within the months to return.
Traditionally, Disneyland attendance slows down in Might previous to the beginning of the summer time vacationer season, and even that isn’t as busy because it was once. There must be a giant asterisk on the upcoming slowdown, although, as we’re anticipating the primary half of subsequent month to be elevated as a result of aggressive California resident ticket deal. Because of this, the week-plus earlier than that expires is now on the ‘worst’ aspect of our listing of the Greatest & Worst Weeks to Go to Disneyland in 2026 & 2027.
Up till that ‘final hurrah’ of the ticket deal, and instantly thereafter, Might 2026 shouldn’t be terribly busy. That’s, until one other aggressive ticket deal is launched beginning in mid-Might, and we’re betting towards that. It’ll most likely simply be the (excellent) Children’ Ticket Deal, plus a modest resident low cost. And that’s a recipe for a slower second half of the month.
For these unfamiliar with the overlay, right here’s the outline of Hyperspace Mountain from Disneyland:
Fend off cross hearth from swarms of New Republic X-wing starfighters and Imperial TIE fighters amidst a galactic onslaught!
Your mission begins with a briefing from Admiral Ackbar: the New Republic wants assist flying reconnaissance vessels to survey an Imperial Star Destroyer. After being escorted into hyperspace by an elite X-wing squadron, you arrive solely to search out the Star Destroyer ready with a swarm of TIE fighters—it’s a entice!
As starfighter forces valiantly battle Imperial vessels, you’re caught up in a barrage of cannon hearth. Maneuvers change into extra intense as you be a part of the New Republic squadron for one closing, brave assault on the menacing Star Destroyer.
It’s an epic Star Wars fight scene taken straight from the movies—however hurry, Hyperspace Mountain is just open for a restricted time!
For our half, we take pleasure in Hyperspace Mountain. Whereas many purists scoff on the overlay, it’s enjoyable and provides much more power and pleasure to the traditional Area Mountain expertise. Hyperspace Mountain takes the inspiration of Area Mountain, a wonderful coaster by itself, and ups the ante by participating with parts of the Star Wars universe.
There are some cool particulars, a blast-off tunnel, house battle, and on-board music to boost the expertise. Whereas that is performed largely by the identical screens utilized by Ghost Galaxy, the Halloween incarnation of Area Mountain, there are some added results which can be easy but…efficient.
These overlays are simply quite a lot of enjoyable, even when they aren’t something revolutionary. They preserve the core part of Area Mountain (so first-timers shouldn’t really feel “cheated”) whereas including their very own distinctive twists on the flavour–like Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
Talking of which, I wish to use this platform for one more message: convey again Area Mountain: Ghost Galaxy, you cowards!
I don’t even bear in mind the final time Disneyland did Ghost Galaxy (2018, I believe), however it’s the most effective of the bunch. The overlay for Area Mountain: Ghost Galaxy has all the things: ghosts that aren’t actually ghosts, subliminal advertising and marketing for Alien Pizza Planet, different questionable imagery, and loads of tacky projections.
Critically, Area Mountain Ghost Galaxy is gloriously corny in the best way as many Halloween motion pictures, and is campy enjoyable in consequence.
In the end, we’re hopeful that’s precisely what occurs this 12 months. On condition that Area Mountain Ghost Galaxy makes use of the very same infrastructure as Hyperspace Mountain, it appears like it will be as straightforward as flipping a swap to transition from the Star Wars-themed Hyperspace Mountain to Ghost Galaxy on the finish of summer time. Then convey again regular Area Mountain firstly of the Christmas season and get locals excited for that once more after not having skilled it for over half of the 12 months. Win-win!
No matter whether or not we get our want with regard to Area Mountain: Ghost Galaxy, it must be a enjoyable summer time and past at Disneyland. The return of Hyperspace Mountain coupled with the entire Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge timeline adjustments and character additions must be quite a lot of enjoyable…as soon as the crushing crowds of the ticket deal have subsided. We can not wait, and can preserve you posted about the entire adjustments, crowd dynamics, and so forth.
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