‘Star Wars’ attractions headed to Disney

Staff reports

August 15, 2015 5:26 PM

UNSPECIFIED - AUGUST 14: Handout image provided by Disney Parks, Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced at D23 EXPO 2015 that Star Wars-themed lands will be coming to Disneyland park in Anaheim, California and Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, creating Disney's largest single-themed land expansions ever at 14-acres each. The attractions will transport guests to a never-before-seen planet, a remote trading port and one of the last stops before wild space where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life. These authentic lands will have two signature attractions including the ability to take the controls of one of the most recognizable ships in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon, on a customized secret mission and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle. (Photo by Disney Parks Via Getty Images) Handout Disney Parks Via Getty Images

Excited, you’ll be.

Disney announced Saturday that it is building two Star Wars-themed attractions at its parks in California and Florida.

The attractions “will transport guests to a whole new Star Wars planet, including an epic Star Wars adventure that puts you in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance,” said Walt Disney Company chair and CEO Bob Iger. Among the features: A chance to control the Millennium Falcon ship.

Iger said the 14-acre projects will be the largest single-themed expansions at the parks in Kissimmee, Fla. and Anaheim, Calif.

It was not immediately clear when the new attractions would open.

The announcement came during the D23 Expo fan convention, which wraps up Sunday.

This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 5:26 PM with the headline "‘Star Wars’ attractions headed to Disney."

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