News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

ok...? why is this a problem?

Because its a bus with a cheap overlay. Compare that to the Hogwarts Express down the road that takes you between parks

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Because its a bus with a cheap overlay. Compare that to the Hogwarts Express down the road that takes you between parks

Thats a ride for everyone, this is resort transportation. Apples and oranges.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Thats a ride for everyone, this is resort transportation. Apples and oranges.

The Hogwarts Express trains carry almost as much as the Galactic Starcruiser's occupancy one way, every trip. Building a mass transit system for only 100 rooms just doesn't make sense. That said, I think this should have been designed in a way that negates needing convoluted transportation into the park. A walking path, a secret "underground" tunnel, for instance.

 

[Touchdown]

All the whining about "its not fair - too expensive for me" and it should be for everyone to be able to visit the starcruiser. Where are all those complainers when Elon Musk is asking for hundreds of thousands to "fly" into space? Small cramped quarters, no pool, no massages...yet no complaining like this.

Most of us can;t afford it [space travel] yet many want to go but there is no outrage over the price? Could it be a secret hate for Disney? for the "haves" who can afford it? Be sure to apply your anger evenly, not just at Bob Chapek.

Then you haven’t been reading this thread well, to repeat:

1. I can afford the prices.
2. I am both a Star Wars fan and a Disney Parks fan.

Which makes me the target demographic. The reason I haven’t booked is because I haven’t seen a single thing that tells me this trip has value for me (ie it’s worth the cost of the trip.)

I’ve blown a heck of a lot more per day on an Adventures by Disney trip, but that trip included a tour of places I would never see otherwise (Jim Henson studios, Walt Disney Studios, Imagineering) and multiple behind the scenes tours at DLR plus multiple front of the line passes and spectacular reserved seating areas. If previews had piqued my interest and showed me this was an experience worth doing I would have booked by now.

 

[matt9112]

Spare me. It's a privilege to think that Disney, prior to Galactic Starcruiser or anything else, was somehow attainable to the masses and now it's not. It never was. Now it might be just a little harder for some than it was before.

You sound ridiculously snobby. Quite a good look. May the peasantry bow before your mothers success.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

It's almost a miracle that Crystal Palace is still Winnie the Pooh character dining and not overflow princess dining for people who couldn't get into Cinderella's Royal Table. Or, alternatively, a place to put other princesses that aren't featured at CRT like Anna, Elsa, Tiana, Rapunzel, and so on.

I guess Winnie the Pooh still has enough draw for children that they haven't felt like they needed to make a change.

Isn't that what Akershus was? I know they had princess dining, but I have no idea which princesses because I live in a house full of males, and I'm not that into the princesses, lol.

IMO, yes, Pooh and friends are still that popular - he's very popular for decorating nurseries, too.

 

[SpoiledBlueMilk]

I'm just responding to LovePop's assertion it is a luxury experience. I agree that luxury and this type of interactive experience aren't necessarily compatible...but then lower the cost Disney! The cost is what bothers me the most. I haven't seen one shred of evidence this is worth the $5K plus asking price.

And to those saying none of us want to see it tank? yeah, I kinda do want to see it do poorly. Not because I want to see anyone lose their jobs, but because the arrogance of Disney upper management has been on full display for years now and they need to be brought down a few pegs.

That is a good point. This isn't a luxury experience. It's an expensive experience. Those two things are very different. Luxury isn't spending a couple thousand to be housed in a closed box with a few hundred people while offered watered-down "Star Wars" experiences. To me, luxury is a Disney vacation where you are moved between Lucasfilm Studios, ILM, and Skywalker Ranch in a small tour bus with a concierge guide and private tours of the Star Wars archives.

 

[corran horn]

You sound ridiculously snobby. Quite a good look. May the peasantry bow before your mothers success.

Please. It's snobby to act as if this is some threshold where the Disney experience is now unaffordable because of GS. Going to Disney at all is very expensive and mostly unattainable to the average person. Many people here could/can afford it so they just think otherwise.

There's always been a financial barrier to Disney. They act in their commercials as if the only reason people don't go is because they don't know it's there.

Now there's something that's even more absurdly expensive and some are going "wow, they're really making it so people can't ____."

 

[SpoiledBlueMilk]

The amazing thing is that Disney generally fudges so many of these promotional videos to make the experiences look far cooler than they actually are (the original SWGE promos for example had tons of characters you rarely see). They could have really could have made it all look far more cinematic and cooler - just for the video - but they decided not to. An entire list of executives and producers looked at the resort as is and said what they have is good enough to wow people. Then, upon seeing the final video said "yep, that's great! really will sell this!"

Again - why can't Disney - a behemoth of a film/TV studio - shoot a damn promo video that doesn't look like you hired a local theatrical company to produce it?

 

[GimpYancIent]

Have you driven up to it? You see the show building.

The show building, simply put, looks like a building (it isn't pretty nor themed), but the concept is the guests are going there to get on transportation to go to the "Halcyon" which would not be visible as it is in space. The earthly building is merely a portal / launch pad / vehicle dock for further movement to the vessel where this immersive experience will happen. True a little more theme would be nice but in total not a big issue.

 

[Disstevefan1]

One of the vloggers brought up a good point. Looking at the calendar, it looks mostly booked up till September? These folks have only put down a deposit if I understand correctly.

Folks may decide to cancel if they get swayed by the poor preview videos.

For my family, we just don’t see the value for the price.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They should have talked to whomever built that mansion with Star Wars rooms..The theming there at least works..

Inside this $11.5M Star Wars-themed Florida home near Disney World

There have been many homes that have attempted the Star Wars theme, and while cool, they were not quite as impressive as this colossal 15-bedroom, 19-bathroom home.

nypost.com

 

[pdude81]

One of the vloggers brought up a good point. Looking at the calendar, it looks mostly booked up till September? These folks have only put down a deposit if I understand correctly.

Folks may decide to cancel if they get swayed by the poor preview videos.

For my family, we just don’t see the value for the price.

I expect some rolling availability around the 90 day mark as some may have bit off more than they can chew, and others may have second thoughts and change their mind. If you start seeing a lot of availability at less than 90 days, then that is indicative of a change. A couple cruises having one room open would be expected.

I'm honestly surprised it's booked out through most of June as people are putting down 2 grand or so on average for something that is 6 months away and completely untested. That's not chump change

 

[GimpYancIent]

I ask all of you posters, would you consider this immersive experience worth the money if the pricing was cut in half?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

They should have talked to whomever built that mansion with Star Wars rooms..The theming there at least works..

Inside this $11.5M Star Wars-themed Florida home near Disney World

There have been many homes that have attempted the Star Wars theme, and while cool, they were not quite as impressive as this colossal 15-bedroom, 19-bathroom home.

nypost.com

My favorite line "The rest of the rooms seem pretty standard"...yeah...because an indoor basketball court is standard!

 

[GimpYancIent]

I expect some rolling availability around the 90 day mark as some may have bit off more than they can chew, and others may have second thoughts and change their mind. If you start seeing a lot of availability at less than 90 days, then that is indicative of a change. A couple cruises having one room open would be expected.

I'm honestly surprised it's booked out through most of June as people are putting down 2 grand or so on average for something that is 6 months away and completely untested. That's not chump change

Think of it as adventure capitol risk taking.

 

[Incomudro]

Thats a ride for everyone, this is resort transportation. Apples and oranges.

This resort transportation should be one of the more amazing parts of the stay.
At these prices, and for what this experience is supposed to be.
They should have went all in on that too.
Maybe it will be, and I might be wrong.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I ask all of you posters, would you consider this immersive experience worth the money if the pricing was cut in half?

No. It's not "Star Wars immersive", IMO, it's "generic space immersive", and while that seems like it could be fun, the way they're presenting everything, and the cheaping out on everything (especially the way the lightsaber training and bridge look), it's "kiddie-time" fun...not adult LARP-ish fun. I'd MAYBE pay $600 including food to throw a kids' birthday party there for a few hours...because that's what this is beginning to feel like...the kind of place you'd rent for a kids' birthday party.

 

[durangojim]

That is a good point. This isn't a luxury experience. It's an expensive experience. Those two things are very different. Luxury isn't spending a couple thousand to be housed in a closed box with a few hundred people while offered watered-down "Star Wars" experiences. To me, luxury is a Disney vacation where you are moved between Lucasfilm Studios, ILM, and Skywalker Ranch in a small tour bus with a concierge guide and private tours of the Star Wars archives.

That would be awesome!

 

[HauntedPirate]

Please. It's snobby to act as if this is some threshold where the Disney experience is now unaffordable because of GS. Going to Disney at all is very expensive and mostly unattainable to the average person.

Household credit card debt would suggest otherwise.

I'm just responding to LovePop's assertion it is a luxury experience. I agree that luxury and this type of interactive experience aren't necessarily compatible...but then lower the cost Disney! The cost is what bothers me the most. I haven't seen one shred of evidence this is worth the $5K plus asking price.

And to those saying none of us want to see it tank? yeah, I kinda do want to see it do poorly. Not because I want to see anyone lose their jobs, but because the arrogance of Disney upper management has been on full display for years now and they need to be brought down a few pegs.

I'll say it - I want to see this thing flame out spectacularly and the people who approved it lose their jobs as a result. That's what will bring management down a few pegs.

And, I wouldn't pay half the current asking price for this watered down junk pile.