News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023

[MagicHappens1971]

I kind of agree, but for probably different reasons. Had this been been built to feel like a cruise, I think it works just fine. I will forever say the issue is they made it a role playing adventure as opposed to a cruise on a cruise ship through space.

The role playing aspect was dramatized by the people who were “really into it” you 100% did not have to role play to enjoy it. I would also say the people who did *heavy* role play were the very small minority of most of the cruises.

 

[Disstevefan1]

 

[MisterPenguin]

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It's awful to say that.

The meter is all wrong.

Too dear for most
But fun for a few

It now will host
some naps for the crew​

 

[No Name]

It is absolutely true.

If you have $1 of OPEX to spend on Enterprise A at 3% ROCE or Enterprise B at 20% ROCE, where do you put your money?

You definitely don’t abandon your $300 million investment if that’s the scenario.

 

[Mickey's Pal]

So happy this awful, awful idea is finally closed forever. Can't wait for the Defunctland video in early 2024!

 

[MagicHappens1971]

You definitely don’t abandon your $300 million investment if that’s the scenario.

As I already mentioned, the Starcruiser cost far more than $300M, that's just the accelerated depreciation write off they are taking.

 

[No Name]

As I already mentioned, the Starcruiser cost far more than $300M, that's just the accelerated depreciation write off they are taking.

You did not mention that, and I’m not sure where you are reading or hearing that from.

 

[peter11435]

You did not mention that, and I’m not sure where you are reading or hearing that from.

The accelerated depreciation is not the total cost of the project.

 

[Ayla]

The role playing aspect was dramatized by the people who were “really into it” you 100% did not have to role play to enjoy it. I would also say the people who did *heavy* role play were the very small minority of most of the cruises.

And probably ruined it for most everyone else, including the kids who were disappointed they had to compete for attention from the CM's.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

You did not mention that, and I’m not sure where you are reading or hearing that from.

I did mention it a few pages back. Accelerated depreciation does not = cost of the project.

 

[No Name]

The accelerated depreciation is not the total cost of the project.

I did mention it a few pages back. Accelerated depreciation does not = cost of the project.

I just checked and you mentioned it in a different thread over a week ago. Anyway I’m curious what you believe the total cost to be!

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I just checked and you mentioned it in a different thread over a week ago. Anyway I’m curious what you believe the total cost to be!

My apologies then. I would say close to a billion. I could be off by a little bit there’s no way this cost less than Cosmic Rewind to build. The R&D alone probably cost 300M+. Disney doesn’t do anything cheap (financially speaking).

 

[LSLS]

The role playing aspect was dramatized by the people who were “really into it” you 100% did not have to role play to enjoy it. I would also say the people who did *heavy* role play were the very small minority of most of the cruises.

And by Disney themselves. The trailer on their site featured everyone in various costumes in total interaction. The guy who helped design it in his interview talks about how you get to live it by choosing if you are going to be resistance or first order, and helping various characters. Obviously everything I say is based on what the promos showed as I never went on it, but I can tell you there was 0% chance I could talk my wife into it after she saw the promos and the itineraries.

But, back to my original point, that line dancing everyone makes fun of, is something I would not be shocked to see as a random activity on like a Royal Carribean cruise. Like, at 2:00, come learn line dancing, or go learn to make one of the dishes from a chef. OR, just go relax by the pool, or in the spa. Cruises have kind of corny stuff like that. The problem I always had with this is that there are a lot of other things to go do as well, and based on what Disney had put out there, there just wasn't a lot of other things to do if you weren't involved in the story mode. Again, I could be wrong on that, but then I would say that points to the total failure on Disney's part to market to people like us.

 

[Incomudro]

And probably ruined it for most everyone else, including the kids who were disappointed they had to compete for attention from the CM's.

For sure.
I couldn't even get through a recent video I attempted to watch posted by a couple of guys on one of the last voyages.
Complete man child cringe.
I had to shut the video off, as I couldn't take it any longer.

 

[kingdead]

For sure.
I couldn't even get through a recent video I attempted to watch posted by a couple of guys on one of the last voyages.
Complete man child cringe.
I had to shut the video off, as I couldn't take it any longer.

I've seen some of the videos where they didn't have enough "passengers" and it looked perfect for a little kid--if god forbid I had a little boy with a Make a Wish trip this would be it. The only problem is that it was that good for kids because there weren't enough paying adults, and I can't imagine wanting to be around the kind of adult who cuts off a kid. But you had to be that kind of adult to get your $6k worth!

 

[Disstevefan1]

It's awful to say that.

The meter is all wrong.

Too dear for most
But fun for a few

It now will host
some naps for the crew​

I had the stone carvers fix it -

 

[Coaster Lover]

I mean, it was a really cool concept and well executed (especially by the cast members), but how they ever thought they would have an audience to keep it at/near capacity for any significant period (especially at the rates they were charging) is well beyond me. It would have worked better if they could have run it as sort of a "pop up" experience utilizing (mostly) the existing infrastructure within Galaxy's Edge with maybe a few temporary additions (not building a separate building costing hundreds of millions of dollars). Hopefully, they find some creative way to use the building...

 

[KrzyKtty]

I mean, it was a really cool concept and well executed (especially by the cast members), but how they ever thought they would have an audience to keep it at/near capacity for any significant period (especially at the rates they were charging) is well beyond me. It would have worked better if they could have run it as sort of a "pop up" experience utilizing (mostly) the existing infrastructure within Galaxy's Edge with maybe a few temporary additions (not building a separate building costing hundreds of millions of dollars). Hopefully, they find some creative way to use the building...

Honestly, even as big as the Star Wars fandom is, this was never sustainable.

They would have been better served to make it a castle/medieval town and filled it with Disney princes, princesses, and villains, and given people the chance to live in the story. New generations of Disney children are born all the time, and this would be more sustainable. It would have been the sort of thing plenty of international visitors would pay extra to tag on the beginning or end of their trip for their kids.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

They would have been better served to make it a castle/medieval town and filled it with Disney princes, princesses, and villains, and given people the chance to live in the story.

That’s Fantasyland

 

[KrzyKtty]

That’s Fantasyland

I mean more immersive than even that. For example somewhere people can actually sleep in the castle, unlike the few contestant winners every decade.