March of the First Order — Former Parade · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Jul 6, 2019operated 3 years · 2016–2019

This parade is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

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2019

UpdateAug 29, 2019#

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opened at the park, and the First Order stormtroopers who had marched on Hollywood Boulevard were redeployed to patrol inside the new land instead.

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RefurbishmentJul 6, 2019#

March of the First Order gave its final performance on Hollywood Boulevard and did not return.

BlogMickey: "March of the First Order will have its final showing on July 6th, going dark on July 7th." The same report adds that from July 7 the Star Wars Guided Tour substituted characters from the stage show Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away. Wikipedia's attraction list closes the run on the same date.

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Coming SoonJul 3, 2019#

It was reported that March of the First Order and the park's roaming stormtroopers would give their final performance on July 6, 2019, ahead of the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

Both outlets published July 3, 2019; LaughingPlace states "The March of the First Order at Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as roaming Stormtroopers will host their final performance on July 6th."

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2016

New2016#

March of the First Order began at Disney's Hollywood Studios, with Captain Phasma leading a squad of First Order stormtroopers in a procession along Hollywood Boulevard.

Wikipedia's Hollywood Boulevard entertainment list gives the run as May 4, 2016 - July 6, 2019, but that entry carries no inline citation and no contemporaneous 2016 report could be found, so only the year is recorded. The Wayback Machine's earliest capture of Disney's own attraction page is September 21, 2017 (a query for 2016 returns that 2017 snapshot as the closest match), so the archived page corroborates the description and the Hollywood Boulevard route but not the debut date.

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Questions & answers

When did March of the First Order open?

Per the documented record, March of the First Order at Hollywood Studios opened in 2016.

When did March of the First Order last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for March of the First Order is dated Jul 6, 2019: March of the First Order gave its final performance on Hollywood Boulevard and did not return.

What changed recently on March of the First Order?

The latest documented change (documented Aug 29, 2019): Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opened at the park, and the First Order stormtroopers who had marched on Hollywood Boulevard were redeployed to patrol inside the new land instead.

How many changes are on record for March of the First Order?

4 documented changes, dating back to 2016 — the fan-kept parade changelog nobody else keeps.

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