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Disneyland is bringing the galaxy far, far away closer than ever ... and Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian and Han Solo simply couldn't miss it.

The famed California theme park is launching a new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction, and 3 of the biggest stars from the franchise -- Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams -- joined creator George Lucas to cut the ribbon on the hyped up fantasy world.

The 4 'Star Wars' legends took the stage together Wednesday to welcome the first guests to the planet Batuu ... with the Millennium Falcon as a fitting backdrop.

Disney CEO Bob Iger introduced Lucas first to speak to the crowd about Galaxy's Edge ... which he referred to as "Star Tours on steroids." Star Tours was the first 'Star Wars'-themed ride at the park -- it opened a long time ago ... in 1986.

Williams and Hamill spoke after that, with Mark saying this was the first time he's been to a grand opening event since Star Tours.

Then it was time to fire up the Falcon, but there were technical difficulties ... which was Ford's cue to enter. Harrison gave the space ship a couple hard whacks to get it going ... and gave a shout-out to the late Chewbacca actor, Peter Mayhew.

Phase One of Galaxy's Edge opens Friday -- which includes the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride and all the shops and restaurants. Another major ride, Rise of the Resistance, will open later in 2019 as part of Phase Two.

Before this comedian had the country in stitches on her late-night talk show on E! ... this little car-loving blondie got her start performing stand-up in Los Angeles. She ultimately found a home on TV, and was recently named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world, thanks to a unique sense of humor.

Comedy isn't the only place where she excels. She's also written 5 books that landed on the New York Times Best Seller List, 4 of which reached the top spot. She's also created a widely-popular 4-part Netflix docuseries.

Racing fans from all over the world packed St. Stephen's Cathedral in Austria on Wednesday to bid farewell to F1 legend Niki Lauda ... including Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The mourners braved heavy rains to get inside the church, where Lauda's coffin was flanked by flower wreaths. His trademark red crash helmet was placed on top.

The 70-year-old passed away last week -- nine months after undergoing surgery for a lung transplant.

Lewis Hamilton has taken Lauda's death particularly hard ... the two were very close. In fact, Lauda was involved when Lewis signed with McClaren ahead of the 2013 racing season.

Niki's widow, Birgit, and his son, Mathias Lauda -- who's also a pro racecar driver -- also attended the memorial service.

Other notable names at the service include Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and former drivers Alain Prost, Sir Jackie Stewart and Nico Rosberg.

Niki won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and '77 with Ferrari and again in '84 with McLaren ... but he's most famous for crashing and catching fire in 1976 at the German Grand Prix.

Lauda was badly burned in the crash, but he made a miraculous recovery an returned to racing only 6 weeks later.

Lauda's incredible comeback after dodging death instantly made him the stuff of a legend ... and his 1976 rivalry with British driver James Hunt was the plot line of the movie "Rush."

American model Janice Pennington was 30 years old when she became a daytime staple as one of the original Barker's Beauties on the classic price predicting television show, "The Price is Right."

Janice Pennington started on the showcase show in 1972 and was part of a TV trifecta alongside Holly Hallstrom and Dian Parkinson who remained the three main models on the show for over two decades.

Fun Fact: Janice was responsible for handing Bob Barker his iconic wand microphone at the start of each show ... totaling over 6,000 episodes from 1972 - 2000.

Before this model made her debut on a catwalk show for Burberry ... this little goggle-wearing blondy got her start as a little girl modeling in Cadbury chocolate ads. She was ultimately dubbed the next Kate Moss ... landing on the cover of Vogue a whopping 14 times.

Her eyebrows are also iconic. British news outlets reportedly claimed she is single-handedly responsible for a slowdown in the tweezer industry. No joke!! She also walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show but announced in 2015 she would quit the runway to focus on films. She ultimately starred alongside Ben Affleck and Margot Robbie in "Suicide Squad."

It isn't a stretch to say that hidden within this warped photo is one of music's most talented artists and producers. He's worked with Hollywood's hottest stars like Kanye West, Rihanna, and Ariana Grande on producing hip-hop and R&B, but he's also happy to create solo albums as well.

Even though he has had a cool career in music and fashion -- winning 12 Grammy Awards and two nominations for Academy Awards -- this distorted renaissance man can also be quite the nerd.

Forget about riding the waves this season, it's all about staying close to the sandy shore when you've got a hot bod like this, makin' waves of your own!

These celebs are feeling fine and spending time out of the water to show off their sexy swimsuits!

Dive right into our gallery of sandy beach buns to catch a glimpse of the babes by the water ... see if you can figure out the star showing off her sweet cheeks in these sexy shots! It might be a tough case to crack but we are certain that you for shore got this one!

It's good to be one of Travis Barker's kids ... he pulled out all the stops for his daughter's birthday party, throwing an EPIC rager for hundreds of her friends with special appearances by tons of celebs!!!

Alabama Luella Barker, daughter of the Blink-182 drummer and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, turns 14 Christmas Eve ... but she usually opts for an early birthday party in May, and Daddy always comes through with a blowout bash at his Calabasas estate!!!

This year, Travis opened up his doors to 350 of Alabama's closest pals, including Machine Gun Kelly, Goody Grace, Shaquille O'neal's kids, The Game's son and Floyd Mayweather's son ... and they were treated to live performances from Trippie Redd and Comethazine!

Travis ain't cutting any corners for his pride and joy ... we're told he dropped well over six figures to ensure everything was up to snuff ... even hiring the same stage and lighting companies that Blink-182 tours with, making sure the backyard concert totally ROCKED!!!

Travis loves doing the most for his kids ... when his son, Landon, turned 14, Travis organized a massive party and got Lil Pump to rock the house.

These stars have a need for speed!

The 2019 IndyCar Series kicks off Sunday with the Indy 500 ... get pumped up to watch the 500 miles of action go down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by taking a good look at all the famous fanatics.

From celebs such as Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, David Letterman, Jerry Rice, Peyton Manning and plenty others, you won't be the only one tuning in to the big race today!

Don't let these two almost identical images of "Spider-man: Homecoming" actress Zendaya and her precious pup distract you from locating the sneaky switches hidden within this tricky pic! Put your spidey skills to the test and see if you navigate around this photo and find anything suspicious.

Search high, low, and get real close to see if there is anything that sticks out as Zendaya makes her way to the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Make some use out of all your senses and try to sniff out the differences between these two super similar snaps.

It's Memorial Day weekend and there's truly no better way to wring out some relaxation than by taking a dip in the pool!!!

No need to warm up the water here ... These shredded stars are bringing the heat themselves with their toned tums. Celebs such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Brock O'Hurn, Mark Consuelos, and plenty of other fellas are truly making a splash on their day off.

It really seems like these guys are doing things right so take a page out of their book and dive into our gallery of stars gone swimmin' to see all the famous faces lounging in the pool.

Lil Pump loves throwing his money around ... so much so, he had racks of cash falling from the sky while getting iced out at one of his fave jewelers!!! Strip clubs are so passe.

We're told Pump went on an insane shopping spree at Icebox in Atlanta ... racking up a huge tab and making it rain, before literally swimming in the money.

Lil Pump's tour stopped in ATL last week, on his way down to his Rolling Loud gig, and went to see the famous jeweler. We're told he had the store all to himself and took full advantage -- going WILD!!!

Ya gotta see the video ... LP entertained the hell out of himself as he kept throwing money in the air. Seems he and his dough got a little lonely, though, 'cause he called out for some strippers.

Let's just say things didn't go as planned, but he still made the most of it.

Here's what the "Iced Out" rapper got for his $500k:

-- custom "Lil Pump" pendant with VVS diamonds
-- diamond Cartier glasses with purple tinted shades
-- two-tone rose/white gold Miami Cuban bracelet with VVS diamonds
-- 2 rose gold Icebox diamond spike bracelets with VVS diamonds
-- 2 white gold Icebox diamond spike bracelets with VVS diamonds
-- baguette diamond ring with VVS diamonds

But, wait, there's more ... we're told he also commissioned a one-of-a-kind diamond grill.

Lil Pump ... a jeweler's best friend.

Los Angeles native Krist Novoselic was in his early 20s when he shot to stardom by playing the bass in the highly influential grunge rock band Nirvana.

Krist Novoselic played alongside mega musicians Kurt Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on drums while recording holy garage grails like Bleach (1989), Nevermind (1991) In Utero (1993) and the classic MTV UnPlugged in New York (1994).

Krist Novoselic was a major part of Nirvana until the last days of the grunge group ... which broke-up after Kurt Cobain's unfortunate death on April 4, 1994 in Seattle, Washington.

Look at these girls glow!!!

There certainly is no need for sun when these lovely ladies can just blind us with their beauty ... These stars are shinning so bright there's really no need to worry about who's going to bring the heat this weekend.

From Kourtney Kardashian to Anastasia Karanikolaou and Yovanna Ventura these bikini babes have hopped on this season's hottest style and are sparking up some feisty flare with their color choices.

This cute little chubster was born in Champaign, Illinois but is known as one of Atlanta's favorite sons. He started rapping when he was just 9 years old. His famous cousins include Monica and Katt Williams. He was an intern at Hot 97.5 before rising as one of Atlanta's hottest rappers who went on to become the founder of his own record label.

He's got 3 Grammys under his belt, but he's also earned awards for his acting skills in hugely successful action films. He's been a host of a reality show and starred in several prominent commercials, including and most recently for Mercedes-Benz.

Kylie Jenner is doing laps around the competition in the beauty game, which she illustrated perfectly during the launch for her new skincare brand ... basically, a roller skater's dream.

Kris Jenner's youngest hosted her mom, dad, sisters and a bunch of friends Tuesday night at the Goya Studios Sound Stage in Hollywood to celebrate the launch of Kylie Skin -- her latest beauty line. It was essentially a roller rink bash for adults ... and looked super fun.

Kylie caught a lot of the action from inside, and it's clear she had a theme -- pink and white hotties on four wheels going around and around. She also had some good grub on hand too -- everything from pizza to sushi ... plus, samples of her actual products.

While the event was truly a family affair -- Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Caitlyn and even her brother, Brandon, made appearances -- however, no sign of Travis here.