With two huge Star Wars fans in our family, we’ve done everything Star Wars that Disneyland Paris has to offer. From building lightsabers to catapult launches on Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain and crossing over to the Dark Side with Darth Vader, Star Wars fans are in for a treat at Disneyland Paris!
Star Wars at Disneyland Paris
There’s plenty to keep Star Wars fans entertained in Disneyland Paris!
1 | Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
Location: Discoveryland, Disneyland Park
Minimum Height Requirement: 1.20m
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain is one of the best rides at Disneyland Paris. Going from 0 to 44 miles per hour in 1.8 seconds, riders are launched uphill in the distinctive Columbiad cannon which towers over Discoveryland
Riders enlist in the Rebel Alliance and are on a mission to spy on an Imperial Star Destroyer while doing battle with the evil Empire. The ride hurtles through a lightsaber-inspired blaster fire to the backdrop of a Star Wars soundtrack.
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain boasts 3 inversions (Indiana Jones and Avengers Assemble also have inversions at Disneyland Paris).
Star Wars Disneyland Paris tip: Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain was originally Space Mountain and, prior to its Star Wars retheming, it was themed to the Jules Verne book, From the Earth to the Moon.
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain is one of the most popular rides at Disneyland Paris. Our favourite time to ride is during Extra Magic Hour (guests of Disneyland Paris Disney hotels are able to access the park one hour in advance of regular opening, it’s one of the best perks of staying in a Disney hotel!) when wait times are minimal.
Check out our guide to the rollercoasters at Disneyland Paris
2 | Meet the Mandalorian and Grogu
Location: Discoveryland, Disneyland Park (adjacent to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue)
Star Wars Disneyland Paris tip: Meet Mandlorian and Grogu is scheduled to return on March 4 2024 after taking a break in February 2024.
Meeting the Mandalorian and Grogu is one of favourite Disney meet-and-greets ever!
Located in Discoveryland, the Mandalorian has his own meet-and-greet set and the interaction is wonderful. A Photopass Photographer is present to capture the photos or you can take your own.
Star Wars Disneyland Paris tip: the Mandalorian and Grogu are extremely popular. Make sure to check the meet and greet times listed in the app.
3 | Star Tours: The Adventure Continues
Location: Discoveryland, Disneyland Park
Minimum Height Requirement: 1.02m
Star Wars: The Adventure Continues is a 3D space flight to outer space. As you board the ship, a few mishaps cause it to launch too soon and C-3PO takes the controls as the First Order intercepts in search of a Rebel Spy.
Depending on your mission, there are appearances by Star Wars favourites including Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Admiral Ackbar.
With over 60 mission combinations (some of which were added in recent months), we’ve always had a unique ride through the farthest reaches of the galaxy!
4| Welcome to Starport: A Star Wars Encounter
Location: Discoveryland, Disneyland Park (adjacent to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue)
‘I’ll show you the way to the Dark Side, in time we can rule the Galaxy!’
Starport: a Star Wars Encounter is another magnificent meet and greet at Disneyland Paris. Darth Vader greets guests in the Starport and, prepare yourself, he is terrifying! It is one of our favorite meet and greets in Disneyland Paris!
A Photopass Photographer is present to capture the photos or you can take your own.
Star Wars at Disneyland Paris tip: Darth Vader has long been the sole host of this meet and greet but, before Christmas 2023, more Star Wars characters were added to the line up including Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, Boba Fett and Rey. It seems to have resumed to Darth Vader in 2024 but time will tell.
5 | Star Traders Boutique
Location: Discoveryland, Disneyland Park (adjacent to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue)
Star Traders is a merchandise store dedicated entirely to Star Wars. It is located at the exit to Star Tours: The Adventure Continues (you can also enter directly from the park).
The store sells everything from lightsabers (including special editions) to clothing and character figures and costumes.
6| Build a Lightsaber and Build a Droid
Location: Star Traders, Discoveryland, Disneyland Park and Disney Store, Disney Village
Cost: €35 for a single lightsaber, €55 for a double, €15 for a mini Droid Figure
Two of our favourite Star Wars activities at Disneyland Paris are in the Star Traders store – they are Build a Lightsaber and Build a Droid.
Guests can Build a Lightsaber in an 8-step process and you can choose between a single or double lightsaber. First up, you choose an emitter, a blade and a handle and then customise with switches, rings and a hilt sleeve. Then choose a cap and assemble the lightsaber.
You can also opt to build a miniature droid – each droid has a body, a head, two legs, a stand leg and a cap. There are a variety of each available to choose from and there are Disney options like Mickey or Goofy ears for the cap!
We love both activities and they’re a fun way to purchase souvenirs from the parks.
Star Wars Disneyland Paris tip: if you’ve been to Walt Disney World or Disneyland California, then be aware, the Disneyland Paris build a lightsaber is a much more low key experience. It’s an aisle within the Star Tours Store and the light sabers are plastic. It’s awesome for younger kids – our 4 and 6 year old love the experience and the lightsabers hold up well to their extensive play fighting!
7 | Star Wars Snacks
There are some fun Star Wars-themed snacks available in Disneyland Paris:
Rocket Cafe
Located in Discoveryland (close to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue/opposite the Mandalorian and Grogu Meet and Greet), Rocket Cafe is a small food kiosk with a Star Wars-themed snack menu.
There are delicious Stormtroopers and Darth Vader Waffles served with Nutella or Sugar and a tasty chocolate hazelnut and pistachio Boba Fett shortbread.
Cool Station
Another Discoveryland Kiosk, Cool Station is located opposite Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast. It sells a fantastic chocolate hazelnut-filled pistachio Grogu Biscuit. It’s one of the cutest snacks in Disneyland Paris.
Cafe Hyperion
The distinctive Cafe Hyperion in Discoverland offers a BB-8 burger-stamped burger.
Disneyland Paris do like to change up the snacks periodically but Star Wars has featured on the menu consistently in recent times.
8 | Stormtroopers
Location: Discoveryland outside Welcome to Starport: A Star Wars Encounter, Disneyland Park
In recent weeks, Stormtroopers have been spotted patrolling in Discoveryland outside the line for Welcome to Starport: A Star Wars Encounter, Disneyland Park (the Darth Vader Meet and Greet).
Everything Star Wars at Disneyland Paris
Here’s everything else you need to know about Star Wars at Disneyland Paris:
Which Star Wars Character can I meet at Disneyland Paris?
At the moment, you can meet Darth Vader, the Mandalorian and Grogu.
If the Stormtroopers are patrolling you might be in luck with an interaction and a photo but they do choose who they stop with – there’s no line or structured meet and greet.
At times there are other Star Wars characters in the mix: as recent as December 2023, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, Boba Fett and Rey met with guests in the Starport.
Is a Star Wars Land coming to Disneyland Paris?
Unfortunately, despite an announcement by Disney in 2018, it doesn’t seem as though a Star Wars Land is on the horizon at Disneyland Paris. There has been no mention of it in recent years, much to the disappointment of Star Wars fans. We love Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in California and Florida and Rise of the Resistance is one of our all-time favourite rides – we would have loved to see even a small part of this Star Wars Magic coming to Paris!
The current focus is on a Frozen-inspired Land, a new extension to the Walt Disney Studios Park which should open in the next year or two.
Is there anything Star Wars themed in Walt Disney Studios or the Disneyland Paris hotels?
Star Wars currently only features in Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris.
For more on Disneyland Paris
Check out our guides to Toy Story at Disneyland Paris, Stitch at Disneyland Paris and where to meet the characters at Disneyland Paris.