By David Koenig on MC
Galaxy Edges Closer
Disneyland has informed cast members that those selected to staff Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will start training for their positions in February.
Employees who have toured the new land’s two attractions confirm they are both “pretty much completed and just need those finishing touches.”
One noted the full-scale Millennium Falcon “will make a lot of visitors geek out. It’s impressive when you see it in real life.”
Trepidation remains, however, among cast members who fear the worst when Star Wars Land opens and its Cantina begins serving alcohol. One offered up, “From what I have learned, Galaxy’s Edge will be treated like a pseudo-separate park, thus justifying the alcohol sales. Galaxy’s Edge is in Disneyland, but it is not part of Disneyland. Got that?”
My personal prediction is that the charade of pretending Star Wars Land is separate from Disneyland will last very briefly—only as long as employees, guests and online curmudgeons make a stink about it. The park wants to normalize booze sales as quickly as possible, so it can sell wine and beer at the Blue Bayou and beyond.
There’s also been talk of once again having “ABC” security officers to control the alcohol leaving the restaurants. A similar plan was implemented in 2001 when Disney California Adventure opened. Since at that time each alcohol-serving restaurant had its own liquor license, no one was allowed to exit the restaurant with a drink. Drinks were served in color-coded cups to identify where they came from. Of course, plenty of guests would walk out with their drinks anyways—or try sneaking them out in a different cup. It was the job of the poor ABC officers to confront guests drinking in the wrong place from a wrong-colored cup.
