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Strap Yourselves In For a Virtual Ride on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Did you grow up watching Han Solo take the Millennium Falcon through the asteroid field holding your breath as the Falcon dodged all the asteroids, avoided TIE fighters and making it the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy?” If so, then you will love Disney Parks Blog newest “Ride and Learn” series that takes you on a virtual trip on the Millennium Falcon.

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You can head to DisneyParksBlog to experience this amazing trip. Along the way you can discover unique facts about the attraction found in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

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Still want to know more? Of course you do! Here are a few extra fun facts about Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run:

  • The Millennium Falcon, docked in the Black Spire Outpost spaceport inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, measures more than 100 feet long.
  • Hondo Ohnaka, who leads you on your journey, is a fan-favorite miscreant from the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars: Rebels” animated television series. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run marks the first time he’s been seen in any form other than an animated on-screen character.
  • You enter the Falcon through an access hatch on its port side. As you explore the ship’s main hold, you may spot all sorts of iconic Star Wars items, including the helmet and remote Luke Skywalker used in his first lightsaber training! Keep an eye out for some Porg nests, too …
  • Industrial Light & Magic (the visual effects division of Lucasfilm) collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering to create the gaming platform and interactive media for the attraction.  
  • If the Falcon sustains damage – such as smashing into obstacles or taking enemy fire – and is not properly repaired, the ship’s handling is affected and its hallways will show damage after you land.
  • Disney Imagineers worked with Lucasfilm to ensure authenticity in every detail of the Millennium Falcon – down to the hoses, pipes, switches and even the stickers on the exterior hull. Imagineers visited Star Wars film productions in the United Kingdom to study Falcon sets and pored over archival Lucasfilm photographs of the ship.

We are so glad DisneyParksBlog is posting these virtual “Ride and Learn” videos as it is a great way to experience the parks when we can’t be there in person. What did you learn about this “hunk of junk?”

Source: DisneyParksBlog

About Jennifer Retzlaff

My name is Jennifer Retzlaff and I became a lifelong Disney fan during my first trip to Walt Disney World in 6th grade. From that moment, Disney became a big part of my life. I live in Iowa with my husband and two kids who are growing up too quickly for my liking. I started introducing my love for Disney early to my family with a Disney honeymoon and then trips when our youngest of 18 months. Since then, our family has been to Walt Disney World over five times and we continue to plan and dream for the next trip. I love the magic that Disney brings to people through the theme parks, cruises, adventures and movies they create. As a teacher, I try to bring that magic into my classroom to help kids believe that “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It.” I recently reached a dream of mine as I joined Magic Vacation Planner as a personal travel advisor. With this team, I can now help others plan magical vacations. As a passionate writer, I also have my own blog at magicalvacationsbyjen which is also where you can follow me on instagram for trip reviews along with tips and tricks for your next magical vacation.