Other guests will need to register for a reservation time on May 2

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If you are not staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel between May 31 and June 23, and would like to make a reservation to visit Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, you'll want to make sure you are next to your computer on May 2, 2019, as Disney will be allowing guests to register for a free return time on this date via the official  Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge page, with official instructions being published at 8:00 AM Pacific Time  and reservations opening up later that day at 10:00 AM. In order to prepare for the onslaught of guests wanting to sign up for a reservation time, Disney is advising interested guests to create a Disney account before reservations open. 

Your email is not your reservation

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Once guests have successfully secured a reservation, they will receive an email, outlining when and where they can enter Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and reiterating the rules about the 4 hour window and the no-reentry policy. However, though the email does confirm your reservation, it is not the reservation itself. Details on how to redeem the reservation itself will be emailed the day before it is set to occur, in an effort to prevent people from selling their reservations online. 

Though the reservation system isn't perfect and there are bound to be some guests who don't get a reservation time and will be disappointed, this seems like the best way Disney can try and keep crowds manageable at this much-anticipated new land, opening next month at Disneyland. And while Disney could change their minds, it looks like this new system will ONLY be in use at Disneyland, and guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios who want to experience Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge later this year, will not have to worry about this type of system.