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New Mission Coming to Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run
During the “The Future of World-Building at Disney” panel at SXSW, Jon Favreau, creator of The Mandalorian and Disney Legend, joined Imagineers Leslie Evans and Asa Kalama to unveil upcoming developments for Batuu.
Favreau shared, “One of the cool things about Disney is how we can tell our stories in so many different formats. We’re already taking Mando and Grogu from the TV screen to the movie screen, and at the same time, [The Mandalorian executive producer] Dave [Filoni] and I are working with Asa to bring this story to the Disney parks, too.”
This unique cross-platform storytelling, a hallmark of Disney, aims to deepen the connection between Star Wars fans and the stories they cherish through Disney Parks’ innovative magic. The upcoming “The Mandalorian and Grogu” movie and the updated Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run attraction will both debut on May 22, 2026.
Kalama added, “Opening an attraction and such a massive movie on the same day wouldn’t be possible without the relationships we have inside Disney. Jon and Dave have shared their story with us, and now we’ve all worked together to come up with a new mission for Smugglers Run that plays into this narrative.”
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Working alongside The Mandalorian team, the Imagineers captured scenes for the attraction on the movie set, and you might see some familiar (and beloved) Star Wars locations aboard the Millennium Falcon. Care for a trip to Cloud City, anyone?
But, that’s not the only thing making the jump from the parks to the movies, and vice versa. You might have seen the playful BDX droids puttering around Disneyland before, and soon they’ll make a trip around the world to visit Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. And that’s in addition to the little droids appearing in The Mandalorian and Grogu film, too.
Going from Imagineering to the parks, to their feature film debut, is a lot for the droids. With all this work, they’re sure to need a tune-up eventually and don’t worry, Imagineering already has the right creature for the job.
As previously seen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the latest season of The Mandalorian, say hello to an Anzellan named Otto, who specializes in tuning up droids. Just maybe don’t make him too cranky.
May the Force be with you. See you onboard the Falcon, on May 22, 2026.
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