Star Wars-themed lands to open at Disney parks in 2019

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Star Wars-themed lands to open at Disney parks in 2019

The Associated Press Published Wednesday, February 8, 2017 8:19AM EST Last Updated Wednesday, February 8, 2017 11:11AM EST

This image provided by Disney parks shows the Star Wars-themed lands will be coming to Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif., and Disney鈥檚 Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla., creating Disney鈥檚 largest single-themed land expansions ever at 14-acres each, transporting guests to a never-before-seen planet, a remote trading port and one of the last stops before wild space where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life. (Disney Parks via AP)

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LOS ANGELES -- Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company will open its Star Wars-themed lands at California's Disneyland and Florida's Walt Disney World in 2019.

The 14-acre attractions were announced in 2015 and are under construction at the parks. The attractions represent the parks' largest single themed land expansion ever.

During the company's earnings call Tuesday, Iger also set an opening date of May 27 for the new World of AVATAR attraction at Disney World's Animal Kingdom.

The Walt Disney Company is based in Burbank, California.

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In this Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, file photo, Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, speaks in front of concept art of the newly announced Star Wars Land at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, File)