Heroes of the Halcyon

Our episode from two weeks ago regarding a Galactic Starcruiser Cinematic Universe inspired us to think about who we would cast in a motion picture version of our voyage aboard the Halcyon's 275th Anniversary Cruise.  Now, of course, our first choices would be the actors we've already seen in these roles so to make things interesting, we decided we could only cast current screen actresse...

We sat down with Carrie Coaplen, Ben Daughtrey, and Carly Kocurek, three members of the crew working on "Halcyon Daze" a full-fledged real deal documentary about the Galactic Starcruiser! We chatted about what inspired them to explore this voyage and what made them want to dig in to learn all that they could and share it in a documentary film about the experience. Halcyon Daze Website Lo...

Picture this - the Galactic Starcruiser experience is a movie. Let's say it's like 'The Avengers' where characters we've grown to love and enjoy all come together in a combined amazing story. If that is the case, what would the standalone movies be that introduce us to these characters? That's what we explore here today in a fun little alternate universe of dramatic,...

This is the second part of an incredible conversation with Mikhael Tara Garver. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, go back and give it a listen!!! Mikhael is currently Head of Immersive Entertainment for Culture House Media but from July 2021 to March 2022, she served as the Director of Immersive Experience for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World. In this role, she helped...

This is the first part of an incredible conversation with Mikhael Tara Garver. Mikhael is currently Head of Immersive Entertainment for Culture House Media but from July 2021 to March 2022, she served as the Director of Immersive Experience for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World. In this role, she helped write the show, choreographed galactic superstar Gaya, and trained & dir...

For the final HOTH episode of 2023, we sat down with  Star Wars/lightsaber/science fiction/horror superfan Carly King to chat about her times on the Galactic Starcruiser and a wide number of other fun subjects. Her love of sci-fi nerdery is infectious and we had a great time chatting with her! Carly King's YouTube channel Carly King in Instagram Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music...

We chatted with voiceover actor Christina Nicholls to hear about her experiences aboard the Lady H. Christina was lucky enough to have two voyages on the Galactic Starcruiser, both during its last month of operation (Sept 2023). We chatted with her about her experience voicing Knights of the Old Republic's Bastila Shan in recent animated productions and what the Halcyon & the Galactic Sta...

Our guests this week were Tom, Brad, and Evan from the Jedi Talk podcast. The boys from Jedi Talk are famous for many things - irreverent Star Wars banter, fun guests, and inside jokes - but soon, they will also be famous for "Halcyon: The Legacy Continues", the first of what we hope will be many interactive in-park Halcyon themed narrative gatherings. We chatted with them about their pl...

What a treat this episode was to make! We were joined by Jeremiah Good of LaughingPlace.com, actor Robbie Pigott, and former Walt Disney Imagineer C. McNair Wilson to discuss one of Disney's first real immersive entertainment experiences - Adventurers Club! For those who aren't aware, Disney launched several nightclubs in Pleasure Island, part of what is now Disney Springs. One of these...

This week, we spoke with travel journalist Brooke McDonald. Brooke is a freelance journalist who writes about Disney, theme parks, and Star Wars. She has covered a wide variety of travel experiences in the parks but even early on during the Halcyon's all-too-brief lifespan, it was evident that she found the experience to be uniquely amazing. Brooke's coverage of the experience was among...

With the recent celebration of both Life Day and Thanksgiving, we are once again at that magical time of year when we gather with family and friends to reflect on what we are thankful for.  As HUGE Disney Parks fans, we took the occasion in this episode to reflect on Disney attractions or lands that we're most "thankful" for and our selections, along with the reasons behind them, mi...

It all started with a mouse . . . an animatronic talking Mickey Mouse character costume, that is! Thinking about Ouannii and the recent demonstration of those adorable BD droids shown recently at Disney's Galaxy's Edge brought to mind other times that Disney has experimented with walk about creatures, droids, and animatronic marvels in the parks. We brought Mike Celestino back to chat wi...

Looking at our body of work in this podcast, we were stunned to see that we didn't really cover this topic - - what IS the Starcruiser to us? We were joined in this episode by our friend Chris! We met Chris at the first muster meetup and then were lucky enough to voyage with him on the May 4th, 2023 cruise. We also saw Chris at the second muster meetup.  Chris emailed us with an idea to dig i...

We were joined in this episode by Dr. Katalin Takacs Haynes of the Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware. Dr. Haynes’ research covers critical areas such as corporate governance, strategic decision-making, greed and corruption . . . and a whole lot of time aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser! As both a business professor & a fan of this amazing experien...

We were thrilled to be joined by composer Taylor Goodson . As a longtime Star Wars fan and member of the 501st and the Rebel Legion costuming groups, Taylor was certainly inclined to enjoy his time aboard the Halcyon. Lucky for us, he found it inspiring as well and he recently posted a beautiful piece of music that he wrote as way to express his feelings toward this magnificent experience. Doubly...

In this abbreviated episode, we chat about Martin & Kristine's recent trip to New York for Mosh Eisley and give you a sneak peek at some upcoming episodes we are working on! We'd love to have folks come on as guests for these future episodes - - have a listen and if any of these ideas sound fun, drop us a line at heroesofthehalcyon@gmail.com - - we may have you on a future episode of...

This week, we were joined by Anna & Kat. They were able to secure passage on the last voyage - for now! - of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. They shared stories of their time aboard the ship and what it meant to them to be part of this historic event. Kat's Mission Kat's Instagram Anna's Character Instagram Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discou...

The Halcyon recently went into dry dock but we were lucky enough to share one more voyage. We were also able to celebrate our love for this experience with 230 of our fellow Starcruiser superfans at Muster Meetup 2 : A Galactic Starcruiser Celebration! In this episode, we share our thoughts on the party and each of our top moments from our tour throughout the galaxy. Heroes of the Halcyon on Insta...

Disney truly knocked it out of the park when they built the world of the Halcyon. For this episode, we chatted with fantasy author Cass Morris about the ways that Disney dove into their bag of theme park magic to create the environment and help convince travelers that they are in orbit on the Star Wars adventure of their life. Cass Morris' Website Worldbuilding for Masochists The Stars Have C...

This week, we spoke with Emmy nominated Hair Designer Maria Sandoval, the Hair Department head for "The Mandalorian", "The Book of Boba Fett", and "Ahsoka". We chatted about the challenge of translating animated hair styles to live action and what she does in her role with these shows. Oh yeah  - - - and we also chatted about Maria's two voyages on the Galactic S...

We frequently jest that we approached Disney's Galactic Starcruiser as a once-in-a-lifetime experience - - - until we went. We've made room in our lives - and sold so many things - in order to go more than once. However, our guest, David Schewitz, puts even us to shame. David has been a passenger aboard the Halcyon - both with family as well as solo - nine times and will be taking his te...

The Sublight Circle Listener Roundtable is back! This week, we speak with Kim, Lexi, Mario, and newcomer Zach to discuss their plans for their upcoming voyage aboard the magnificent Lady H! Zach is joining a seasoned crew of ne'er do wells in Kim, Lexi, and "Mars" for his first voyage. We wanted to know how Zach was integrated in their crew, what they are looking forward to when the...

This episode, we spoke with Kate, a former crew member in blue that we met on our May 4th voyage. As a member of passenger services, Kate was one of the many folks who work hard to provide galactically great guest services as part of the Halcyon experience. Kate shared some stories and a look at what she enjoyed about her time aboard the Lady H. Kate's Instagram Memorial for Reid Alan Cox Men...

We were joined this episode by Shawn "Obi-Shawn" Crosby, the organizer of the annual Life Day event celebrated in Batuu West at Disneyland each year. We spoke with Shawn about the origins of Life Day from the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special and what this event means to the people who gather to celebrate each year. Life Day - Batuu and Beyond on Facebook Heroes of the Halcyon on I...

One awesome aspect of going on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser is the cool swag that many voyagers bring to trade with each other. Folks have been inspired by the voyage and each other to create a number of fun souvenirs such as 3D printer coins, cast compass stones and  . . . epoxy resin shrimp? We were joined by Patrick Radecker and Ryan Street to discuss what they have done in terms of givea...