Star Wars Galaxy's Edge media blitz begins tomorrow on Disney's TV channels

Sep 25, 2019 in "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge"

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Posted: Wednesday September 25, 2019 9:44am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney will be launching a Star Wars Galaxy's Edge media blitz tomorrow with segments across the company's TV channels.

Inside Star Wars Rise of the Resistance hangar

Good Morning America will be showing an exclusive sneak peek into the highly-anticipated attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance - opening December 5 at Walt Disney World Resort. Later in the week, Freeform will premiere “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits” - a 2 hour special on the land.

Here is a run-down of the programming.

Thursday September 26 2019

“Good Morning America” - 7am ET
“The View” - 11am ET
“Tamron Hall” (check your local listings)
“Strahan, Sara & Keke” - 1pm ET
“Nightline” (check your local listings)

Sunday September 29 2019

“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits” - 8pm ET on Freeform

Freeform will give viewers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the new lands at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in Southern California with a two-hour special, “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits,” premiering SUNDAY, SEPT. 29, at 8 p.m. EDT. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the immersive and exclusive television event will allow audiences to explore the epic new lands and learn more about how this new planet of Batuu came to life. With celebrity guests including Kaley Cuoco, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Leno, Sarah Hyland, Miles Brown and more, Walt Disney Imagineers and Disney Cast Members share how they helped bring Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to life with fascinating insider details.

The special will follow Neil Patrick Harris as he meets up with Keegan-Michael Key for some laughs in Oga’s Cantina and takes a tour of Batuu. Sarah Hyland learns about the tensions between the First Order and the Resistance and creates her own droid at the Droid Depot. Jay Leno explores Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, inside and out, and Kaley Cuoco takes a special sneak peek inside the incredible upcoming attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

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Mireille7 hours ago

I definitely understand people not feeling like it's worth the price. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan anymore but my last trip I decided to do it. It was a surprisingly emotional experience. It felt like a taste of the Starcruiser experience in that you ARE in Savi's workshop and Savi himself (is it always a him?) leads you through an almost ceremonial process of assembling your lightsaber. It's 15-20 minutes, but it really is a top notch experience. The CM playing Savi was really, really good and the lightsaber itself feels hefty and high quality. I would never try to convince someone to drop the money, but I had no regrets. My biggest worry was what I'd do with it on my flight home, but fortunately, they just let me put it in the overhead.

networkpro23 hours ago

Perhaps an over estimation on its popularity ?

Landry1 day ago

I'm still mad that Florida is $25 more dollars than California. There's also 0 dates sold out except for May 4 from May 4th-10th.

HauntedPirate1 day ago

"Joe, we only had 15 of 16 people show up for your lightsaber building session. I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go."

networkpro1 day ago

Budgeting for those performing roles must be difficult without supporting revenue.

DisneyRoy1 day ago

The price is actually on par with some custom built sabers you can find online. Not sure the quality difference. But you also get the "show" in Galaxy's Edge. https://saberforge.com/collections/elite-sabers/products/prodigal-son

JohnD1 day ago

You're being tongue and cheek. I get it. Still, reservations were made with an expectation of payment. Then there are no shows. I'm surprised they didn't set it up as pay at time of reservation to begin with, like dessert parties.

HauntedPirate1 day ago

They must have had enough people no-show that it cut into revenue targets. Can’t have that.

Rteetz1 day ago

I have done both. Savi's is a much better more intimate experience of the two. Is it worth another $150? I don't know. I also did it before the price hike so I "saved" a little bit there. I am glad I did it but wouldn't do it again probably.

UNCgolf1 day ago

I haven't done the lightsaber building (and never will at that price; I'm not that interested) but I have done the droid building because my GF wanted to try it. It's definitely not worth the price. The droid itself is neat enough, but it feels like the "experience" is the reason for the price and there's very little to it.

MagicHappens19711 day ago

It’s definetly pricey, but it’s not *that* much more than a Legacy Saber and it is an incredible experience.

imagineer972 days ago

I'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseum on here, but how could anyone think this is worth the price?

DCBaker2 days ago

For those making reservations at Savi's Workshop - Handbuilt Lightsabers, be aware that Disney says full payment is now due at the time of booking vs the payment being due upon arrival at the location.

Incomudro5 days ago

Her stoic personality is the result of poor directors who don't know how direct a strong female character without portraying one as personality less, bland, dull person, with no emotions. They (various directors) do this constantly now