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You’ve probably heard by now that the Star Wars hotel at Disney World is closing.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
The final voyages for this groundbreaking hotel at Disney World are now booked up, and we’re bringing you an exclusive Starcruiser Farewell Voyage design!
The incredibly immersive – and incredibly expensive – Star Wars Hotel in Disney World was SHUT DOWN. Why did Disney World bring an end to one of their most ambitious and unique projects to date?
The Galactic Starcruiser
There’s a lot more going on than just that $6,000 price tag…
If you’ve been hoping to get on the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (a.k.a. the Star Wars Hotel) BEFORE it shuts down later in 2023, NOW is the time to act!
The Galactic Starcruiser
Reservations for the remainder of 2023 had been put on pause, and then reopened, only to fill up FAST. As of May 26th, Disney warned that the experience was unavailable for new bookings, but that some availability might pop up from time to time. And that time is…NOW.
As you may already know, Disney World has announced that they’ll be closing the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel later this year.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Atrium
The experience opened in March 2022, and it was truly one-of-a-kind. Similar to a cruise, you stay “onboard” the Halcyon Starcruiser for two days while you live out a Star Wars story and participate in activities, watch entertainment offerings, and have all your meals in the dining room. But the experience didn’t perform as well as Disney hoped, and now it’s set to close. Bookings reopened for the final voyages today, and if you’re trying to plan one last trip, we have some bad news.
If your head is still spinning from all the recent Disney announcements — you’re not alone.
Cinderella Castle!
The Dining Plan is returning to Disney World, Park Pass Reservations are going away (mostly), and hotel perks are continuing through 2024. Not only that, but Disney dropped even more huge news — the Star Wars Hotel is closing, and the $1 billion employee relocation project to Orlando has officially been scrapped. This leaves the door wide open for Disney in multiple ways, so what’s coming next?
Disney fans received some pretty startling news recently about the CLOSURE of the Star Wars hotel in Disney World. The immersive hotel experience opened just a little over a year ago, in March 2022, so the news that it was closing so soon came as a surprise to many.
Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
However, there were certainly warning signs about the Galactic Starcruiser‘s profitability. After a few sold-out months around the time of the hotel’s opening, we started to see voyages sell out less and less often, and Disney even reduced the number of voyages offered each week in response to the decrease in demand.
The Starcruiser’s last voyage will be from September 28th through the 30th (this final trip is now sold out). Disney executive Josh D’Amaro just shared more details about WHY the Starcruiser failed and how this will affect The Walt Disney Company. [Read more…]
The time to eat your blue shrimp is now folks because Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (a.k.a. the Star Wars Hotel) is CLOSING.
Galactic Starcruiser room
The cruise-like experience puts you at the center of your very own Star Wars story complete with unique dining experiences, lightsaber training, and an “excursion” to Batuu. We’ve shared a tour of the rooms, details about the WHOLE thing and whether it’s worth it (because a stay here is NOT cheap), and more. But soon this experience will come to an END.
Are you looking to have a GALACTIC getaway?
Crowds in the Galactic Starcruiser’s Atrium
Disney has hosted a lot of sweepstakes. Right now, they’re currently hosting a new event where they’re giving away a Disney vacation worth over $10,000! And guess what? You don’t have to be a DVC Member or make any purchases to enter. It even takes less than a minute to submit your entry — check out all the details.
Do you dream of going on the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (a.k.a. the Star Wars Hotel) but are terrified of the cost? Well, NOW is your time to book.
Bunk Bed in a Galactic Starcruiser cabin
Disney has already announced an Annual Passholder discount for the experience, plus a Disney Vacation Club discount and a Cast Member discount. But now ANOTHER group can finally join in on the fun at a cheaper cost.
We’ve already established that a stay at Disney World’s Star Wars hotel, the Galactic Starcruiser, is certainly NOT cheap, although discounts are now being offered to select visitors.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
We’ve also stressed that this is so much more than JUST a themed hotel stay, with an experience that basically has you roleplaying your own character in an adventure that takes place in a galaxy far, far away. However, you’ll still need to sleep at some point, so you might be curious as to what the rooms are like on the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. So we’re going to tell you all about it!
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