Heroes of the Halcyon

We went with an All-Star crew for this episode! We spoke with a team of folks who have recently returned from their second voyages aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. We wanted to find out what they thought of their second voyage - did it hold up  to their first trip? What was different? Would they recommend it to others? As always, no spoilers throughout until the end and we include plenty...

This episode, we spoke with Paul & TJ Marino. Paul is a renowned Star Wars tattoo artist and TJ is an artist with a lightsaber . They recently spent their honeymoon aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser and they sat down to tell us about their memorable voyage. Paul Marino Instagram TJ Marino Instagram Epic Sci-Fi Trailer | Eternals by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted...

In this spoiler-heavy episode, we walk through all of the elements that could make up a perfect voyage...or at least all of the elements that we know of! It is - by definition of course - impossible to have a perfect voyage. There are too many elements that overlap or coincide or flat out are incompatible with one another. However, there are also so many ways that the voyage can go spectacularly w...

For this episode, we were joined by Gabi Fleury, an experienced cosplayer and costume designer who chatted with us about how costuming can be used to tell stories about the character you are choosing to be for your voyage on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. We chatted about ideas for creating characters aimed at certain paths and how to frugally build a look. There are no spoilers in this episo...

We dive in headfirst to both of Marvel's theme park adjacent comic book series - "The Halcyon Legacy" & "Galaxy's Edge" and share the details about each of them. Full spoilers abound for each series although nothing about the Galactic Starcruiser voyage is spoiled. We're joined in our discussion by  Mike Celestino, the lead Southern California reporter and ed...

Ah - corporate synergy. At the opening of both Galaxy's Edge & the Galactic Starcruiser experience, Disney & Marvel released comic book series that wove both familiar and new characters into the lore around each.  These comic books series enhance your Galactic Starcruiser voyage by helping to fill in pieces of the canonical lore about our favorite ship and location in that galaxy far,...

It's the January Sublight Circle! This month, we're joined by Mike, Kim, Lexi, and Mars. We had fun chatting about how to convince folks who are "on the fence" about going on the voyage and learned more about the "Spirits of Adventure" cocktail/beverage  experience that passengers can sign up for aboard the Halycon. We keep the episode spoiler free for the first 55 mi...

You can't escape it - a trip aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser is a big investment. This week, we take a look at a somewhat comparable trip to Disney's Hollywood Studios - the same time frame, comparable meals and lodging -  and look at the difference in cost between the two experiences. Is the Galactic Starcruiser worth the cost and if so, why? We also discuss our brand new Patr...

There's a world of stories out there that you're probably not aware of. It is a world where characters that you know from fiction are having adventures just on the other side of what you're used to. In this world, stories continue past the edge of the page or the end of the movie and characters find new lives beyond what they are confined to in their original works. This - of course...

We put on our Nostradamus hats and look to the hazy future to see what we think is ahead in 2023 for Disney's Galactic Starcruiser.  We also talk about our planned meetup in Orlando prior to our May 3rd voyage and discuss some surveys that Disney has sent to passengers who recently took their voyages on the Halcyon. There is a minor spoiler toward the end - really very very minor - and we do...

Here's a fun fact. A group of 'Heroes of the Halcyon' listeners is referred to as a 'haul' . . . and boy do we have a haul of HOTH heads for this excellent Sublight Circle episode! We brought on several of our new besties to chat about Disney's Galactic Starcruiser and it was super fun. These Sublight Circle episodes are literally like sitting around the fire . . . we...

There can be little question - especially for folks who have been passengers onboard the Halcyon - that Disney's Galactic Starcruiser voyage is truly a work of art. Accordingly, like any other great work of art, the experience is designed to evoke strong feelings. However, because experiencing the voyage is 100% interactive and not passive like watching a movie or TV show or reading a book, t...

Are you looking for a great way to cut the expense of traveling on the Halcyon? Splitting the cost of a room with friends or family is one way to do this but what if for some crazy reason you can't convince your friends or family to join you? If only there was a way to find others who wanted to go . . . . This is where the Starcruiser Suitemate Finder Group on Facebook can come to the rescue!...

Everyone knows that if you're on a cruise, you're going to have a shore excursion. The same goes for a space cruise, of course, and on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser, you get to head down from the luxurious quarters of the Halcyon to the legendary Black Spire Outpost on Batuu! The heroes discuss how to approach your day on Batuu, what to expect, and how to maximize your fun! No spoil...

The Heroes have fun choosing three characters each in a draft to decide . . .well, whatever we wanted! We take a deep dive into the nine major characters that voyagers interact with aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser and chose 3 characters each to represent our teams in a head-to-head battle for ultimate supremacy and bragging rights. We need your help picking which of us did the best job i...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into space . . . ok, enough sequel jokes from me. :) We had so much fun doing the first Sublight Circle - and had such a great response from folks who wanted to participate! - that we knew we had to do it again. This time, our second group of panelists discussed the pros of going on the Halcyon with friends, the spectacular food & drink aboard the s...

On our recent second voyage aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser, we spoke with one couple who had a great time but missed a fair amount of the interactive experiences aboard the ship. This led us to wonder - could Disney improve the process of "onboarding" folks to the experience and the alternate universe aboard the ship? When we thought of this topic, we quickly realized that the...

Welcome to our very first roundtable episode!  We invited listeners to come on the podcast as members of The Sublight Circle to share stories about their time aboard Disney's Galactic Starcruiser. We shared some laughs and some memories about the experience and discussed a couple of fun topics as a group. Is being a Star Wars fan a must to enjoy yourself? How important are prep/decompression...

We interviewed Justin Jacobson, the president of Restoration Games, a board game company that makes a number of awesome games including Fireball Island, Return to Dark Tower, and the Unmatched series. Drew is a HUGE board game fan and saw on Twitter that Justin had recently taken a voyage on the Halcyon so we reached out to hear about Justin's experience in the board game world and his though...

Welcome to Season 2 of Heroes of the Halcyon! We experienced our second voyage aboard the Halcyon recently. It was even better than the first time and in this episode, we each share our top 3 moments from the trip. The episode is story spoiler free until the very end so it is friendly for new folks and veterans alike. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse") b...

Our guest this episode is TC Conway, an immersive experience designer and the admin/founder of the 'Reverse Engineering the Galactic Starcruiser' Facebook group. TC and the fine folks on that Facebook group discuss all manners of technological and logistical elements about our favorite starship that occasionally orbits Batuu. TC is also a veteran of two voyages aboard the Halcyon and had...

We spent this episode discussing the last bit of lead up for our upcoming voyage on October 11th - what we did in the last few weeks with our character intro videos, what we're hoping to do, and what predictions we're making. Heroes of the Halcyon Website Heroes of the Halcyon YouTube Channel Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse") by Yellow Barrel...

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! WE GOT YOUR SPOILERS HERE! This week, we go into spoilerific details about the story paths on the Galactic Starcruiser voyage. We don't know everything - - and we were shocked at some of what we had forgotten! - about what happens on the ship but we know more than a fair amount. This episode, we spill the Felucian tea and talk all about what we do know. Folks who...

For this episode - our 20th! -  we were joined by Jen Catania of Jen Eyre Cosplay. Jen is a experienced live action role player - or LARPer - who just happens to also be a huge Star Wars fan and cosplay enthusiast. This, of course, meant that Jen was essentially legally bound to go on the Galactic Starcruiser. She shared details with us about  LARPing, her prep for the experience, and also discuss...

This week, we spoke to Mike & Emily from Hyperspace Props. Hyperspace Props make simply outstanding merchandise inspired by a galaxy far, far away. We learned all about their inspiration for starting their business - why, hello Hera Syndulla! - and about their amazing March voyage aboard the Halcyon. Their business inspired the characters they chose and it was fun to hear all about it! As alwa...