Why Disney's New Galactic Starcruiser Hotel FLOPPED 

I think they ruin Star Wars by making it a company and treat it like a cash grab rather than a beatiful tragic story about Skywalkers.

Disney really dropped the ball with Galaxy’s edge by limiting the characters to be between episodes 8 and 9. The brilliance of the wizarding world is that you can feel like your actually visiting places in the movie. Batuu? Who wants to go there?

Lead Architect: "So, what trilogy are you going to base the hotel off of? I loved the prequels as a kid." Disney: Laughs in worst rated films

I used to work at The Void that did the Star Wars 4D VR experience and it was amazing. Best part of the job was going through with "single riders". It was miles ahead of Galaxy's Edge, current VR headsets, all of it. I'll never forget feeling the actual heat of Mustafar's lava, the vibration impact of blaster bolts hitting you, or the terror of Darth Vadar showing up and breaking the gun your holding in your hands. If you get a chance please do it. It's a one of a kind experience.

Like imagine having movie accurate blasters but as laser tag weapons and being able to fight in different arenas based on the different eras of starwars. With era accurate clothing or if fighting droids they are animatronics

Your ideas with having multiple planets and iconic spots inside the park was perfect. That’s EXACTLY how it should be

Disney probably got a bunch of yes-men who won't question anything.

At 15:20 That’s exactly how I felt about the dang hotel rooms. It felt so out of place for a universal society that’s thousands of years old. Only a few places would look like that and it’s usually the planets that are very snobbish about their history.

Am I the only person who kind of wanted a more run-down hotel experience? Like - instead of some pristine hotel (which is nice), I would like something that resembles the Amos Eisley cantina or the room Padme stayed in on Coruscant in CW!

I think that the key to a good star wars hotel would have been to make everything look aged and tattered while still feeling clean to the touch. That would have sold it.

Imo I think if they were so desperate to make everything canon they should have just have made the park set in the world between worlds which just takes you to certain rides and experiences from any movie

I honestly dont understand how hard it is for a big cooperation with the money & pull such as Disney to have a dedicated studio/team for Star Wars. Its my biggest pet peeve with these cooperations that rely on old out dated minds to conjure up a story trajectory for a series that has an enormous fanbase thats more literate than they are about literally anything franchise related. One would think they’d find more profit in making quality storylines that feed both the originals and new series alike to not only make successful projects but have the fans literally throwing their money at them, as much as the cash cows they already are.

Here we are a year later, and Disney is STILL ignoring what their actual fans want, and creating shows & movies for their imaginary new fan base that simply doesn’t exist.

The disneys starwars movies always always remind me of a quote by Mark Rosewater of Magic the Gathering "If everyone likes your game but no one loves it, it will fail." and that's pretty much the whole problem Disney have with their Star Wars movies, their are people that liked the Sequels (though personally I didn't) but very few of them actually liked the movies enough to actually be invested in the disney universe, many turned up to the movies left and never looked at anything Star Wars again.

If they can make marvel characters hang out on avengers campus together after half those characters were killed off, then they can make Luke and Young anakin talk to you in the same day.

So my aunt took me to do the vr 4d experience and it was actually one of the coolest things it really did feel like Star Wars and I never understood why they just didn't do more stuff like that because I loved it.

Disney: why does nobody love me? Also Disney: makes a 6000 dollar hotel that feels like generic sci-fi, destroys everything the previous films worked for, expects fans to watch another film starring Rey.

10:00 this is perhaps the largest problem with Disney Star Wars. They refuse to make alien looking planets. They refuse to make alien lead characters. They refuse to take Star Wars off of planet Earth.

Star Wars was a story, now it’s a “universe” that Disney has over saturated as a cash grab.

Maybe if they do let the hotel get run down, and have light bulbs burning out, doors not opening right, and actors’ costumes getting a bit tattered it would start to look like Star Wars.

it would be cool if they created a system of "hyperspace travels" to go from one planet to another

I would love to visit the epic battles of the prequel era. A ride where one could watch the battle on Geonosis or Kashyk, at best take part in the battle as a droid or a clone. How was it for the average soldier to fight in a battle? Like in Battlefront 2, only in "real life". One should also be able to use an AAT or drive in a clone turbo tank. Or fly a STAP. The possibilitied are endless.

They actually tried to say it was a temporary endeavor? That’s such a blatant lie. Oh yeah… ya spent countless millions of dollars building it, the vehicle modifications, create branded merchandise, hired and trained staff… for it all to be a temporary endeavor… WRONG!!!

They should've just made a space station themed Star Wars hotel, ditch the fake space cruise approach entirely & lowered the price tremendously (like $300-$500/night). Maybe give the kids some things to do around the resort, like a themed pool area, a playground & some optional stuff like the lightsaber training included for hotel guests. Then it would've had potential to last. People can have people visit them in the hotel, you can do other theme parks & attractions - like literally any hotel. This tops Superstar Limo as far as Disney's failed attractions go.

I just dropped $1500 to buy and build a clone trooper cosplay suit, and I have yet to see The Rise of Skywalker. That’s should say something about my opinions on Disney Star Wars…

They could turn the hotel into a hotel with all characters like he said and they could even add things in there like where you build a droid and lightsaber. They have enough content of starwars that staying with the shows that do well is something they should stick to. They could make an entire Disney park from starwars planets alone, make it like Epcot of starwars

Boba fett dancing is literally such an iconic meme. Star Wars weekends was lit. They should have done exaclty what you said.

I want a Tatooine hotel with cool organic sleeping nooks, blue milk, outdoor seating, moisture evaporators and a lower cost! It would be all underground too.

Honestly, I suspect they made it stupidly expensive to justify trashing it when it failed.

Disney doesn't understand how to make Star Wars without politics It's supposed to be a Galaxy far far away. A long, long time ago.

When you spend a fortune on something, you expect a certain level of quality.

One could go to a grocery store and find that nine out of ten people at random whom could quickly come up with far more profitable plan for Star Wars than those at Lucasfilm. The situation has become a matter of spite by those running Lucasfilm. Those that took control of the temple are upset that no one is bowing to their "greatness", so they are burning the temple to the ground. By the way, the Naboo waterpark idea would have been a great idea.

Honestly, if it was priced reasonably, like $300 to $500/night (Disney inflated costs), then MAYBE it might be worth it. But $6k for 2 nights?! For that price, I better have some topless Princess Leias serenade me each morning and bring me coffee.

cost was too high, it wasn't star-wars themed, and having an immersive experience like that day after day is just too much for anyone

The truth is, Star Wars is dead as long as the "sequels" are considered canon by Disney. Killing the "sequels" is necessary to save Star Wars, but not sufficient. Then they have to replace the "sequels" with actual sequels which fans actually like, even if it will likely take time for the real sequels to make box office money. Don't worry, most of the cash comes from the merchandise, which alone will enable actual sequels to outsell the "sequels."

You are supposed to be in space while staying on the Starcruiser, so, I get why they used screens that projected space scenes for the windows; it would destroy the illusion of being in space if you looked outside and saw the Florida/Disney skyline. Having said that, $6,000 for a family of four is hella steep for just 48 hours.

I did the void Star Wars experience three times and it was amazing. Unfortunately covid killed the void and they went out of business. So Disney pulled their IP license after the bankruptcy.

I even talked about this with my dad, he said it looked horrible even saying they should’ve just made it original trilogy themed which I agree.

Do you know what's funny I never noticed that Darth Vader's lightsaber couldn't cut through Obi-Wan's Jedi robe 🤣😂.

I had the financial means of going but I couldn’t bring myself to go to the starcruiser. For $6k I could go to anywhere on earth for a week. From what the itinerary stated, it was 2 half days and one full day. I did do the void and it was the coolest Star Wars experience ever, wish they had video of it online.

6,000 DOLLARS FOR TWO NIGHTS. NOPE! I'd rather make my own park before I pay that. You can't use your own phone to take pictures you have to pay 90 DOLLARS for an AUTHENTIC picture. I'd rather have a cheap park that you can walk around freely to take pictures with the characters we actually love. I'd FREAKING EVEN TAKE JAR JAR.

How can you call it a star ship when it doesn’t even leave earths orbit?

This is the more sense I’ve seen and heard in Star Wars since episode 3, thank you MJ. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I would love it if Indy 5 is a complete flop if it means Kathleen Kennedy is out, at this point I seriously think it’s the only thing that could create enough hype for all fans to be excited about the future again.

If they made it more like you were spending nights on the death star or star destroyer more people would have wanted to go. Like imagine get to explore a real star destroyer irl that would be like my dream

the $6,000 price tag for a family week end get away MIGHT have had something to do with it...$600 maybe,,,,but Disney is out of rabid a$$ minds if they think $6,000,,,

SIX THOUSAND for a two night stay? I could buy my own ship for that!

'Where would I like to see Disney put their resources' Abandon the shitquel canon. Begin production on a Legendary Cinematic Timeline. Adapt Legends _By The Book with _*_no additions._* Scenes can be cut, trimmed or merged for better pacing, but no Disney bullshit.

I wanna have a clone wars themed thing, like a laser tag game dressed as clones, but they would never do that because they didn't make clone wars.

What I'd want to do in a Star Wars hotel? Let's see: - Revisit OT locations and see OT characters that aren't Ewoks. This means Tatooine, Yavin IV, Hoth, Dagobah, Bespin, and the forest moon of Endor, minus the Ewoks if possible. It also means both Death Stars. - Revisit select PT locations, especially Coruscant, Naboo, and Kamino. - Stay in rooms which resemble rebel or imperial architecture from the OT, and the best PT rooms from Coruscant and Naboo. Possibly a Mustafar room, minus the heat. Perhaps the rooms can be custom-themed on each night one stays there: just change the video display and any background sound effects. - Possibly some material from the cartoons, especially Clone Wars and Rebels. - See locations from Mando seasons 1 and 2. Maybe some stuff from -Halo: Reach- Rogue One. - Not be charged $6000 for two nights. - NOT see anything from the ST. - If possible, watch a live action version of the greatest lightsaber fights from the OT and PT and Mando, especially Luke vs. Vader both times, Obi-Wan vs. Vader on Mustafar, Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul, and Luke vs. the Dark Troopers.

It's simple why it flopped. First it was pathetically overpriced. And it's NOT Star Wars. It's Disney Wars. I've seen a lot of videos from people who went and it didn't resemble the SW universe at all...

Wait I’m new to the channel and you haven’t talked about how Disney ruined Star Wars

my ideal star wars land would be set either during the "dark times" (between revenge of the sith and a new hope) so you could get both original trilogy and prequel trilogy characters, or during the New republic era (just after return of the jedi) i would have a central hub (coruscant) which has most of the shopping and dining options, as well as the jedi temple where a jedi (either an order 66 survivor for dark times or one of Luke's students for new republic era) would take you on a VR adventure inside the temple. the spaceport would take you to different "planets" (parts of the park) where each place has a unique ride/attraction for you to experience.

I went. I loved it. Other people who went loved it. You didn't go. You don't know. It's like hating a movie you haven't seen.

I actually attended the Void experience and it was the most immersive Star Wars experience I ever went through ever since I rode Star Tours was reopened

Lando knocked the radar dish off not Rey. And Rey didn't replace it either.

12:12 indeed. It’s not as if the fans are quiet about our preferences. There are dozens upon dozens of high-profile social media influencers (and their comment sections) who Disney could mine for information for free.

Walt Disney's is just a bigger word for greed at this point.

It would be cool if Galaxy's edge was multiple planets, or even like Koboh. It feels so cool simply because it's not just one biome

Solid video!! Love the park idea to mix all the planets together and be able to go on plenty of different rides from those eras 🙌

love the content man keep it up

Star Wars is a big enough franchise to deserve its own theme park, but Disney is too lazy to do that.

Great video - thanks.

Imagine owning one of the biggest money generating entertainment franchises in entertainment history and wasting it away, by double, triple, and quadrupling down on the unpopular movies. So much money they could generate. But, it seems obvious to me whats wrong Disney management when it comes to Star Wars is simply too much Narcissistic Pride.

5:34 where did Star Wars weekends go?😢

I agree wholeheartedly with everything you had to say here. Except for this hotel possibly working with a prequel theme. I grew up with those movies as well, but they are inarguably lesser liked and more poorly received then the newer films.

Best 5K I ever spent. LOVED IT

The best thing Disney can do is delete episode 7-9 and make new good films

The people that did stay at this hotel on their own dime (whether you're wealthy or just a regular person who maxed out their credit cards) must feel like a bunch of real jerks.

You just made me realize, Disney hates the OG Star Wars. They want to make their own universe, and make it worse.

$6000 for a a day fake cruise, games and interactive elements that were still in beta test mode.

Sell it back to George Lucas at a hefty discount due to brand damage. Then I want Lucas to do a trilogy on the rise of the New Republic with Thrawn attempting to seize control. However, do to the age of the actors, I would recast everyone in the new trilogy.

I also ask, why isnt Andor on your list of good SW? That was banging.

Would be cool idea if they build star wars themed cruise ship instead of hotel.

I lived by a void and took my son there several times. The hotel also should have made each room like a galactic looking suite comparable to their other nice hotels. The rooms should over look a cool alien garden. Regardless of price that place doesn’t look like somewhere I would want to go.

They’re trying to convert it into a 5 hour restaurant experience

I did that starwars VR experience at downtown Disney Anaheim some years ago and it was SO FREAKING COOL. I was never a huge star wars fan but that legit changed how I felt about the whole thing. It was so dang fun and exciting! So basically they should have stuck with the traditional Disney Land formula of mashing the best aspects of each IP into their own rides/areas with character actors, all existing outside of canonical timelines. That could've been the same physical size as Batuu and it still would've been SO COOL. I can't believe how bad they've mishandled star wars

Disney closing the Star cruiser instead of making it more affordable poses the question if it could feasibly run and make a profit at a lower price for guests. The experience was expensive to run. The actors were essentially “on set” all day. They have to remember who guest are, all of their conversations, choices, and alliances. There are so few rooms and lack of things to do outside the story provided for you. If they opened as a regular hotel the place might need to be gutted for things like a spa, pool, or just anything for people to do. Then small capacity would mean it would still be expensive, but with the small room size would people want to stay for the price? If they had just built a normal Star Wars hotel that had a range of room prices with maybe the top floor themed to this experience they would have probably made so much more money. There were a lot of people with cash to burn who loved the Star Cruiser. The cast members made it a fun and unique experience for them. As someone on the outside I don’t think I can understand their experience with out, well experiencing it. Which for that price just wasn’t going to happen. You just didn’t get it unless you went. So to me it just looks like some strange Star Trek knock off people paid too much money for.

Ditch single era, make themed-planet segments. Place can be like a Spaceport with ship rides to themed planets, with walkways in between. You get maybe 1-2 attractions and a food store per sector. Guess the park has to be a full-on Star Wars park, and not just part of another park....

6k is only for the room only, any extra activity like personal droid building, gift shop even taking picture with the designated backgroubd you still waste more money for those...

I couldn’t agree more!!!!! Star Wars weekends was awesome. The energy was so amazing.

It's like a 1 hit wonder band: hamstrung by the past, unable to make something new that isn't self referential, and unwilling to try new ideas. You know why everyone loved the OG trilogy? Because it was new and exciting when it came out. We've had four decades of Star Wars that all felt the same. We need fresh and new ideas.

Starwars MGM a more beloved times, before the dark times, before Disney

"Fix Disney's mistakes": Talk about a "Mission Impossible," since Disney doesn't believe they made a mistake. Disney could clean out the current mess and create a"Galaxy Quest"-themed hotel.

For 5000 DOLLARS? I'd want to be at a 5 Star super hotel of relaxation for 2 weeks. Not a cramped tiny space with actors running about for only 2 days. Like, I could find a stay at a hotel in legoland that cost literally 100 times less. Seriously, who in their right mind thinks 2 days at a cramped tiny hotel for 5000 dollars is at all worth it? You'd have to be crazy to think that is worth it.

If you had to give me $6000 and make me choose between the GSC or a ton of Anime figurines, I’d go with the Latter.

If stores can have robots mopping the floor without reading kids, the mouse can make robots that wander around the halls beeping.

7:21 let me update you on that: Rogue One, The Mandalorian season 1, Visions (both seasons) and Andor Season 1, are the best things to happen with Disney Star Wars. (Even as I continue to defend the Sequels and Solo having seen it again, I will admit that while I personally love these, I can’t deny their issues)

When people who dont love or even like the subject they are trying to design for....it shows

I think the movies will never be nearly as good because the people behind them are exactly what Lucas was against. How can they tell good stories being a big corporate animal?

The only thing legitimately creative they did was making the retractable lightsabers to use. Honestly if they tweaked the design and made it more durable it would be a massive seller.

I will literally never understand why they decided to make the star wars hotel on a spaceship instead of theming it like it was located on one of the many planets. Imagine how insanely beautiful a hotel designed with the Naboo architecture would be, or if they used the scrapped mediterranean hotel as inspiration for a hotel “in” Tatooine. These ideas also would’ve been valuable for those who have never seen star wars, the architecture is universally beautiful regardless of if you’re a fan or not. For me at least, the most fantastical part of star wars’ world building is the planets and it feels like such a misread to make the star wars hotel a spaceship.

I will also add that I completely understand why they're closing this hotel. Because this hotel was from the ground up designed as a today interactive experience that is completely self-contained for the outside world. Basically there is no way they can make this into a cheap normal hotel without heavily modifying it so much that they might as well demolish the current building and build something else instead. Basically you can't convert galactic star cruiser from its weird Disney cruise on land set in its own world to a hotel that would fit in with the outside of the rest of the land without a huge complete change that will make it indistinguishable from what it was before.

9:30 Reninds me of Tommy Gunn trying to take Rockys place in Rocky V

i thought when i first saw this video, one thing they could do is be attacked or something by rebels, and the people have to defend the ship with the anti aircraft cannons

A better way to do that would to make a not cannon universe

Yo I just had an idea so like its the thing where there are multiple planets in a park but the ships act like trains and the the tunnels they go through look like hyperspace and that how you get to different areas of the park / planets I know it would cost a lot but Disney has enough money I think

So is it still open?

Also those ticket prices are awful…

give me a run down looking hotel in a city in Tatooine. Have shops, bars, quests, and actors who treat you like a new comer in the town. Make it take place during or shortly before/after the battle of Tatooine. Somehow create a forced perspective second sun in the sky. I pay 6k

Not that many Kids like the sequel trilogy. Toys didn’t sell. There’s hardly any merch for it. There’s barely any games based on it, and there wasn’t many kids at this year’s celebration. The Mandalorian will probably be the thing that will have more nostalgia when the young generation grows up.