We Weren't Expecting To See THIS at One of Hollywood Studios' Most Popular Rides

There are a few ways to get shorter lines for rides in Disney World, including Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass, as well as Lightning Lane Premier Pass, all options that will cost you money.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

However, if you don’t want to pay for the privilege of skipping long standby lines, you also have another option at many rides: the single rider line. Now, this is an option for folks who don’t mind being put on a ride by themselves, but at one popular ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you might also have another option: a double rider line where you can go through the single rider line with a friend and ride together.

This ride is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and right now, the ride has a dedicated Single Rider Line. In case you’re not familiar with how these lines work, you get in a special single rider line that’s generally shorter than the standby line, and when Cast Members need to fill a single seat on a ride, they pull someone from that line for that empty seat. It generally means that you do not ride with others in your group, but that could be changing at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

Single Rider Sign at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Previously, we have seen Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run taking two people in the single rider line at a time and putting them on the ride together, meaning that you could still ride with another friend, even in the shorter single rider line. We spoke with a Cast Member recently and were told that Disney is currently testing that out again, but note that we were not given a specific timeline on how long this testing would go on.

Millennium Falcon

Now, note that this doesn’t mean that if you and a friend get in the single rider line together at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, you will get to ride together. Testing means just that…it’s not the ride’s current policy. You’re still likely to be split up if only one seat is available on the ride. However, it does mean that Disney is considering making that change, so you’ll want to keep an eye out to see if this becomes something more permanent.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run pre-show

This comes ahead of the ride’s big update, which will add new scenes, higher quality graphics, a choice of locations to visit, new characters, and more. The new version of the ride will open on May 22nd to coincide with the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu movie in theaters.

We’ll keep an eye out for more changes happening in Disney World, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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