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Ep 589 - Galaxy's Edge Gets A Makeover + Festival of the Arts 2026 Prep Guide

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He says the most positive fix would be to declare the sequel trilogy "no longer canon."

1. Capture The Magic Podcast episode 589 focuses on Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge update and the 2026 EPCOT Festival of the Arts preview. 2. Jared Lee hosts with Jamie Lee, his wife and co-host, and both are the voices weighing the Disney World and Universal Studios Florida news. 3. The episode asks whether Disney's April 29 Galaxy's Edge changes finally move the land toward a broader Star Wars experience. 4. Jamie Lee says Galaxy's Edge will start incorporating more Star Wars eras, with Darth Vader, Luke, Leia, and Han appearing. 5. She also says new props and graphics will be added and John Williams' original music from the first six films will play throughout the land. 6. Jared Lee says he has wanted that change for years and calls the music the biggest improvement Disney could have made. 7. Jamie notes that Rey, Kylo, the Mandalorian, Grogu, and R2-D2 are still part of the land's lineup. 8. The hosts discuss why building Galaxy's Edge around Batuu and a specific timeline never felt right to Jared. 9. Jared compares the land to a generic space set and says it only really feels like Star Wars near the Millennium Falcon. 10. The conversation links the update to broader Star Wars concerns, including the reception of the sequel trilogy. 11. Jared says the most positive fix would be to make the sequel trilogy no longer canon and retell that era of Star Wars. 12. Jamie pushes back by pointing out that many guests may simply want to see all the eras together. 13. The hosts also mention a Wall Street Journal article about Disney revamping Imagineering. 14. They connect that reporting to Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and a new Disney CEO expected in early 2026. 15. Jared says Disney does not usually admit mistakes, so changes like this feel like a quiet acknowledgment that the land needs work. 16. They mention roaming characters, a lightsaber experience, and store updates as part of the broader land refresh. 17. The second half shifts to a Festival of the Arts preview and Jamie Lee describes it as the winter EPCOT festival focused on performance, visual art, and culinary offerings. 18. Jared says the festival dates are January 16 through February 23, a 39-day run sandwiched between marathon weekends. 19. Listeners who like Disney parks news, Star Wars land updates, and EPCOT food festivals should enjoy this episode. 20. Listeners who want only one topic or no long Disney parks debate may skip it.

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A conversational EPCOT planning chat that makes Festival of the Arts easy to place on the calendar.

This is a practical preview of Festival of the Arts, laying out the January 16 through February 23 run, the 39-day span, and its place around marathon weekend and MLK weekend.

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