The Mandalorian, Grogu, and New Crew Controls Coming to Smugglers Run!

Today at Star Wars Celebration Japan, during the “Disney Experiences: Building the Galaxy with Walt Disney Imagineering” panel, we learned about some exciting new changes to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, starting May 22, 2026, at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Choose Your Destiny on Smugglers Run – Now Featuring Coruscant

Beginning May 22, 2026, guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland will be in control of their own destination aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Building on updates first shared at SXSW—where Tatooine, Bespin, and Endor were announced—Imagineers revealed another location: the city planet, Coruscant!

At Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan, Walt Disney Imagineering announced updates to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort including new planet destinations coming to the attraction. The destination shown is Coruscant. (Credit: Walt Disney Imagineering; Artist Concept Only)

At Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan, Walt Disney Imagineering announced updates to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort including new planet destinations coming to the attraction. The destination shown is Coruscant. (Credit: Walt Disney Imagineering; Artist Concept Only)

At Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan, Walt Disney Imagineering announced updates to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort including new planet destinations coming to the attraction. The destination shown is Coruscant. (Credit: Walt Disney Imagineering; Artist Concept Only)

At Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, Walt Disney Imagineering announced updates to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort including new planet destinations coming to the attraction. The destination shown is Bespin. (Credit: Walt Disney Imagineering; Artist Concept Only)

Engineering Role Expands

This new update will allow the engineer positions to interact with and care for Grogu.
None of this would be possible without Disney’s partnership with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). With their help, you are in control of your own destiny on the attraction. This technology is all built on Unreal Engine 5 by Epic Games, which are the same tools ILM uses on the Disney+ show, The Mandalorian.

New details on the Mandalorian-Inspired Storyline Debuts

The attraction’s storyline will follow a different path from The Mandalorian and Grogu film.
In this new story arc, Hondo Ohnaka catches wind of a deal on Tatooine between ex-Imperial officers and pirates, setting the stage for a high-stakes chase across the galaxy. Guests will team up with Mando and Grogu to track them down and claim a bounty in a dynamic, galaxy-spanning adventure.

Find out more at the Disney Parks Blog!

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