Star Wars: 5 Galaxy’s Edge highlights for original trilogy fans
By Ryan Kunz
Disney’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge is set during the sequel trilogy, but that doesn’t mean it has nothing special for original trilogy fans.
I recently got back from Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. Sure, I have few minor gripes—the second ride isn’t open, and it could use a few more droids or something actually moving around—but overall it was a delight. Even if you don’t feel like building a lightsaber, ordering a drink in the cantina, or indulging in one of the many ways Disney has concocted to separate you from your money, Black Spire Outpost (as it’s called when it’s trying to stay in character) is worth a visit for any Star Wars fan purely because of the sheer amount of nerdy detail etched into every surface.
I’ve heard plenty of people complain that Galaxy’s Edge is set in the sequel era, not the eras most fans today grew up watching. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to interest Star Wars fans of all generations. Far from it, in fact—that was one of the things I most appreciated: Galaxy’s Edge’s designers took pains to make the land feel alive. It exists in the sequel era, sure, but the ghosts of Star Wars past are very much in evidence here.
So here are just a few of the great details I spotted from the original trilogy. First up…
Look, sir—droids!
There are droids everywhere you go in Black Spire Outpost, in varying states of repair. Most are stationary, but there are a lot of them. Check out the probe droid hanging in pieces near the droid repair station along one of the exterior walls. There’s also a gonk droid nearby and an astromech droid head being used as a light fixture. You’ll also find a full IG assassin droid languishing in Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, and IG heads are being used to dispense drinks in Oga’s cantina. Apparently a whole squadron of IG droids met a sorry end somewhere on Batuu.