How a Gamer Got the Best Ride Out of Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run June 19, 2025

For the past forty years, since the original Star Wars was released on the silver screen, people across the world have wished they could get the chance to fly the fastest spaceship in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon. Five years ago, Disney opened Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge over at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, and its anchor attraction was the incredible interactive simulator ride Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run. Earlier this year, we finally got our chance to ride it for ourselves.

Unlike a static ride experience, the Millennium Falcon will respond in real-time to the reactions of its crew. Because few people in the world have any experience flying a spacecraft capable of reaching point five past lightspeed, the vast majority of onride films we’ve watched typically involved the Falcon SMASHING into literally EVERYTHING. Well, we had twenty-five years of experience flying the Falcon through various video games, and it turned out this experience was instrumental in assisting us with flying the Falcon correctly. Within three flights, we discovered and confirmed how to get the best possible in-ride experience, and now we wanted to share those tips with all of you.

So what secrets did we discover about the ride, and how can you get the best experience when you ride it yourselves? Watch the video below and find out!