Have a young Padawan in your crew between the ages of 4 and 12? Then add Jedi Training to your itinerary now! Jedi Knights are assembling Force-sensitive younglings to rebuild their ranks, and your little one could be the next recruit. They will train with the Jedi Knights and ultimately take on of the baddest villains in the galaxy in a lightsaber battle.
Although not the biggest Star Wars fan when he participated in Jedi Training Academy, now known as Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple, Stitchy had so much fun battling Darth Vader!
Back in the pre-Toy Story Land and Galaxy’s Edge days, this used to be what families were rushing to at rope drop, but I’ve heard reports that this isn’t as cutthroat as it used to be. Sadly my little Jedi is now too old to test that theory, but we do have some younglings coming up who may just join the Rebel Alliance.
Jedi Training does require pre-registration, but here’s the catch. Only day-of registrations are available. If you’re looking to train, keep this info in mind upon your entrance into Hollywood Studios.
- Participants must be between 4 and 12 years of age.
- Registration is located at the Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost between the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! and 50s Prime Time Cafe.
- Registration begins at park opening.
- All participants must be present at the time of registration.
- Participants will be asked a few short questions to ensure they want to participate.
- Availability is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
As I mentioned earlier, my Jedi is now a full grown teenager, so it’s been a while since he’s graced the battle stage. However, here are our experiences as Jedi Training Padawans (and families!).
We returned to the stage area, and Stitchy and I waited in line with the other kidlets who were in his training session while the rest of the fam got spots to watch the show. The cast member made sure each child wanted to do the show and that they could follow simple instructions. After everyone gave the thumbs up, the parents made their way to the audience while our little Jedis-to-be suited up. After we took our seats, the Jedi Master took the stage. Ours was hilarious! He was joined shortly after by his students and training began.
After the training session the stage was taken over by Darth Vader. Each child took turns fighting him and eventually defeated him. Each new Jedi receives a certificate from the Jedi Master at the end of their training.
“I was kind of embarassed at first, but then it was awesome! My favorite part was fighting Darth Vader! I would totally do it again!” -Stitchy
In true Disney fashion, a PhotoPass photographer was present to capture all the action-filled moments. And, still in Disney fashion, they’ll try to sell them to you! They will give you PhotoPass card free of charge with the entire (read: other kids’ photos) session included, but when we were there, they had special borders you could only add in the parks and would have to purchase a print there to use them. I passed. It has been a while, so this may or may not still happen.
Jedi Training Academy
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