News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

_caleb

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It depends. It’s sold on people capacity/rooms, which ever fills up first.
Right. So you can see that "Look! The booking site shows availability!" could indicate anything from:

"There is one (perhaps the most expensive) room available on each cruise through the rest of the year!"
and
"They don't have a single cabin booked between tomorrow and the end of the year!"

So "This thing is an utter failure!" might be a bit premature and uninformed?
 

MagicHappens1971

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Right. So you can see that "Look! The booking site shows availability!" could indicate anything from:

"There is one (perhaps the most expensive) room available on each cruise through the rest of the year!"
and
"They don't have a single cabin booked between tomorrow and the end of the year!"

So "This thing is an utter failure!" might be a bit premature and uninformed?
Yes. A cruise with 100 rooms sold could be 200 people, could be upwards of 350 people. It just depends
 

TP2000

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Does "available" refer to one room, or multiple rooms?

That's a question as old as time. And it's valid. And yet...

I just went and tried to book a room at the Grand Floridian for tomorrow night. It's fully booked.

From parking lot garden view twin rooms to lagoon view 3 bedroom villas, there is no availability tomorrow or this weekend at the Grand Floridian. Even when I try and toggle to book a package including theme park tickets, the 867 room Grand Floridian is fully booked this week.

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I'd imagine if I went and tried at the Poly or the Contemporary, the results would be the same. The parks are packed after all and it's the weekend before Thanksgiving when most schools in the USA are off for the week.

But the 100 room Galactic Starcruiser still has open availability this weekend. That can't be what they were planning for the first holiday season of its operation.

 
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MagicHappens1971

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Not arguing towards availability and what not as I have no idea, however one thing to note is there are “no holidays in space” so the Starcruiser won’t be celebrating anything
 

Vegas Disney Fan

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That's a question as old as time. And it's valid. And yet...

I just went and tried to book a room at the Grand Floridian for tomorrow night. It's fully booked.

From parking lot garden view twin rooms to lagoon view 3 bedroom villas, there is no availability tomorrow or this weekend at the Grand Floridian. Even when I try and toggle to book a package including theme park tickets, the 867 room Grand Floridian is fully booked this week.

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I'd imagine if I went and tried at the Poly or the Contemporary, the results would be the same. The parks are packed, after all and it's the weekend before Thanksgiving when most schools in the USA are off for the week.

But the 100 room Galactic Starcruiser still has open availability all week. That can't be what they were planning for the first holiday season of its operation.

Depends on their expected occupancy. If the reports of 25% are accurate they’re probably in full panic mode, if they’re at 95% they’re probably doing exactly what they hoped. They likely expect a cabin or two available every trip as proof they are correctly priced and maximizing return.

They probably view a sold out GF as proof they underpriced the weekend and can charge more next year.
 

TP2000

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I just went and looked at the entire property for this weekend, with a check-in starting tomorrow and checking out on Sunday (to clear out for the Thanksgiving crowds). There are only six Disney hotels on property that still have rooms available this weekend. They are, in no particular order;

Coronado Springs Resort - $412 per night
Caribbean Beach Resort - $357 per night
Port Orleans Resort - $299 per night
Animal Kingdom Lodge - $496 per night
Cooper Creek Villas - $2,706 per night (only a hot tub King Cabin is left)

And the Galactic Starcruiser.

 

_caleb

Well-Known Member
That's a question as old as time. And it's valid. And yet...

I just went and tried to book a room at the Grand Floridian for tomorrow night. It's fully booked.

From parking lot garden view twin rooms to lagoon view 3 bedroom villas, there is no availability tomorrow or this weekend at the Grand Floridian. Even when I try and toggle to book a package including theme park tickets, the 867 room Grand Floridian is fully booked this week.

View attachment 678874

I'd imagine if I went and tried at the Poly or the Contemporary, the results would be the same. The parks are packed after all and it's the weekend before Thanksgiving when most schools in the USA are off for the week.

But the 100 room Galactic Starcruiser still has open availability this weekend. That can't be what they were planning for the first holiday season of its operation.


But resort rooms use flexible pricing and dump blocks of rooms to Travelocity, Expedia, Booking.com, etc. Maybe not the best comparison.
 

TP2000

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But resort rooms use flexible pricing and dump blocks of rooms to Travelocity, Expedia, Booking.com, etc. Maybe not the best comparison.

Okay, I just went and tried Expedia for the same dates this weekend, same 1 room request anywhere on Disney World property. According to Expedia, every single Disney property is booked and unavailable. Even though Disney itself still has a few rooms at those 5 properties I mentioned above.

Expedia is worse than Disney's own site for availability this weekend, and looking into next month.

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_caleb

Well-Known Member
Okay, I just went and tried Expedia for the same dates this weekend, same 1 room request anywhere on Disney World property. According to Expedia, every single Disney property is booked and unavailable. Even though Disney itself still has a few rooms at those 5 properties I mentioned above.

Expedia is worse than Disney's own site for availability this weekend, and looking into next month.

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I just got this on Travelocity:

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A steal at $870 for a single night!
But my point is that resort rooms don't have set prices and manage availability by selling/listing them to discount booking sites. Does Disney do this with the Starcruiser?
 

Patcheslee

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Depends on their expected occupancy. If the reports of 25% are accurate they’re probably in full panic mode, if they’re at 95% they’re probably doing exactly what they hoped. They likely expect a cabin or two available every trip as proof they are correctly priced and maximizing return.

They probably view a sold out GF as proof they underpriced the weekend and can charge more next year.
If they are truly cutting to 1 dinner service then 50% or less would make sense.
 

kingdead

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Here's another example of how crowded it can get in the atrium...

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(the saja there is giving my son some secret instructions)

I guess my point here is that it can almost be too crowded to have personal interactions sometimes. Our favorite times were lingering around after meals in the dining room or passing through the Atrium in slow periods (I had a great secret chat with Lenka and Raithe doing just that).

That looks like around the crowd size you'd want for the big events. Nobody is mashed into each other or crowding over the folks who have found seats, it's possible to find a sightline to whatever's going on.

However, having looked at the setup, I definitely think it would be more fun to go now that it's "failing" if the cast members are willing to put the time in. You are going to get your very own little story! (Until the cast members inevitably go insane from you nattering at them all the time.)
 

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
So, where's this site getting this from?
Have you read their other articles?...

 

mightynine

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