The new mission featuring The Mandalorian and Grogu has arrived at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

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Bespin Route

Coruscant Route

Death Star Route

First announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in 2024, the new experience features Din Djarin and Grogu from The Mandalorian on Disney+ and the new film, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. The mission’s launch coincides with the film’s release.

As previously announced, Disney’s partnership with Epic Games helps the story come to life through Epic’s Unreal Engine, which Lucasfilm uses to create the virtual sets on The Mandalorian.

The new mission’s score was revealed on May the 4th and includes Ludwig Göransson’s famous The Mandalorian theme.

The Mission

Hondo Ohnaka is still a featured character, now stealing the Millennium Falcon instead of borrowing it from Chewbacca. The updated pre-show debuted earlier, removing all references to the First Order and the Resistance so the ride fits with the shifted timeline of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland.

After your crew is recruited by Hondo Ohnaka, the mission is to track down elusive high-value Imperial bounties and collect optional, yet valuable crates for Hondo.

Hondo made a deal with the New Republic to receive coordinates of these bounties in exchange for any cargo that the crew may collect.

After boarding the Falcon, your crew follows Hondo’s precise coordinates to Tatooine and cross paths with the Mandalorian and Grogu.

The bounties are attempting to complete a deal to trade illegal goods, which guests need to swipe for Hondo while Mando focuses on capturing the bounties. However, your cover is blown and the trio of bounties split between three different locations, leaving your crew to decide where to go next.

Once you return to Batuu, you’ll see that Mando and Grogu have secured one of their bounties, while your crew may have been skilled enough to return to Batuu with crates full of loot for Hondo.

As results roll in, be sure to keep an eye out in the hangar bay to spot Mando and Grogu securing their latest prized possession from the pursuit, as carbonite gas spills out from the Razor Crest.

Every role in the cockpit plays a key part in how the story unfolds.

Pilots

Each mission relies on two pilots working together to steer the Millennium Falcon through danger.

The left pilot is in charge of the ship’s side-to-side movement (left to right) to maintain a smooth flight path with a boost button nearby to accelerate past looming danger. Walls, towers, ships, and more obstacles can cause damage to the Falcon and cause credits to drop. You want as many credits as possible at the end to be considered a successful mission.

The right pilot controls the vertical (up and down) movement of the ship, pushing forward to go down and pulling back to go up. Here, pilots are trusted to raise and lower the Falcon, avoid the ground and incoming obstacles. Plus, they get to make the jump to hyperspace.

Gunners

Choose from an automatic mode or a manual mode by pressing buttons on the pad to your side. Each gunner will be responsible for targets on their half of the cockpit. In automatic mode, targets will be tracked automatically both horizontally and vertically by using one primary button. This button fires the guns in bursts of five, so be sure to keep pressing and time your shots on incoming enemies.

For young ones, first-timers, or less-experienced flyers, the automatic mode in this position may be more ideal to allow for auto-locking on targets.

In manual mode, targets will still be tracked automatically horizontally, but each gunner can select between a high, middle, or low targeting zone (using three different buttons) to fire on incoming enemy ships, all of which have been sent to stop your mission from being completed and returning safely to Batuu. This mode can get you a higher score and is recommended for experienced flyers and those with a thirst for competition.

Throughout the mission, missiles will be available at select times that allow gunners to fire five simultaneous missiles that spiral to hit a nearby target, if timed correctly.

Engineers

In this new mission, engineers have a crucial role with expanded responsibilities. The left and right engineers are responsible for tracking enemy ships, picking the planet destination, and earning credits for Hondo by collecting cargo. Plus, someone in your crew has to keep an eye on Grogu.

It’s the engineers’ job to steal the goods for Hondo. Search for shipments of precious cargo during your flight and use a tractor beam with a masher button next to your seat to reel in crates.

One randomized engineer will get to pick the location where they will pursue a bounty: Bespin, Coruscant, or the wreckage of the second Death Star above Endor. The other engineer will launch homing beacons toward each of the bounty ships before taking off.

Engineers looking for an ally to help or just curious to see what Grogu is up to can click the button under the call icon to talk to the baby in the Razor Crest.

As the ship takes damage throughout your mission, you may see several buttons light up near you. Hit the illuminated buttons quickly to fix the ship.

Locations

After leaving Batuu, the Falcon visits Tatooine. Then, there are three locations to choose from.

Head to Cloud City for a chase through the skies of Bespin as you pursue an Imperial officer in their Zeta-class Shuttle.

During this portion of the mission, gunners will be busy fighting a horde of TIE fighters.

Pictured above are scenes from the Bespin location.

Or visit the Uscru Entertainment District on Coruscant at night.

Surrounded by dense civilian traffic, your crew will attempt to hunt down an Imperial officer in a Sentinel Assault Shuttle, weaving through the skyline, ducking in and out of tunnels, and avoiding TIE fighter fire.

The third option is the shattered remains of the second Death Star, with twisted metal and wreckage causing a dangerous path forward for your crew and serving as a great hiding spot for a potential bounty on the loose.

Read more about what to expect on the ride here.

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