The Experiential Design Index

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Disneyland Park

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, a 14-acre themed land at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, opened May 31, 2019, creatively led by Walt Disney Imagineering (an in-house Disney design unit, not credited as an independent firm in this index) in collaboration with Lucasfilm, with audio systems installed by Technomedia. It received a 2020 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in the New Park Land category.

VenueDisneyland Park
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2019
Technologiesthemed environmental audio, large-scale immersive land theming

Credits

FirmRoleNote
Technomedia AV Integration Installed the land's audio systems, per Mood Media's own press release.
Adirondack Studios Fabrication Credited jointly with the Florida version in Adirondack Studios' own portfolio; role inferred as fabrication per the firm's stated core service, no independent role confirmation found. Walt Disney Imagineering led creative and show design in-house (not credited as an independent firm per this index's convention).

Description

Walt Disney Imagineering led creative and show design under executive creative directors Scott Trowbridge, Asa Kalama, and Chris Beatty, with narrative consultation from Lucasfilm's Story Group (Pablo Hidalgo) and concept design input from Industrial Light & Magic's Doug Chiang.

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