Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Disney World's costly Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser to close in late September WWW.CNBC.COM Disney World's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is closing and will make its final voyage this September after being open for only more than a year. Quote Disney World’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a two-day hotel experience, is closing and will make its final voyage this September after being open for only more than a year. The experience blends elements of the company’s resorts, cruise lines and theme parks into a 48-hour romp in space. First teased during Disney’s D23 Expo in 2019, the Galactic Starcruiser, located near the company’s Orlando, Florida-based Disney World Resort opened in March 2022. The voyage costs around $1,200 per person per day, with family packages reaching closer to $6,000 for the two-day excursion. That can be a hard number to digest, especially considering a typical Disney vacation for a family of four can cost that much for a week-long trip, depending on hotel and restaurant choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I’m curious what they are going to do with the hotel now. None of the articles I’ve seen have any insights, including the Disney world gossip blogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 The timing of the closure is perfect! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I’m curious what they are going to do with the hotel now. None of the articles I’ve seen have any insights, including the Disney world gossip blogs From what I recall from some impressions I read, the rooms were not particularly comfortable, especially given the price. I'd also have to imagine that the building itself has a lot of specialty space for all the theatrics and what not. So my guess is that it wouldn't be particularly worthwhile to just convert it to a regular hotel. Kind of a shame, since a heavily themed Star Wars hotel that wasn't a LARP would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I wonder how late into the summer until this is sold out, I feel like it might book faster now that it’s about to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Wow that bombed worse than the opening scene to The Last Jedi. The one involving bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 $2400 for a 2 night experience or almost 4 months rent? Hmm, decisions decisions… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Not since the fall of Quibi have I found a failing business venture to be so hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 5 hours ago, TheLeon said: $2400...almost 4 months rent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I know Star Wars is still a major cultural force... but I have to wonder if some of these bets included the expectations that the sequel trilogy and their plan to fart out an endless stream of Star Wars content were met with more enthusiasm and general success... They only have themselves to blame for putting out a sub par product as the foundation for all this stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 56 minutes ago, ort said: I know Star Wars is still a major cultural force... but I have to wonder if some of these bets included the expectations that the sequel trilogy and their plan to fart out an endless stream of Star Wars content were met with more enthusiasm and general success... They only have themselves to blame for putting out a sub par product as the foundation for all this stuff... Galaxy’s Edge is ridiculously popular at both Disney Parks, the real issue is that boutique resort experiences don’t fit with the types of customers who are doing Disney vacations. For the vast majority, it’s already a big deal to afford even the cheapest resorts at WDW. So now you’re creating the most premium priced experience with the most narrow interested customer pool of any of your resorts. That is just a tough row to hoe. But I kinda like them swinging for the fences on immersive experiences. Obviously that has worked out terrifically with rides like Rise of the Resistance, much less so with resorts like Galactic Star Cruiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Galaxy’s Edge is ridiculously popular at both Disney Parks, the real issue is that boutique resort experiences don’t fit with the types of customers who are doing Disney vacations. For the vast majority, it’s already a big deal to afford even the cheapest resorts at WDW. So now you’re creating the most premium priced experience with the most narrow interested customer pool of any of your resorts. That is just a tough row to hoe. But I kinda like them swinging for the fences on immersive experiences. Obviously that has worked out terrifically with rides like Rise of the Resistance, much less so with resorts like Galactic Star Cruiser. there is still time for us to go let’s room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Props for dreaming big on the idea. I have a friend who did it and they loved it. But yeah in hind sight, just make a Star Wars themed regular resort hotel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 3:25 PM, ort said: I know Star Wars is still a major cultural force... but I have to wonder if some of these bets included the expectations that the sequel trilogy and their plan to fart out an endless stream of Star Wars content were met with more enthusiasm and general success... They only have themselves to blame for putting out a sub par product as the foundation for all this stuff... No amount of love for the sequel trilogy is going to solve the fact that this is a several thousand dollar two day LARP experience where you don’t see the out of doors. Yeah, there are enough Star Wars weirdos out there to make that work on some sort of scale, but all year every year? No. You’re paying an absurd premium and you get to go on each of the Star Wars rides at the park once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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