Star Wars Here We Come!

"In my experience there is no such thing as luck." – Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Liles' Go Into Outer Space

Our kids, Joe and Amy..and of course the boys... invited us to the planet of Butto on the Edge of the Galaxy and what could we say abut "YES YES YES"! We have been looking foreword to this for months!

As we fired up the Silver Ghost for the trek down Katella, and evil plot is hatched in Paul's brain...pure evil. Paul go the trusty inter-galactic text transmissions device our (disguised as an iPhone) and texted the following message to Amy & Joe.

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019

Within seconds a trans-galaxy phone call came in with the following message "You didn't forget today did you? You are kidding, right?" I think I got Amy but Joe was not totally sure...Bad Paul!

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
The Blue Bayou was a surprise...Joe made reservations well ahead of time (like two weeks ago) so we marched right in! Perfect!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We have reservations? Wow!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Amy discovers Gooseberries! Yummy!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
A discriminating pallet!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Chomp...Gurgle...Burp...The boys are eating!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Washing down the gooseberry

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The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We are ready to travel!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
The Star Destroyer

Did You Know? - Star Destroyers are capital ships in the fictional Star Wars universe. The Imperial-class Star Destroyer is "the signature vessel of the Imperial fleet" in numerous published works including film, television, novels, comics, and video games. Each can be deployed individually as both a forward operating base and as mobile weapon systems platform responsible for safeguarding multiple planets, trade routes and systems, and carried enough firepower to subdue an entire planetary system or annihilate a small rebel fleet.

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Lots of fire power in that puppy!

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
The Disneyland Band was going strong

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019
Here we go!!!

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019
First space vehicle we spotted! We must be near "civilization"

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019
Zot... From Frontier Land to The Galaxy's Edge in 500 feet!

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019
The buildings are a little worse for wear but they have
been in existence for 500 years plus!

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We were greeted by a smiling face

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019
The ol' bucket of bolts... The Millennium Falcon!

Did You Know? - The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise. The modified YT-1300 Corellian light freighter is primarily commanded by Corellian smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). Designed by the Corellian Engineering Corporation (CEC), the highly modified YT-1300 is durable and modular, and is stated as being the second-fastest vessel in the Star Wars canon.

The Millennium Falcon first appears in Star Wars (1977), and subsequently in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), Revenge of the Sith (2005), The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019There are many items to ponder as we make our way to the Falcon!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Miss Amy is calm and cool...so far!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
"Hey lookie at what we see!"

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Joe has his work cut out for him!

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The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We are about to board the Falcon!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Looks safe to us...but what do we know?

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We are in trouble now!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
In the age of wireless?

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The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Do not show fear....

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We get our mission assignment

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Such a friendly pirate!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
We now go single file into the pre-flight room and get our assignments

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We hang out until we are called to enter the Falcon!

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Down the hallway is the cocckpit of the Falcon... We are ready!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
The cockpit is ready for us...are we ready for it?

Did You Know? - Park guests are seated in a 6-passenger motion simulator, themed after the Millennium Falcon. Guests go on an interactive "smuggling mission" with each guest on the attraction being assigned a different crew role. The attraction features appearances by Hondo Ohnaka, a character first seen in The Clone Wars, and Chewbacca. The story is set between the films The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
BEWARE.... Alex is our pilot today!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Joe is the co-pilot!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Charlie is the Navigator... We will never get lost.... We hope!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Amy jumps to light speed... WARP 10!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Dad is looking a little green around the gills...

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The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Charlie is getting used to the bright Sun after being in the dark!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Now we get a closeup look at the Falcon!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Indeed a bucket of bolts

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Be on the lookout for the Storm Troopers

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Joe ponders the entrance way.... Where do it go?

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Amy takes it all in!

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
Follow Charlie... He is the navigator

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
All smiles!


Alex and Charlie capture a Wookie

The Liles go see Star Wards Land at Disneyland June 2019
It was a tad warm!

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

Galaxy's Edge Disneyland June 2019

We are blessed to have such considerate "kids" and we thank Amy, Joe, Charlie, and Alex for the kind invite to explore the galaxy and ride the Falcon across the sky. MIssion accomplished! Again, Thank you so much!!!!!