Disney has filed a new construction permit for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, raising fresh questions about what lies ahead for the flagship attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
The permit was submitted on Thursday, October 8, by Disney’s Sourcing & Procurement team, with Buena Vista Construction Company, Disney’s in-house construction arm, listed as the contractor. The filing offers little insight into the work itself. Its general description states only, “Provide labor, material and/or electrical for construction.”
No scope or timeline is listed, and the permit does not indicate whether the project will affect the attraction’s operating schedule. Disney has not publicly announced any work on the ride.
A Troubled Spring for Rise of the Resistance
The filing arrives months after one of the attraction’s most difficult stretches in recent memory. In late March 2026, Rise of the Resistance failed to open alongside the rest of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for three straight days, from March 25 through March 27.
Guests who headed to the attraction on those mornings found cast members stationed at the queue entrance. On March 27, the ride briefly ran during Early Entry, the benefit that gives Disney Resort hotel guests early access to the parks, before going down again and staying closed well into the morning.
Figures from Thrill Data show the attraction recorded 72 minutes of downtime on March 24, 175 minutes on March 25, and 326 minutes on March 26. Those numbers followed other significant interruptions earlier in the month.
Effects Frequently Offline
Reliability is not the only concern raised by frequent riders. Guests have regularly reported effects that are missing or altered. The hangar’s cannon blasters, which are meant to move, are often seen standing still, and the Kylo Ren audio-animatronic is sometimes replaced by a B-mode projection depicting the character fleeing aboard a ship. These workarounds keep the attraction operating, but longtime fans tend to notice.
A Complex Attraction from Day One
Rise of the Resistance opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in December 2019, with the Disneyland Park version debuting in January 2020. Demand was so intense that Disney rolled out virtual queues to handle the crowds, and breakdowns were common in the ride’s early years, often leaving guests with boarding groups waiting through repeated closures.
The attraction combines several ride systems, full-scale sets, motion simulation, and trackless vehicles into one continuous story. Guests are recruited by the Resistance, including Rey (Daisy Ridley), captured by the First Order, and brought aboard a Star Destroyer, where they encounter Kylo Ren, General Hux, and rows of stormtroopers. The ride earned Golden Ticket Awards for Best New Attraction Installation and Best New Family Attraction in 2021.
It anchors Batuu, the remote Wild Space outpost where Galaxy’s Edge is set. Imagineering designed the land to be fully in-universe, with cast members playing locals, merchandise sold as if it belonged in the galaxy, and a storyline originally tied to the sequel trilogy.
That layered design is precisely why the attraction remains a benchmark for immersive theme park storytelling, and also why a single failing component can bring it to a stop. Nearly seven years in, Rise of the Resistance remains Disney’s most ambitious ride and one of its most temperamental.
We will share more details on the permit as they become available.
