News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[corran horn]

This has got to be new or we would have seen it leaked before. Likely this is being sent to people who are booking now. Or the video is fake

Maybe it's a matter of how soon you ship out. We're booked for May.

 

[durangojim]

Disney World's core demographic is girls aged 4-12.

Disney wants Star Wars core audience to be 12-24 because they are the most profitable and influential group.

Not sure about the SW demo. SW doesn’t carry the cache among young people that it used to. Not to mention there aren’t a lot of young people who have disposable income to spend on Star Wars at Disney.

 

[monothingie]

Not sure about the SW demo. SW doesn’t carry the cache among young people that it used to. Not to mention there aren’t a lot of young people who have disposable income to spend on Star Wars at Disney.

Not saying that it is, I’m saying that’s what Disney wants it to be.

Plus their parents will pay for it.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Disney World's core demographic is girls aged 4-12.

Disney wants Star Wars core audience to be 12-24 because they are the most profitable and influential group.

12 - 24? Profitable? How much of that age demographic has the financial wherewithal to afford Disney pricing?

 

[durangojim]

The video is an improvement over the previous one which is sad because this actually showed nothing of the ship or real experience.

 

[monothingie]

12 - 24? Profitable? How much of that age demographic has the financial wherewithal to afford Disney pricing?

Plus their parents will pay for it.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Ummmm that is a 50 /50. Some parents may foot the bill and others may say you can go and spend that kind of money when you make the kind of money necessary to cover it.

 

[monothingie]

Ummmm that is a 50 /50. Some parents may foot the bill and others may say you can go and spend that kind of money when you make the kind of money necessary to cover it.

There is a reason why advertisers covet young audiences.

 

[Incomudro]

That's an big improvement if they are going to tease the experience at all with video

Certainly better.
They should have lead with a video like this months ago.
The disclaimer at the end that they're not responsible for things that may go wrong lends a sense of fun.
The bad:
Aside from that, they just hint of a card game, and a chance to get a drink.

 

[CinematicFusion]

The Star Wars fan audience is broad and not age specific. For anyone i.e., Disney to attempt to whittle down the focus to a specific age demographic is limiting. "Know Your Audience" is one of the keys to success in entertainment and it's becoming clearer by the day that Disney does not know the Star Wars audience.

And that’s the problem with Disney. They have an audience with a huge age range that has been relevant since 1977 and yet we can make the argument that Disney doesn’t know the audience they bought.
One piece of evidence is list of top Star Wars characters. Top 10 is no wear to be found in galaxy’s edge. Again, Disney designed park that way.
To be fair, Disney is now making shows with these top characters and that’s a good sign.
Top character list based on fan votes

 

[nickys]

It can all be summed up so far with this:
This is not what the audience wants.

(with the caveat of maybe bad advertising brought the audience to this conclusion and the experience itself is the real deal… time will tell)

Wouldn’t it be fairer to say “This is not what all potential audience members want”?

The reality is, some people will book this and want to experience it. Will they enjoy it? Some will. Will they think it was worth what they paid? Some will.

Not everyone will, some will be annoyed that they paid a lot of money and didn’t get what they hoped for. And if enough of them persuade others of that, Disney may see a lot of cancellations.

 

[JoeCamel]

WDW needs to shut down the current LARP concept and turn it into Star Wars themed hotel/casino. Turn a couple of rooms into high roller tables with bottle service.

Bob thought of that

Star Trek: the experience at the Vegas Hilton in the late 90’s

Bob is a Ferengi

Now, that's a property you could LARP just about anything into. $6000 worth? Not sure. But, wow, very impressive!

For 6K they need to have a M&G with the original actors

 

[doctornick]

Not sure about the SW demo. SW doesn’t carry the cache among young people that it used to. Not to mention there aren’t a lot of young people who have disposable income to spend on Star Wars at Disney.

My tween kids and their friends all watch and know Star Wars. Anecdotal, but I see plenty of evidence that the product is popular with today's kids.

 

[doctornick]

I don't care that much, but I don't get the hatred of the captain. What exactly is the problem people are having with her?

Established alien race that would be reasonable to use in live action. I'm not sure what would be more appropriate. What suggestions to others have about the role? (Outside of more interesting outfit, which has been discussed in this thread.)

 

[CinematicFusion]

Wouldn’t it be fairer to say “This is not what all potential audience members want”?

The reality is, some people will book this and want to experience it. Will they enjoy it? Some will. Will they think it was worth what they paid? Some will.

Not everyone will, some will be annoyed that they paid a lot of money and didn’t get what they hoped for. And if enough of them persuade others of that, Disney may see a lot of cancellations.

Absolutely, some people saw the Disney hype
Video and said that’s exactly what I want.

I’m just basing conjecture on audience reaction after the hype video was released(which Disney has recently taken down)

This might be the Star Wars experience fans want and Disney just dropped the ball in the eyes of many with the recent advertising campaign.

we are in wait and see mode now.

 

[durangojim]

My tween kids and their friends all watch and know Star Wars. Anecdotal, but I see plenty of evidence that the product is popular with today's kids.

No doubt it's still popular, but I don't think it's as popular as it used to be.

 

[Nubs70]

I don't care that much, but I don't get the hatred of the captain. What exactly is the problem people are having with her?

Established alien race that would be reasonable to use in live action. I'm not sure what would be more appropriate. What suggestions to others have about the role? (Outside of more interesting outfit, which has been discussed in this thread.)

She grew into her frame and became a galactic pilot

 

[TikibirdLand]

I don't care that much, but I don't get the hatred of the captain. What exactly is the problem people are having with her?

Established alien race that would be reasonable to use in live action. I'm not sure what would be more appropriate. What suggestions to others have about the role? (Outside of more interesting outfit, which has been discussed in this thread.)

Some have sugggested someone that looked like a real alien. Maybe Lt. Beck? Logistically, people are concerned about the long-term viability of dressing someone as a member of the Blue Man group. Is that make-up hard on the actor? Wouldn't have been cool to have one of the gilled aliens from The Mandalorian?

 

[sedati]

Some have sugggested someone that looked like a real alien. Maybe Lt. Beck? Logistically, people are concerned about the long-term viability of dressing someone as a member of the Blue Man group. Is that make-up hard on the actor? Wouldn't have been cool to have one of the gilled aliens from The Mandalorian?

Don't forget, the captain will be available for the captain's table dinner. This has to be a character that can be "on stage" for a long time.

 

[Skywise]

Disney World's core demographic is girls aged 4-12.

Disney wants Star Wars core audience to be 12-24 because they are the most profitable and influential group.

So, again, how does an audience of 12-24 afford a $6000 experience?

"Honey, why don't we just get you a pony?"