The Final “Voyage” of the Galactic Starcruiser
The end of the Star Wars: Galactic Cruiser hotel doesn’t surprise me in the least.
The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was marked by a few things — an almost unparalleled level of immersion that was something akin to what would happen if an interactive theater troupe overtook a cruise ship and made everybody on board join in the play; several cutting-edge advancements, including the introduction of a “real” lightsaber and a jaw-dropping Yoda hologram; an “excursion day” which saw guests do special activities in the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; and an eye-watering price point — going on the “ship” costs around $1,200 per person, per day. (And keep in mind you had to do the entire three-day, two-night experience.)
I’d do a Star Wars hotel if it was just that, a hotel. I think all the interactive crap (that skyrocketed the price) they forced guests into doing for an “experience” didn’t help, and it’s the main reason why I never had the desire to go. There’s no way I could have convinced my wife to go along with any of this even if it appealed to me. And it never did.
Even if I had the money for it, I wouldn’t have spent it for a windowless hotel room that’s supposed to be in a spaceship that’s also a LARP.
I am looking forward to the inevitable Defunctland about it…