Star Wars Nite 2023

Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

This year's Star Wars Nite, an After Dark event at Disneyland, was even more fun than last year! A huge part of that was because the lines weren't as long to meet characters, or to partake in Photo Ops, so Jason and I got to experience so much more. Today, I'll be sharing over 30 photos from the night, and talking about some of the highlights of the event. If you're interested, you can also watch this video I made of our time there. It's a lot of fun!


Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

We were C-3PO and Dark Rey at last year's Star Wars Nite. We decided on Dave Filoni and George Lucas this year, and they were quite the hit! The conversations we had with the Cast Members and other fans were amazing! Even the Barista at Starbucks on Main St. surprised us and wrote Dave Filoni on Jason's cup. There was also this fantastic group cosplaying the Rebels crew who asked Dave for a photo! Be sure to check out their Instagram page.

Thanks to our friend Robbie for lending us his lightsaber and capturing the photos of Jason and me in front of the Falcon!

Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

Star Wars Nite took place on May 2nd, 4th, 8th, and 11th. The event ran from 9pm-1am, but guests with a ticket ($149-$169 depending on which day you attended) were able to enter the park as early as 6pm. No park admission or reservation is needed for After Dark events! Anyone who doesn't have an event ticket must leave at 8pm. The Cast Members do a fantastic job of checking to make sure only those with a wrist band are present.

The event ticket gives you access to Disney PhotoPass so that you can have unlimited photos taken and downloaded to your account on the Disneyland app.

You'll receive a commemorative Lanyard and Guide Map upon checking in at the Starcade which is located next to the Star Trader. Since we also had reservations, we arrived at Disneyland in the afternoon and checked in early!

It definitely seemed that they sold fewer tickets so guests were able to enjoy the event more without having to wait in lines all night. It's only 4 hours long, and it goes by quickly! Two of the longest lines I saw were for Queen Amidala/Anakin and Captain Rex, which is seriously a true testament to how much the Prequels mean to fans! This brings me to the one complaint I have about the event...

There were separate tickets (or wristbands, I'm not sure) handed out to guests at 6 pm to meet Queen Amidala because of the demand to meet her. I don't know if this was implemented with any other characters but I had no idea they were doing it that early. I never saw any announcement about it, although that doesn't mean there wasn't one. My understanding was that they would start handing them out closer to 9 pm. To me, starting it at 6 pm makes it unfair to guests who were only able to get there during the mix-in at 6 pm, especially because it can take a while to get into the parks, and check in for an After Dark event. We had a reservation for the parks on top of the event ticket so, had I known, we probably could've met her. Oh well!


Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

Star Wars Nite has something for everyone to enjoy including the best themed fireworks show ever, new food and drinks to try, a DJ, select event merchandise, and even lightsaber meet-ups! For the full itinerary, you can view the Guide Map, here.

You cannot miss out on seeing the fireworks show! It begins at 9:30 pm, just 30 minutes after the event begins. We like enjoying them from Main St., but I know some who prefer to watch from Galaxy's Edge for a different view. It's too loud for me to watch from Batuu but if you're not sensitive to loud sounds, I'm sure you'd love it! I would also suggest taking time to view Sleeping Beauty's castle. The castle is covered in stars, and it's the most beautiful it's ever looked in my opinion. This year, there were also incredible projections of iconic characters and scenes on the castle!

I ran to catch Mickey & Minnie saying goodbye to guests as the night came to a close. They were dressed in BB-8 and R2-D2 outfits. I could've died over how cute they were!

If you were wondering, select attractions are open to enjoy as well. The wait times are super short which is an added bonus!


Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel
Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

This year, we were also able to try more treats! We enjoyed the Galactic Princess Sundae which was available at the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor on Main St. The ice cream was brown sugar-cinnamon flavored with marshmallow creme, caramel, and cinnamon rolls with streusel to represent Princess Leia's space buns. I honestly wanted to get it because it looked super cute but it was also delicious! We also tried the Dark Side Pretzel available in Tomorrowland. Now, this was something Jason picked up while I was using the restroom so I didn't get the description of this item but it was the worst thing I've ever eaten at Disneyland. I think Jason thought it was ok. To me, it tasted as bad as it looked. The pretzel had a spicy filling but I couldn't even begin to describe to you what was on the outside of it, and what it tasted like. Lastly, we tried the Bacon and Slaw Burger, and the Ferrizian Fries from the Galactic Grill. Both were quite yummy!


Star Wars Nite 2023 | Anakin and His Angel

Magic Keyholders had the chance to pick up a complimentary keepsake button just outside of the It's a Small World queue area. This was something they did last year as well so I expect that they'll keep this going! There was a different button to collect for each night. I was really happy that Anakin & Obi-Wan were featured on the night we went, May 11th. I love my Prequels!


Have you been to Star Wars Nite? What was your favorite thing about the event? If you haven't, please let me know if you have any questions! Leave a comment below or get in touch with me on Instagram or Twitter.

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