Bright Suns, Maike! The force is strong with you and your family. I just know that you and your young Padawans will be making some forever memories as you blast off to a galaxy far, far away!
Whether you are a member of the Resistance or the First Order, there is truly nothing like walking
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge for the first time. Seeing the Millennium Falcon in person is something you will never forget and has brought many to tears! I am bringing my young Jedis to Batuu for the first time next month, and they are bubbling over in excitement - I'm sure yours are as well!
I hopefully have some great news for you! Reservations for
Savi's Workshop and the
Droid Depot open up 60 days out from the calendar date. Looking at the date you submitted your question, I believe you may have just been checking a few days too early before these dates were opened up for your mid-April visit. I just went into both reservation systems and there was quite a bit of availability on April 15th! That said, I would go ahead and make these reservations as soon as you can since these are popular activities for travelers to Batuu! If you have any issues with the online reservation system, I would give our Cast Members in Guest Services a call at (714) 300-7805.
Are you ready to take flight on
Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run or escape the First Order on
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance? While you are more than welcome to enjoy these attractions by using the traditional stand-by queue, you also have the option to upgrade to
Lightning Lanes so you can zip right in! Lightning Lanes can be booked through the Disneyland Mobile App as soon as you have entered the parks for the day by navigating to your "Tip Board".
The Lighting Lane for Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run is included when you upgrade your tickets to
Genie +. Genie + can be added to your ticket at the time of purchase or on the same-day as your visit within the Disneyland Mobile App as soon as you have scanned into the parks. Genie + offers access to Lightning Lanes for 12 attractions within Disneyland Park, including Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, and classics like the Haunted Mansion. My favorite perk is that you also have access to unlimited digital downloads of ALL the Disney
PhotoPass photos you capture that day. What better way to relive those memories?!
For
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, you can purchase access to this Lightning Lane individually, meaning it is not included in Genie+ and you can purchase it whether or not you have chosen to include Genie+ in your day. Since this attraction is in such high demand, Lightning Lane access can be limited so I would make booking this experience an early priority for your day and get to the park right at opening (if not a bit before!).
Maike, you and your family are in for some magical times ahead! If you need anything else in your planning, come see us again here at
planDisney!
May the force be with you,
Tara