Star Wars Launch Bay

Star Wars Launch Bay is an interactive walkthrough attraction based on the Star Wars franchise at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, and formerly at Shanghai Disneyland Park and Disneyland at Disneyland Resort.

Star Wars Launch Bay
Disneyland
Area	Tomorrowland
Coordinates	33.8118139°N 117.9166921°W / 33.8118139; -117.9166921
Status	Closed
Opening date	November 16, 2015
Closing date	March 14, 2020
Replaced	Carousel of Progress America Sings Innoventions
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Area	Animation Courtyard
Coordinates	28.357958°N 81.561048°W / 28.357958; -81.561048
Status	Operating
Opening date	December 4, 2015
Closing date	September 25, 2025
Replaced	The Magic of Disney Animation
Replaced by	The Magic of Disney Animation (The Walt Disney Studios Lot)
Shanghai Disneyland Park
Name	Star Wars Launch Bay 星球大战远征基地
Area	Tomorrowland
Status	Closed
Soft opening date	May 7, 2016
Opening date	June 16, 2016
Closing date	June 2019
Replaced by	Tomorrowland Pavilion featuring Avatar: Explore Pandora
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Walk-through
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme	Star Wars
Sponsor	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

History

The attraction for Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios was announced at D23 Expo 2015 on August 15, 2015 at the Disney Parks Presentation along with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has two attractions, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the Season of the Force events at each park and an updated scene for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.^[1] The attraction opened at each park at the start of their respective Season of the Force events, which was November 16, 2015 for Disneyland^[2] and December 1, 2015 at Disney's Hollywood Studios.^[3][4] The Orlando version was temporarily closed on March 16, 2020 (until July 17, 2022) and the building was used as a "Relaxation Station" to allow guests to safely remove facial coverings while remaining physically distanced, while the California version was temporarily closed on March 14, 2020 due to the park closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and two stay-at-home orders issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom; it reopened at some point prior to May 2025 for character meet-and-greet sessions.^[5] The Shanghai Version opened on June 16, 2016 and closed June 2019 in Tomorrowland Pavilion.

On July 22, 2025, it was announced that the Disney's Hollywood Studios incarnation, and Animation Courtyard area will close at a date to be announced and reopen in 2026 as a reimagined version of The Magic of Disney Animation as a new renovations in a new land, The Walt Disney Studios Lot.^[6][7]