Smugglers Run

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is the first attraction to open in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In this ride review, we’ll share photos, video, where it ranks in terms of all-time Disney greats, and how the attraction compares to other interactive rides. ( Note: this Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run review contains spoilers.)Courtesy of the Star Wars Land media preview, I had the chance to meander through the queue and jump into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon several times, playing all three roles along the way. Each of these experiences was different, with my overarching impression being consistent throughout.Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is, in a word, transportive.

Both figuratively and literally. In this sense, it succeeds in a way that two recent very high profile rides (and arguably top 10 worldwide Disney attractions) have arguably failed, which alone makes it very compelling. That’s before we even get to the ride experience, itself.

The Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run experience begins in the land itself, as soon as you see that famous starship from ground level. Obviously, the queue does not lead directly into that large and elaborately detailed (prop) ship–it leads into a gigantic show building.Accordingly, it requires some effort to suspend the disbelief of guests, and convince them that they are entering a spaceport on Batuu and boarding the Millennium Falcon.

My first time through, I was overcome with excitement and emotion, and didn’t actively think about this. It just worked.I think this is how most guests will approach Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and will experience comparable results.

It’s difficult not to be blown away by the detail and buy into the conceit that you’re inside an authentic port from the Star Wars universe, and subsequently, the Millennium Falcon itself. It’s very convincing, and ample to achieve suspension of disbelief.On subsequent ride-throughs, I did actively think about the transition from the land to the ride while walking the queue, and still found myself buying into it. Of course, there’s always the potential to nitpick and tear apart the experience with insignificant little things or supposed “plot holes,” but Disney and Star Wars fans are not known to do such things, so I think we’re fine there.For me, this is where Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run succeeds. Above, I mentioned two other superlative attractions that don’t do this as well, and those are Radiator Springs Racers and Avatar Flight of Passage. In the case of the former, you leave Radiator Springs (the setting of Cars Land), enter an entirely outdoor queue, and then emerge on a ridethat’s also set in a different Radiator Springs.

Disney has updated the software for Smugglers Run, and part of that update is a bit of an Easter Egg. It’s a new Smugglers Run hack, and when done correctly puts the Millennium Falcon in to CHEWIE MODE! The premise of Chewie Mode requires the flight crew to do their usual pre flight check incorrectly.

It’s still a truly great ride, but the suspension of disbelief there is a bit wobbly.Avatar Flight of Passage is another exceptional ride, save for the interminably long pre-shows. The Flight of Passage queue itself is a masterpiece of transportive themed design, but the wheels fall off once you begin the pre-shows. If you’re preparing for a Disneyland trip, check out our other planning posts, including, our, tips for (off-site or on-site), and a number of other things, check out our! Your ThoughtsAre you excited to pilot the Millennium Falcon, or does the Smugglers Run experience sound intimidating to you?

If you’ve had the chance to experience Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions? Hearing your feedback—even when you disagree with us—is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments! Thank you so much for all the information. I do have a question regarding the line.

I know with the Rise of the Resistance, I have to go onto the My Experience app as soon as the park opens to get in a group. How does the line to Smugglers Run work? Is it really just a first come first serve type of line? We are planning on going in the beginning of February and it is before they are offering Fast Passes for Smugglers Run (not that I would be able to secure one of those any way). Should we plan on getting to the park an hour before opening, try like mad to get into a boarding group for Rise of the Resistance while walking towards Smugglers Run?

I am already overwhelmed with the processI want to be sure I’m as prepared as I can be for our family trip. Thanks again! Hi I get motion sick really easily. So at Disneyland I don’t go on Space Mountain, Star Tours, Incredicoaster Guardians (Tower of Terror), and I can barely handle Big Thunder Mountain. So I wasn’t sure I could handle Smugglers Run at all. But I managed to do it by keeping one eye closed, to get rid of some depth perception, and sometimes squinting or closing my eyes in the rough parts.

And trying to realize that all the bumping and moving around and tilting is is just that. So I’ve been on the ride many times and I’ve been able to see all of it I’ll be at through squinted eyes. And except for one time where we had really bad Pilots I haven’t gotten really sick from it.

A little dizzy once or twice, but I still go on the ride. However the one thing I agree on is that it gets really old after a while.

I am hoping did the rumor I heard that there are other flight plans programmed is true. If you’re an ‘engineer’ punching buttons on the side wall, you can’t even watch the movie.

It’s a simulator ride with little simulation, or stimulation. It’s all promise (attractive set and setting) that makes you want to get in line, but when you get on the actual ride (I hesitate to even call this a ride), it’s a fizzle. Zero on a scale of ten.

Tear it down and start over. It needs an actual ride, like Space Mountain has.

The Dumbo ride is more fun. Don’t waste your time. California season ticket holder. My family and I have gone to WDW 25+ times, Disneyland 3 times and Disneyland Paris once. I don’t mind waiting in line and we are used to lines over the years.

We left our Port Orleans Riverside resort last week at 5:30 am. (extra magic hours 6am -9am). We got in line for the ride at 6:13 am. We got onto the ride at 8:45 am. It was a total letdown.

Help!I tried to install Castlevania SotN (7zip file) but I got a black screen.I had all the 5500 - 5502.bin inside biospcsx.hmod folder and pcsxrearmed.hmod (tried both from DSkywalk & pcm270's Github), renamed bin into pcsx in the command line, installed them both, yet a black screen was all I got.The 3.bin files were only put inside biospcsx.hmod folder, right? Thanks for the tutorial! No need to put them again inside pcsxrearmed.hmod folder (the one with folder format was from DSkywalk)?Any idea where did I mess up?

A reproduction of the Star Tours simulator but added a control stick similar to mission space. The ride was over in a few minutes. Very disappointing as was the over sold Happy Halloween event that created long lines and overcrowding in the park after hours. I rode Smuggler’s Run for the first time today at WDW Hollywood Studios and I won’t be wasting my time by going on this ride again. Considering the attraction’s budget and the scope of creative possibilities that were available to Disney Imagineers courtesy of modern technology, this ride has to be consigned to the category of being an abject failure. I absolutely hated the ride experience to the point of being almost angry about it.I hated the fact that you are assigned a role based on your position in the queue, which is completely unfair as your ride experience will be heavily influenced by this matter of pure chance.I hated the fact that the ride is a nightmare for guest inter-relations.

The pilots have the unenviable burden of having to make the experience somewhat tolerable for the other riders which isn’t fair on anyone. I was an engineer and I hated this role – it was boring and disorientating.I hated the patronising ‘interactive’ ride element of pressing a flashing button on cue. I don’t fly nearly 4,000 miles and spend my hard-earned money to be made to feel unwell whilst being treated like a monkey in a laboratory test.I hated the short duration of the ride experience, given the amount of time that I wasted in the queue for it (theoretically at least as I was actually relieved when the ride ended).I hated the fact that Disney thinks that this is the kind of rubbish that people want. Smuggler’s Run is unentertaining, unoriginal, out-dated, patronising, nauseating, unfair, burdensome and a completely misguided affair from start to finish. What were they thinking?

They couldn’t have got it more wrong. Disney should feel ashamed of this attraction. Not worth the wait. Not even my 8 year old enjoyed it. They’ve missed the mark awfully. Wwe champions free puzzle rpg games.

Graphics are bad, too short an experience and frankly forgettable. I was a pilot and did not enjoy the ride even in my role.Agree w other comments on Disney missing on a huge opportunity of building exhilarating rides.Flight of passage in my opinion is far, far, far better than SR.And wow, Hagrid’s rollercoaster is an absolute best in Orlando at the moment.Smugglers run was Not worth the 70 min wait we had. Hi on Holiday from the uk and went on the MFSR today.What a waste of 80 minutes waiting.The theming of the zone is excellent, though some signage would help and the water fountains were broken. The ride is a disaster, the roles are confusing, the staff were not very clear as to what you need to do and the cockpit experience was disorganised and confusing.

What a shame. I was really looking forward to the experience which was way below my expectations. Toy Story Land was superb in comparison and the Tower of Terror was excellent as always. Disney need to look at the Harry Potter rides at Universal they are better on all levels.

Smuggler's Run is a video game developed by Angel Studios and published by Rockstar Games as a launch title for the PlayStation 2 on October 25, 2000. In the game, the player plays as a smuggler who has a number of different vehicles at his disposal including dune buggies, rally cars, and military vehicles. The vehicles are used to smuggle assorted cargo through three different large, open levels. The game, which was an early release for the Sony PlayStation 2, features career and 1- to 2-player arcade modes.

One sequel to the game was produced: Smuggler's Run 2, which was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 on October 30, 2001. The sequel was later ported to the Nintendo GameCube on August 7, 2002 and renamed Smuggler's Run: Warzones. Rockstar later released downloadable content (DLC) for Grand Theft Auto Online named Smuggler's Run.

Smuggler's Run is now a part of the Sony Greatest Hits series of games that have reached a particular sales milestone for the PlayStation 2.

Gameplay[edit]

Smuggler's Mission:New to a local smuggling gang, the player's job is to smuggle cargo through three consecutive levels (forest, desert, and snow) with about ten missions per level. In nearly all missions they must evade the U.S. border patrol, the CIA, or rival smuggling gangs. This is basically the career mode of the game. There are a total of 34 missions to complete in this mode.

Turf War:In the turf war mode, players can play three different mini-games, two of which involve smuggling cargo while fighting against a rival gang. The final mini-game is a race through a popular spot through the level of their choice.

Joyriding:Joyriding mode is basically a free roam mode where the player can explore the level of their choice without having to evade the border patrol. This is a good way to become familiar with the levels and find a quick way through the level during Smuggler's Mission.

Critical reception[edit]

David Chen reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that 'A truly next-generation launch title, it's fast, fun, and free of constraints – just the way we like our cross-country crime sprees.'^[13]

The PlayStation 2 version received 'generally favorable reviews', while the Game Boy Advance version received 'generally unfavorable reviews', according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[17][18] In Japan, where the former console version was ported for release under the name Crazy Bump's: Kattobi Car Battle! (CRAZY BUMP'S(クレイジーバンプ) 〜かっとびカーバトル！〜, Kureijī Banpu 〜Kattobi Kā Batoru!〜) and published by Syscom on December 28, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.^[5]

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External links[edit]

• Smuggler's Run at MobyGames