Star Wars Celebration (the official fan con) is currently going on over in Japan. During one of the panels they gave a few more details about the updates coming next May when the Mandalorian film releases.
Starting May 22, 2026 at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will allow guests to control the iconic ship like never before. For the first time ever, the crew will be in control of their own destination, leading to potential adventures on Bespin, the wreckage of the second Death Star around Endor, or the just-announced bustling city-planet, Coruscant. Another new gameplay addition allows the engineer positions to communicate with Grogu during the mission.
Sounds like it’ll be like a Star Tours/Horizons mashup where you choose a path midway through the ride. That sounds pretty good to me, frankly this sounds like a much better use of the ride mechanics than the original coaxium mission. That for some reason pulled Corellia from Solo, which itself was not exactly the best received movie. I know some folks still are puzzled by Hondo’s presence, but as a SW animation fan, glad to see he will still feature in the new story. I also like that in addition to the two original trilogy locations, they’ve included Coruscant from the prequels, and the Death Star wreckage from the sequel that shall not be named. I could do without Grogu personally, but sure why not, that’s the mainstream appeal I guess. But more re-rideability and a bit more interactivity is something to look forward to.
