$4.05 billion On October 30, 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in the form of cash and stock with $1.855 billion in stock.

Drop in the Space Mountain gift shop at Magic Kingdom and surround yourself with all of the Star Wars stuff you can find. Like the other locations on the list, merchandise is everywhere. Including the light-up Mickey Mouse ears presenting a space battle with TIE fighters and the Rebel Alliance.

Disney acquired “Toy Story” creator Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion. The company became the owner of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises following the purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012.

In fall 2012, news of Star Wars and Lucasfilm assets selling to Disney for $4.05 billion (half in cash and 40 million shares of stock) rocked the entertainment world and beyond. Immediately before the news broke, Lucas' net worth was estimated at around $3.3 billion.

At Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, prepare to be transported to the planet of Batuu, a remote outpost on the Galaxy's Edge. Explore Planet Batuu as you travel into a thriving port of rogue traders, droids and strange creatures.

Explore a land where you can live your own Star Wars story in a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios transports you to the village of Black Spire Outpost on Batuu - a remote trading planet that acts as one of the last stops before Wild Space.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said there will be a pullback in content spending and creation for the Star Wars and Marvel franchises. Earlier this year Disney said it would slash $5.5 billion in costs, including $3 billion in nonsports content costs.

In October 2012, Disney acquired George Lucas' company, Lucasfilm Ltd., for $4.05 billion, which was just slightly more than the cost of Marvel Entertainment. The Lucasfilm acquisition gave Disney ownership of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and any other entertainment assets and IP owned by Lucasfilm.

A spokesperson for Lucasfilm told the Reporter that Lucas, who owns 100 percent of the company, plans to transfer much of the $4 billion he receives from its sale to the Walt Disney Company to a private philanthropy that will focus on education issues in the United States.

George Lucas Expected Disney to Give Him 'a Little Bit More Say' in 'Star Wars' Sequel Trilogy. Lucas says giving up Lucasfilm to Disney was "very, very painful."

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is a massive attraction with multiple ride systems that is unlike anything you've ever experienced at Walt Disney World Resort… or anywhere else in the galaxy!

If the name is any indication, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is literally on the edge of Disney's Hollywood Studios, opposite the park's entrance and adjacent to Toy Story Land. There are two entrances to the land. You can enter either through Toy Story Land or Grand Avenue (by Muppet*Vision 3D).