Go Inside the New Star Wars Experience on Disney Dream

by Sherri Eisenberg

Go Inside the New Star Wars Experience on Disney Dream

by Sherri Eisenberg

Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream went into dry dock this fall and came out with a host of new features. So what’s the coolest one? It’s easily the “Star Wars: Millennium Falcon” play area in the Oceaneer Club, the ship’s private club for ages 3 to 12.

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Millennium Falcon
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Drive the Millennium Falcon.

Here, you’ll find a cockpit from the Millennium Falcon, where two kids can pilot their way through the galaxy, watching as the screens change based on their movements. There are buttons all over the dashboard and around the walls to push. Hit the right combination, and you can trigger “light speed jumps” through space.

To the left of the cockpit, iPad devices are mounted to the wall and loaded with a variety of Disney’s "Star Wars"-themed apps and video games. To the right, a table and stools represent a “training area” from one of the films.

Here, you’ll find a cockpit from the Millennium Falcon, where two kids can pilot their way through the galaxy, watching as the screens change based on their movements. There are buttons all over the dashboard and around the walls to push. Hit the right combination, and you can trigger “light speed jumps” through space.

To the left of the cockpit, iPad devices are mounted to the wall and loaded with a variety of Disney’s "Star Wars"-themed apps and video games. To the right, a table and stools represent a “training area” from one of the films.

Say hi to R2D2
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Hang with R2-D2.

Across from the cockpit, you’ll find R2-D2, hidden away behind a tube — but a great photo op nonetheless for little ones. Touch the right combination of buttons in the Millennium Falcon area, and you can cause R2-D2 to come to life, lighting up and making the signature sounds any fan will recognize right away.

Across from the cockpit, you’ll find R2-D2, hidden away behind a tube — but a great photo op nonetheless for little ones. Touch the right combination of buttons in the Millennium Falcon area, and you can cause R2-D2 to come to life, lighting up and making the signature sounds any fan will recognize right away.

Kids can make boxes levitate
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Use the force.

There are lots of different stations where kids can try out their new skills. They may even succeed in engaging the storage boxes so that they come to life, gently elevating off the ground.

On the other side of that wall, you’ll find a recreation of the spot in which Han Solo and Princess Leia had their first kiss, in the Millennium Falcon during "Empire Strikes Back." (Would anyone under the age of 12 recognize this wall? Probably not, but once you’re told, the scene comes flooding back to you if you’ve seen the movie.)

There are lots of different stations where kids can try out their new skills. They may even succeed in engaging the storage boxes so that they come to life, gently elevating off the ground.

On the other side of that wall, you’ll find a recreation of the spot in which Han Solo and Princess Leia had their first kiss, in the Millennium Falcon during "Empire Strikes Back." (Would anyone under the age of 12 recognize this wall? Probably not, but once you’re told, the scene comes flooding back to you if you’ve seen the movie.)

"Star Wars" Kids Club
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Do fun "Star Wars" activities.

The Oceaneer Club also hosts "Star Wars"-themed crafts and activities, as well as a Jedi Training Academy, where kids can learn lightsaber moves and test their skills against Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers.

The Oceaneer Club also hosts "Star Wars"-themed crafts and activities, as well as a Jedi Training Academy, where kids can learn lightsaber moves and test their skills against Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers.

Jedi Training
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No grown-ups allowed

No, grown-ups aren’t allowed to play in the Oceaneer Club. So, for adults who want to take a moment at the helm of the cockpit, we suggest looking up the limited “open house” hours as soon as you board. They’re designed for parents to check out the space with kids and get them acclimated there, but you can also use them to get a photo op by R2-D2 — or to recreate Han and Leia’s kiss, if you’re willing to face the scorn and ridicule of the littlest cruisers.

No, grown-ups aren’t allowed to play in the Oceaneer Club. So, for adults who want to take a moment at the helm of the cockpit, we suggest looking up the limited “open house” hours as soon as you board. They’re designed for parents to check out the space with kids and get them acclimated there, but you can also use them to get a photo op by R2-D2 — or to recreate Han and Leia’s kiss, if you’re willing to face the scorn and ridicule of the littlest cruisers.

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