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Disney posts new Star Wars parks guide before May 22 ride update

The May 20 update pulls together the Mandalorian and Grogu Smugglers Run mission, BDX droids, food, merch, Disney Cruise Line, and international park notes.

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Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.

Disney Parks Blog posted a new Star Wars parks guide on May 20, giving guests one place to catch up before the next big Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run change arrives.

The fresh guide centers on the May 22 debut of the Mandalorian and Grogu mission at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Disney also uses the roundup to point guests toward current Star Wars offerings at Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Store, and licensed product partners.

The guide is broad, but the timing is the news. May 22 is the day the new Smugglers Run mission begins, the same day the Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu film arrives in theaters.

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What changes on Smugglers Run

Disney says the new mission sends crews to Tatooine, where Hondo Ohnaka has coordinates for three bounties: two Imperial officers and a pirate. From there, crews may continue toward Cloud City on Bespin, Coruscant, or the wreckage of the second Death Star near Endor.

The engineer role gets a new wrinkle. Disney says one engineer can check in on Grogu during the mission and make the planet choice that decides where the crew flies next.

Official photo of the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park
The May 22 Smugglers Run update launches at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.

Disneyland gets the densest Star Wars stretch

The guide gives Disneyland Park in Anaheim the longest section, with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Rise of the Resistance, Smugglers Run, Shadows of Memory: A Skywalker Saga, Fire of the Rising Moons, characters, dining, shops, and Tomorrowland stops all listed in one place.

BDX Droids Red, Oskar, and Grek return to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on May 22. Disney says they will appear at Black Spire Station in a new way, which makes the droids part of the same release-week traffic as the Smugglers Run mission.

Disney also points to The Curious Child, the limited-time Grogu projection sequence that plays after Shadows of Memory in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park. That piece began May 16 and now sits inside the broader film-release push.

Official Disney Parks Blog photo of BDX droids at Disneyland Resort
BDX droids return to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park on May 22. Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.

Disney World, international parks, and cruise ships are in the mix

At Disney's Hollywood Studios, the guide points guests back to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Rise of the Resistance, Smugglers Run, Star Tours, Datapad in the Play Disney Parks app, character sightings, food, and shopping locations at the park and Disney Springs.

Tokyo Disney Resort gets a dated note. Disney says Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Tokyo Disneyland is guaranteeing scenes with The Mandalorian and Grogu through June 30, 2026.

The guide also lists Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris, Hyperspace Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line Star Wars spaces on the Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny.

Official Disney Parks Blog image of an AT-AT and stormtrooper at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios remains Disney World's main Star Wars park. Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.
Disney Parks Blog image of Star Wars Hyperspace Lounge on the Disney Wish
Disney Cruise Line also appears in the new Star Wars update. Image credit: Disney Parks Blog.

Food, merch, and the at-home side

The food and merchandise side stretches beyond the rides. Disney is serving Star Wars snacks in the parks and selling new Mandalorian and Grogu items, Disney Store products, LEGO Star Wars sets, and other licensed releases tied to the current film window.

May 22 stacks a ride update, droid appearances, movie-release energy, food, merchandise, and fan traffic into the same weekend.

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