Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

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"Immersed in an epic battle between the dreaded First Order and the courage of the Resistance, what will you do?"

―Disneyland website

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is an upcoming attraction found at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge themed area of Disneyland, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Walt Disney Studios Park. It will open on December 5, 2019 at Walt Disney World and on January 17, 2020 at Disneyland.

Opening crawl

The crawl was part of information released to the media by Disney.

It is a dark time for the RESISTANCE. Following the devastating Battle of Crait, the freedom fighters have fled with General Leia Organa to an undisclosed location. Meanwhile, hunted by the FIRST ORDER and Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, a band of Resistance supporters has established a temporary outpost on the remote planet of Batuu, thanks to scouting by Resistance spy Vi Moradi. Here on the Outer Rim, the Resistance is rebuilding and searching for recruits to join the cause and help save the galaxy from tyranny…

Synopsis

"Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is a massive, multi-platform, new attraction that is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced at Walt Disney World Resort… or anywhere else in the galaxy!"

―Walt Disney World website

The attraction will be located in the area of Galaxy's Edge known as the ancient ruins on the outskirts of Black Spire Outpost, which includes a Resistance encampment. Its entrance is marked by a turret that leads guests — acting as new recruits — to a path heading into ancient caves that house a Resistance control center where they are given a mission by BB-8 and a hologram of Rey. The briefing will also include Poe Dameron, Nien Nunb, and Mon Calamari Lieutenant Bek, all appearing on video screens. Guests will then walk past ships including Dameron's X-wing fighter (which only resembles Black One) and board a transport ship for the first portion of the ride. On board, Bek will speak to guests as Nien Nunb pilots the ship, which is escorted by Dameron and other X-wings.

Dameron will be forced to go for help when the trasnport and fighters are attacked by a First Order Star Destroyer which will appear to capture the guests' ship and pull it inside a hangar bay filled with stormtroopers. The recruits will then be brought into a cell where Kylo Ren and Armitage Hux discuss their interrogation. Then with help from Finn, disguised as a stormtrooper, the recruits will board a hijacked First Order Fleet Transport (an eight-seat ride vehicle) piloted by an R5 unit to travel to an escape pod. As the transports flee through the ship, they will encounter stormtroopers and AT-ATs. Resistance ships will arrive and attack the destroyer while Ren chases after the recruits. He will nearly capture them but a distracting explosion will let the fleet transports reach an escape pod. The pods will then seem to drop out of the ship and fly through the space battle before landing back down on Batuu.

Like all events portrayed in Galaxy's Edge, the ride takes place between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.

Development

Concept art for the attraction

Before the official name of the ride was revealed at Destination D 2018, it had internally been given the working name "Alcatraz." It was set to open with the rest of Galaxy's Edge in both parks in 2019, and shortly thereafter in Paris. However, it was announced on March 7 that its release had been deferred to a later date as part of the park's "Phase 2" release. On July 11, 2019, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Rise of the Resistance would be opening at Walt Disney World on December 5, 2019 and at Disneyland on January 17, 2020.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

BB-8 Bek Blue Five Poe Dameron Finn Armitage Hux Nien Nunb Leia Organa (Mentioned only) Red Two Kylo Ren Rey (Appears in hologram)

Droid models

Astromech droid BB-series astromech droid R-series R5 unit Probe droid

Events

First Order–Resistance war Attack on a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer

Locations

Bakura (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Batuu Black Spire Outpost Surabat River Valley Black Spire Ruins

Organizations and titles

Commander Dameron family First Order First Order military First Order army Stormtrooper Corps Stormtroopers First Order officer First Order Navy Supreme Leader Jedi Order Padawan Knights of Ren Master of the Knights of Ren Lieutenant Resistance Resistance military General (Mentioned only) Resistance navy Resistance pilot Black Leader Blue Five Red Two Rey's family Skywalker family Solo family

Sentient species

Human Chandrilan Mon Calamari Sullustan

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod First Order Short-Range Evacuation Vehicle First Order Fleet Transport Starship AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport Bomber MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 Capital ship Battlecruiser Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Star Cruiser Unidentified Mon Calamari starship Corvette Free Virgillia-class Bunkerbuster Frigate Nebulon-C escort frigate Starfighter A-wing starfighter RZ-2 A-wing interceptor TIE line TIE/fo space superiority fighter TIE/sf space superiority fighter X-wing starfighter T-70 X-wing starfighter Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship Walker First Order All Terrain Armored Transport

Weapons and technology

Armor First Order stormtrooper armor Blaster Blaster rifle F-11D blaster rifle DF.12 Com Turret Droid Lightsaber Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Tractor beam

Miscellanea

The Force Force-sensitive The galaxy

Bibliography

• Star Wars-themed Lands Coming to Disney Parks on StarWars.com (backup link)
• New Details Announced for Star Wars-Themed Lands for Disney Parks on the Disney Parks Blog
• D23 2017: Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Revealed as Name of Star Wars Lands in Disney Parks and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
• John Williams Creating New Music, Attraction Names Revealed for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on the official Disney YouTube channel (backup link)
• Obi-Wan Comes to Battlefront II, Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Revealed, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• Queen's Shadow Author E.K. Johnston, Plus Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge News on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• Timing for Opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Announced on the Disney Parks Blog (backup link (2019/07/timing-for-opening-of-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-announced/) not verified!)
• Vader Immortal Posters and More Coming To San Diego Comic-Con on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• Exclusive Look at Poe's X-wing from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• 5 Reasons We're Excited for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance on StarWars.com (backup link)
• FIRST LOOK inside Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on the Attractions Magazine YouTube channel (backup link (KuKp1AVhvpk) not verified!)

External links

• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance page at official Disneyland website
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance page at official Walt Disney World website

Notes and references

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