Sorry no, but that's just wrong.. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but based on popularity of attractions (wait time), crowds, merch sales, etc. Star Wars has significantly more mass appeal for Disney Park fans than anything else, even Marvel.
Entering the twilight zone without the drop
But just because people can spend the money, doesn't mean that they will. The fact that they barely tried discounting before closing it suggests they didn't have much room to move on price before it didn't make financial sense to keep the place open.
Yes, I'm really in the category where I never would have paid for this however impressive the experience looked. If you only have X amount of days in a vacation, this is a big investment beyond cash and, when it comes to families, you're not likely to have multiple family members equally invested in the experience. So, do you split up, paying this and for a hotel room, drag kids and spouses along who really don't want to do it, etc? I'm glad people enjoyed it, but the role playing aspect seems like a special kind of hell for me.
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It is a good sign. Is it a sign that they're going to change their approach? I guess we'll see.
That's the best part of this failure in my opinion. They can now make glaxys edge into a celebration of all things star wars. The way it should have been from the start.
While I agree that a few bad decisions won't dismantle the brand forever. I don't agree that the star wars name is enough anymore. That didn't work for the star cruiser. And just ask Solo a star wars story how that helped. And just the opening of galaxys edge in Cali should show that as well. I remember lines around the park when mermaid opened there. When star wars opened? Ghost town. That said, Mando and the baby yoda phenomenon proves it can still have an impact. Now what Disney does from here on out is still a big question.
So, would it, or would a concept of it be more popular than what was actually delivered for the Galaxy Cruiser? Basically, is the comparisson just a Star Wars hotel vs a ToT hotel, or what we got for Star Wars vs a conceptual ToT? Cause I can say with certainty that a Star Wars Cruise ship would be MUCH preferred for my wife. But, the second they mentioned all interaction, they couldn't pay her enough to get within 100 feet of that place.
. But how is this anymore weird than grown men who paint their faces, wear everything related to their favorite sports team and act like morons at sporting events? 
I still think the price point and format will be a challenge, no matter the theme.I don't know?
I will say, look how popular Halloween Horror Nights is at Universal. Look how popular Halloween in general is across the US.
I find it hard to imagine that a hotel themed to HM at Disney (let's say a regular hotel, not immersive like they tried) would NOT be a popular option for families, adults, just overall Disney Parks fans. If it was priced right.
instead disney looked at it's existing guests... looked at how much they spend and asked them if they thought this offer would be worth more?
Each thing you mentioned has specific issues for that specific project.
I think universal would build a hotel with cool amenities and Some Things that are extra…not a scheduled time for everything.
This isn’t what made it prohibitively expensive. Even if we have enough money for something, most of us have some sense of what is and isn’t appropriate to pay for it and may on principle baulk at crossing a perceived threshold. I cannot imagine myself ever paying what they were charging for a two-night stay, regardless of the theme or experience involved, just as I wouldn’t pay $20 for a really delicious loaf of bread.
The way grocery prices are going up you won’t be eating bread soon.
