Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run Full Ride-Through & Queue from Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Joe Darthmaz brings you a full ride-through of the Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run attraction at Galaxy's Edge from Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando. Portions of the exterior and interior queue are featured as well.

Much has been said and written about the quality of this attraction since it debuted at Galaxy's Edge in Disney Parks on both coasts. Some of the more negative comments were along the lines of...

"It is just a simulator ride..."

"It's a modern Star Tours..."

"We waited for years, for this?!'

A case can be made for all of the above comments. However, as a lifelong Star Wars fan, who struggles to not get dragged down by today's constant search for what is wrong with everything and everyone, every minute of every day, I really enjoyed it immensely. And that was after waiting almost ninety minutes.

Walking into that section of Galaxy's Edge and being faced with (what I can only imagine is) a life-sized Millennium Falcon was almost enough for me. Getting to experience a recreation of the interior of the ship, only made me happier. The fact that the ride was enjoyable sealed the deal. 

Would I have preferred that the entire land be set in the time of the original trilogy? Yes. However, the addition of Hondo, one the best characters to come out of the Clone Wars animated series, was a phenomenal move. Hondo is your guide and "employer" on your Smuggler's Run journey. Having just the right blend of charm, humor, and sliminess, Honda fills the role very nicely.

So, sit back, relax, and enjoy a journey aboard the most loveable piece of junk in the galaxy, courtesy of Joe Darthmaz. Afterward, you can decide if you agree with some of the attraction's detractors or those like me, who are thrilled to have an attraction like this to enjoy.

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Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Full Ride-Through Video

This time around, Joe Darthmaz brings you a full ride-through of one of the most beloved Magic Kingdom attractions of hardcore Walt Disney World fans, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. The PeopleMover is an imaginative creation of Walt Disney himself, intended originally as a short distance conveyance system for citizens of his never-realized Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT.) No not the theme park...the community of the future that Walt envisioned building as part of the massive plot of land that is now known as Walt Disney World.

Walt dreamed of revolutionizing urban living in America by creating a utopian community where folks could live and work in a reality made better by the technology and innovativeness of American industry and ingenuity. The WEDway PeopleMover, an early name of the more practical invention that eventually became ride technology, would move citizens across short distances in his community, without the need for cars. This innovative approach was environmentally friendly, in a time when not many were concerned about such things. It would reduce the use of gas-fired combustion engine cars, reducing traffic and harmful emissions simultaneously.

Sadly, Walt's death in 1966 put an end to the dream of EPCOT as an actual community. However, the PeopleMover technology was marketed to municipalities and industries around the US and there are a few instances of its use in practical non-theme park locations. In 1975, the PeopleMover was added to Tomorrowland as part of a rejuvenation of the somewhat lackluster Magic Kingdom land.

The PeopleMover takes guests on a leisurely yet brisk sightseeing trip through Tomorrowland from an elevated trackway that winds through the land and even into some of its classic buildings, with accompanying narration pointing out the highlights of the tour. Powered completely by linear induction motors (using electromagnets to propel the ride vehicles,) the PeopleMover is still somewhat futuristic...at least in America where we don't use superconductor tech for trains.

The ride-through version we present also provides a look at the construction of the Tron Light Cycle Run coaster (as of late July 2021) scheduled to open in 2022 at Walt Disney World.

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Boo to You Parade from Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2014 from M...

So many things have been taken away at the Disney Parks lately that looking to the past is more comforting and enjoyable than ever. With that in mind, Joe Darthmaz brings you a full version of the “Boo to You” Halloween parade from the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party event which was held on select nights from late August through Halloween night at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom until the COVID-cursed 2020.

This event was a fairly reasonably priced hard-ticketed event that was held after hours at the Magic Kingdom, which allowed you to enjoy reduced crowd levels, a special Halloween themed castle stage show and parade (brought to you here in its entirety from the 2014 version of the party,) and trick or treat trails from which you could collect all the candy that you could carry during the event in your specially themed treat bag, also provided as part of the price of admission. This party, which also featured Halloween themed deserts and merchandise for purchase, was replaced this year (2021) by the scaled-down, exorbitantly priced and poorly received “Disney After Hours Boo Bash.”

Copyrights on the parade music prohibit us from providing the original audio. However, we have augmented the video with a delightful track entitled “Spooky Ride,” (see credit on the YouTube watch page) which adds a playful and slightly creepy soundtrack, very much in the same spirit of the songs that were originally featured in this phenomenal parade.

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Disney Princess Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom

Since Walt Disney World re-opened from the pandemic closure, parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled down mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These cavalcades have been unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds in an attempt to provide social distancing. Over the past few weeks, Joe Darthmaz has been bringing you videos of some of these cavalcades, filmed during our recent trip Walt Disney World.

Today's video is the Disney Princess Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom, which features Merida on horseback, Belle, and Tiana, as well as Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Elena, Mulan, Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother, and Rapunzel all on the classic glass castle float.

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Pooh & Friends Cavalcade at Magic Kingdom

Since Walt Disney World re-opened from the pandemic closure, parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled down mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These cavalcades have been unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds in an attempt to provide social distancing. Over the next few weeks, Joe Darthmaz will be bringing you videos of some of these cavalcades, filmed during our recent trip Walt Disney World. 

Today's video is the Pooh & Friends Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom, which features Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger bringing up the rear. 

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Pixar Character Cavalcade from Disney's Hollywood Studios from Joe Darthmaz on YouTube

Since Walt Disney World re-opened in 2020 from the pandemic closure, parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled down mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These cavalcades were initially unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds in an attempt to promote social distancing. While they are not a legitimate replacement for a proper Disney parade, the cavalcades are a nice impromptu piece of character entertainment that can sneak up on you during your park day.

Today, Joe Darthmaz bringing you the second of the cavalcade videos, filmed during our recent trip to Walt Disney World. This video features the Pixar Character Cavalcade from Disney's Hollywood Studios, starring Mr. & Mrs. Incredible, Edna Mode, Sully, Woody, the drumming Green Army Men, and Buzz Lightyear.

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Mickey & Friends Character Cavalcade from Magic Kingdom

Since Walt Disney World re-opened in 2020 from the pandemic closure, parades have sadly been absent from the parks. They were replaced with scaled down single float mini-parades that Disney named "character cavalcades." These cavalcades were unscheduled so as to avoid the gathering of large crowds during attempts at social distancing. While they are not a legitimate replacement for a proper Disney parade, the cavalcades are a nice impromptu piece of character entertainment that sneak up on you during your park day.

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Alien Swirling Saucers Full Ride-Through POV - Check it Out at Joe Darthmaz on YouTube

It's that other ride in Toy Story Land...Yes, Alien Swirling Saucers. It's basically the Mad Tea Party without the ability to spin your ride vehicle to the point where you want to throw up not only what you ate that day, but everything you have ever eaten since birth.

Aliens Swirling Saucers may be more geared for the younger crowd, but is good harmless fun for all. If you remember the old "Whip" ride that was at your local amusement park or traveling fair/feast, or if you are old enough to remember when a mobile version of the ride would visit your neighborhood transported at the back of a truck (a very city-thing,) and this elicits fond memories, then you will love Alien Swirling Saucers. If you don't remember any of that, you can still enjoy it. However, you will enjoy it muuuuch less if you wait longer than 20-30 minutes, since it is basically an off-the-shelf carnival ride which lasts about ninety seconds, with some Disney theming.

Still, this attraction can be a fun little break from all the E-ticket attractions at Hollywood Studios on your way to/from the non-tunneled entrance/exit to/from Galaxy's Edge. The massive and towering Buzz Lightyear near the entrance helps to sell the idea that you have been shrunken to the size of one of Andy's toys and provides for great photo opportunities.

So if it has a reasonable wait time and you are in the mood for some youthful and memory-inducing fun, check out Alien Swirling Saucers. BUT FOR NOW, check out our full video ride-through, here at Joe Darthmaz.

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Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor Pre-Show Video: See it at JoeDarthmaz on YouTube

Walt Disney World is unique in that uber fans embrace all elements of the experience that make being in the parks so special. Some call it the "Disney Bubble," an otherworldly feeling of leaving the mundane and worry-filled world behind and entering a place where life is a little simpler, a little happier, a little more...magical.

In that spirit, Joe Darthmaz brings you a first on the channel, a pre-show, specifically the pre-show for the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor attraction. The attraction itself, while sometimes the subject of debate in terms of its merit and worth, is a truly unique theme park experience. Borrowing on the technology and interactive nature of the Turtle Talk with Crush attraction, it expands the Monsters Inc. universe by introducing new characters, years before the second film Monsters University did the same on film. It is cute, fun, and a nice complement to the Monsters films. 

Photography is normally prohibited in the attraction, so here we bring you the pre-show to whet your appetite for the real deal and bring you closer to the magic, if it will be some time until your next (or first) visit to the Vacation Kingdom.

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Disney Did You Know? Hidden Secrets of Walt Disney World 1: Mr Toad's Hidden Tribute at The Haunted Mansion

Check out Joe Darthmaz's YouTube channel at 3:00pm today for the premier of a new series called "Disney Did You Know? Hidden Secrets of Walt Disney World." 

The first episode explores the hidden tribute to the closed attraction, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at The Haunted Mansion. Share it with your Disney fan friends and subscribe to the channel today! Thanks.

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Retro Walt Disney World - Body Wars Full Ride (1996) on Joe Darthmaz YouTube Channel

Check out a new Retro Disney World video from Joe Darthmaz premiering Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 8:00 pm EST. 

Joe Darthmaz brings you another Retro Walt Disney World attraction full ride-through video. 

Body Wars was a motion simulator attraction that was featured in the Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World. The attraction opened on October 19, 1989 and would take riders on a fantastical mission by the fictional Miniaturized Exploration Technologies (MET) corporation. 

The attraction’s story was that these brave souls were shrunken down to a cellular level to observe the process of white blood cells attacking a splinter inside the body of a human volunteer. The attraction utilized the Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator (ATLAS) motion simulator technology, which was first used in the original Star Tours attraction at Disneyland. This attraction’s concept is similar to that of an early Disneyland attraction called “Adventure Thru Inner Space,” in which riders are also meant to believe that they were being shrunken down to a sub-atomic level of existence during their ride journey. 

Body Wars ceased operation, along with all other elements of the Wonders of Life pavilion on January 1, 2007. However, you can still enjoy it here, on our channel.

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Retro Disney Attraction Video - The Legend of the Lion King Show (1996) from Walt Disney ...

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Did the Public "Get" Frozen," One of Disney's Most Influential Films?

Check out Joe Darthmaz on YouTube for a video about how Frozen was one of Disney's most influential films and how the audience may not have even realized it. Watch Did the Public "Get" Frozen? at Joe Darthmaz on YouTube.

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4K Ride-Through Video of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World

Today's darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette is a full POV ride-through of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train family coaster in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Check it out by clicking on this link (Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in 4K at Joe Darthmaz on YouTube) or by visiting our YouTube channel JoeDarthmaz.

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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Walt Disney World
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Slinky Dog Dash Full POV Ride-Through - darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette

Today's darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette is a full POV ride-through of the Slinky Dog Dash coaster at new Toy Story Land in Disney's Hollywood Studios. Check it out by clicking on this link (Slinky Dog Dash POV Ride-through) or by visiting our YouTube channel Joe Darthmaz .

 

Slinky Dog Dash at Disney's Hollywood Studios
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darthmaz314 Disney Snapshot of the Day: The Floating Mountain Waterfall at Pandora: The World of Avatar in Disney's Animal Kingdom

Today's darthmaz314 Disney Snapshot of the Day is of the floating mountain waterfall at Pandora: The World of Avatar in Disney's Animal Kingdom. In the past, there were those who complained that Animal Kingdom was a half day park and skipped it during their Disney trips. I personally never agreed with this mindset and always made sure to plan for at least one visit to Animal Kingdom during my stay at Walt Disney World. The addition of Pandora makes Animal Kingdom an absolute "must do."


Floating Mountain Waterfall from Pandora: The World of
Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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For those who will respond with, "I am not a fan of Avatar" or "I haven't even seen the movie," I will assure you that you do not need to know anything about Avatar to enjoy this land. It is completely immersive, beautiful at both day and night (be sure to see it during both,) and home to what I think is the best attraction in all of Walt Disney World at the time of this writing, Flight of Passage.

Impossible to describe in words, this attraction has to be experienced to be fully appreciated. In brief, it is a motion simulator, during which you are seated in a motorcycle style seat and required to wear special glasses. A breathtaking CGI film is projected on an enormous screen in front of you and the motion of the seat you are sitting in is coordinated and synced with the point of view of the film. Additional effects such as wind, scents, and even a bit of water are also added, resulting in an experience that truly makes you feel as if you are transported into the world of Pandora, riding upon the mythical banshee creatures which inhabit the planet.

Floating Mountain Waterfall from Pandora: The World of
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For those who don't like roller coaster-type thrill rides, this should be right up your alley. Those who don't like motion simulators, this may not be for you. Aside from that, put it on your list of "must do's" and be sure to obtain a FastPass way in advance, since wait times can still exceed 90 minutes, even though it has been open over a year and a half.



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darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette: Under the Sea: Voyage of the Little Mermaid

Today's darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette is Under the Sea: Voyage of the Little Mermaid from Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. One the attractions added with the addition of "New" Fantasyland in 2014, this is a classic Disney dark ride that takes you through an abbreviated version of the story of Disney's The Little Mermaid. Check it out next time you are at Walt Disney World...or right now at our YouTube channel Joe Darthmaz by clicking the link.



Under the Sea: Voyage of the Little Mermaid
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darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette: March of the First Order from Disney's Hollywood Studios

Today's darthmaz314 Walt Disney World Video Featurette is The March of the First Order from Disney's Hollywood Studios. This short stage show takes place multiple times during the day in front of the park's iconic Chinese Theatre. Check it out next time you are at Walt Disney World...or right now at our YouTube channel Joe Darthmaz.

 
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