Tha Realest
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News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023
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LSLS
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Eh, I don't know. Personally you aren't going to get me to pay close to that to stay in a 100 sqft room where all there is to do is leave the hotel or go to a bar.
Not sure how a unique to the entire world, live in theater, state of the art themed immersive acting/living/dining etc experience isn't "grand". I mean you literally drive up to to a terminal and spend the next two nights living in another world. What did you see? What did you feel? What did you hear? What did you eat? What did you think about after? What would you think about anything Disney parks from a YouTube video if you had never been? Would you actually want to do any of it? My daughter and I know mermaids are not swimming in the pool at the Grand Floridian and yet we love it. However, we don't pretend mermaids are swimming in quiet pool, but we actually are still pretty convinced when we pull up at Starcruiser terminal for the second time this summer that we'll be in space for close to 48 hours.
In the picture I attached you can't hear the sounds of the ship, the sound of the "air lock" door when it opens and you're not sure who or what will walk through, or the mystery of what's going on inside that you might be missing when you step outside. The Halcyon was a masterpiece and I hope they can do something to keep it going. In the meantime we will have to Ta'bu E Tay!
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Out of interest, how much is say, Art of Animation on average?
LSLS
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Cost wise? $200-$250 at this point I think? And 277 square feet in size.
So, going by that, I'd be absolutely gobsmacked if the Starcruiser couldn't sell well for the same price.
JMcMahonEsq
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You’re not considering the lack of restaurants, lack of views, lack of pool, as a factor?
The star cruiser was a great experience, and I think worth it as a proof of concept/attempt at trying something new on the part of Disney. But it doesn’t work as a stand alone hotel. Without the CM actors, the story, and the immersive experience, all you have is a small hotel room with no windows. You don’t have a pool, nor a lot of choices in restaurants/bars. And did I mention small rooms? The star cruiser experience was meant as a stand alone couple day/night adventure. Most Disney resort guests aren't just booking for a couple of nights. Even running with all of the bells and whistles of the immersive experience, I am not sure i would want to stay for a full 5-7 day trip in those tiny rooms, missing the other resort type amenities.
I think you have a better chance of turning it into a seasonal type offering, limited "cruises" throughout the year, than you would trying to operate it as a full year standard resort.
LSLS
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I wouldn't. You are talking about staying in a beyond tiny room with none of the amenities of a normal resort/hotel.
Horizons '83
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The Endless Summer/Dockside leave a lot to desire. Paper thin walls and nothing really by way of views but if that doesn't bother you then they can be a good value.
flynnibus
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Giving it just one thing it needs out of dozens to be a good hotel would not change anything except detract from what it was ACTUALLY trying to be. It would have just taken away from what it was really working to do.All the people who mocked posters for saying this resort didn't have a pool and should have aren't laughing now, are they?
Everyone who keeps thinking a bunch of beds makes something an easy hotel conversion... and yet themselves pay $200-$800/night to stay a Disney hotels so you actually have amenities and proximity is comical.
Starcruiser taking guests as just a normal hotel...
What you all really are begging for is just a Star Wars themed hotel. Starcruiser is themed, but not a good hotel!
Bocabear
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I think everyone would admit that Endless Summer and Dockside are the absolute lowest tier...much like the All Star Resorts. More of a Motel then a Resort Hotel ... That said, Cabana Bay is really well done and a beautiful property...and that was their value hotel before the "Bottom Of The Barrel" was built... When I mentioned the nice Universal Hotels I was definitely not referring to their newer budget properties...but their theme hotels...
Wendy Pleakley
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If they had built this with a pool, larger rooms, and other amenities people would have said that "Disney knows this is going to fail and are already planning to turn it into a regular hotel".
Ayla
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No, we would have said Disney knows how to build a resort hotel.
I'm still not convinced that they couldn't sell out their rooms at $200 a night as a Star Wars Themed hotel. Just needs a bit of thought gone into what themed extras they could have. Even silly things like staff dressed up as charactors...themed food/drinks etc.
What else are they going to do...demolish it? Well that would be a waste of money.
What else are they going to do...demolish it? Well that would be a waste of money.
Bocabear
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If they had built it with an indoor pool looking like a glass pod floating in space with a pool, water features, a bar and cabanas all within a dome with portals into outer space, everyone would have been blown away by it... Build an additional wing of larger resort rooms and suites...and then with a few more amenities, they would have a great boutique resort hotel to sell...
Wendy Pleakley
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Yet this wasn't meant to be a resort hotel, which people didn't, and continue not to, understand.
I have my doubts it would be worth the effort at that price point. Maybe somewhere closer to deluxe rates?
They could include the direct entry to the Studios and include the interactive games as a resort exclusive. Maybe allow any guests to eat in the restaurant. There's probably some value in a scaled down experience.
GimpYancIent
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There is an established history of doubling down on unsuccessful projects then abandoning the site to rot or be demolished rather than attempt repurpose / reuse or salvage into something else. The suits just write off and continue on.
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I'm sure they could make a pool area outside that is also themed. I'm not sure of the area, but is there room right next to the Starcruiser that could be made into a pool area?