Star Tours - The Adventures Continue vs Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run share Disneyland Park, but they fill different roles in a touring plan. Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is an immersive simulator; Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is an immersive simulator. This comparison focuses on the choice guests actually face: intensity, audience fit, queue value and where each belongs in the day.
Quick verdict
Choose Star Tours - The Adventures Continue for fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise. Choose Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run for fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise. Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is the more time-sensitive queue priority because its combination of demand and ride type is less forgiving.
Star Tours - The Adventures ContinueDisneyland ParkStar Tours - The Adventures Continue is an immersive simulator at Disneyland Park. It is strongest for fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise. Its central tradeoff: Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.Wait times and best time to ride →
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers RunDisneyland ParkMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is an immersive simulator at Disneyland Park. It is strongest for fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise. Its central tradeoff: Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.Wait times and best time to ride →
Side by side
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Location
Disneyland Park
Disneyland Park
Experience
an immersive simulator
an immersive simulator
Intensity
Moderate to high: screen-based motion and sensory effects (database thrill rating: 4/5)
Moderate to high: screen-based motion and sensory effects (database thrill rating: 4/5)
Height requirement
40 in (102 cm) or taller
38 in (97 cm) or taller
Best for
fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise
fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise
Main caution
Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.
Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.
Typical wait signal
Extreme Demand (60+ mins)
Often moderate, but day-of demand varies
Choose Star Tours - The Adventures Continue if…
✓Your group wants an immersive simulator
✓This audience fits your party: fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise
✓You are comfortable with this tradeoff: Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.
Choose Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run if…
✓Your group wants an immersive simulator
✓This audience fits your party: fans of immersive media attractions and the featured franchise
✓You are comfortable with this tradeoff: Screen motion can be more challenging than the ride vehicle's physical movement suggests.
How the experiences actually differ
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue delivers an immersive simulator, with an intensity profile of “Moderate to high: screen-based motion and sensory effects (database thrill rating: 4/5).” Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run instead delivers an immersive simulator, with “Moderate to high: screen-based motion and sensory effects (database thrill rating: 4/5).” That difference is more important than a single average-wait number: a short wait is not a bargain if the ride's motion, soak level or format does not suit the people in your party.
How to fit each into your day
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is the more time-sensitive queue priority because its combination of demand and ride type is less forgiving. For Star Tours - The Adventures Continue: Ride before a large meal and use a wait alert if its queue builds faster than nearby physical rides. For Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: Ride before a large meal and use a wait alert if its queue builds faster than nearby physical rides. Do not lock both into fixed times unless they are true must-dos; monitoring both waits gives you room to take whichever reaches a favorable window first.
Can you realistically do both?
Yes. Both are in Disneyland Park, so doing both is realistic without changing parks. The efficient approach is to protect the less flexible queue first and treat the other as a live-wait decision. If your group splits on intensity, use Rider Switch or a nearby lower-intensity experience where available rather than forcing everyone into the same choice.
Final recommendationStar Tours - The Adventures Continue is the better use of time when your party wants an immersive simulator. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run wins when the group instead wants an immersive simulator. Protect Star Tours - The Adventures Continue first, then use a wait drop for the other.
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Which is better, Star Tours - The Adventures Continue or Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run?
Choose Star Tours - The Adventures Continue if you want an immersive simulator and are planning around Disneyland Park. Choose Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run if an immersive simulator is the better fit and Disneyland Park is in your itinerary. “Better” depends primarily on motion tolerance, audience fit and park logistics.
Which should I prioritize first?
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is the more time-sensitive queue priority because its combination of demand and ride type is less forgiving. Recheck the live wait on your actual visit because operations, weather and downtime can outweigh historical patterns.
Can I experience Star Tours - The Adventures Continue and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in one day?
Yes. Both are in Disneyland Park, so doing both is realistic without changing parks. The efficient approach is to protect the less flexible queue first and treat the other as a live-wait decision. If your group splits on intensity, use Rider Switch or a nearby lower-intensity experience where available rather than forcing everyone into the same choice.
Which is better for motion-sensitive guests?
Compare the formats before the thrill labels. Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is an immersive simulator; Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is an immersive simulator. The safer choice is the one whose specific motion—not merely its speed—matches the guest's tolerance.
