The Void

The Void's Orlando location took over portion of what used to be a very large toy store at Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney). When I showed up, there were two lines at the door. One was for people with tickets to check in, and the other was for people looking to buy tickets. Already I was surprised at how busy the place seemed. I was also really nervous because my ticket was for 4:00pm, and I showed up at about 3:52 not expecting there to be a wait. I managed to check in with a couple minutes to spare, and then went to stand in the line for people waiting to enter The Void.

When I got in line, the attendant noticed I was a party of 1, so she had me jump to the front of the line to join another group that had 3 people. Sven, Erik, and Hannah (I don't know if I'm spelling those correctly) were from Germany and worked at Disney's EPCOT, and were my impromptu squad for the mission ahead.

First we entered a room with 4 tablets and a large projection screen on each side of the room. Two squads enter the room together, each taking one side of the room. Here, you watch a message from Captain Andor outlining the purpose of your mission. You're tasked with going undercover as stormtroopers to find out what's in a peculiar piece of cargo that the Empire has in its' possession. Then you get to select a color for your stormtrooper's armor accents to help you tell who is who when you're in VR.

After we exited this room, we waited in a hallway for a few minutes while the groups ahead of us were suited up for their adventure. When it was our turn, we walked into an area that had 4 vests and headsets hanging on the wall. You put the vests on while they're still hanging from the hook, and buckle about 5 different buckles on the front. The attendant then instructs you to pull a few straps to make the vest nice and tight, before unhooking the vest. The picture below is not actually the same as what I saw, but it gives you an idea of how it looked.