Disneyland Gets Ready for Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain Opens in November, Rivers of America Closes in January

is coming to the Disneyland Resort, and as the park prepares to begin construction early next year, Disneyland will kick off its "Season of the Force" celebration later this year.



Star Wars Launch Bay. Concept art courtesy Disney

Disney previously announced its new Star Wars Land and special event, at the D23 Expo in Anaheim last month. The Season of the Force event will include a "Hyperspace Mountain" special-effects overlay for the Space Mountain roller coaster, as well as the opening of a new "Star Wars Launch Bay" exhibit and meet and greet area in the old Innoventions building. Disneyland will be adding a new scene to its Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride, too. The event starts November 16, though Disney has not yet revealed a closing date for what it calls a "limited time" event.

Construction starts on Star Wars Land January 11, 2016 and will be disrupting several Frontierland attractions. The Big Thunder Ranch, including the Barbecue restaurant, will close permanently at the end of the day on Jan. 10. In addition, the Disneyland Railroad and all the Rivers of America attractions — Tom Sawyer Island, the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Sailing Ship Columbia, and Fantasmic! — will close for an extended period after Jan. 10, too.

Disneyland is building the 14-acre Star Wars Land on the site of the Big Thunder Ranch, as well as some backstage area behind it. Disney has not announced an opening date for Star Wars Land, but Theme Park Insider readers have guessed it for sometime in 2020

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