When the first wave of visitors arrive at Disney's new Star Wars attraction on May 31, space will be in short supply at the sci-fi theme park.
The 40-year-old film franchise has legions of fans from across generations, and park operators want to make sure overcrowding doesn't ruin its newstar attraction for visitors.
Entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will be by reservation only for the first three weeks.
Star Wars: The 40-year-old film franchise has fans of all ages. Photo / Supplied
But how does Disney plan to control crowds while keeping the magic of the movies alive?
One way is for the science-fiction themed attraction to use a suitably high-tech solution.
Using a virtual 'boarding pass', visitors will be able to track their allotted entry time via a Disney app.
The Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge app will allow visitors to control parts of the park. Photo / Supplied
The park is hoping to make use of new technology to immerse visitors in the film's intergalactic universe.
The Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge app, which has been designed by the park, promises to allow visitors to interact with "control panels and droids" unlock a treasure hunt activities around the attraction.
While the more die-hard Star Wars fanatics are willing to wait for hours to get a view of the Galaxy's Edge attraction, most visitors will not relish the idea of astronomically long queues.
Then once inside, having the pressure of seeing everything in an allotted time might suck the fun out of the experience.
"We will be working hard to make sure guests have enough time in the land to see all those great things and experience the attraction," Kris Theiler, vice president of Disneyland Park told USA Today.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, only one of the two billed rides are ready for visitors. Photo / Supplied
Surprisingly, similar virtual crowd control measures have not been announced for the Star Wars attraction in Disney Land's sister resort in Florida.
However, the operators at Disney World Florida will be watching in anticipation to see what comes of the virtual reservations system trial.
These reservations will be required on top of general admission to the Disney theme park.
There will be no standby line for last-minute hopefuls, all entries to the Galaxy's Edge between May 31 through June 23 will have to have registered online first.
The one way to guarantee a reservation is as a guest of one of the resort hotels.
Guests of Disney's Paradise Pier, Disneyland Hotel or Grand Californian hotels will be offered one entry each to the Star Wars park. That's one per stay.
Fans wait for Galaxy's Edge to open on May 31 at Disneyland, California. Photo / Supplied
While the park is anticipating record visitors, the best way to beat the queues is to postpone your visit for later.
Although the grand opening is scheduled for the end of May, there is still only one ride that will be operational on May 31.
The Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is likely to have large physical queues at the end of a long virtual waiting list. Meanwhile the more ambitious Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is yet to announce an opening date for the public.
