Brilliant Suns from Star Wars Celebration Japan! We simply wrapped our Walt Disney Imagineering panel the place I used to be joined by Imagineers Anisha Deshmane and Michael Serna in addition to Matt Martin from Lucasfilm to speak concerning the inventive improvement behind present and future Star Wars initiatives at Disney parks and resorts around the globe.
Within the panel, we shared some thrilling information that expands on a few of the updates mentioned at SXSW, and I can’t wait to share what we talked about!
Take Management with New Powers for the Crew
Beginning Could 22, 2026 at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will permit company to manage the enduring ship like by no means earlier than. For the primary time ever, the crew might be answerable for their very own vacation spot, resulting in potential adventures on Bespin, the wreckage of the second Dying Star round Endor, or the just-announced bustling city-planet, Coruscant. One other new gameplay addition permits the engineer positions to speak with Grogu throughout the mission.
Mando and Grogu Be a part of the Journey
We’re so excited that these updates debut on the identical day as Lucasfilm’s upcoming title, The Mandalorian and Grogu, nonetheless, the attraction’s storyline will observe a distinct path.
On this new thrilling storyline, Hondo Ohnaka has gotten wind of a deal taking place on Tatooine between ex-Imperial officers and a band of pirates. There’s a beneficiant bounty for his or her seize, so that you’ll borrow the enduring ship and staff up with Mando and Grogu to trace them down and discover the galaxy.
None of this could be doable with out our partnership with Industrial Gentle and Magic (ILM). With their assist, you’re answerable for your personal future on the attraction. This know-how is all constructed on Unreal Engine 5 by Epic Video games that are the identical instruments ILM makes use of on the Disney+ present, The Mandalorian.
To complete off our panel, the ever-popular BDX Droids made a pit cease! They’re now at Tokyo Disney Resort however will even make appearances at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Paris for a restricted time very quickly.
