Galactic Starcruiser Hotel to Close in September

[Bearval]

They likely will just not as a star cruiser. Imagine how popular this will be for access to HS... an entrance outside the front door with fast easy access to star wars land that is a HUGE selling point.... There was always talk about a DVC hotel years ago ironically right where this thing is located. Lesser walk to the sky liner then BW or BC for super easy EPCOT access. I would book a melenium Falcon view. Cant beat that for view even if you not a star wars fan.

The may just repurpose this as the Hollywood Studios DVC lounge.

Unfortunately, this was a money grab, plain and simple. The concept was fantastic, but when they got greedy and charged such an exorbitant amount for it, the internet exploded. The cost became the talking point (negative) which grossly outweighed the superior experience (positive). When it first opened, all you would read about was how EXPENSIVE it was, but buried deep into the articles was how well it was presented. Perhaps if they had started out at a reasonable price point, and had it sold out for 1-2 years, it would have been touted as a great EXPERIENCE and worth the cost (we all know Disney is expensive), THEN they could have slowly started to increase the cost to entice new guests. By the time they realized that bookings were down, discounts were not going to help because there had already been so much negative press about it, even though it was based on the cost, not the experience.

I am sure this have to be extremely expensive for Disney to operate. This isn’t the haunted mansion where you have just a handful of visible cast members operating the attraction for hundreds if not thousands of guests at a time. This is a personal immersion experience where it probably averages 1 cast member per booked experience and that is going to be expensive for Disney.

 

[CraigInPA]

The may just repurpose this as the Hollywood Studios DVC lounge.

Between the guest areas of HS and Galactic StarCruiser are a backstage area, the sides and rear of the Millenium Falcon show building, a ring road around HS, and a cast parking lot. This is why they moved people between the hotel and HS in a box truck.

In an earlier post, I (and others) cited how they could build a corridor through all that, or perhaps even some kind of ride (like Universal did with the Hogwarts Express) to get from one area to a more distant area. Disney's done something similar already in HS, when they opened the entrance to Toy Story Land next to the ride building for Toy Story Mania. Previously, that was all back stage area. While that only encompassed about 300 feet, the distance from HS to GSC is about 1000 feet, and the existing scenery is very much a problem in keeping people in the Star Wars mind set.

 

[corpcomp]

In an earlier post, I (and others) cited how they could build a corridor through all that, or perhaps even some kind of ride (like Universal did with the Hogwarts Express) to get from one area to a more distant area. Disney's done something similar already in HS, when they opened the entrance to Toy Story Land next to the ride building for Toy Story Mania. Previously, that was all back stage area. While that only encompassed about 300 feet, the distance from HS to GSC is about 1000 feet, and the existing scenery is very much a problem in keeping people in the Star Wars mind set.

Actually that's brilliant, I've been on the Hogwarts Express and its is one of the best calm rides at Universal. However Disney would have to revamp the StarCruiser for longer stays at a cheaper price and make it less interactive (cheaper for them) so guests could visit the other parks.

 

[Sammie]

The cost was not necessarily the issue. People pay more than that regularly for suites at the Grand Floridan. They have people that book an entire floor in club level. However those folks are not limited to just one experience.

It was their audience; Star Wars fans were not willing to spend that kind of money more than once if at all.