NEW Changes Hit Disney's Smugglers Run

Smugglers Run has gone through quite a few changes recently, with the biggest being adding a new storyline including the Mandalorian and Grogu.

Smugglers Gambit

During D23: The Ultimate Fan Event, Disney dropped so many announcements that it can be hard to keep track of them all. They snuck in this announcement about changes to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disney World and Disneyland, and we got to check them out for ourselves.

You can now link your Disney and Fortnite accounts to accept a special mission in the ride queue. Any guest who is logged in may accept the mission, and you’ll get a chance to unlock an exclusive Forsworn Trooper Outfit in Fortnite. You can also visit Smugglers Gambit Island in Fortnite and receive exclusive Loading Screen rewards.

We are eager to see how this works!

When we went to Hollywood Studios to try it out, we saw the Fortnite tab pop up in the My Disney Experience app. We were able to accept the mission, link our Disney account in Fortnite settings, and then activate it in the Disney World app.

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The app said, “Once accepted, Hondo will prepare the Millennium Falcon for you. Then go on your smuggling run — and collect crates to earn rewards in Fortnite.” The ride can detect your device and set you up with the Fortnite version of the experience. When you collect crates, you earn Fortnite rewards!

Smugglers Run

A Cast Member told us that the engineer position will need to collect the rewards and that once you’re activated on your phone, you don’t have to do anything different during the ride. While we weren’t engineers the first time we rode, we still got an email at the end of our ride with Fortnite rewards, so don’t worry if you’re not in that position.

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We didn’t see many changes during the actual ride, so if you’re not a Fortnite fan, the entire ride isn’t decked out with characters and video game icons. There were new Fortnite creatures that the engineers could collect, and a Cast Member told us that as long as there was at least one engineer and they did their tasks, we should have seen them. We didn’t see anything different, but we still got our Fortnite reward points, which is a win for us.

Mando and Grogu on Smugglers Run

We’ll be keeping an eye out for more changes, but right now, you’ll want to check the app before riding and make sure you’re registered to earn rewards. Keep following Disney Food Blog for more Disney news you need to know before your next Disney World vacation.

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