I’VE downed a cup of Luke Skywalker’s favourite blue milk, learnt how to build my own droid, translated secret messages from an alien culture and piloted the Millennium Falcon.

My day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland California was a mad romp around a new world of immersive storytelling.

27 Jacob at the new Disney Star Wars attraction before it opens

The 14 acre attraction, which opens tomorrow (Friday 31) is Disney’s largest themed land - or it will be until Disney World Florida’s identical land welcomes its first guests on August 29.

Set on the planet of Batuu, the excitement builds the moment I arrive to a stirring soundtrack written especially by John Williams, and peaks as I round a corner to see the Millenium Falcon parked below the jagged cliffs of Blackspire Outpost.

The attention to detail in Blackspire Outpost is staggering.

From blaster fire-ridden walls, to the alien language on cola bottles, everything has been created to make visitors feel as if they really have landed in a galaxy far far away.

27 The completed $1bn Star Wars attraction at Disneyland

27 Entrance to Black Spire Outpost, the village in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

27 The Smugglers Run ride will let guests skip the queues with FastPass

27 The iconic ride takes guests on a trip through the galaxy Credit: Reuters

27 Up to six guests can go on the Smuggler's Run ride

27 Jacob in the driving seat of the ride

It doesn’t take long for me to get lost and stumble into the First Order stronghold in east end of town, where a stormtrooper fires me a warning: “The First Order will be watching you.”

Having heard that Kylo Ren often makes an appearance here, I scurry back the way I came and bump into a street cleaner.

“Bright Suns,” smiles the girl - a phrase I quickly gather is a universal greeting on Batuu, a planet with three suns.

Rachel tells me how she just recently moved to Blackspire Outpost from Serobar, a nearby mountain city.

Drone video shows Disney park's Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge ride - Encompassing 14 acres at each park

27 The first ride to open is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Credit: Richard Harbaugh/Disney Parks

27 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is just one of the nine lands at Disneyland Credit: disney

27 You can find a map of the land in the Disney Park

27 Stormtroopers are on hand to direct lost guests Credit: Getty Images - Getty

27 Guests will have a four hour time window to be in the new land Credit: �2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use

Staff or ‘cast members’ as Disney calls them are encouraged to flesh out their own back stories as well as customise their outfits, all of which adds to the unprecedented level of immersion.

The first ride to have opened here is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, in which six guests team up on a secret mission, working as either pilots gunners or flight engineers.

I can barely control my excitement as I sit in Han Solo’s cockpit seat for the ride of my life.

My job is to control the up and down movement of the ship, plus the iconic hyperspace lever.

27 The Star Wars land is a fully-immersive experience Credit: @bioreconstruct

27 The Marketplace will have all the merchandise fans could want Credit: �2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use

27 At the Droid Depot you will be able to build your own Astromech Unit Credit: �2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use

27 Jacob with one of the droids

27 You can also build your own lightsaber at Savi's Workshop Credit: �2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use

27 Get all your plush toys at Toydarian Toymaker Credit: � 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use only.

27 Guests can buy some of their favourite items from the Star Wars franchise Credit: Reuters

27 Wannabe Jedis can buy the whole gear Credit: Reuters

Expect plenty of family arguments as groups bark orders to one another to avoid crashing the famous “hunk of junk” and land a half decent final score.

A second attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will open later this year, but until then there are hours of entertainment to be had just exploring this vast world.

After downloading the Play Disney Parks app, my smartphone is transformed into a hacking device, alien language translator and more.

Guests can chose to take on jobs and challenges, to earn in-game "credits" from either the Resistance or First Order.

I hack a droid by playing a simple mini game, causing it to light up and start moving around.

While another task involves waving my phone in a precise pattern to sync it with the data tower in front of me, allowing me to download a piece of a secret rebel conversation.

27 Guests will need the Disneyland app to get the most out of the parks Credit: Richard Harbaugh/Disney Parks

27 The app will help you translate Kowakian

What to know before you go to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge 1. Reservations are needed to enter Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge between May 31 and June 23 - after this, reservations won't be needed. 2. There will be no standby line to enter the new land between these dates. 3. Guests can still get a reservation during this time if staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel, limited to one per person. 4. Guests are not allowed to wear costumes of their favourite Disney characters if over the age of 14. 5. Download the Disneyland mobile app to check attraction queue times, order food and find characters. 6. Also download the Play Disney Parks app to collect virtual items, interact with droids and translate Aurebesh.

Next, I start obsessively translating every piece of alien script I can find, from the mundane, “Trash can sector 7”; to the strange, “Cantina Code of Conduct. No Kowakian monkey-lizards. No fighting, burying or ripping off of limbs. Wookiee - Two drink maximum. No exceptions.”

I didn’t have a Kowokian Monkey Lizard - although Disney doesn’t miss a trick and will flog you one in the nearby marketplace - so I stroll on in to Oga’s Cantina.

The venue is wild, with a robot DJ on the decks and all sorts of bright and bubbly potions on sale behind the bar.

The huge drinks menu features plenty of intergalactic hooch including a Jedi Mind Trick, Fuzzy Tauntaun, Gold Squadron Lager and White Wampa Ale.

27 Eat and drink at the Black Spire Outpost market Credit: Reuters

27 The Outpost Mix at Kat Saka's Kettle Credit: �2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. For editorial news use

27 Some of the unusual concoctions at Oga's Cantina Credit: Kent Phillips/Disney Parks

27 The Nuna Turkey Jerky and the Ronto Wrap at Ronto Roasters Credit: Kent Phillips/Disney Parks

27 The famous blue milk can also be tried Credit: Reuters

Around the corner at Droid Depot I find people building their very own droids.

Parts come out on conveyor belt like a sushi restaurant, as guests grab pieces to build their new sidekicks.

Take your droid out to the land and it’ll interact with things and chat to other droids.

For example, if you added a personality chip that is First Order it’ll freak out when it’s near Resistance technology.

At $50 (£39.53) a go and short on time, I give it a pass, the same goes for the custom lightsaber building experience at Savi’s Workshop, which will set you back a tidy $200 (£158.15) each.

Cheaper exclusive Star Wars merch is available at the lively Marketplace where in one shop, Creature Stall, they’ve pumped in what can only described as a wet wookiee smell for a more authentic experience.

FORCE FEEDING Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge offers out of this world dining experiences but prices are yet to be revealed and don’t expect it to come cheap. Try Smoked Kaadu Ribs (similar to earth pork) or the delicious Yobshrimp Noodle Salad, at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo. Or Nuna Turkey Jerky, grilled on a repurposed podracer engine, at Ronto Roasters. Star Wars nerds can finally discover what Luke Skywalker’s Blue Milk from A New Hope (frozen drink made from non-dairy milk) and Green Milk from The Last Jedi (fruit juice) tastes like - both are delicious. My only criticism? Spit-roast Porg is not on the menu. Sorry Chewy.

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Brits can experience Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge from August 29 in Disney World Florida.

Virgin Holidays are offering seven nights’ room-only at Disney’s All Star Resort, from £899pp based on four sharing, including 14 day park access and flights departing November 20. See virginholidays.com.

Guests who are hoping to visit the Disneyland California Star Wars attraction will need to pre-register for tickets until June 23.