Star Wars already is not holding again on Easter eggs of their subsequent film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, as its first trailer comprises a head-nod in direction of the now-defunct Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort. Situated on the Walt Disney World Resort, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was a three-day, two-night immersive expertise that ran from March 2022 to September 2023.
Whereas the Galactic Starcruiser could also be completely closed, its legacy lives on within the Star Wars franchise, as the titular cruise ship, named the Halcyon, has been without end embedded in Star Wars canon. Each Beth Revis’ novel The Princess and the Scoundrel and the comedian miniseries Halcyon Legacy discover it in depth. Now, nonetheless, it is leaping off the pages.
The Mandalorian And Grogu Consists of An Advert For The Halcyon
The primary trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu features a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it commercial for the Halcyon, mirrored in a puddle Din Djarin walks by way of simply earlier than the bar struggle. When flipped and mirrored, as identified by Twitter/X consumer @hashtag7thson, it reads “HALCYON: SEE THE GALAXY” in Aurebesh, with a picture of the ship.
It will mark the primary time the Halcyon is acknowledged on-screen in Star Wars, as temporary as its look is. That is definitely the proper method to honor the legacy of the Galactic Starcruiser, irrespective of the extent of its precise function within the film – although it is not unimaginable to think about that its function may very well be expanded upon.
The Mandalorian And Grogu Is Repaying An Easter Egg Favor
Both method, what’s clear is that The Mandalorian and Grogu is honoring what the Galactic Starcruiser did for the TV present itself, which contained a number of notable Easter eggs in direction of The Mandalorian. Within the ship’s Engineering Room, a rhydonium station contained gas from the refinery on Morak, which debuted in The Mandalorian season 2, episode 7 “Chapter 15: The Believer.”
The Halcyon additionally served a meal merchandise referred to as “Sorgan’s Stew” at its lunch buffet, which used a crayfish to signify the krill that the farmers harvested in The Mandalorian season 1, episode 4 “Chapter 4: Sanctuary.” This introduced the world of The Mandalorian to this extremely themed expertise, tying the 2 eras much more intently collectively.
It is also price noting that the Halcyon was canonically constructed by an Anzellan named Shug Drabor, and whereas Shug is not round at this level within the Star Wars timeline, Anzellans have grow to be a core a part of The Mandalorian‘s story – and they are going to be returning in The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Though the story of the Galactic Starcruiser particularly came about in the course of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Princess and the Scoundrel particulars an journey taken simply six to seven years earlier than The Mandalorian, which makes it stand to motive that The Mandalorian and Grogu‘s Easter egg might imply one thing extra for both its current or future story.
The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters Could 22, 2026.