jeanericuser001
Well-Known Member
I wonder what they will do on the last "voyage"? Maybe get the cantina band to play "Nearer my god to thee". Sounds appropriate considering this one has officially going down with all hands on deck.
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News Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Permanently Closed Fall 2023
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flynnibus
Premium Member
well that's the answer... bring back star wars weekends and sell 'exclusive' adventures that are tailored to that year alone.. with the price that comes along with it
Wendy Pleakley
Well-Known Member
Disney has added the following information to the Galactic Starcruiser website.
Important Information
As of May 26, 2023 at 4:30pm ET, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is unavailable for new bookings.
However, availability may still be subject to change and a very limited number of rooms could become available for new bookings from time to time. Please continue to check the online calendar for the latest availability.
Important Information
As of May 26, 2023 at 4:30pm ET, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is unavailable for new bookings.
However, availability may still be subject to change and a very limited number of rooms could become available for new bookings from time to time. Please continue to check the online calendar for the latest availability.
AshaNeOmah
Well-Known Member
This is me.
Sure, it's a style of FOMO I guess, but it was never a question of if do it. Other than financial ruin or other life problems, Galactic Starcruiser was in my future. Now it has to be in my immediate future.
I've had a dozen friends tell me they were shocked I wasn't there the first few weeks... and they're right. I should have honestly.
Figgy1
Well-Known Member
There's going to be an upcharge of somebody playing taps on a kazoo and a $500 cupcake
SoFloMagic
Well-Known Member
They couldn't have expected this, right? Is it really just scarcity driving demand? And if so, does that just show that they priced it too high to have any chance of scarcity?
FOMO, but I think--and correct me if I'm wrong--that they had already sold bookings for further out than September. Those people's trips had to be consolidated into the remaining time.
It is a value compared to sold out Taylor Swift concerts where near the stage seat goes for $5-6K each for a 3 hour concert.
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
Sure if you're into LARPing and Star Wars
GimpYancIent
Well-Known Member
Just as there was a clamor to get a voyage on the Star Cruiser when it opened because it was new and fresh, now, there is a clamor to get one of the last cruises before it is shuttered. It's a bragging right thing, the I was there when it opened and now it's the I was there when it closed. It would be funny if B.I. decided to extend the closing date indef to see how much can be squeezed out of this its closing so I need to go phenomena.
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
I guess that shows how much people value the Star Wars Disney is selling.
Looks like a number of dates are sold out during the summer.
How I would love to hear that Fletcher Hodges was seen taking measurements of certain common areas.
If that happens (which it won’t cause Disney doesn’t care about “us”) - The rooms could be equipped with cots for all I care. Book me for a year straight.
If that happens (which it won’t cause Disney doesn’t care about “us”) - The rooms could be equipped with cots for all I care. Book me for a year straight.
Maybe start to cry.. Cast applied to work at the SW location. After the last day they maybe sent to work in a location that needs them due to shortages. The roles may not be their choice but at least they are still employed.
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
The experience is closing. Who cares if dates are sold out. It doesn't change the fact people didn't value it enough for it to stay open. I would expect many dates to be sold out as they condense the voyages. That doesn't all of a sudden make the star cruiser a hit.
TheMaxRebo
Well-Known Member
Also just people that were on the fence/holding off decided to pull the trigger and fans booking one last trip
dreamfinder912
Well-Known Member
Yes, for sure. And a lot of us moved trips up. My family had been part of the group chartering it in Jan 24 for an adults only, cosplayer voyage. From the various planning and costuming groups I'm in, it's a split between people pushing their planned trips up, people who had been scheduled oct-dec of this year, and people jumping on their last chance to go. Between these groups it seemed more return travelers than first timers, maybe 70/30 by my estimate.
I got lucky and booked early today. But in true Disney fashion, it was an absolute disaster again. Busy circuits, sitting on hold just to be told the queue was full and to try later, even the travel agents hit the same problems. Opinions on the Starcruiser itself aside, Disney flubbed booking...again. It was pretty sad to see they didn't do more to fix the booking process. People who didn't know oh call AP or the main resort line and get transferred or to keep on hold even if the music stops. Just terribly frustrating.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
That’s a strange way to say Disney didn’t understand its market and was not willing to adapt.
This cost the company 1B and some are acting like they are taking an unpopular hot dog off the menu at Caseys
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
I hope you don't get a pared down version due to staff moving on as they can.