Stu29573
04-01-2016, 10:52 AM
I stumbled across this quote (for January) in an article from MiceChat. While it talks about Disneyland, I think it could shine some light on the possible opening date of Star Wars Land at WDW. It states:
One of Chapek’s recent mandates, and something Bob Weis and Craig Russell will work hard to deliver, was to ensure that Star Wars land opens at Disneyland before the final Star Wars Episode IX opens in theaters in 2019. Previous to Bob Chapek’s arrival, WDI calendars didn’t have the land opening in Anaheim until late 2019 or 2020. While ground clearing begins now and while some design details are still up in the air, the grand opening date for the Star Wars land that the Glendale and Anaheim teams are now working with is December, 2018. That’s less than three years away, and by the time Disneyland celebrates its 61st birthday this July the structural steel of the massive show buildings north of Frontierland and Critter Country will be rising from the ground.
I can see how they would want both parks to open at about the same time. That would explain the sudden closing of so much stuff at HS, instead of doing it in phases. Thoughts?
One of Chapek’s recent mandates, and something Bob Weis and Craig Russell will work hard to deliver, was to ensure that Star Wars land opens at Disneyland before the final Star Wars Episode IX opens in theaters in 2019. Previous to Bob Chapek’s arrival, WDI calendars didn’t have the land opening in Anaheim until late 2019 or 2020. While ground clearing begins now and while some design details are still up in the air, the grand opening date for the Star Wars land that the Glendale and Anaheim teams are now working with is December, 2018. That’s less than three years away, and by the time Disneyland celebrates its 61st birthday this July the structural steel of the massive show buildings north of Frontierland and Critter Country will be rising from the ground.
I can see how they would want both parks to open at about the same time. That would explain the sudden closing of so much stuff at HS, instead of doing it in phases. Thoughts?