By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:20am PDT, May 30, 2019
On May 29, 2019, "Star Wars" franchise legends Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams joined creator George Lucas and Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, to celebrate the opening of the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land at the theme park. As The Blast reported, after several failed attempts by others to get the Millennium Falcon to start up, fans cheered as Han Solo's voice boomed out, "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts," Harrison said, adding "Peter, this one's for you" in tribute to his late friend and co-star, Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew, who died a month earlier. The spacecraft then roared to life, as did a spectacular fireworks display. Keep reading for more of the best photos from the new land's big opening…
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"Star Wars" film franchise creator George Lucas, cast members Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill, Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger and cast member Harrison Ford stood in front of the Millennium Falcon starship — that's Chewbacca in the pilot's chair — during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
The Chewbacca character from the "Star Wars" film franchise sat in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon starship during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
The Millennium Falcon starship is pictured during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
Mark Hamill and Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger watched as Harrison Ford addressed the crowd during a dedication ceremony in front of the Millennium Falcon starship at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
Fireworks went off behind the Millennium Falcon starship as George Lucas, Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Bob Iger and Harrison Ford stood on stage during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
NBA stars Chris Paul and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attended the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge media preview at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
An A-wing interceptor starfighter is seen during the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge media preview at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
The heads of creatures from various "Star Wars" films are seen mounted on the wall of the Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities store during the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge media preview at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
Stormtroopers patrolled the Tie Echelon Stage during the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge media preview at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California on May 29, 2019.
Spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon were on display at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge media preview at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on May 29, 2019.
