GimpYancIent
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Hmmmm It will be interesting to see if prices are increased during the (cough, cough) peak periods to motivate guests to book during the non-peak periods. 
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News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Who says anyone is booking at any time?Hmmmm It will be interesting to see if prices are increased during the (cough, cough) peak periods to motivate guests to book during the non-peak periods.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
What makes it 1 cabin?
corran horn
Well-Known Member
The fact is nobody is staying there at all...ever.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
When you get dvc…you’ll get a nice coupon in the mailbox for it
corran horn
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(pssst--we are DVC)When you get dvc…you’ll get a nice coupon in the mailbox for it
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Oh I bet…can’t guard the emperor without it
Think a rushed point conversion and then 30% off that is a “thank you”?
_caleb
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Because the whole Starcruiser concept is relatively new, it makes sense to me that they'd need to sort out how (and how much) to charge people for it. I would like to see pricing fluctuate based on availability (like hotel rooms) rather than the fixed price they started with, and better package deals to combine with resort stays. This might make it accessible to some for much less and help address any attendance issues.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Variable pricing makes sense…
What doesn’t is building a one and done spot that lost what little buzz it had in less than a year
corran horn
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We would probably look at going again earlier than we might otherwise if they offered some price break to returners. They haven't as far as I know. We haven't gotten it anyway.Oh I bet…can’t guard the emperor without it
Think a rushed point conversion and then 30% off that is a “thank you”?
The point conversion, financially, never made sense for our use-case. I don't even think it does with the "discount".
_caleb
Well-Known Member
Just like with SW:GE and the screen-centric rides, we're often told about how easily they could make changes. And then it rarely happens (Star Tours).
The Starcruiser's current replayablity has to do with there being too much/too many options to experience all in one stay. But because a significant portion of the experience is a theatrical production, the should be able to add/change storylines to make it even more interesting for return visits.
Assuming anyone can afford to do it even once, nevermind twice.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
This is a frequent miscalculation…believing their clientele is more affluent than any amusement park customer shakes out to be…
Also non-committal on IP. That’s all back to LFL’s struggles
corran horn
Well-Known Member
I'm certain Disney knows far more about this than anyone commenting here. (including me)
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…significant evidence to the contrary.
All humans make mistakes…groups of them with cash tend to make BIG ones
_caleb
Well-Known Member
It's interesting, because Disney certainly has a lot more data than we do. They don't operate on hunches and gut instinct. They analyze data: consumer spending, economic trends, guest behavior and feedback, etc. Yet they do make their share of miscalculations (if that's the cause of poorer-than-expected performance or missing expectations).
Which makes me wonder if "miscalculations" are the right way to think about failures and missteps. Are they testing? Might some of these things be positioning, marketing, or intentional short-term loses in support of longer-term payoffs?
I'm just saying, it's not like Disney doesn't know how to make good movies or build/run great theme parks. So when they make less-than-great movies or run less-than-great parks, it makes me wonder.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I used to see that data…long ago.
It’s not that Disney doesn’t have data..they may be the best at interpreting it…
It’s that the management is different…and not in a good way…in their analysis and application of that data…
…I hear?
RobWDW1971
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We can't disconnect the quality of the execution from the conversation about the underlying analytics.
Was there market capacity to support adding another theme park to Disneyland to make it a resort including a RDE and 4 Star Hotel? Absolutely. But they built DCA and it was a disaster. Not because there wasn't demand, because of what they built.
For the Starcruiser, are there Disney/Star Wars fans that would be willing to pay thousands to stay in a Star Wars themed environment? Absolutely, but not for this:
Was there market capacity to support adding another theme park to Disneyland to make it a resort including a RDE and 4 Star Hotel? Absolutely. But they built DCA and it was a disaster. Not because there wasn't demand, because of what they built.
For the Starcruiser, are there Disney/Star Wars fans that would be willing to pay thousands to stay in a Star Wars themed environment? Absolutely, but not for this:
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
RobWDW1971
Well-Known Member
You are immersed!!!
Looking at that crowd, it's like being sent to the couch at the party in Animal House.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
It's an (unfunny?) joke.
Every time anyone posts a screenshot of the wide open booking calendar for the Galactic Starcruiser, a TDO fan comes along and says quite helpfully "Well, that doesn't mean it's in trouble! There could only be one cabin left on the nights still listed as having open availability!"
So, forever more, when there are wide open bookings available the next day, next week, and into next season, it's obviously because there is only one (1!) cabin available left for those nights.
Book now! Don't wait! Only one cabin left! Captain Keevan is depending on you!
