When Disneyland announced the “Star Wars land” known as Galaxy’s Edge in 2015, one word was emphasized again and again: immersion. This was a place where Star Wars not only felt real, but it felt real on a specific planet, Batuu, at a specific point in history: between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Every feature, from the ride involving Rey Skywalker and Kylo Ren to the shops and cantina, had an in-universe story behind it.
But variety has trumped continuity over the last decade. The setting of Galaxy’s Edge has slowly become less focused, from the addition of The Mandalorian characters (despite the show being set decades earlier) to the rebranding of food and drink away from their often confusing Star Wars names. Now, this shift has become official.
