Disneyland Updates Millennium Falcon Ride for Mandalorian Film Release

A new mission on the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride at Disneyland and Walt Disney World debuted on May 22 to coincide with the theatrical release of the film The Mandalorian and Grogu. The update adds scenes featuring the Mandalorian and Grogu to the existing attraction.

Guests in the engineer role can now initiate a video call with Grogu and select one of three destinations: Bespin, Endor or Coruscant.

Imagineering worked with Lucasfilm for approximately 18 months on the project. The experience uses the same Unreal technology pipeline employed by Lucasfilm for film and television production, allowing assets from the film to appear directly in the ride.

An executive at Walt Disney Imagineering stated that the team began discussions with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau after learning about the film. The same statement noted that a reference to the Anzellans species was added to the queue.

The attraction's timeline setting was adjusted to align with the new film. A Disney Live Entertainment executive said the change allowed the land to incorporate additional classic characters on a longer-term basis. Lucasfilm Sr. Creative Executive Matt Martin said the updates aim to connect moments from the film with the park experience, noting that guests may leave speaking in a manner similar to Grogu.

“This has been about an 18-month journey that began with conversations with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau.”

BDX droids are scheduled to return to Galaxy's Edge on May 23, accompanied by selections of music from composer John Williams. A separate nighttime projection show titled The Curious Child featuring Grogu will also run after the existing Shadows of Memory presentation.