News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023

flynnibus

flynnibus

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Thepuma said:
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.
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They are already saving millions by writing it down. Would be better to spend the money to build a purpose built facility that would be successful rather than to try to retrofit one that will forever be crippled.

You could fill a whole sheet of services and amenities that even Disney's lowest end hotels have that this hotel doesn't have, and doesn't have the physical space for in the current guest areas.

Stop thinking about "People want star wars" and start thinking about "Will this building work as a hotel?". There is no parking... so now you gotta pay to shuttle people around. There is no space for bus loops... so now you gotta rework that. The property has too few hotel rooms.. so you'd have to jack prices more than bigger rooms on property. The place can't even handle a bus load of people dropped off at once.. so you gotta rework that. It has no onsite recreation facilities. It has no onsite service amenities. It only has table service, so the entire dining facility would have to be reworked. All the attractions in the place are built for small roughly scheduled batches.. not continuous use.

At the end of the day, the physical building is not setup to operate at the kind of scale Disney expects a hotel to operate at. That means you have higher prices to offset lower scale. That means all these dreams of 'simple cheap star wars hotel' are fantasy. Then you get a premium priced hotel... with rooms and services BELOW a Motel6. That's not what you want.
 
SamusAranX

SamusAranX

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Well, since y'all mentioned it:


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The journey would start with Star Tours. This has the effect of 1. Getting more people on Star Tours and 2. Similar to Hogwarts Express, adding more to the immersion.
Star Tours would be "expanded" on the exit. You will now be able to board a people mover /monorail like train that is sealed; with digital effect "windows" or "siding" that adds blue hyperspace lines. The line in blue is the vehicle track. Alternatively, guests can go straight into Batuu then walk to Hoth (OT) or Tatooine (PT).

Hoth Expansion
After arriving at Hoth, you have been plunged in the middle of the Rebellion. If you wish to join the Rebellion, head to Battle of Hoth, an immersiveE-Ticket attraction where you must escape the clutches of the Empire, while taking down a AT-AT or two along the way.

If you are not ready for battle, bring the younger Rebels aboard the Tauntaun Experience a mild C/D Ticket spinning ride where you saddle up on tauntauns that move their heads and make sounds as you spin pleasantly similar to a merry go round.

Hungry? The Wampa Cave Cafe is waiting. Operated by Han Solo as an investment to help the Rebellion, the Rebel soldiers stationed here swear by it. Experience table service with Rebels eager to serve, but be mesmerized by a captured animatronic Wampa in a cage; or beware, as sometimes your dinner will be interrupted by bounty hunters looking for Solo.

Ready to find Rebel collectibles? Head to the Rebel Supply Depot for rebel uniforms, relics, and toys.

Tatooine Expansion
Journey to the planet of the twin suns, where outlaws thrive and a Republic clone unit has taken up residence to assist nearby systems again the droid army.

If you feel the pull of the dark side, join the Secrets of the Sith show, where Sith acolytes regale you with slightly comedic tales of the Sith, with a surprise appearance by Darth Sidious with a recruitment pitch that appeals your inner selfishness.

But if you are looking for more lighthearted fun, it is time to join the Boonta Eve Classic. Three dueling podracing tracks are ready on this high speed e-Ticket roller coaster. Who will win the podrace, millions of credits, and fame across the Outer Rim?

Finally, if you need a quick bite go to Watto's Grub Heap. Toydarians are cheap after all, so while the food is good, don't mind the heap of droid parts and racing engines lying around.

Then, visit the Clone Army Outfitters for custom clone helmets, or well preserved droid army collectibles. You won't regret it!
 
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J4546

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lol why would you leave that massive parking lot between the lands?

here my quick mspaint crack at it

ABC commisary is gone, Sci Fi Drive in is gone (and moved to tomorrowland accesable between CoP and Buzz Lightyear) and that area is now an entrance to a new endor themed SW space with a massive new restaraunt taking over where ABC and Sci Fi used to be. Everything is overgrown and misty upon entering through the new entrance. Star Tours stays, but updated, and Muppets is totally gone (RnRC is given a Muppets treatment and the Lightning Mcqueen thing is gone, replaced with a new Henson Studios area with new muppets theater and food) Muppets area is now home to massive new expansion with a Hagrids style speedrbike through endor coaster (in red) something like Hagrids ad the blue is enough space for another massive E ticket (hopefully water based) or theater or whatever...I just want a speederbike coaster. The pink is for possible shops/thematic/quick service....that entire area would be shaded and lush with trees and foliage.. Oh and the brown line at the bottom is for a enclosed monorail that takes you from one "planet" to the other. You get in and out via a docking bay for ships and get on a monorail with fake windows like HP train, that make it look like your going through space
 

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SamusAranX

SamusAranX

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J4546 said:
lol why would you leave that massive parking lot between the lands?

here my quick mspaint crack at it

ABC commisary is gone, Sci Fi Drive in is gone (and moved to tomorrowland accesable between CoP and Buzz Lightyear) and that area is now an entrance to a new endor themed SW space with a massive new restaraunt taking over where ABC and Sci Fi used to be. Everything is overgrown and misty upon entering through the new entrance. Star Tours stays, but updated, and Muppets is totally gone (RnRC is given a Muppets treatment and the Lightning Mcqueen thing is gone, replaced with a new Henson Studios area with new muppets theater and food) Muppets area is now home to massive new expansion with a Hagrids style speedrbike through endor coaster (in red) something like Hagrids ad the blue is enough space for another massive E ticket (hopefully water based) or theater or whatever...I just want a speederbike coaster. The pink is for possible shops/thematic/quick service....that entire area would be shaded and lush with trees and foliage.. Oh and the brown line at the bottom is for an enclosed monorail that takes you from one "planet" to the other. You get in and out via a docking bay for ships and get on a monorail with fake windows like HP train, that make it look like your going through space
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That area would work too but would be a lot more compact: the area south I utilized is almost 60/70 acres *at least*. The possibilities are endless. You also have basically useless land now but some infrastructure in place in the Starcruiser building plot that should ideally be used for expansion given it adjoins Batuu

I would love Endor; I just feel the forest environment would be a bit redundant lined up against Batuu being a forested world.

The pod racing coaster doesn’t have to be racing tracks like RSR or the dueling dragons of IoA. could be like Hagrids with pod shaped bike style vehicles. It could theoretically be a speeder bike coaster; main issue would be it would probably end up being a carbon copy of the Tron and FoP seating system. Regardless, that would be the one advantage of the massive area south of the parking lot; you could truly capture the massive scale racing through of the canyons of Tatooine or being in a high speed bike chase through massive trees in Endor. Hard to pull that off in the constrained area you marked, unless we talking another ride of screens.
 
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JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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Bocabear said:
If they went the route of an immersive hotel experience, added a couple wings to the hotel and an amenities deck, had things and experiences to do, but not dependent on them, and run space shuttles to TTC and Disney Springs with a docking bay in each location...it could be played more like a cruise ship or amazing immersive hotel that you did not have to be following the storyline...just know it is there in the background... and you are at Disney World staying on a space ship orbiting the earth... with more and nicer cabins available, this would be a really fun and unusual place to stay...and breaking out of the Star Wars book, it could be more whimsical and fun... a couple of restaurants and lounges... Build a big new lobby atrium with windows into Space...make it less claustrophobic....I would stay there....
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So another billion? What is the ROI on this "investment"?
 
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Lilofan

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Bocabear said:
If they went the route of an immersive hotel experience, added a couple wings to the hotel and an amenities deck, had things and experiences to do, but not dependent on them, and run space shuttles to TTC and Disney Springs with a docking bay in each location...it could be played more like a cruise ship or amazing immersive hotel that you did not have to be following the storyline...just know it is there in the background... and you are at Disney World staying on a space ship orbiting the earth... with more and nicer cabins available, this would be a really fun and unusual place to stay...and breaking out of the Star Wars book, it could be more whimsical and fun... a couple of restaurants and lounges... Build a big new lobby atrium with windows into Space...make it less claustrophobic....I would stay there....
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Who is financing this? Tim Cook from Apple whose company is worth $3T?
 
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Bocabear

Bocabear

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If they cleared out the office spaces behind Sunset Boulevard for park expansion, they could move the offices to the Galactic Star Cruiser... , Open the windows...now you have public spaces and a hundred offices for staff... and some freed up space for park expansion....And while it would cost money to convert it to office space, it would still be cheaper than building a whole new office building...
 

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