So the general consensus here is that it’s simply not worth the money.
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Galactic Starcruiser: DLR Opinions
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mickEblu
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Yes but it’s also lame. They lost me with the cafeteria dinner show. That’s insulting
For sure. I don’t like the cafeteria dinner show either, nor the bingo or the dance lessons. I don’t think Disney did a terrible job. But personally, for my tastes, the prices they’re charging aren’t justified. If I’m going to spend big money, I want something greatly valuable in return. I don’t see the value here. But some others do, and that’s completely fine. I hope others have a good time.
mickEblu
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Same here. Definitely not for me but also way overpriced. The dinner show that I keep harping on should/ could have been the centerpiece of the entire thing and possibly enough to sway people who are on the fence about going. Instead they put mood lighting in the cafeteria. Shows you what they think of us. That their are enough ravenous Star Wars and Disney fans that they ll pay anyway. I guess they re not wrong but I don’t see how this model works long term.
You’re right. The lack of effort stems from knowing that certain types of fans will show up anyway, no matter what (when I say “certain types,” people hopefully know what I’m referring to). I’m also unsure what the long-term results will look like. Probably not that great. This is a very specific hotel experience, with specific things going on. I can’t imagine many people being willing to spend thousands of dollars for a hotel experience multiple times for the same or similar experience each time. Things will of course change over time, but likely not that significantly. I could be 100% about this.
TP2000
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What's weird is how many Lifestyle Vloggers beholden to TDO want to pretend that the dining room and dinner show experiences are "AMAZING!"
It's as if they want to ignore this is being produced by the largest and once most respected entertainment company on the planet. And yet they have produced a dinner show using three or four performers, a canned soundtrack, and over saturated theatrical lighting worthy of a small city gay bar on drag nite.
If this was the Saturday night show at a gay bar in Boise, I'd be happy and would tip well. But from Disney at an "immersive adventure!" Star Wars dinner show for two thousand dollars per night? I'm severely underwhelmed.
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mickEblu
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What's weird is how many Lifestyle Vloggers beholden to TDO want to pretend that the dining room and dinner show experiences are "AMAZING!"
It's as if they want to ignore this is being produced by the largest and once most respected entertainment company on the planet. And yet they have produced a dinner show using three or four performers, a canned soundtrack, and over saturated theatrical lighting worthy of a small city gay bar on drag nite.
If this was the Saturday night show at a gay bar in Boise, I'd be happy and would tip well. But from Disney at an "immersive adventure!" Star Wars dinner show for two thousand dollars per night? I'm severely underwhelmed.
It’s unforgivable, embarrassing and insulting
TP2000
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Unless you have a monetized YouTube channel that depends on staying in Disney's good graces.
Then it's AMAAAAAZING!
Stevek
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I personally can't imagine spending the money and I'm a pretty big SW nerd. Never been into roleplaying though I assume you can partake in that to whatever degree you want.
I pity those that were on the first cruise with bloggers/vloggers and had to put up with this garbage though.
Hmm, do you really want Disney to build something like this. $4,000 PER NIGHT excluding taxes and fees. Disney would end up charging double that. And y'all think the Starcruiser is expensive????Yes, that's exactly it. And when I read @raven24's post three minutes ago I instantly thought it was an idea with incredible merit!
Because it reminds me of a hotel that already exists, built by a hotel chain that wildly excels at these hotels.
It's in southern Utah, it's called Amangiri, and it's run by the ultra-luxury hotelier Aman. You can technically drive to Amangiri (it's very remote), but many guests arrive via helicopter. You are out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by ultra luxury and exotic landscapes. The dining is 5 star, and the service is impeccable. Curated adventure trips into the vast surrounding desert are available. The hotel is stark and modern, every room is it's own casita with a plunge pool, and the star is the abandoned landscape for miles in all directions.
Layer on a Star Wars storytelling and special effects to an Aman experience, and the result would be incredible. That said, the operational logistics of this would likely be beyond Disney's ability or desire to attempt. Especially with Bob Chapek at the helm.
But it is a product that exists in exotic locations around the world, and has been wildly succesful for Aman. I have stayed in their property in Tokyo, where I was literally cocooned in ultra modern silent luxury at the top of a stealth skyscraper for two nights, and it was heaven. (But I do not recommend moving directly from the Aman to Tokyo Disneyland like I did, unless you want cultural whiplash) My destroyed international travel plans for 2021 had me staying two nights at Aman's Kyoto location, but Covid ruined that. I have a reservation to splurge on myself this fall with a couple nights at Amangiri once I've moved to Utah, as sort of a "Welcome To Your New Forever State" for myself.
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This is the kind of buffoonery I’m talking about. I don’t want to be around a bunch of people like this, personally. This is too much.
That’s not what we’re saying at all.
Actually, that is what he said. No, you didn't say it, but he did. But that's ok. We know it isn't for pretty much any of you.
I was actually the one who brought up the idea. You haven’t actually read the posts.
You are right about us having much better things to spend our money on, though.
Too Many Hats
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I’m scared to ask what Testa is doing in that clip.
mickEblu
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I’m so confused but it’s hilarious
GimpYancIent
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The people that just go to places and do things and do not ask how much look down at the Star Cruiser experience as a diversion for the lesser classes.
ParkPeeker
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Yea I don’t think the idea itself is for many people on this thread. While a lot of posts I see have criticisms on the price and theming details which to me are fair, many posts also evoke disgust towards the main thing, the roleplaying aspect, ranging from direct to more indirect jabs at roleplayers. It’s not criticism on how the game could be made better, and it’s not just ‘it’s not for me,’ it’s stuff like ‘this is lame and cringe etc.’ Which sucks but it’s life, they’re normies, most of the world outside this thread are normies.
Once you lower the price range way down to an affordable one, then this thing is for the weirdos. It’s a world of normies and weirdos. And I don’t like it when I see disgust towards weirdo leaning people and their activities, which is far too often everywhere online and in real life, But what can ya do?