New Details for Mando and Grogu’s Millennium Falcon Mission Revealed
By: Disney Destinations March 8th, 2025 Announced at SXSW Event
A new adventure is coming your way, so prepare to jump to lightspeed.
First announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, a new adventure
featuring Mando, the titular Mandalorian from The Mandalorian, is coming to
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort.
And yes, Grogu’s coming along for the ride, too. This exciting update to
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run will debut on May 22, 2026.
During The Future of World-Building at Disney panel at SXSW,
The Mandalorian creator and Disney Legend Jon Favreau was joined onstage by
Imagineers Leslie Evans and Asa Kalma to talk about what’s coming soon to
Batuu.
“One of the cool things about Disney is how we can tell our
stories in so many different formats,” Favreau told the crowd. “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 the story to the Disney Parks, too.”
It’s something that can only be done at Disney, bringing avid
Star Wars fans closer to the stories they know and love via the innovative
magic at Disney Parks. This update is only a parsec or two away – both the
movie and this update to the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run will debut on
May 22, 2026.
“Opening an attraction and such a massive movie on the same
day wouldn’t be possible without the relationship we have inside Disney.”
Kalama added. “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.”
Working alongside The Mandalorian team, the Imagineers captured scenes for the attraction on the movie set, and you might see some familiar (and beloved) locations aboard the Falcon. Care for 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 Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. And that’s in addition to the little droids appearing in The Mandalorian, 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, 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 dd, 2026/
