News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[nickys]

For those arguing whether it is a hotel or not... This is directly from Orange County Property Appraiser website.

Its legal documentation status is
Property Use:
1039 - Comm Vacant Hotel

An extremely themed one with many activities, but still technically a hotel per Florida state definitions.

Looked at some other properties that aren't DVC like Contemporary, main buildings to Polynesian, and Pop Century. Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser will most likely be changed to below once complete and open for business.
Property Use:
3928 - Hotel R / C Cls III


Florida Statute classifying public lodging establishments.

it’s legal status isn’t really the point though. No one will be checking it’s legal classification before booking.

As @SWGalaxys_Edge said, if the promotional stuff refers to it as a hotel then people will expect this to be like AKL but with a SW theme instead of animals.

Referring to it as a cruise or experience makes it easier to ensure people realise what their experience is going to be.

 

[MurphyJoe]

I’m looking at the buttons on the control panel. A handful of things to press and a joystick of some sort. Is the ‘bridge experience’ going to wind up being something on-rails like the Falcon? Everyone gets their handful of actual controls to press that don’t really *do* much of anything?

That's my read on it too. Disney also went cheap and didn't load up the controls with fake buttons, switches, and such so it looks more Fisher-Price than an expensive starship in another galaxy.

 

[Archie123]

not splitting hairs - its not a hotel - ask Disney. People have expectations different between a hotel and cruise. This is supposed to be a cruise in space. If you can't play along fine, but at least call it a cruise, not a hotel.

Why play along with a narrative that is wrong. They can call it a "cruise" but it is most definitely a hotel.

 

[peter11435]

Why play along with a narrative that is wrong. They can call it a "cruise" but it is most definitely a hotel.

But it’s not a hotel. Saying it is a hotel is wrong.

 

[techgeek]

Why play along with a narrative that is wrong. They can call it a "cruise" but it is most definitely a hotel.

But it’s not a hotel. Saying it is a hotel is wrong.

Top google search result for “Star Wars Cruise” links to… Disney cruise lines. Hmm.

Top google search result for “Star Wars Hotel”… oh look, I get “galactic starcruiser adventure”

 

[MisterPenguin]

Technically, a cruise has "hotel services."

But no one calls a cruise a hotel.

Technically, what The Plaza Restaurant serves is "food."

 

[Archie123]

Top google search result for “Star Wars Cruise” links to… Disney cruise lines. Hmm.

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Top google search result for “Star Wars Hotel”… oh look, I get “galactic starcruiser adventure”

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The Star Wars building is a hotel. They can call it a Starcruiser or a StarAirplane or StarPogostick but it doesn't change the fact that it is a hotel. The State of Florida classifies it as a hotel but you go ahead and call it a cruise.

Now if you are talking about the big boaty thing that actually goes out into the Big Blue World then that indeed is a cruise. Two different things.

 

[Archie123]

Technically, a cruise has "hotel services."

But no one calls a cruise a hotel.

Technically, what The Plaza Restaurant serves is "food."

That isn't food.

 

[SteveAZee]

That isn't food.

 

[Disstevefan1]

not splitting hairs - its not a hotel - ask Disney. People have expectations different between a hotel and cruise. This is supposed to be a cruise in space. If you can't play along fine, but at least call it a cruise, not a hotel.

I wonder if the local YouTube influencers will get a preview event to have a look around and sample the food offerings?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Gets emotional near the end..

 

[Incomudro]

Technically, a cruise has "hotel services."

But no one calls a cruise a hotel.

Technically, what The Plaza Restaurant serves is "food."

I call them floating hotels.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I call them floating hotels.

Flotels.

 

[JoeCamel]

They both usually have a pool........

 

[danlb_2000]

The Star Wars building is a hotel. They can call it a Starcruiser or a StarAirplane or StarPogostick but it doesn't change the fact that it is a hotel. The State of Florida classifies it as a hotel but you go ahead and call it a cruise.

Now if you are talking about the big boaty thing that actually goes out into the Big Blue World then that indeed is a cruise. Two different things.

Legally, it may be classed as a hotel, but calling it a hotel really misrepresents what this is. I like to think of it as an attraction you sleep over in.

 

[JoeCamel]

Legally, it may be classed as a hotel, but calling it a hotel really misrepresents what this is. I like to think of it as an attraction you sleep over in.

It probably has to be a hotel so they can collect room tax
I wonder what that line item comes to?

 

[Archie123]

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I would eat Soylent Green over that “food”.

 

[flynnibus]

For those arguing whether it is a hotel or not... This is directly from Orange County Property Appraiser website.

Its legal documentation status is
Property Use:
1039 - Comm Vacant Hotel

An extremely themed one with many activities, but still technically a hotel per Florida state definitions.

Looked at some other properties that aren't DVC like Contemporary, main buildings to Polynesian, and Pop Century. Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser will most likely be changed to below once complete and open for business.
Property Use:
3928 - Hotel R / C Cls III


Florida Statute classifying public lodging establishments.

come on man… entertainment is not defined by the legal regulations the business side lives in.

if we want to play that game… you equalize the polynesian and the hojo.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Why play along with a narrative that is wrong. They can call it a "cruise" but it is most definitely a hotel.

Playing along is the whole purpose of the theme parks. You're not really on a Jungle Cruise. You're not really flying into NeverNeverLand, etc. They just provide the props, your imagination does the rest.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Cruises move. That’s what the word means - “cruising around” implies movement. This doesn’t move.

SW is a themed hotel just like Boo Bash is a party. The term puts no limit on quality or immersiveness- it can be a REALLY themed hotel (WDW hotels should be).