Speaking for no one but myself, and DH, we loved everything about SWGE. It's not for everyone, just like any other land/ride etc Disney has built. But let me tell you why it was for me (if anyone cares).
I'm a 43 year old woman. I am an original trilogy lover of the highest order. I had ALL the Kenner action figures (Boba Fett being the most valuable to me). We had all the ships, the Rancor, Jabba's little palace thing, Hoth, the trash compactor etc...My cousins and I would spend HOURS choosing guys and ships and which part of the house would be our "base" (the living room couch was the most coveted, followed by the kitchen island). We live role played Star Wars every day after school...on lucky days I got to be Leia...on most days I was relegated to playing R2. I NEVER got to be Han or Chewie and certainly never got to pilot the Falcon (that was my oldest cousins gig). Our swingset was the Millenium Falcon, and my Huffy was a speeder bike. I had a stuffed Chewie that I treasured and the old school Star Wars bed sheets.
We lived, breathed, and bled Star Wars (every time I got whacked by a "lightsaber"...wrapping paper tubes we had taken markers to).
The movies that comprised episodes 1-3 were not my favorites. Were they anyone's? But I accepted them as canon, grudgingly. I really like Rogue One and Solo and I have enjoyed episodes 7 and 8...though they ain't Empire. My taste as a SW fan has always been called into question because I loved the Ewoks in Jedi and thought the battle was awesome.
So Disney claims they're building a STAR WARS land? Of course I'm excited...but where the heck is Batuu? When has this Black Spire Outpost ever been seen or even mentioned? The hackles on the back of my neck are already up. Disney is going to screw this up...I can already sense the disturbance in the force. However, I gave Pandora a shot even though Avatar was a meh movie, so I'm willing to give this Batuu a shot as well, but I am skeptical.
So we went to Batuu. September 10th.
It. Was. EVERYTHING.
Everything I didn't even know I wanted! I knew going in, that my beloved original trilogy wasn't what I was about to see. Instead I got to visit the universe in which it had taken place, and join in the story as we are currently seeing it unfold. As DH and I walked through the rock tunnel to go into the land and emerged on the other side, I began to tear up. We HAD stepped foot into the Star Wars UNIVERSE. Everything looked exactly as I imagined it would when my Kenner action figures had their own "base" on the couch in the living room (heavily fortified by the coffee table). In my minds eye, when 10 year old me was playing R2 and my bff was Threepio and we were smuggling plans to the Millenium Falcon through the backyards of our street on Long Island...it looked just like Batuu.
And the CM's were all in playing their roles. Stormtroopers were harassing guests. A lone CM standing near the doorway to a shop dove behind the door to hide from passing Stormtroopers even though nobody (but me) seemed to notice her do it. Chewie was outside just working on the Falcon at one point, and then another time he had grabbed a passing tourist and was having the guy help hide him as he made his way to his ship. We watched a CM in Resistance garb run up to a random couple and exclaim "we need you help for a mission...follow me!" and away they ran together.
DH and I spent hours...not enough hours...exploring, translating Aurabesh, hacking door panels and droids, helping Resistance fighters and harassing the Stormtroopers right back. We soaked in the details...things we recognized from years of watching, and rewatching, and rewatching and rewatching the original trilogy. I mean how else would you know the water fountain monster was the same type of creature Luke met in the trash compactor?? We people watched (mostly the CM's). And loved every second of it. We interacted...the more we played, the more the CM's did. It was a hoot! I can only imagine what Rise of The Resistance will bring to the table.
We rode the Falcon THREE times and I got to hang out in the ship! It looked just like my swingset did in my mind.
And yeah...I finally got to pilot the Falcon. It was everything.