The first fireworks of Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular erupted over Disney's Hollywood Studios on the 17th of June 2016. This World Premiere replaced a previous show called Symphony in the Stars that had run until June 2015.
Disney's Hollywood Studios projected imagery onto the Chinese Theater facade while Paris used the Tower of Terror building. The original Florida show utilized the Chinese Theater building for its primary visual canvas and the second version opened at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris on the 14th of January 2017.
Industrial Light and Magic created custom computer-generated imagery sequences specifically for this live performance. Projection mapping technology cast scenes, characters, and locations from all nine films onto the Chinese Theater facade.
Show producers collaborated directly with composer John Williams and his music editor Ramiro Belgardt to adapt film scores into a continuous soundtrack designed for the live stage environment. Rey's Theme from The Force Awakens joined the collection in 2015 after its initial exclusion and the final exit music played Victory Celebration from Return of the Jedi before guests departed the venue.
The main show divided itself into segments dedicated to battles, heroes, creatures, romance, and villains. Three brief segments followed covering cantina aliens, the Force with Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and romance between Han Solo and Leia Organa.