Let me preface this by saying that I know what they are trying to do in Galaxy's Edge foodwise. They're trying to make things seem exotic and a little peculiar, like you wouldn't find certain things "on earth." I absolutely commend the attempt. With that said, almost all of the drinks (non-alcoholic since we don't drink alcohol) were a no-go with us, which is sort of a shame, but oh well.
Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Galaxy's Edge
Cold Brew Black Caf - You know how something sounds better in theory than it actually tastes? That was this. Purchased in Docking Bay 7 for $7.79, I don't know what I was expecting, but I didn't expect to be crunching Cocoa Puffs along with ice cubes in my coffee drink. Was it interesting to look at, yes? But honestly I would have preferred a regular iced coffee with cream and swirls of chocolate and some luster dust instead of the chocolate cereal that served almost no purpose other than to be different.
Blue Milk - Purchased at the Milk Stand, this one was my sister's drink. It was, indeed, blue, but she found it overly sweet, and I think she was expecting something more exciting flavor-wise than what she said might be blue raspberry. We could be wrong about the flavor, though. What we both really balked at was the price tag of $8.99 for maybe 10 ounces of a drink. Those cups are pretty small for the price. She was glad she tried it once but by her own admission, she wouldn't buy one again.
Green Milk with Red Lichen Paddy Frog Eggs - Also purchased at the Milk Stand, this one was mine, also at a very high price tag of $9.49. I love boba and popping spheres, so having cherry popping spheres with actually pretty fun, and I enjoyed the unique texture of the pineapple. So this one was really good, although it's not on the menu now so I'm not sure if it was just a super limited edition drink. Anyway, I liked it, but not the price, again, for something that is maybe 10 ounces and has zero alcohol.
Cotton Candy Topped Soda - It is exactly as it sounds. I think this is just offered as part of the Nighttime Gathering Dining package right now, and we both tried it on a whim with that package. While it was super fun to look at, topping an already super sweet drink with cotton candy absolutely guarantees a sugar high. I only drank about half of my drink because it was just entirely too sweet with the cotton candy dissolving into the soda. It has sort of a galaxy aesthetic, but I would prefer something a bit more functional.
Lunch and Snack Items in Galaxy's Edge
Endorian Fried Chicken Tip-Yip - Purchased at Docking Bay 7, this was a fried chicken meal with broccolini and macaroni and cheese (we substituted for this). Priced at $15.49, I mean, for Galaxy's Edge it was a "reasonable price." At that point in the day, we were both super hungry so we just needed to eat without having to leave Galaxy's Edge. It was nothing spectacular, but it was energy and that's what we needed.
Polystarch Puffbread - This was a snack at the Milk Stand, and it was actually quite yummy. Because of the steep price tag, we only bought one and shared it. It is not a big pastry, so for the $7.29, it wasn't really a good value. I hear tell it was once $5.99 and that makes more sense so talk about some major inflation! But it was probably my favorite thing that I ate in Galaxy's Edge, so I'll give it that.
Nighttime Gathering Dining Package Experience
Did this feel exclusive? Yes, so having a special meal, getting a specialty pin for the experience, having professional photos taken on a special balcony, and having a reserved standing space for the Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga projection show on the spires of Galaxy's Edge does feel very exclusive. I'll go into the actual projection show and such in a later post, this will just cover the foods.
HOWEVER, the $89 price tag per person is absurdly steep and was not worth the price of admission, at least for us. Next time, we'll just stand with everybody else near the Millennium Falcon and crane our necks upwards.
I think if the meal itself had been different, as in, an actual meal instead of a bento, then it might have felt like we were getting the value for the cost. I like me a good bento, but it did sort of lower the value of the experience a bit, not because the food wasn't decent, but because it felt cheap, being plated in a space-age experience bento box.
As for the food, the best part of the meal for me was the Wonton citrus-ginger chicken salad taco. That was quite delicious. It was disappointing that they only give you one of the tacos but do give you three of the quite heavy Cheeseburger croquettes. For me, I would have preferred the reverse. The goat cheese spread was delicious with the pita bread chips, loved that. Otherwise the meat and cheese section was just, average, nothing special. And, again, the theme of the cereal was carried through to the desserts. There was a chocolate eclair with cocoa puffs and, I think it was a profiterole. They were fine, relatively tasty, but the whole cereal thing just doesn't work for me.
My Final Thoughts
For me and my sister, in our opinion, the food in Galaxy's Edge was not worth the cost. It was not a good value for us overall, and we would likely not eat in that part of Disneyland again.
Our suggestions for improvement would be to not try so hard. Quality over space-age experience would be a really good start. And, let's be honest, the pricing is over-the-top. Counting the Nighttime Gathering experience, the food and drink cost us $247.53 in Galaxy's Edge, and let's be honest now, we were being pretty frugal with our choices. There were only 2 of us. I hate to think how much a family of 4 would spend especially if you throw in the occasional alcoholic drink.
Anyway, this was just our experience. If Galaxy's Edge food is your jam, that's awesome. Of everything, I would try the Green Milk with Red Lichen Paddy Frog Eggs again and I think my sister might like that one too.
Photo Credit: Me unless stated otherwise
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