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Hello and welcome to episode 99 of the Diz Unplugged, connecting with Walt Podcast.

I am your host and Diz Historian Michael Bowling.

I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Craig Williams.

Craig, how are you today? I'm doing okay. How are you, Michael?

I'm doing well, thank you. Well, I see you've whipped out your lightsaber, so that can only mean one thing.

You got a sneak preview of Galaxy's Edge. I did. Yes. Earlier this week, I was part of a media event surrounding the 30th anniversary of Disney's Hollywood Studios. So happy birthday, Hollywood Studios, MGM, whatever we want to call it. Regardless, you're 30 now. So probably feels better than 29 did. I't know can't can't be trusted yeah but no it was it was a very exciting it was a very exciting time so uh just it found out very you know very close to when the

event was about to kick off that that i was going to have the chance to strap on some steel-toe boots

and put on some safety glasses and walked behind closed doors

and actually step inside Star Wars Galaxy's Edge here at Walt Disney World for the very first time.

And it, I, I'm still trying to, to get words for it.

So it's, it's been a day now since, since I've seen it.

And I, I'm still at a loss for words just it so it exceeded expectations I don't want to say that

yet because here the portion that we got to see is it was very far along the way but it still has a lot

of work to be done.

And it also doesn't help that the section that we saw was we walked in by Muppet Vision 3D,

and that's where the rise of the resistance attraction is going to be just right beyond that entrance.

And so it still has a little bit more to be done in that

area than over kind of in the main market area and where the Millennium Falcon is. So it

was kind of difficult with that. But the main thing is you walk in and it felt expansive like i

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