Disneyland has dropped reservation requirements for the once wildly popular Oga’s Cantina six years after the wretched hive of scum and villainy opened to hourslong standby lines that forced the Anaheim theme park to hastily install a reservation system.
Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland no longer offers reservations and has transitioned to walk-up availability only, according to the Disneyland website.
Existing reservations for Oga’s Cantina will be honored.
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Advance reservations are still “highly recommended” for the Oga’s Cantina at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
Disneyland was forced to turn away patrons on opening day in May 2019 when Oga’s Cantina debuted with a no reservations policy that generated hourslong standby lines.
Within days, Disneyland implemented a text message return system that allowed visitors to join a shorter “buffer queue” with a wait time of approximately 15 minutes.
Bar patrons were limited to 45 minutes in the cantina and a two-drink maximum to help manage the crowds.
By June 2019, Disneyland set up a reservation system for Oga’s Cantina with spots opening on a daily basis at 7 a.m. via the park’s mobile app.
Disneyland required a $10 refundable deposit from each person on an Oga’s Cantina reservation that would be forfeited for each no-show.
Oga’s was designed to be reminiscent of the cantina in the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie while still retaining its own unique character.
The interior design for Oga’s Cantina was based on an unused sketch for Jabba the Hutt’s throne room by Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, who worked on the early development and visualization of the original space opera trilogy.
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The cantina was named after proprietor Oga Garra, a never-seen local crime boss who controls the underworld in the Black Spire Outpost village on the Star Wars planet of Batuu, the setting for the 14-acre themed land, according to the backstory created for the cocktail bar.
Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges. Bartenders make interstellar cocktails that appear to be pumped from overhead tanks seemingly filled with alien creatures. Patrons stand up at the bar, which has no seats.
DJ R-3X, or Rex as he is known, operates a disc jockey console in one of the cantina’s alcoves. The former droid pilot from the Star Tours attraction spins an alien soundtrack described as Jawa meets New Age meets 1980s pop.
Oga’s Cantina was the first place to serve alcohol in Disneyland when it opened in 2019 — outside of the private and exclusive Club 33.
Oga’s alcoholic drink menu includes a Jedi Mind Trick cocktail, Bad Motivator IPA beer and Imperial Guard red wine. Beer, wine and cocktails cost $14.75 to $23.50 with the $49 Yub Nub served in a souvenir mug and $75 beer flight served on a Rancor souvenir serving board. A small menu of bar snacks cost $9.50 to $18.