Final week, it was reported that Disney World is shutting down its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser immersive expertise after solely being in operation for a 12 months and a half. The lodge/immersive cruise-like expertise is closing its doorways this September, and the explanation appears to be due to the large price ticket hooked up to the keep. Disney launched the next assertion concerning the closure:
“Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is one among our most artistic initiatives ever and has been praised by our visitors and acknowledged for setting a brand new bar for innovation and immersive leisure. This premium, boutique expertise gave us the chance to attempt new issues on a smaller scale of 100 rooms, and as we put together for its ultimate voyage, we are going to take what we’ve discovered to create future experiences that may attain extra of our visitors and followers.”
What we’re listening to now concerning the firm’s last-ditch efforts to attempt to save the lodge, is that Disney thought of re-branding the expertise, and theming it round The Mandalorian. Theme park historian Jim Hill provided some perception to The Wrap (through /Movie), with the report stating the next:
“Another choice lately emerged in keeping with Hill: re-theme your entire lodge to the favored Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ streaming collection ‘The Mandalorian.’ Stories have since emerged that Imagineers have been on the Starcruiser as lately as final week, taking a look at methods they may retrofit or change the expertise.”
In the end, CEO Bob Iger shut these plans down, leading to the entire thing being scrapped as an alternative. Disney by no means formally confirmed the price of the enterprise, however this report pegs it at round $1 billion. I do know that at roughly $1,600 per particular person to remain on the Galactic Starcruiser, I used to be by no means going to go, a lot much less take the entire fam. However if you happen to’re a wealthy geek, will you be making an attempt to get in a keep earlier than it closes this September? Tell us.
