Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is on the same land as Disneyland, but stepping into the new attraction transports visitors to an entirely different world.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

The theme park offered media a glimpse into Galaxy's Edge on Wednesday.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

The exclusive tour included a Star Wars-themed food tasting, a stroll through the Black Spire Outpost marketplace and four-minute ride on the Millennium Falcon.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Disney officials said it took more the five years to develop and finish the attraction.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

"I'm very excited about being this close to inviting guests and our biggest fans to join us at the edge of the galaxy," said Scott Trowbridge, portfolio creative executive and studio leader at Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

"We had the fans in mind the whole time," he said. "We've been able to kind of open it up to them and invite them to kind of join us on this remote outpost planet."

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Disney christened the land Wednesday night with a firework display and an assembly of some of biggest names in the "Star Wars" universe: creator George Lucas and actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Galaxy's Edge is an adventure through the grungy planet Batuu, a remote world in the newest "Star Wars" trilogy, and the fight between the Resistance and the evil First Order.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

The sprawling 14-acre land has three different areas including the Resistance, First Order and the Village.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Guests can build their own droids and lightsabers and interact with aliens.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

They can also step into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, the exact replica of the ship from the films, measuring more than 100 feet long.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

The interactive experience allows a team of six people to operate the spacecraft.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Some familiar faces including Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren and fan-favorite Chewbacca will be a part of the adventure as visitors explore the immersive world.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Guests can take a swig of the same kind of blue milk that made an appearance with Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: A New Hope."

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

The dairy-free milk is a frozen blend with dashes of citrus taste.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Disneyland was the second most popular theme park in the world last year with 18.6 million visitors.

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Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

It is second only to Disney World in Florida, where a version of Galaxy's Edge is scheduled to open Aug. 29. (Reuters Photo)

Galaxy's Edge: Disneyland's giant Star Wars theme park

Initial demand is strong. Reservations are required for the first three weeks and were snapped up in two hours.

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