News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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FettFan said:
Because:

1. It costs too much money to get Anthony Daniels to record dialogue for a new C-3PO appearance.

2. For the experience to be truly “random”, instead of an animatronic puppet, they would have to use an actor in costume.
And that would be much of a safety risk. You’ve already seen how entitled/overprivileged guests enjoy messing with costumed characters….add to that a protocol droid getup that messes with the performer’s vision and range of movement.
Even Anthony Daniels himself had issues with the costume. How badly do you think it would go for a minimum wage character performer?

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They could put the characters behind a barrier or window. Very similar to how Donkey interacts with guests at Universal Studios.
 
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GimpYancIent

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Cesar R M said:
I wonder how long until we see a similar gatekeeping forcible inserted by Disney.. a la
"You're not Disney fan unless you have visited WDW at least once".
In Star Wars's case, it will be along the lines of "Only true fans will or have been to the starcruiser!"
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A good, attempted gimmick maybe, but NO. True fans (Legacy or not) will not care if the dismal product being marketed turns out to be the actual experience.
 
Dragonman

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GimpYancIent said:
What is the life span of her species? Chewbacca is really old, and Yoda was in the multiple hundreds when he faded away.
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MrPromey

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El Magnifico said:
I suspect it's a bit of both. The faction on here that is posting "Yeah. But it's new Star Wars. It's still being created." is missing the entire point. It's all well and good that they want to introduce "new" things. But "new" doesn't really square with the expectations nor the price point of what Disney has been hinting at for over two years.

Let's say you're a music fan. And you shell out a couple/few grand on a few prime seats, a VIP meet and greet, and maybe some exclusive merch for the AC/DC show coming to your area. You are going to that show to hear Back In Black. You are going there to hear You Shook Me. To hear Thunderstruck. In short you are going there to hear the staples in their catalog. You're not shelling out that cash and making an emotional commitment so that you can hear a rare b-side that was released on the limited edition Japanese disc or a new song that they have been working on. Even though it is AC/DC.
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To be fair, since we're talking about AC/DC, that rare b-side and and the new song they're working on will probably be almost indistinguishable from their staples after you've had a couple of drinks, anyway. ;)
 
durangojim

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So no mention or preview of the starcruiser during the parade. Yep, I’m sure they’re hiding all the good stuff for the guests to be surprised becuase they’ve done that with every other big ticket ride/attraction/experience /s
I’m only hopeful
That someone has realized how poor this thing has looked and are trying to address the issues prior to it opening.

Merry Christmas!
 
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Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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durangojim said:
So no mention or preview of the starcruiser during the parade. Yep, I’m sure they’re hiding all the good stuff for the guests to be surprised becuase they’ve done that with every other big ticket ride/attraction/experience /s
I’m only hopeful
That someone has realized how poor this thing has looked and are trying to address the issues prior to it opening.

Merry Christmas!
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Its absence was quite noticeable. Perhaps all the unfunny "Christmas Day Guy" bits were a last minute replacement for Starcruiser promos?
 
Ayla

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MisterPenguin said:
I've not defended the cost of the event, lest anyone think I'm 100% pro-Disney on this.

Just pointing out the facts.

And the more ridiculous criticisms bases on meritless assumptions. "I've never experienced and LARP, but I'll tell you why this won't work!!!"

The haters are tripping over themselves making stuff up to score points against Disney and/or Star Wars.

All you have to do is focus on the cost to score points.
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IMO, the people who do LARP and cosplay saying this won't work is a big issue.
 
Disstevefan1

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This will be interesting to watch. The lifespan of the Starcruiser will depend on the bean counters determining if it makes “enough” money for TWDC, not if its merely profitable, it must make some target they set.
 
TP2000

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MisterPenguin said:
And you haven't been following the thread.

July - September has never been really filled yet.

March through June has, at times, been mostly filled.

When the 90-day pay-in-full deadline first hit the beginning of March, then there were indeed a lot of openings popping up, as people backed out of their down-payment reservations. (The 90 day mark is now up to Mar 22, and people are most likely getting emails about their impending pay-in-full dates two weeks ahead of time.)

And so, from March through June, there are 61 cruise dates. Before the 90 day deadline hit, there were about 5 unfilled dates. (Keep in mind it only takes one room unreserved for the date to be open.) But once the 90 day deadline hit, the openings have been all over the place: 12, then 7, then 15, then 10, then 21, and now... 18.

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This represents 6,100 room reservations. And there are at least 18 rooms available, maybe a handful more.

Yes, July - September has always had hardly any full dates, but we don't know how partially filled they are -- whether 5% filled or 95% filled -- we just don't know.
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So... WDW's Christmas Day TV Special didn't mention Galactic Starcruiser at all. It apparently doesn't warrant mention to the TV audience at home.

What's your thought on that news? Are they not mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because they're already booked up solid? Or are they no longer mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because of all the bad PR it's already gotten and they are panicking on how to fix it in the next 45 days?

I'm betting that Disney is no longer talking about Galactic Starcruiser not because they have more bookings than they know what to do with.

My bet is that Disney knows they have a flop on their hands and are rushing to fix what they can ASAP before they dare mention it again.
 
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GimpYancIent

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TP2000 said:
So... WDW's Christmas Day TV Special didn't mention Galactic Starcruiser at all. It apparently doesn't warrant mention to the TV audience at home.

What's your thought on that news? Are they not mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because they're already booked up solid? Or are they no longer mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because of all the bad PR it's already gotten and they are panicking on how to fix it in the next 45 days?

I'm betting that Disney is no longer talking about Galactic Starcruiser not because they have more bookings than they know what to do with.

My bet is that Disney knows they have a flop on their hands and are rushing to fix what they can ASAP before they dare mention it again.
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Their silence is actually loud.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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TP2000 said:
So... WDW's Christmas Day TV Special didn't mention Galactic Starcruiser at all. It apparently doesn't warrant mention to the TV audience at home.

What's your thought on that news? Are they not mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because they're already booked up solid? Or are they no longer mentioning Galactic Starcruiser because of all the bad PR it's already gotten and they are panicking on how to fix it in the next 45 days?

I'm betting that Disney is no longer talking about Galactic Starcruiser not because they have more bookings than they know what to do with.

My bet is that Disney knows they have a flop on their hands and are rushing to fix what they can ASAP before they dare mention it again.
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Ahh, rich star wars freaks don't watch the parade, too busy playing with the legos
 
RobWDW1971

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JoeCamel said:
Ahh, rich star wars freaks don't watch the parade, too busy playing with the legos
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I don't even know who the target market is for this thing.

It's so generic it is almost "anti-Star Wars" so I can't imagine hardcore fans are excited.

It is so obviously juvenile that you need to have kids to make sense to do it as it will be mostly families there.

Role playing people would not be interested because it is more just costume wearing in a hotel than really deep role playing as half the people are going to be wearing shorts and T-shirts and posting on Instagram the whole time.

And I know plenty of people with means and none of them would be caught dead in this thing.

I honestly don't get it.
 

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