Disneyland Star Wars Nite 2025 Dates, Details, Prices – Plus REVIEW from Party Last Year

Star War Nites at Disneyland is a part of the Disneyland After Dark set of events. These special themed nights are after-hours parties that allow guests to enjoy special themed entertainment.

These are separate ticket events that take place on a select number of nights each year. The event features unique Star Wars entertainment and characters you won't find at other times of the year and the opportunity to experience attractions all around Disneyland Park.

I have been to Star Wars Nites at Disneyland and have have tips below based on my past personal experience. We will also be returning to the event this year to capture more tips and photos to share. You can check out our Star Wars Nites REVIEW here.

See details on the foods, entertainment, photo ops, characters, and more that will be offered at the event in 2025! 

When are Star Wars Nites at Disneyland in 2025?

In 2025, there will be eight different Star Wars event nights. See the dates that have been announced for 2025 below. 

Star Wars Nites will take place April 8, 10, 22, 24, 29, and May 1, 4, 6, 2025 at Disneyland Park. This will be during the Season of the Force celebration happening at Disneyland, which you can read more about in our guide. The parties take place from 9 pm to 1 am and guests are able to enter the parks up to three hours before the parties start to mix-in with other park guests.

There are a variety of other Disneyland After Dark events that take place throughout the winter and spring months at Disneyland. You can read about all the events in our general Disneyland After Dark events guide!

Disneyland Star Wars Nites Tickets on Sale Info

Inspire Magic Key holders have the separate first chance to purchase tickets on pre-sale. This special Inspire presale is held on January 28, 2025 no earlier than 9 am Pacific time. There is a select amount of pre-sale tickets set aside for this pass level. 

The next round of pre-sales is for the remainder of all Magic Key holders on January 29, 2025. There is also a select amount of pre-sale tickets here.

Then there will be a general ticket sale to the public on Thursday, January 30, 2025 no earlier than 9 am PT.

See information from last year's Star Wars Nite ticket sales for reference. 

Disney introduced a “notify me” option for those who are waiting in an online queue to purchase Star Wars Nites tickets. You may have the option to be digitally notified when it is your time to enter the store.

Once in the queue, you'll be able to choose “notify me” and then enter your email address. You will then receive an email letting you know it's your turn to return to the waiting room to enter the store to purchase tickets. From the time when your turn begins, you'll have 10 minutes to use the link to enter the store. 

This is a great move by Disney to introduce the “notify me” option for purchasing tickets however I don't know if we would recommend using it this first time around. Emails could easily be sent to junk by accident or that server could crash. The key takeaway here – it's a good thing Disney is playing with improving this process and hopefully it has a positive impact here and more importantly gets them ready for Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party ticket sales.

How Much Does Disneyland Star Wars Nite Cost?

Disney has not yet released pricing for the 2025 Star Wars Nites. Last year's Star Wars Nite ticket pricing ranged from $159 to $169 depending on the date. We will update this article when we receive details about the 2025 Star Wars Nite prices. 

You can see other Disneyland Ticket Pricing info in our guide.

What Does a Disneyland Star Wars Nite Ticket Include?

A ticket to Star Wars Nite at Disneyland includes early admission to Disneyland before the party starts. Admission for party guests into the park begins as early as 6 pm PT. No park reservations are required. The party actually starts at 9 pm PT.

Scroll down for all of the food items that have been announced so far for this event. You can also see details on the entertainment that will be offered during the 2025 Star Wars Nite parties below. 

Those wearing Star Wars costumes are invited to participate in a special Fans of the Force Costume Cavalcade – A Star Wars Nite Costume (Cosplay) Showcase down Main Street with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. 

The cavalcade will culminate in a group photo in front of a galactically lit Sleeping Beauty Castle as seen below. This is a highlight of the event and super fun to see everyone in their incredible Star Wars costumes! To participate, meet in Town Square 10 minutes before the show.

One of our favorite offerings from the past – the Star Wars Jedi Training Academy – has returned in some form. At the party, there will be a Lightsaber Instructional at Fantasyland Theatre. Guests will learn how to wield a lightsaber under the guidance of instructors. Last year, this was held near “it's a small world” as pictured below. 

There will be a Galactic DJ Party Zone with a Master DJ on Main Street, U.S.A. 

Just like last year, there will be a lightsabers gathering at the Millennium Falcon as part of A Gathering of the Resistance with Rey. This mass of lightsabers is amazing and one of our top highlights.

At the Rivers of America, the Cantina Band Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes make an appearance playing their iconic song. 

Choose Your Path: Guests can declare their allegiance to the light or dark side during an “interactive duel of the fates” on Main Street, U.S.A.!

At the end of the night, there will be a Fond Farewell where Mickey and Minnie will say goodbye dressed in their droid costumes as you pass by the Main Street, U.S.A. train station.

In years past, the Star Wars night at Disneyland also featured a special Star Wars fireworks show, but this will not be offered this year. However, the amazing new projection show, Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga, that debuted as part of Season of the Force, will be offered during the event. See our review of this projection show here. 

Rare Star Wars characters will be out, and special photo ops will be available throughout the park. We will cover this in more detail in the sections below!

Unlike some of the other Disneyland After Dark parties, the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction will be open for guests during this after-hours party. You'll find lots of other attractions open in the parks too, like Hyperspace Mountain and Star Tours – the Adventures Continue with its new additions.  

Guests will also receive a commemorative credential and guide map as well as unlimited downloads of Disney PhotoPass digital photos taken during the party. (Credentials and maps are limited to one per ticketed person.)

You'll also find Star Wars-themed eats and treats, merchandise, photo opportunities, and more.

Star Wars costumes are encouraged though guests will still have to follow the Disneyland costume policy.

Star Wars Nite Entertainment

Here is a list of all of the entertainment that is being offered this year at Star Wars Nite and their locations. 

• Lightsaber Meet-up with Rey
  • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
• Lightsaber Instructional
  • Fantasyland
• Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes
  • Rivers of America
• Fans of the Force Costume Cavalcade 
  • Main Street, U.S.A.

• Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga 
  • Galaxy's Edge
• Galactic DJ Party Zone
  • Main Street, U.S.A.
• Choose Your Path
  • Main Street, U.S.A.
• Fond Farewell
  • Main Street, U.S.A.

My favorite entertainment option from this list was the Lightsaber Meetup in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. This meetup was so nice to see Disney organize as fans have been having their own unofficial lightsaber meet-ups for some time now.

What Rides Are Open During Star Wars Nites?

During Star Wars Nites at Disneyland, many rides are open for all guests. We know for certain that Disneyland plans to operate the Star Wars rides which include Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. They also explicitly state that Critter Country, Mickey’s Toontown including Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Sailing Ship Columbia may not be available during the event. 

Beyond this, expect many other classic attractions to be operating throughout the night including those in Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Frontierland.

Typically during the other Disneyland After Dark events many attractions throughout Disneyland are open for all guests. Generally Rise of the Resistance is not open, but because this is a Star Wars-themed event it is open during Star Wars Nites.

Star Wars Nite Photo Ops

Many of the photo ops become available before the party officially started- some with a PhotoPass photographer already taking photos! If you frequent the areas where some of these photo ops are set up, chances are you can get a photo early without a long line.

Here are the Star Wars Nite photo ops that will be available in 2025:

• Light Side Photo Location
• Dark Side Photo Location
• Star Wars Nite Lightsaber Photo Op
• Scarif Postcard
• Speeder Bikes
• Endor Postcard
• Mythosaur
• Mustafar Postcard
• Tatooine Postcard
• Jabba the Hutt
• Hoth Postcard
• Boba Fett’s Throne
• Emperor Palpatine’s Throne
• Bo-Katan’s Throne

Star Wars Characters

Below, we will share the 2025 Star Wars Nite characters that have been announced so far for the event. 

Fantasyland: Queen Amidala and Anakin Skywalker will be appearing at this year's event.

Galaxy's Edge: You can expect to see several characters who normally appear in Galaxy's Edge, like The Mandalorian with Grogu, Ahsoka Tano, Fennec Shand, and Kylo Ren.

Tomorrowland: Friends of the Rebellion, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and his Royal Guard, Captain Phasma & Stormtroopers, Darth Maul, Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla and Chopper, and “Droids of the Galaxy” (R2-D2, BB-8, and R5-D4). 

Adventureland: Jawas are scheduled to appear during the event. 

Bayou Country: Ewoks are scheduled to appear. This character experience has been extremely popular characters with a long line in the past. A good rule of thumb for most After Dark events- the most rare characters will easily be some of the most popular.

Other characters we've seen at the event so far include C-3PO, Han Solo, and Leia. 

Character lines can eat up a lot of your time during an after dark event so prioritize your top choice carefully. 

Star Wars Nite 2025 Food Offerings

Disneyland has shared a sneak peek of some of the foods you can look forward to during the 2025 Star Wars Nite parties. Here are some of them below! We also now have all of the 2025 Disneyland Star Wars Nite foods announced. You can see our full guide for descriptions and photos. 

• Wookiee Whoopie Pie at Alien Pizza Planet
• Pineapple and Ube Crescent Sundae at The Tropical Hideaway
• Plant-based Loomas Wrap at Ronto Toaster
• Blue Raspberry Lemonade and “Porg” Belly Sandwich from Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree

Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite Tips & Review

We experienced the event Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite and we learned a lot about how to navigate after dark events regardless of what the current theme is.

Your ticket to the Disneyland After Dark event includes admission to Disneyland starting at 6PM. Take advantage of this early entry and be prepared at the park gates! We had a bit of a line to contend with arriving right at 6PM so in hindsight next time we'd arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the event time to get a good spot.

The Disneyland After Dark events technically only last four hours as they're scheduled to officially begin at 9PM and end at 1AM. That is not a lot of time to try and fit in all the activities that are offered! We knew from the get go that we weren't going to be able to do it all so we made a list of priorities with our top two being the special fireworks and the lightsaber meet up in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. After that, we focused on our top favorite characters we wanted to see. But be warned- character lines will often be the longest lines you will experience since these events are often when Disneyland rolls out all the limited characters!

If we weren't interested in the fireworks, this would have been a great time to meet characters instead as many guests of the party were watching the fireworks in front of the castle. So you can see the process of weighing your must dos!

Some popular characters (the Ewoks were hands down the most popular!) had lines forming even before the event officially began which was a smart move for some guests, they were right in line when the event already began.

The attractions were nearly all walk ons with the exception of the Star Wars attractions (it was Star Wars Nite!) so we did walk on to a few rides as we went about our evening. In fact, for some guests purchasing a Disneyland After Dark event ticket might be worth it just to experience rides with no waits!

Overall, we had a great experience at our Disneyland After Dark event. We weren't able to do everything we wanted to but we decided in advance what our top priorities were and managed them quite well.

We mobile ordered food before the party began which allowed us to skip any long food line waits. If a Disneyland After Dark event takes place during your next vacation, I'd recommend checking it out whether you're going for the specific theme or just utilizing the no wait times for rides!

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