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Get Ready For A Galactically Good Time This Spring At Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite

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In case you missed it, Disneyland’s After Dark: Star Wars Nite tickets are on sale. If you’re a big Star Wars fan, you don’t want to miss this celebration, held after park hours and featuring specialty-themed entertainment, character meet-and-greets, photo op backdrops, food and drinks, collectible merchandise, commemorative keepsakes and more!

This year there are double the nights to celebrate that galaxy far, far, away, with after-hours parties scheduled to take place at Disneyland on April 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 and May 2, 7 and 9. Ticket prices range from $159 to $169, and right now it looks like there’s still plenty of nights still available with only May 2 sold out.

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The Disney Parks Blog shared that the event will include 20 new treats, including:

  • Street-style Elote Burger at Hungry Bear Restaurant

  • Pork Belly Sisig-inspired Loaded Fries at Red Rose Taverne

  • Pineapple and Ube Crescent Sundae at The Tropical Hideaway

  • Chocolate Funnel Cake at Stage Door Café

  • Crab Fritters at Royal Street Veranda

  • Cafe Orleans will offer a specialty Star Wars-themed menu with restaurant reservations expected to be available soon.

There will also be a special cavalcade for guests in Star Wars-themed costumes, complete with a march down Main Street, U.S.A. with Mickey and Minnie finishing with a group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, which will feature galactic projections.

A similar Resistance Show of Unity lightsaber photo op will take place in front of the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. There will also be a Star Wars Nite Lightsaber Instructional located over by “It’s a Small World,” where Padawans with lightsabers can learn all-new maneuvers.

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Other Star Wars Nite activities include:

  • The Galactic Dance Party with a Master DJ on Main Street, U.S.A.

  •  Captain Phasma and her elite unit of Stormtroopers leading the March of the First Order in Tomorrowland.

  • Appearances by Tusken Raiders and Jawas

  • Multiple Star Wars-themed photo opportunities, featuring some new places and faces from across the Star Wars universe!

Some rides will be open to enjoy, and each ticket holder will receive souvenir keepsakes, such as a Star Wars Nite credential, an event guide map, and unlimited downloads of PhotoPass photos taken during the event.

Guests with Star Wars Nite tickets can enter Disneyland Park as early as 6PM, but the event does not officially begin until 9PM, once the park closes to the public. To purchase tickets and for more information on Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite and upcoming After Dark special events head over to disneyland.com.

Marena Bronson is an award-winning journalist, a life-long nerd, and the Editor-in-Chief of Fashion and Fandom. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.