Disney just turned Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run into a Fortnite crossover

Disney revealed the new physical-to-digital experience Saturday, Aug. 15, during D23. It launches Sunday, Aug. 16, at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, alongside a new Star Wars Fortnite island called “Smuggler’s Gambit.”

Guests who link their Disney and Epic Games accounts will be able to unlock a special bonus mode aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Disney said the experience includes a special mission briefing from Hondo Ohnaka, additional secrets inside the Falcon’s cockpit and crates that crews can collect during their mission.

Loot collected aboard Smugglers Run can unlock rewards in Fortnite, including a new Forsworn Trooper outfit and credits that can be used to purchase and upgrade gear. Disney also said progression within the game can help players’ scores when they return to the physical attraction.

The connection accompanies Smuggler’s Gambit, a new Star Wars Creative island in Fortnite developed by Disney’s internal games team in collaboration with Lucasfilm. The experience introduces a new planet in the Star Wars galaxy and allows players to take on quests, participate in cooperative missions and battle pirates, Imperial remnants and dangerous wildlife.

Disney described the project as an early example of something considerably larger: connecting experiences guests have inside its theme parks with the virtual experiences they continue at home.

How to activate the Fortnite mission on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

1. Log in to the Disney parks app. Use the My Disney Experience app at Walt Disney World or the Disneyland app in California.
2. Enter the Smugglers Run queue. Once you are waiting for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, look for the option to accept the special Smuggler’s Gambit mission in the app.
3. Accept the mission. This activates the additional Smugglers Run experience, including a special Hondo briefing and added elements aboard the Falcon.
4. Link your MyDisney and Epic Games accounts for Fortnite rewards. Eligible guests who connect the two accounts can carry rewards earned during the attraction into Fortnite.
5. Complete your mission aboard the Millennium Falcon. Collect crates during the experience, which can translate into rewards such as the Forsworn Trooper outfit and credits for use in Smuggler’s Gambit.
6. Continue the adventure in Fortnite. After leaving Galaxy’s Edge, launch Smuggler’s Gambit in Fortnite to access eligible rewards and continue progressing through the Star Wars experience.

Galaxy’s Edge continues to evolve

That idea reaches back to the development of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge itself. Imagineers said during the D23 presentation that the team has wanted to connect stories experienced inside the parks with adventures at home since the land was being developed around 2014.

Galaxy’s Edge has steadily changed since opening in 2019. Its original interactive elements included the Star Wars: Datapad within the Play Disney Parks app, which allows guests to interact with elements throughout Batuu. More recently, Disney expanded the characters and eras represented in the land and substantially updated Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.

In May 2026, the attraction debuted its new “The Mandalorian and Grogu” adventure, adding multiple destinations, greater control over where crews travel and new gameplay for individual positions aboard the Falcon.

The Fortnite connection takes that interactivity outside the boundaries of Galaxy’s Edge, allowing progress and rewards to carry between a physical Disney attraction and an at-home Star Wars experience.

Disney called it a “full circle physical-to-digital connection” and teased that it represents an early look at bigger plans for the future.

Fortnite is also headed to Universal

Disney is not the only major theme park operator bringing Fortnite into a physical park experience.

This fall, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood will debut Fortnitemares at Halloween Horror Nights. The scare zone brings Fortnite’s Halloween event into the real world with Freaky Fields, the Battle Bus, familiar characters and creations developed specifically for Halloween Horror Nights.

The approaches are notably different. Universal is translating Fortnite into a physical environment guests can walk through, while Disney is using Fortnite to create a two-way connection between a video game and an existing theme park attraction.

Seven years after guests first stepped onto Batuu, Disney is beginning to connect what happens aboard the Millennium Falcon with a Star Wars adventure that can continue after they leave the park.