News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023

[MagicHappens1971]

It's nice to see them trying new things. This was probably doomed to fail from the beginning, but it was creative and unique and we should want more of that, not less.

thank you for acknowledging this. This experience got a lot of unwarranted hate. Yes it was expensive, but as for a new hospitality experience, this was ground breaking.

 

[Tha Realest]

Can it get any worse for Disney? I mean, wow!

How much money have they frittered away in recent years?

-Genie+, only for it to be converted to basically paid FP
-Harmonius
-SW:GS
-Disney Enchantment
-Expensive Pixar films dumped on D+
-Slurry of mediocre to bad D+ content

 

[Epcotfan21]

Disneyquest all over again

I mean, DisneyQuest was open for several years.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

I have pools at home, so rarely use them at WDW. And I can live without a window.

Then let me tell you about prison!

 

[LSLS]

If only it had a pool.

 

[networkpro]

Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose once and then stored the plane at great expense for decades rather than admit his folly. Is Disney going to do the same?

Well they sat on River Country for 20 years.

 

[buckeyegator]

DVC anyone?

 

[GhostHost1000]

I mean, DisneyQuest was open for several years.

DisneyQuest was more successful.

 

[note2001]

but with a free refillable resort mug perhaps

I'm in! Where is the DVC kiosk?

I mean, DisneyQuest was open for several years.

Apples to oranges. DQ had a large following for awhile there and people were willing to pay the reasonable price for a short bit of entertainment. Demand dropped off as at-home gaming became better & more popular.

 

[ChrisFL]

I could write a book about all of the things they did wrong....and I'm talking before it even opened, I knew this was going to be a challenging experience to sell long-term

 

[TDLFan]

Everyone on Facebook is talking about the price, but I still believe had there been actual Star Wars characters and not made up roles with no emotional ties, and a cameo by Rey and Kylo, it would have done better. They could have done so much with the pantheon of great characters and places Lucas created but they decided to go with nothing that made Star Wars the global phenomenon it WAS. I don't care what anyone says, Star Wars is what Lucas created. It's like Disney bought the Lord of the Rings, wrote their own story and characters, and passed it off as the same thing. It's not. Lesson learned.

 

[Disney Analyst]

It was an experiment in a high priced experience that did not work beyond the initial superfans and bloggers. It was doomed as soon as the pricing was revealed at $5000+. A huge number of potential guests at that point just switched off to the project.

It seemed obvious then, and even more so now, but what should have been built was an actual Star Wars hotel, at a price point consistent with other deluxe accommodations at WDW.

And sadly, I think the current hotel is too small to be converted into a general Star Wars Hotel... so I assume it gets torn down?

 

[SpaceMountain77]

"As we prepare for its final voyage, we will take what we've learned to create future experiences that can reach more of our guests and fans."

Maybe they have learned that guest spending and the appeal of Star Wars is not without limit.

 

[Nottamus]

Shame really! I wanted to at least see it, but I didn’t want to be involved in missions or whatever activities were going on.

Just be a bystander

Oh, and the price totally made me not consider it

 

[wdwmagic]

And sadly, I think the current hotel is too small to be converted into a general Star Wars Hotel... so I assume it gets torn down?

Yes it isn't remotely setup to be a standalone hotel. Could it be modified? Not sure, but it may well end up being demolished or abandoned for someone to do something with in the future.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I could write a book about all of the things they did wrong....and I'm talking before it even opened, I knew this was going to be a challenging experience to sell long-term

All the thing they did wrong? With this or everything. Cause that would be a long book. Likely need to do volumes like the old encyclopedias

 

[Tha Realest]

Bad news - CFTOD has entered into an agreement to sell the SWGS to a private jail company. They liked the lack of windows or any real accoutrements.

 

[GhostHost1000]

maybe it was the lack of a pool....

Lack of a pool of crazy people paying that much for it

 

[ParentsOf4]

And then run buses from MK, Epcot, AK, DS, and water parks too.

I thought it only had 110 rooms?

It’s too small to run buses to the other theme parks on a regular basis. Plus then anyone could just jump on a bus to visit - takes away some of its mystique.

But if you turn the food court into an ADR location that can only be accessed using the Galaxy’s Edge shuttle, with the checkin at the shuttle terminal, I suspect it will be packed.

The Roundup Rodeo charges $45 for freakin’ BBQ. Space 220 charges an insane $79. Both are really difficult ADRs to get.

Who’s not going to want to ride the “shuttle” to board the Galactic Starcruiser for their $79 meal?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]