Fair enough but I thought we were being precise. No Disney hotel has been shuttered, EVER I think they said. But if we're being precise then the starcruiser hasn't been closed yet and it's fate is still unknown. Bookings are still being taken, people are still working there and right now the mouse appears to be 'streamlining' bookings as it's success isn't as expected by them.
I read earlier you say you've spent no time researching what goes on in the hotel but the little you've heard is always negative and it's not 'Star Wars enough' (or words to that effect, I'm not trying to trick or misquote you). Whilst we've disagreed over things in the past we've remained civil (two dudes talking theme parks after all) and you've always appeared honest. I would say to you that if you research paying guests reviews it's amazing how positive they are about the experience. The price is the one constant criticism, however the love of the experience is surprisingly high.
Now if your 'research' consisted of reading what people said on here following those awful commercials Disney put out, the people who haven't been but constantly post how awful they think it is on here, or google 'I hate Disney Starcruiser', that's an understandable conclusion. However even when you exclude vloggers who were comped a stay who may have reason to big it up, there's a whole load of people who love it and have made long, detailed and honest reviews citing all the things that they love about it.
For instance
@lentesta on here was extremely critical of it before he went, and I mean really critical. But he paid, went, came on here absolutely praising it to the heavens saying how wrong he'd been. Says it feels like Star Wars and raved about the interactions with the characters. He went in costume as he's a Star Wars guy and made a character for himself I believe as a movie producer? Others have been who post on here after paying and not being vloggers and they too have said how brilliant it is. It's not 'my thing' but I've defended it thus far because it interested me in what Disney would do with it and how it went. The guy who owns a channel with Disney news stories on who's practically waged war with Disney in recent years over almost everything they've done, paid to stay there in the belief he'd see how bad it was. He came back and couldn't talk highly enough about it. He was raving about it and pretty much said it's the best thing he's experienced at Disney and how wrong his assumptions were. I've actually given it a chance following the commercials and can 100% say without cherry picking reviews, the response from those who've been has been highly positive in the main.
I'm not expecting you to take the time to 'research' whether I'm lying or not ( I'm not), from one gentleman to another though if you had then I doubt you'd be making the statements about how it's not 'Star Wars' and 'cheap and tacky'. Apologies if those aren't your exact words, rather the gist of your views. I'm also not saying this to be critical of you personally as unlike several posters on here who've not been, you've not posted random comments every few weeks on this thread like "This still sucks" etc just to troll. Instead your assumptions are based on the perception of this experience which probably started going into overdrive when the commercials came out. Disney released those and as such you can have that's on them. Disney chose not to use the original trilogy and again you can have that. They say if a lie is told enough that it becomes the truth, in perception if not reality. There's been so much "Ooh dancing", "No pool", "Idiots in costumes playing space men", "Cheap looking sets and no characters" and "Nobody likes it" that to many who don't actually take the time to look into it criticise it without having a clue what it's really like.
Again I'm not expecting or trying to change your mind about whether you or others like this. It's the respect I have for your honesty that I point out you slating it whilst admitting you've little to no idea about it isn't a true reflection of your usual posting style. It's not good that they're cancelling bookings and it may ultimately fail, however don't underestimate the enjoyment of many guests who've stayed there based on a narrative of "It sucks" by many who haven't been.
Anyhow, not spoken in a while. Hope you're well and as you were
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