Disney Ends Test of Star Wars Millennium Falcon Group-Friendly Single Rider Line

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Wednesday January 22, 2025 3:05pm ET · "Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run"
Disney Ends Test of Star Wars Millennium Falcon Group-Friendly Single Rider Line

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The brief test of a modified single rider line at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has wrapped up and the attraction has reverted to its standard single rider operation.


What Was Tested?

The test allowed groups of two to enter the single rider line together and experience the attraction without being separated. This change was aimed at accommodating smaller groups who wanted to ride together in the shorter single rider line, while still assisting Cast Members in filling the falcon cockpit.

Current Status

The single rider line has returned to its original setup, which focuses on filling empty seats with individual riders.
Groups of two are no longer guaranteed to stay together when using this queue.

Was the Test a Success?

Disney has not shared whether the test met expectations or if it will be revisited in the future. Guests who participated have expressed mixed reactions, with some praising the opportunity to ride together and others noting longer waits for true single riders.

What's Next?

It remains to be seen if Disney will implement this feature permanently or run similar tests in the future. For now, those using the single rider line at Smugglers Run should plan on being split into different cockpits.

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↩ replying to lentesta
I hope they do guest satisfaction surveys comparing those put through the single rider queue vs the full experience, as I'd suspect that first-time riders who are put through the singer rider queue have a MUCH lower satisfaction with the experience (which comports with the differences in ride reviews between people who used the single rider line vs the full queue on their first ride).

Smuggler's Run is designed to be a holistic experience - with the "Falcon's lobby" and "ride" as the last scenes - much like the Tower of Terror. Imagine if your first experience on the Tower of Terror were, say, entering the boiler room through the chicken exit instead of seeing the gardens, lobby, pre-show, etc. - that's not the Tower of Terror. And imagine if you weren't even fully aware of how much you were missing - you'd misjudge the attraction accordingly.
↩ replying to Marc Davis Fan
The queue is only a bit interesting if you are stuck in a wait that allows all the effects to be triggered. That slow moving conga line isnt IMHO worth the button slapping (or for the two in front lever pushing) screen show that follows. At one time the credits and other experiences were to have been part of a larger reputation economy of the land, but as usual most of that was left in the dust.
Just close it down and just move the superior Star Tours over there. Always a disappointment.
↩ replying to AndyS2992
Star Tours hasn't been superior since they unveiled The Adventure Continues. It has a fantastic queue that GE should have learned from, but the ride experience has been mediocre for awhile.
↩ replying to The Sorcerers Aprentice
They should make the engineer role just be passengers for people that prefer to lay back.
↩ replying to Professortango1
Still better than Smugglers Run
↩ replying to coffeefan
This is genuinely why engineer is my favorite role, it’s a front-row seat to chaos

I don’t love gunner but tbh still easily prefer sitting gunner to riding Star Tours II. still don’t understand the love for it
↩ replying to DarkMetroid567
I agree. I don't mind all of the roles but I think I prefer the engineer as I get to see the entire cabin experience. It doesn't bother me in the slightest if the pilots are terrible as if anything it's more fun. In fact I've been less satisfied when I've been the pilot and done an amazing job (if I may say so myself) and the supporting gunners and engineers have been really bad at their tasks.
↩ replying to coffeefan
If the guest doesn't touch anything, the role becomes automatic. So, laying back is an option and it doesn't harm the success of the mission.

At the end of the night one time, I had a ship all to myself. So, I was the right pilot. The rest of the roles happened automatically. Got 2 coaxiums.

Think about that. The default is the victory condition of 2 coaxiums with no human intervention. Which means every time a ship got only one coaxium, it was due to human error.
↩ replying to mickEblu
Is it though?
↩ replying to Professortango1
100% IMO
↩ replying to mickEblu
I'll take Star Tours' queue with MF's preshow and ride.

It's partly due to how far Star Tours has fallen from the original experience. It's just sad. I rarely even bother riding it anymore whereas I ride MF once per trip.
↩ replying to lentesta
I wonder if they were testing this at the back in the beginning of December, that might explain why there were calling for
"singles" in the single rider line when I rode it.
↩ replying to MisterPenguin
That's great to know. They should tell guests that the "droids" will take over if they prefer to sit and watch.
↩ replying to lentesta
2-person group no longer being accepted.
The test is simply done or it's probably gone permanently.