The design of the Star Wars galaxy — so often marked by the distinctly used-future feel of cobbled-together freighters and ancient architecture — posed a challenge for the creators of the Halcyon starcruiser. The high-class cruise ship inside Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, now open inside Walt Disney World Resort, called for something more akin to […]
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Hands-On With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Before our sneak peek of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, TT Games’ studio head Michael Denny introduces the game as the series’ “biggest” and “best” entry yet. Thirty or so minutes later, as I watch a playable rancor tear through Coruscant’s Federal Square, sending scared citizens scurrying in every direction, I realize he’s not […]
Dispatches from the Halcyon: Food and Merchandise at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
In the halls of the Halcyon starcruiser, Padmé Amidala’s travel cloak is a popular fashion statement, swishing along as passengers enjoy the amenities of a Toniray, the teal-colored libation that hails from Leia Organa’s home planet of Alderaan, on their way to the Crown of Corellia dining room where a Taste Around the Galaxy multi-course […]
From a Certain Point of View: What Star Wars Movie Would You Pick to Introduce Someone to the Galaxy?
One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most […]
Dispatches from the Halcyon: Datapad and Activities on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Sara Thacher’s nephew was excited to help the First Order. During a test voyage of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser earlier this year, the 11 year old Star Wars fan set out to side with the antagonists, due in part to their cool costume appeal. Then he met some of the heroes of the Resistance. “And […]
Dispatches from the Halcyon: Meet the Characters Aboard Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
It’s easy to see why Ouannii, the Rodian Lumosynth player performing live music aboard the Halcyon starcruiser, and star Twi’lek songstress Gaya have already generated a following. Although the experience just launched this month, voyagers have already been seen wearing Ouannii bounds — ensembles inspired by the color palette and style of the character. And […]
5 Highlights from the Obi-Wan Kenobi Teaser Trailer
If we didn’t know we were staring into the face of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, we might have looked right past him. Since being forced into hiding after Order 66, Kenobi has been lying low, down and out on Tatooine, dealing with the trauma of the annihilation of many in the Jedi Order and losing […]
The Armorer Unmasked: Actor Emily Swallow Talks Her Return on The Book of Boba Fett
As the Armorer in The Mandalorian, Emily Swallow portrays a character on par with other great Star Wars peacekeepers, sages, teachers, and wise clan elders. Like Yoda passing on his knowledge of the Force to countless classes of younglings, the Armorer oversees the Mandalorian culture. She forges the armor to protect her covert, teaches followers […]
Dispatches from the Halcyon: The Story of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
The instant you step off the launchpod and into the grand Atrium of the Halcyon starcruiser, you know your reality has shifted. The grandeur of the space, an opulently appointed double-decker room with circular chandeliers and rounded red-velvet benches, hints at the in-world history of the ship. And while the room is central to the […]
10 Things We Loved About Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Inside the engineering room of the Halcyon starcruiser, things are getting dire. The First Order is closing in, and the newest members of the Resistance must work together to keep the ship from slipping under the regime’s control. Suddenly, amid the chaos, the towering form of Chewbacca the Wookiee emerges in the bowels of the […]