May The Fourth Be With You! Another Star Wars Day has come and gone, and once again there was no better place to pay tribute to Lucasfilm’s enduring spage saga than at the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
With exclusive Star Wars-themed food and beverage offerings, merchandise, activities, and more fun happening around the park’s Tomorrowland area (as we wait patiently for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to open at the end of the month), the Happiest Place on Earth was the perfect place to be for fans to celebrate their favorite characters and stories from A Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Watch Star Wars Day 2019 highlights at Disneyland:
While the main event, attraction-wise, was surely the return of Hyperspace Mountain (Disneyland’s on-again / off-again overlay of the classic Space Mountain roller coaster with a Star Wars twist), this May the 4th also saw Captain Phasma and her March of the First Order back in Tomorrowland, in addition to a Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge-inspired photo op inside the park’s Starcade.
#MayThe4BeWithYou from @DisneylandToday, where Hyperspace Mountain is back among lots of surrounding construction walls. #Disneyland #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/2ZxaQopAQF
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
Captain Phasma and the First Order are marching through Tomorrowland. #StarWarsDay #Disneyland #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/9VF3e0fWDe
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
#StarWars photo ops in the Tomorrowland Starcade. #MayThe4BeWithYou #StarWarsDay #Disneyland @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/nkPX7lAQcf
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
As far as highly collectible merchandise goes, my favorite new items are undoubtedly the Battle of Hoth popcorn bucket (featuring Imperial AT-AT Walkers going up against Rebel Alliance Snowspeeders) and the Darth Vader travel mug– which depicts the Sith Lord’s famous meeting with several fearsome bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back. During the day I also picked up the Limited Edition Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge AT-AT pin and a Variant Edition copy of the upcoming land’s tie-in Marvel comic book. There were several options for exclusive May the 4th apparel and keepsakes as well.
Oh, I am loving this Battle of Hoth popcorn bucket. #TheEmpireStrikesBack #StarWarsDay #MayThe4BeWithYou #Disneyland @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/J6KPbAX88M
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
I am in love with this travel mug, if only because Bossk is my favorite #StarWars character. #Disneyland #StarWarsDay #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/0AGoUChaxb
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
Picking up this variant cover of #StarWars #GalaxysEdge issue #1, which is available in Launch Bay. #Disneyland #StarWarsDay #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/Xz38l8ZLiV
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
I also grabbed the Limited Edition #StarWars #GalaxysEdge AT-AT pin. #Disneyland #StarWarsDay #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/J2eYFcigJQ
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
Here’s the #MayThe4BeWithYou t-shirt and pin available today at #Disneyland. #StarWarsDay @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/tDT7GP18N5
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
For foodie Star Wars fans, Disneyland was highlighting a few cool dishes and drinks: the Dark Side Chicken Sandwich, Loaded Fleet Fries, Padawan Punch and Rogue Slush at Galactic Grill, Outer Rim Pasta at Alien Pizza Planet, and both Darth Vader and Captain Phasma collectible steins to take home.
The Dark Side Chicken Sandwich, Loaded Fleet Fries, Padawan Slush and Rogue Slush are more featured food and beverage items for #StarWarsDay at #Disneyland. #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/Nz7E2MZifm
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
Alien Pizza Planet’s Outer Rim Pasta is one of #Disneyland’s featured dishes for #StarWarsDay. #MayThe4BeWithYou @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/DEGaGjR7r1
— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) May 4, 2019
Whether you align yourself with the Resistance or the First Order, May the 4th was a terrific day to spend at Disneyland for any Star Wars enthusiast. And it was the final Star Wars Day without Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge open at the park, so I’m certain all future iterations will be very, very different.
Mike has been fascinated by theme parks and Disney all his life. He has worked in the entertainment journalism field since 2015, after spending a decade as a film projectionist at one of Hollywood’s most prestigious movie theaters. He resides in Burbank, California with his wife and cat.
