Imagineering Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run

About this episode

This episode discusses the updates to Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run, featuring interviews with Disney Imagineers.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets and Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run (featuring The Mandalorian and Grogu) opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World on May 26, 2026. These new experiences include a heightened degree of Imagineering details, especially Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, which now combines the legacy Disney attraction with Muppet Vision 3D and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. In this episode, we discuss how Disney updated these attractions in a quick period of time and the easter eggs you won't want to miss from either attraction. Plus, I interview four Walt Disney Imagineers who worked on these experiences, including Bette Lombardi (Producer), Vanessa Huber (Project Manager), Justin DeTolla (Creative Director), and Morgan McDowell (Senior Software Project Manager). Special thanks to James from Guide2WDW for joining me on this episode. Get ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, in-depth news analysis, and premium content at patreon.com/imaginationskyway. To plan a trip, be sure to work with KMV Travel. Read Matt's Imagineering column in WDW Magazine. Imagination Skyway is a Disney Parks and Imagineering podcast. Episodes explore attraction design…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Krul

Guests: Bette Lombardi, Vanessa Huber, Justin DeTolla, Morgan McDowell

Topics covered

• Disney attractions
• Imagineering
• interviews with Imagineers
• Disney updates
• easter eggs
• Muppets
• Star Wars

Keywords

• Disney
• Imagineering
• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
• Millennium Falcon
• Muppets
• Star Wars
• easter eggs
• Walt Disney Imagineers

Sponsors

KMV Travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Guide2WDW, KMV Travel, WDW Magazine

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