Heroes of the Halcyon

We've chatted about the concept of LARP drop before but we've never explored what leads up to that drop . . . until now! We were joined by Dr. Lisa Moses, a clinical psychologist, who taught us a little bit about how our experiences aboard the Halcyon affect us at a deeper level than we might be aware of. It turns out that Disney magic sprinkled with immersive story telling pixie dust ca...

This week, we spoke with John & Bridget from the Board Game Cantina YouTube channel. John & Bridget's channel centers on playing Star Wars boardgames and making Star Wars themed cocktails. They have one episode online now and will soon have additional episodes available. They had a fabulous time onboard the Halcyon recently and shared stories of their trip. We also chatted about curre...

Note: There was an audio issue with the original version of this file that has been fixed. We were honored to be accepted to present a panel on Galaxy's Edge & Galactic Starcruiser at this year's San Diego Comic-Con with our friend Nick Tierce!  The panel was recorded live in front of a standing room only crowd of about 500 folks. It was a ton of fun and we're excited to present...

We were joined this episode by two of our favorite YouTubers, Peter & Kitra from Ordinary Adventures. As you'll hear, the very first video we watched about Galactic Starcruiser was their video about the press tour they took in late February 2022. We didn't watch the whole video - - just the very beginning when Kitra meets Ouanni - - and because we trusted them completely, we knew fro...

We welcome Cal & Sean to wrap up our storyline spotlights and to chat about what happens in the midst of the Halcyon voyage with Sandro & Ouannii.  This storyline is loved by all who meet these characters and share their story over the course of the trip. Spoilers abound in this episode so consider yourself warned! Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse&quo...

Despite what those creepy space zombies say in that other sci-fi property, resistance is NOT futile. In fact, it is a ton of fun!! We were joined by Derek from Rope Drop Radio, Tyler, and TR to discuss hanging with Captain Keevan, Lenka, Sammie, and . . . Carl? Spoilers abound here so tread lightly if you're still planning your first voyage! Rope Drop Radio Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram...

This week, we spoke with Tom (one of the co-hosts of the Jedi Talk podcast ), Max, and Jason about a storyline aboard the Halcyon that is near and dear to all of us - the Saja. We go spoiler heavy early and often so as with our other Storyline spotlights, you may  want to skip this if you don't want to be spoiled. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse")...

This week, we chatted with Brian, Kat, and Bridget about one of the most unique stories aboard the Halcyon. The Scoundrel storyline is very special to all of us and it is due to the amazing characters of Raithe Kole & Gaya. Join us as we cover the ins and outs of this Starcruiser storyline. Mike won't ruin this one. Who's Mike, you might ask?? You'll have to listen! Spoilers abo...

<bzzt> Attention. The following transmission is mandatory listening for all First Order initiates, trainees, and adherents of our Supreme Leader. Please join your regular hosts and their guests for this episode - Amy, Ben, Emily, Jess, and Naomi - as they discuss the various exploits, tales, and general discussions of the glorious Lt. Harman Croy and The First Order as they bravely face Resi...

We are joined in this episode by La'beth , a former cast member at WDW who was one of our favorite chemists in the Sublight Lounge! La'beth shares some stories of her time on the Halcyon, how she learned about this opportunity, and the fun she had slinging drinks and enjoying her time aboard the ship.  Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse") by Yell...

When we heard about Disney's decision to cease operations for the Halcyon as of the end of September, we all felt a fair amount of emotions that we may not have been entirely prepared for. Our friend, cosplay and LARP expert Jen Catania , reached out when she heard the news to offer her insights into processing the end of a journey like this. We've had Jen on before to discuss the concep...

This week, we speak with Mark and Alex, two listeners who found creative inspiration after their first voyage aboard the Halycon. This inspiration led them both to put in dozens of hours into working on ways to express their characters and tell their own stories both before the journey and aboard the ship in subsequent voyages. We also discuss why Martin and Kristine were inspired to create more o...

This is the second and final part of our interviews of recent passengers aboard the May the Fourth voyage.  Today, we're talking with Cece, Chris, and Nate. We were able to hang out with all three of these fine Starcruiser superfans starting at the pre-voyage muster meetup and then again throughout the voyage aboard the grand Lady H.  We also chatted about a few of our favorite memories from...

The fantastic May the Fourth voyage is in the rear view mirror now. <Sniff> As we said last week, we had many stories to tell from some of the experiences we had or that we witnessed or that we heard about. When we sat down to start planning this episode last week, we realized that the only thing better than telling these stories would be to have our fellow voyagers who had these moments tel...

Welcome to Season Three, fellow travelers!! Last week, we were lucky enough to join the May the Fourth 2023 Galactic Starcruiser voyage. We had an amazing time and were pumped to come tell you all about it when we realized that it would be way more fun to hear about it from a group of fellow voyagers. However, due to scheduling challenges caused by the unfortunate reality of real life - - versus s...

As this episode releases on May 5th, the heroes will be disembarking from May The Fourth 2023 voyage on the Halcyon. As a result, we're releasing a classic episode from our archives about an appropriate topic - LARP "drop". This term refers to the post-voyage withdrawal that several people report feeling with they leave their Galactic Starcruiser voyage.  There can be little questio...

It's here! Next week, we'll be joining dozens of other Starcruiser Superfans for the May 3-5 voyage of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. Sara & Steven from the Princess & Scoundrel YouTube channel planned and promoted this upcoming voyage with Dan Florez of the Dan-O YouTube Channel via their very popular Facebook groups. They sat down with us to chat about their plans - - - or...

This week, we spoke with Gabi Fleury & Patrick Radecker about some fun "extracurricular" activities that they are planning for their fellow voyagers on the upcoming May 3rd, 2023 voyage of the Halcyon. Both Patrick and Gabi have some really fun "extras" that they have been working on for the last several months as a way to enhance the already amazing adventures that folks c...

What would a cruise in the Star Wars universe be without a little sabacc? In this episode, we sat down with Stephen and Jeremy of the Outer Rim Sabacc League Facebook group. This group of nearly 2000 members enjoys all things sabacc and have come together over this fun game pulled straight from the page and silver screen. It is no gamble to listen to this episode, we assure you! There is a spoiler...

We were lucky enough to spend a recent day at Disneyland with Mars Suhardi of the CornerInCoruscant Etsy Shop and ThatCornerInCoruscant on Instagram . Mars has a black belt in Disney bounding and he shared some of his recent experiences with us. Mars also recently blew our mind with an amazing idea on how to add interactive elements to Batuu. We chatted about all of this and more in the super fun...

We spoke with soon-to-be first-time Halcyon voyager Ryan Street, the owner of the iamGEEK Etsy shop specializing in unique kyber crystals. The kyber crystals that Ryan sells work great in the lightsabers that can be crafted at Savi's Workshop on Batuu. He also sells a wide variety of other merchandise. Ryan is also one of the co-hosts of the long running iamGEEK podcast . Ryan had sent us som...

This week, due to the necessities of life in general, we were not able to record an entire new episode. Instead, we are dipping into the archives to replay a couple of our favorite interviews about what is like "behind the scenes" of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. The  first interview is with Mike Ehmcke of Wookie Radio. Mike has worked as an AV technician in Entertainment for the w...

What a trip around the sun THIS year has been!!! We stepped off our first voyage on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser one year ago on 3/17/22. In this episode, we talk about the decision to go on that first voyage and our intial chats about starting the podcast. We also chat about our upcoming meetup, our characters for voyage 3, and about Disney's recent announcement to switch to 2 cruises...

We had a fabulous conversation with Phil from HE Creative. Phil has achieved a bit of a fame on Instagram - 98000 followers! - for their unique retro & music inspired art & illustrations. We were able to chat with Phil about their inspiration, their love of Star Wars, and how the Halcyon was special for them. As always, no spoilers until the very end when we have a spoiler section with pro...

We were thrilled to have Justin & Naomi Sonfield join us for this episode. Justin is the Legion Commanding Officer (President) of the world famous 501st Legion international Star Wars costuming organization. His wife Naomi is a travel advisor with Magic Family Getaways . Justin chatted with us about 501st Legion and how his love of costuming, cosplay, and Star Wars culminated in his joining th...