Before sunrise Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, thousands of guests arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The park opened early to surprise and delight guests excited to experience the land on opening day. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

RISE OF THE RESISTANCE Disney guests will traverse the corridors of a Star Destroyer and join an epic battle between the First Order and the Resistance – including a face off with Kylo Ren – when Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens Dec. 5, 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Jan. 17, 2020 at Disneyland Resort in California. At 14 acres each, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios is Disney’s largest single themed land expansion ever. (Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)