New aerial video and photos of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge show the progress made by Disneyland construction crews on the Millennium Falcon flight simulator and Rise of the Resistance dark ride in the new 14-acre themed land set to open in summer 2019.

The new video footage and aerial photographs were captured Dec. 7 by Rogue Aviation, a Costa Mesa-based helicopter flight school and aerial film production company.

The bird’s eye images show the extensive faux rock work under construction on a stunning 500-foot-long rock cliff side that will form the backdrop for the entrance to the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction. The trackless dark ride promises to take riders on a race-against-time battle between the First Order and the Resistance.

Disneyland, including the currently under construction Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, is shown in this Dec. 7, 2018 photo. (Courtesy of Rogue Aviation)

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is set in Black Spire Outpost, a smuggler’s haven on the remote planet of Batuu. (Courtesy of Rogue Aviation)

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Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge continues to take shape next to the Disneyland Railroad and the Rivers of America in this Dec. 7, 2018 aerial photo. (Courtesy of Rogue Aviation)

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge continues to take shape next to the Disneyland Railroad and the Rivers of America in this Dec. 7, 2018 aerial photo. (Courtesy of Rogue Aviation)

Disneyland construction crews are progressing toward completion of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The 14-acre new themed land will open at Disneyland in the summer. (Courtesy of Rogue Aviation)



Nearby, scaffolding surrounds the circular buildings that will make up Black Spire Outpost, a smuggler’s haven on the remote planet of Batuu located on the outer rim of the Star Wars universe. Additional rock work forms the towering petrified stumps that will dot the outpost’s skyline.

In the northwest corner of the themed land, a full-scale replica of the Corellian YT-1300 light freighter that will serve as the centerpiece of Galaxy’s Edge sits in a semi-circular docking bay. The Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run flight simulator attraction will put riders in the cockpit of the iconic ship as they battle Imperial tie fighters during a mission to bring back a pile of loot to a vengeful space pirate.

Across the way, a weathered and battled-damaged food freighter cargo ship rests atop Docking Bay 7, which is expected to serve as a counter-service restaurant.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in summer 2019 at Disneyland in Anaheim and late fall 2019 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios near Orlando, Florida.