Mandalorian and Grogu Premier on ships

[deanimal]

Quick question about movie opening dates. I know that Disney ships often show movies that are only available in theatres, but I've never really paid attention to exact premier dates. However, I will be on a cruise that ends on 21 May in 2026, which is opening day for the new Mandalorian movie and my son is a huge Star Wars fan. Is there a chance that we will be able to see the movie onboard even though it's only opening in theatres the day we disembark?

 

[mcd2745]

Back in May, we were on a sailing that was ending on the day "Lilo & Stitch" was being released. They did a Prem"ear" @ Sea the night before, showing it in both the movie theater and Walt Disney Theater at 11pm.

 

[DCL58]

Yes. We have been on several cruises where movies premiered the night before being released in the theaters.

 

[deanimal]

Thanks for the replies! My son would be thrilled if he could watch it in the big theatre on the last night of the cruise.

 

[RedHead0186]

No guarantees, and it all depends on whether they're able to 'get' the movie before they sail. But, as others noted, they do like to do PremEARs at sea the night before they release in theaters. So precedent says there's a decent chance! (But, I've also heard that some premEARs couldn't happen, so it's no guarantee).

 

[BrokeMack]

We were on the Magic set to disembark the friday Thunderbolts came out and they premiered it on Thursday in the WD theater as a matinee. They didn't announce it until the morning of.