News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[TP2000]

It is going to be fascinating to see from many angles. Will be interesting to see who dares to really say what they think as well.

Well, that's an interesting thing for a knowledgeable person like you to say so close to opening.

Why wouldn't invited media dare to say what they actually think? It couldn't be because all of the information they've released so far makes this thing look cheap, hokey, phoned in, off-brand, and cringey, is it?

Gaya! Captain Karen! Sabacc! Tell the home audience about Sabacc!

Can't agree more. It seems someone at WDI enjoys creative writing as a hobby as they seem to love coming up with random characters and backstories for everything from stores on upward.

It's a bad trait of recent Imagineering. And when you pull up the bio on the WDI author of that pointless drivel, they always look to be about 27 years old. There's no one with any working knowledge writing this junk.

But honestly, WDW has gotten off pretty lightly lately. At Disneyland, they just opened a new Christmas shop on Main Street USA and they gave the proprietress a needless backstory:

She's a young lady about 30 years old, she is a Latina named Miss Toro (when the 1900 Census for Missouri says that's nearly statistically impossible), she has incredible wealth rivaling the Gilded Age Rockefeller's because she has travelled the entire world by 1905 procuring multi-cultural Christmas decorations from different continents to sell in her little shop, and she is also capable of time travel because she even went to "Israel" to get Hanukah decorations from a country that won't exist until 1947. With all that insane wealth and time travel at her disposal, she decided to settle in a small Midwestern town to sell Christmas decor (and a few Hanukah things from the future) to the locals.

You can not make this crap up! But WDI certainly can.

Heard this from others as well. The food is the best part apparently.

We talked about this weeks ago, but in everything I've seen in the last 60 days the food presentation is the only thing that looks truly impressive about the Galactic Starcruiser experience. Whoever was in charge of the dining program nailed it.

A shame about the food coloring issue, however.

 

[LovePop]

I’ll say this: most of April and June look completely booked up

Disney has never messed up on a hotel or a cruise ship before; it is not unreasonable to think that anything Disney comes up with is worth at least one try. As a result, there are enough people who are willing to go into the Starcruiser sight unseen and take the chance that for years afterwards, their kids will say, "Remember that one time when Dad made us do that horrible Star Wars thing?" Also, people are worried that if the experience turns out to be less satisfactory such that attendance decreases, Disney will cut the experience after the first months, so people decided to jump in there as soon as possible to get what they can out of it, instead of going when it's most convenient for them. That's why April is filling up. June, on the other hand, are a bunch people waiting to jump ship pending March 1st reviews.

I'm impressed that there are 2 months worth of people who are willing to try the pool-less indoor cruise, regardless of the cost. It goes to show that people are trusting Disney with all their heart and not leaning on their own understanding. What if the StarCruiser turns out to be disappointing? It will only be an isolated incident; Disney won't ever do it again, and the people's faith in Disney need not waiver.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Maybe the end game here for Disney is to give a safe space to control, contain and limit the exposure of the dress-up fandom to avoid confusion with official park costumed characters.

 

[Incomudro]

The last thing Star Wars should be is 'cute'.

It's been "cute" since the first movie.
Matter of fact that's part of the reason I didn't like it at the time as a 14 year old boy.

 

[HoustonHorn]

Disney has never messed up on a hotel or a cruise ship before; it is not unreasonable to think that anything Disney comes up with is worth at least one try. As a result, there are enough people who are willing to go into the Starcruiser sight unseen and take the chance that for years afterwards, their kids will say, "Remember that one time when Dad made us do that horrible Star Wars thing?" Also, people are worried that if the experience turns out to be less satisfactory such that attendance decreases, Disney will cut the experience after the first months, so people decided to jump in there as soon as possible to get what they can out of it, instead of going when it's most convenient for them. That's why April is filling up. June, on the other hand, are a bunch people waiting to jump ship pending March 1st reviews.

I'm impressed that there are 2 months worth of people who are willing to try the pool-less indoor cruise, regardless of the cost. It goes to show that people are trusting Disney with all their heart and not leaning on their own understanding. What if the StarCruiser turns out to be disappointing? It will only be an isolated incident; Disney won't ever do it again, and the people's faith in Disney need not waiver.

Or - and just go with me on this - what if it's really fun, engaging, ridiculous and enjoyable?

I'm going opening week because of Everest and RotR. I figure that they will have their best show possible for opening, then as things start to break down, they just won't fix them.

Will it stink? Maybe.

Am I going to do my damnedest to have fun? You bet your bantha I am.

 

[dmw]

Or - and just go with me on this - what if it's really fun, engaging, ridiculous and enjoyable?

I'm going opening week because of Everest and RotR. I figure that they will have their best show possible for opening, then as things start to break down, they just won't fix them.

Will it stink? Maybe.

Am I going to do my damnedest to have fun? You bet your bantha I am.

looking forward to an honest trip report (good or bad) instead of the endless speculation that has been swamping this thread for way too long.

 

[Minthorne]

Or - and just go with me on this - what if it's really fun, engaging, ridiculous and enjoyable?

I'm going opening week because of Everest and RotR. I figure that they will have their best show possible for opening, then as things start to break down, they just won't fix them.

Will it stink? Maybe.

Am I going to do my damnedest to have fun? You bet your bantha I am.

You are the Magic!

 

[HoustonHorn]

looking forward to an honest trip report (good or bad) instead of the endless speculation that has been swamping this thread for way too long.

I will post one. And I'm nothing if not honest.

 

[celluloid]

You are probably mostly going to see characters from different trilogy sets debating on why theirs is not so bad and or equal or superior to.

 

[Cesar R M]

I will post one. And I'm nothing if not honest.

Go down in style.. Titanic style!

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

It's been "cute" since the first movie.
Matter of fact that's part of the reason I didn't like it at the time as a 14 year old boy.

Wrong. Certain characters can be cute like the Ewoks or Grogu. That is fine but the overall show of The Mandalorian is faaar from cute. Return of the Jedi is faaar from cute. The stuff with The Emperor is really dark. Empire is dark despite the cute moments with Han and Leia. A Star Wars movie or experience should never be in and of itself described as cute or it is a failure.

 

[danv3]

I'm going opening week because of Everest and RotR. I figure that they will have their best show possible for opening, then as things start to break down, they just won't fix them.

I will say that this is a very valid reason to go early.

 

[brb1006]

What the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is this???

There's more!

 

[DCBaker]

Another look at the Starcruiser survey being sent out -

 

[Bleed0range]

Another look at the Starcruiser survey being sent out -

That’s exactly what I want to do before I even start my vacation, fill out a survey asking me how committed I am to not cancelling.

 

[Morkey Moose]

Bummed I haven't received the survey, but at least they updated the itinerary:

 

[danv3]

Another look at the Starcruiser survey being sent out -

Disaster in slow motion.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Bummed I haven't received the survey, but at least they updated the itinerary:

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break into the room where Kylo was conceived??

you’ve GOT to be kidding me.

 

[matt9112]

This is.....it continues to only get more of whatever the heck this is. I mean its like there tripping on every single thing.

 

[Figments Friend]

I wonder if Han broke out the dance moves with Leia while Starcrusin’?

OMG....!!


I just laughed so hard I literally just ...
( laughs profusely and empties bladder )

I can't stop laughing....!!
( more laughing )

I don't know what's more hilarious -
The dance moves themselves, or the fact that they all have Star Warsy names...!
( yet more uncontrollable laughing....)

And LOBOT!
Freakin' LOBOT!
( laughs again ...profusely...but bladder already emptied...)

Holy citrus peels, if the Galactic Starcruiser is 1/10th this entertaining it might be worth the 6k.



( on a serious note, thanks for sharing as I haven't laughed this hard in months )
( bladder thanks you, too. ....I think....)

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