Okay, I love Star Wars. And I love almost ALL things Star Wars, including those things that not all fans love, like The Last Jedi and The Acolyte.

I also LOVE Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. But I just have to come right out and make a confession: when I finally managed to get one of those hard-to-get reservations at Oga’s Cantina, I was NOT impressed. Yep, all that hype…but then when I finally got inside this themed bar, it just didn’t do much for me. Now let me tell you why…

Having never managed to get that elusive Oga’s Cantina reservation on any of my Disney World trips, I finally managed to score an 8:30 PM reservation at Oga’s in Disneyland. Okay, so they’re basically the same (although the one in Disneyland has a few more food items on the menu). I was so excited because I’d been trying to get in there FOREVER. Finally, though, I had made it. So I checked into my reservation…

…and walked into a tiny little bar that was almost all standing room only. Fortunately, we did get a table, but we had to sit with strangers. That’s no big deal, but for some, that could be off-putting. I was with friends, but if I had been alone, that would be awkward.

Now, the server who waited on us was in character and was salty like you’d expect a cantina server to be who’s been dealing with scum all day long. In fact, he was the highlight of the evening. BUT…the cantina itself. It’s sorta’ Star Wars-themed. Like it looks like something from a galaxy far, far away, but the level of detail one would usually expect from Disney Imagineering just wasn’t there for me. It was kinda’….well…plain. Plus the entertainment is just a DJ R-3X animatronic spinning tunes. That’s it…

Why was I so disappointed by seeing DJ R-3X? Because when I think Star Wars cantina, I think of THESE guys. What’s a cantina without a proper cantina band? Imagine if Disney had actually sprung a bit more on the animatronics budget and created a cantina band! This place would be SO much more hopping.

Then there are the drinks. They have cool spacey names, but they are all pre-mixed. There’s no actual bartender mixing up the drinks. I have some dietary restrictions, so a lot of the drinks were off limits to me. So I ended up ordering the blue milk with the Bantha cookie. Yes, I know it doesn’t look blue in the photo, but the lighting is all “atmospheric” inside the bar. But the cookie is…well, it’s disappointing. That is the world’s saddest cookie.

It’s like the entire concept of the bar was an afterthought, although my best guess is that Disney had big plans for Oga’s, but then decided to save the good stuff for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser…well, we know how that turned out, right? But it seems like many of the ideas that Disney originally had for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge never happened.

So, yes, this Star Wars fan thinks Oga’s Cantina is overrated, especially considering how hard it is to get a reservation. I’d rather just grab a Ronto Wrap and a Cold Brew Black Caf and sit under the Millennium Falcon to get that true Batuu immersion feeling.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

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