News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[mmascari]

"Cast Member discount rates are roughly 50% off of public rates.

Is that the "at cost" price then, or are they actually losing money on these bookings?

If that's the cost, then there's lots and lots of space for the price to come down over time.

Also, wow, what a mark up for the start. Good way to moderate demand.

 

[tanc]

As if the majority of CMs can afford a $3000 stay lol, since they refuse to pay their employees well.

Nothing surprises at this point with Disney.

 

[Unbanshee]

Is that the "at cost" price then, or are they actually losing money on these bookings?

If that's the cost, then there's lots and lots of space for the price to come down over time.

Also, wow, what a mark up for the start. Good way to moderate demand.

I doubt that Disney is giving cast the cruise at cost. There has to be a little bit more margin to play with here

 

[Disstevefan1]

There is a difference between affording something and if something is worth spending money on.

I can "afford" it, but I would need to make a lot more money to feel I can throw away money on this.

Likewise, if it cost less, I could be willing to throw away money on this.

 

[Indy_UK]

Disney isn’t ever going to drop the pricing for the public by 50% or so, which does make me worried long term. I really want it to succeed but they can’t even seem to fill it for this summer

 

[kingdead]

It's a start!

It's the end, this must be marketed towards full-time white collar Disney employees to get them onto the last voyages and pump up the tips for the staff. No way they'd do it otherwise, especially because the timing is atrocious PR-wise (it looks like they're offering unhappy frontline employees a "let them eat cake" deal).

 

[MisterPenguin]

The CM can bring up to 3 people, that'll help them afford it at $750 per person.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

“sorry, not paying you $18 retroactively, but here’s a coupon for half off our $5,000, two-night experience.”

 

[kingdead]

“sorry, not paying you $18 retroactively, but here’s a coupon for half off our $5,000, two-night experience.”

I knoooow at this point it goes from "way overpriced experience that's probably still fun" to "Occupy Starcruiser"

 

[Hawg G]

As if the majority of CMs can afford a $3000 stay lol, since they refuse to pay their employees well.

Nothing surprises at this point with Disney.

Can they book more than once? They can get 3 people a $2000 discount, and pocket the rest.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Can they book more than once? They can get 3 people a $2000 discount, and pocket the rest.

I would assume they’d have to be staying with the guest(s) to get the discount

 

[celluloid]

I think it also simultaneously tells you how well the Starcruiser is doing, for those still doubting.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I think it also simultaneously tells you how well the Starcruiser is doing, for those still doubting.

I would say this is true, but also that’s it’s been open a year and they're ready to release CM discounts.

 

[flynnibus]

Is that the "at cost" price then, or are they actually losing money on these bookings?

If that's the cost, then there's lots and lots of space for the price to come down over time.

Also, wow, what a mark up for the start. Good way to moderate demand.

‘Cost’ here is fuzzy. The operating cost for the cruise is already fixed. The food&bev cost per stateroom is minuscule in this scale…. So an empty stateroom is literally just a hole in customer spending. You can talk about the overhead cost divided by the number of staterooms as their ‘cost’ but it doesn’t really work here because you’re likely comparing filling empty rooms instead of comparing to non-discounted guests.

 

[celluloid]

I would say this is true, but also that’s it’s been open a year and they're ready to release CM discounts.

Not many hotels(and this one with limited size especially) offer CMs 50 percent off discounts.

Particularly going into Spring Break.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Not many hotels offer CMs 50 percent off discounts.

Particularly going into Spring Break.

Almost all of the Disney hotels offer 30-50% off for CMs. I’ve booked the All Stars for $68/night for example

 

[celluloid]

Almost all of the Disney hotels offer 30-50% off for CMs. I’ve booked the All Stars for $68/night for example

Yeah. The avalibility is a lot more on those.

Starcruiser is a premium experience with a tiny amount of rooms. Not really comparable.

And not in a shoulder season when inventory could go to people paying for those rooms at the difference for a place that only has 100 rooms.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Yeah. The avalibility is a lot more on those.

Starcruiser is a premium experience with a tiny amount of rooms. Not really comparable.

And not in a shoulder season when inventory could go to people paying for those rooms at the difference.

Totally agree with you, just saying that accompanied with its lackluster performance it’s not that surprising that after it’s been open a year they’ve started CM discounts. I think the other thing about it’s cheaper to have discounted guests than to let the rooms go empty

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

As if the majority of CMs can afford a $3000 stay lol, since they refuse to pay their employees well.

Nothing surprises at this point with Disney.

Most front line CMs wont be able to but with 225,000 employees I’m sure there’s quite a few who’ll take them up on the offer.

 

[celluloid]

Most front line CMs wont be able to but with 225,000 employees I’m sure there’s quite a few who’ll take them up on the offer.

Some may have to take a further hit to take a day off to fit two days in or lose their overtime.