The rumor of mandalorian being added to Starcruiser as an exclusive in lieu of DHS SWGE has been around since he was announced to be debuting exclusively at Disneyland. Mandalorian was never going to move the needle only the OT and that was never going to happen
The existing building is not conducive to other kinds of experiences. The room count is too low to support cheaper excursions similar to the existing experience, the location and grounds would be horrid for a traditional resort, and the configuration of the interior space is not ideal for anything else. Yes, they could find creative ways to re-use the space, but they would have to either compromise those experiences to make them work or alter the property so extensively that they may as well have built something new anyway. At a certain point, dreaming up solutions to something that’s not really even a “problem” is both creatively and financially fruitless. It’s not like the space has grand architecture that needs to be preserved or a killer location begging to be developed.
I wondered if closed square footage (like Wonders Of Life pavilion and Stitch) gets taxed less than active, customer facing square footage?
You're switching topics all together when you start talking about property taxes instead of income and business taxes which the whole depreciation topic is about.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't switching topics, my post was just wondering about ways to save taxes in general; business write offs saves income taxes, and perhaps closed, unused, not improved square footage, possibly deemed worth less, being taxed less, saving property taxes, and if there was incentive to keep spaces closed.
If you are speculating converting the building into office space, the hell with windows, so long as there are fire escapes / exits. Don't need no stinking windows.
This is one time I’ll agree with Iger.
You work to reclassify the property if possible. Obviously this doesn't apply to things like a ride or structure within an existing park, etc.
Does it come with a parking garage too?
Again, it wouldn't need to be a hotel experience. There's a whole lot of stuff n that building other than rooms. I said when they announced it was closing they should make it a meal service. They have the tables so make it the star wars themed restaurant that should have been there from day one. You could have an option for a meal and lightsaber training or any of the other games they had.
Makes sense. Thanks.
This is all stuff that should have been in the park in the first place, either for free or for a much less hefty upcharge. Having guests cross a road and pile into a low capacity building with a totally unthemed exterior to do things that could have been properly designed in the first place isn't going to help.
I didn’t say it needed to be a hotel experience; I said that retrofitting it as anything else would result in a compromised experience. As you said, most of the other “solutions” people mention make a lot more sense if they’re just in Galaxy’s Edge, not an inconvenient, ugly truck ride away.
