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'Star Wars' land coming to Disney's California, Florida parks

• yahoo.com

The new 14-acre "Star Wars" land, the largest themed land to be part of Anaheim, California's Disneyland and Orlando, Florida's Disney World, will introduce a new planet from George Lucas' intergalactic film saga.

It will also feature two new rides, including one where participants will be able to take control of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, as well as the Cantina, the infamous hub of rogue smugglers and traders in the films.

A date for the opening of the new attractions was not given, and Disney did not comment on the cost of the expansions.

The new lands will hope to harness the avid fanbase of "Star Wars," which first came out in 1977 and has since become embedded into U.S. pop culture.

The announcement, made by Disney Chief Executive and Chairman Bob Iger at the annual D23 Exposition in Anaheim on Saturday, comes as fans gear up for the first installment of a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films, kicking off with December's "The Force Awakens."

Harrison Ford, who reprises the role of Han Solo, was welcomed to the convention stage with a standing ovation and led the cast of the new film, including Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o and British newcomer John Boyega.

"It's a great thing to be here with you, who made this whole thing happen. I couldn't be happier," Ford said to the room of 7,500 fans.


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