ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Force is
strong today throughout Orlando
International Airport with the debut of new décor that helps
travelers feel as if they've stepped into Star Wars:
Galaxy's Edge, the new 14-acre land inside Disney's Hollywood
Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
Disney is the first organization the airport has invited to
create artistic renderings that wrap shuttle stations within the
airline terminals. It's a creative first for Central Florida's major transport hub that
welcomes nearly 50 million passengers each year.
"We are constantly evolving the airport experience to make it
more service oriented, passenger friendly and fun," said
Raymond Anderson, senior director of
concessions and properties for the Greater Orlando Aviation
Authority. "This new installation provides a preview of what
vacationers and business travelers alike can expect at Walt Disney
World. It's also the most recent in a long line of collaborations
between the airport and Disney over the decades."
"Our Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge art installation reflects
how very special the Walt Disney World Resort and Orlando International Airport relationship
is," said Claire Bilby, senior vice
president of sales, services and events for Walt Disney World.
"We've had a string of fruitful projects with the airport, like
having two supersonic jets land simultaneously to celebrate the
opening of Epcot in 1982, creating the groundbreaking Disney's
Magical Express service in 2005, today's first-of-its kind art
installation and so much more. The airport is Central Florida's 'welcome' to visitors from
around the globe. We're honored to put our Disney magic to work in
making that welcome exciting and memorable."
As travelers arrive in Orlando
and prepare to board shuttles for the airport's Main Terminal, they
will see life-size depictions of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
that look as if visitors could step right into the new land.
One scene creates a dimensional landscape that feels as if
visitors are standing inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, where
travelers can see the iconic Millennium Falcon and other
landmarks from the new land. In another scene, it appears as if
First Order Stormtroopers are waiting to step off the shuttle as
the train arrives in the station.
Combined, these artistic representations of Star Wars:
Galaxy's Edge stretch longer than eight full-size buses. They will
remain in place into 2020.
More new fun and excitement from a galaxy far, far away can be
had elsewhere inside Orlando
International Airport. Also debuting today at the Magic of Disney
store in the Main Terminal West Hall – available to all airport
guests, with or without boarding passes – is a new photo location
featuring droids from the Star Wars galaxy. When the
airport's second Magic of Disney store, in the Main Terminal East
Hall, reopens Nov. 22, 2019, it will
feature a 36-foot-long video screen on an exterior wall showing
scenes from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. This will be another
ideal photo spot, giving visitors an enticing glimpse of the new
land.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge invites guests to live their own
Star Wars adventures at Disney's Hollywood Studios. They can
take control of the Millennium Falcon, build a droid or a
lightsaber, sample galactic food and drinks and discover much more.
A groundbreaking new attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the
Resistance, opens Dec. 5, 2019,
inside the land, bringing guests into a climactic battle between
the Resistance and the First Order in an experience of cinematic
scale.
To download photos and video of these installations at
Orlando International Airport,
visit WDWNews.com.
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