Trowbridge was the creative force behind Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The expansion is home to two major attractions, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. The latter is one of the most ambitious and advanced experiences that Walt Disney Imagineering has ever created.
Trowbridge is no stranger to turning fantasy film juggernauts into themed attractions. During a 15-year career with Universal Creative, he helped to create the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando.
He is acutely the aware of the responsibility he has in meeting fans’ expectations. “People have been living and dreaming about Star Wars for 40 years,” he told the LA Times. “For the first time we are going to give them the opportunity to take what they have only seen on the screen and let them walk into it. Absolutely, it keeps me up at night.”