Skip to content

Star Wars: Launch Bay

Star Wars: Launch Bay from directly overhead

Star Wars: Launch Bay is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Observatron, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Star Wars Launch Bay was an interactive walkthrough attraction based on the Star Wars franchise at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, Shanghai Disneyland and Disneyland at Disneyland Resort.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22667763, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).

What the record says

Height
7 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81206, -117.91657

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • I'm Late: 0.1 mi
  • Snow White's Grotto: 0.1 mi
  • Pinocchio/Jiminy Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Dumbo/Timothy Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Minnie Mouse Statue: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Car Park: 0.1 mi
  • London Park: 0.2 mi
  • Zocalo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Centooinial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Magnolia Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Emerald Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Memorial Gardens: 1.9 mi
  • Garden Grove Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Grotto of Our Lady: 3.0 mi
  • Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 0.3 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 0.5 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 5.6 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Picnic sites: 27
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.1 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.5 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 9.7 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.0 mi
Springs: 16
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Schweitzer Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 0.4 mi
  • Washout Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 23.8 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Star Wars: Launch Bay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 108°1,734 m23.1 mi
Modjeska PeakESE 107°1,675 m22.3 mi
Pleasants PeakE 93°1,211 m17.8 mi
Bald PeakE 100°1,197 m22.2 mi
Bedford PeakE 99°1,161 m19.7 mi
Sierra PeakE 80°928 m15.3 mi
Flores PeakESE 112°566 m18.3 mi
San Juan HillNE 55°543 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595962646670747574696358
Precip in2.93.21.70.80.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30658951

More attractions in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Star Wars: Launch Bay.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens