Heroes of the Halcyon

The heroes gather to discuss their plans for prepping for a second voyage. Now that we know a thing or two, are we making new plans for our characters? How does our foreknowledge influence what we're planning? The only thing we know for sure is that we're having fun getting ready!! No spoilers until the end and as always, we give plenty of warning to turn back. Enjoy! Heroes of the Halcy...

SPOILER WARNING - This is the full version of our conversation with Nick Tierce from Episode 17. We get into spoilers early and often. You have been warned!!! If you would like a non-spoiler version and haven't listened to Episode 17 - that's the episode for you, my friend. Our guest today is Nick Tierce, a narrative designer who has been playing in the world of immersive narrative for t...

Our guest today is Nick Tierce, a narrative designer who has been playing in the world of immersive narrative for the past decade. His latest project is Hollow Medium, a podcast and multimedia project over at https://www.hollowmedium.com. Nick was a pioneer player of Disney's early experiments in immersive storytelling such The Optimist, an alternate reality game (ARG) tied to the film Tomorr...

We spoke with Mike Ehmcke, one of the hosts of the Wookiee Radio, We Be Geeks, and Mighty Marvel Geeks podcasts. Mike has worked as an AV technician in Entertainment for the wizards at Disney for nearly 25 years. He was a member of the opening crew onboard the Halcyon for the first few voyages of the Galactic Starcruiser. He shared stories of his interest in Star Wars, his time working aboard the...

It's an armor party - who could ask for more? We chat with Mike Forester, the host of the Armor Party podcast and the artisan behind Hondo Supply, one of the coolest unofficial Galactic Starcruiser and Galaxy's Edge themed accessory shop on Etsy. Mike is also a member of the 501st Legion, an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate...

We are joined this episode by Jey - the Crucial Crew Member! Jey works aboard the Galactic Starcruiser as a crew member. We met Jey on Twitter and were thrilled to be able to chat with him for some info on what it is like to contribute to this amazing experience. Jey's passion for the Halcyon and his work shines through and it was a blast to chat with him. Jey's Twitter account is @Cruci...

This week, the heroes were privileged to chat with Dan-O, the popular creator of The Dan-O Channel on YouTube. Dan-O was an early cheerleader for the Galactic Starcruiser experience at a time when many others were spouting off with garbage hot takes and click bait videos. He was a well of positivity in those early days and we very much enjoyed watching his videos as we prepared for our voyage. We...

The Heroes gather to discuss a variety of topics from workshopping a new character for an upcoming voyage, tweaking old characters to fit new makeup requirements, and a look at what the Imagineers can do to produce overlays to change things up from time to time. If you'd like to help out the show - at ZERO cost to you save a precious few moments - please leave us a five star review on Apple p...

We spoke with the fourth member of the Heroes of the Halcyon - my 14 year old son Zach. Zach was 13 back in March when we took our voyage. In this episode, he shares his experiences and viewpoints on the Galactic Starcruiser. He must have been at least mostly okay with it since he is joining us for our return visit in October. :) If you'd like to help the podcast, please leave us a 5 star rev...

The superfans are joined by podcast host extraordinaire Holly Frey. Holly is a co-host of several well-known podcasts such as 'Full of Sith', 'Criminalia', and 'Stuff You Missed in History Class'.  More importantly, she is also perhaps the world's greatest fan of Greedo, Ouanni, and other members of Rodian species from Star Wars. Holly joined us to chat about her...

Ah - the benefit of hindsight is beautiful, isn't it? In this episode, the superfan trio looks back at some tips that they wish they knew before their fateful voyage. No spoilers here - just good information to know before you head out to the stars. We also discuss some listener email, read a couple of podcast reviews, and reveal a fun giveaway for our Instagram followers. Please leave us a 5...

In this episode, we're joined by Sara & Steven from the Princess And Scoundrel YouTube channel & podcast. Sara is a travel agent specializing in book the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser for her customers and she details why you would best be served using a travel agent for booking your Galactic Starcruiser voyage. Her husband Steven is a notable droid builder in the Star Wars community...

We were thrilled to be able to interview Mike Celestino, the host of the "Who's The Bossk" podcast and the writer/director/star of the "Antiquities: A Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Story" web series from Laughingplace.com. Mike is also the lead Southern California reporter & editorial director of Star Wars content for Laughingplace.com Mike shared several insights fro...

Beware all - - here be spoilers for the Galactic Starcruiser experience. We remove our muzzles and venture forward into serious spoiler territory as we each discuss our top five moments from our trip last March. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse") by Yellow Barrel Send your email to heroesofthehalcyon@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you about your...

The Galactic Starcruiser superfans get together to chat about a recent listener email, Martin & Kristine's recent trip to Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, and to discuss the latest Galactic Starcruiser promo that Disney has produced. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Digital Discourse") by Yellow Barrel Send your email to heroesofthehalcyon@gmail.com - we'd...

In the months prior to the launch of Disney's Galactic Starcruiser, there was a huge backlash online. YouTube and other social media platforms were filled - nay, stuffed! - with numerous videos and articles proclaiming that the experience was a doomed experiment - all before anyone had stepped one foot on the Halcyon. The superfans examine this and try to get to the bottom of it all in this d...

The Galactic Starcruiser Super Fan Crew discuss ways that Disney can plus up or change things about the Galactic Starcruiser experience. Some ideas are good, some are bad . . . some are cool ideas and some are not. Clearly we're not Imagineers or people who have intelligent conceptions about how to do this but it is a fun conversation. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Music ("Dig...

Is it important to create a unique character for your voyage on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser? What are the benefits for doing so? Will you not have any fun unless you create a character? What are hot dogs really made of? The GS Superfans discuss these topics and try to determine the best course of action. They might skip talking about the hot dogs. Heroes of the Halcyon on Instagram Theme Mu...