BREAKING: Change Announced for Popular Disney’s Hollywood Studios Ride

Attention, visitors of Batuu! Things are changing on the Star Wars planet, and you need to know about!

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Fortnite fans are freaking out over this new Disney announcement, and for good reason. That’s right — Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is coming to Fortnite…and it could also change how you ride the attraction!

Smugglers Gambit is coming to Fortnite, bringing a fan-favorite park experience to the online game.

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At Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World and Disneyland, you can get a unique experience while riding Smugglers Run. All you have to do is link your Disney and Fortnite accounts. You’ll accept the special mission while in the queue for the ride using the Disneyland app or the My Disney Experience app, or in the Smugglers Gambit island in Fortnite. Any guest who is logged in may accept the mission, according to Disney.

Disney confirmed that you will also have a surprise waiting for you in Fortnite.

We are eager to see how this works!

It looks like after you ride, you’ll unlock an exclusive Forsworn Trooper Outfit. Just make sure your MyDisney account is linked with Epic Games!

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Fortnite come together in a first-of-its-kind connected adventure.

Join Hondo Ohnaka's mission across Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Smugglers Gambit and unlock the exclusive Forsworn Trooper Outfit when you link your eligible MyDisney and… pic.twitter.com/vgrt1KWGDz

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) August 15, 2026

This change starts tomorrow, August 16th. We’ll be in the parks to see how it all works and see if it’s worth it!

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