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Is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Scary?
Not really. It is a motion simulator cockpit with screens, so it never leaves the ground, though the jostling can bring on motion sickness.
The short answer
Not really. Not really. It is a motion simulator cockpit with screens, so it never leaves the ground, though the jostling can bring on motion sickness.
The rougher hits when you crash the Falcon into something, which shake the cabin but never actually drop or launch you.
What it does to you
- Motion sickness risk
The numbers
- Height to ride
- 38 in (97 cm)
- Ride length
- About 5 minutes
- Inversions
- None
How it scares you, broken down
Scary is not one thing. These four bars are our editorial read of where the fear comes from, zero to ten.
The moment people brace for
The rougher hits when you crash the Falcon into something, which shake the cabin but never actually drop or launch you.
The fun is flying the ship badly and watching the hull take hits, not any real motion.
Is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run scary for kids?
The 38 inch gate is low and the ride is friendly for most kids, but the screens and the shaking bother riders who get carsick.
Height to ride. You must be at least 38 in (97 cm).
How to make it less scary
It never moves far and there is nothing to fall from. If motion sickness is the concern, take a gunner or engineer seat instead of pilot so you are not staring at the fast-moving flight screen.
Where it sits on the scale
Every ride below is scored on the same fear index. Yours is highlighted. Tap another to read it.
- Test Track 42
- Slinky Dog Dash 40
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 38
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run you are here 30
- Haunted Mansion 25
See the full ranked list of the scariest rides at Disney World
Questions people ask before they get in line
Is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run scary?
Not really. It is a motion simulator cockpit with screens, so it never leaves the ground, though the jostling can bring on motion sickness. The rougher hits when you crash the Falcon into something, which shake the cabin but never actually drop or launch you.
Is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run scary for kids?
The 38 inch gate is low and the ride is friendly for most kids, but the screens and the shaking bother riders who get carsick.
Does Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run go upside down?
No. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run has no inversions and never turns you upside down.
Is Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in the dark?
No, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run runs in daylight or a lit setting, so you can see what is coming.
How tall do you have to be to ride Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run?
You must be at least 38 in (97 cm) to ride Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
The four fear scores are Rope Drop News's own read of what frightens riders, never a measured stat. Every speed, height, and drop figure is a published Disney or attraction number.