Disney wants more 'Star Wars' in its theme parks
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DARTH ANIBAL
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Or just ride with me and let me know that's what you want. I'll roar through the ride.
Disney's Upcoming Star Wars Hotel Has 1 Small Caveat: You're Not Allowed to Leave
Before you blast off to Walt Disney World to stay in its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel when it opens in 2022, there's a little something you should know first: you're not allowed to leave after check-in. Yup, the Disney Star Wars Hotel is an immersive three-day, two-night experience that...
Axlotl
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Okay, those Millennium Falcon bunk beds are pretty cool.Disney's Upcoming Star Wars Hotel Has 1 Small Caveat: You're Not Allowed to Leave
Before you blast off to Walt Disney World to stay in its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel when it opens in 2022, there's a little something you should know first: you're not allowed to leave after check-in. Yup, the Disney Star Wars Hotel is an immersive three-day, two-night experience that...www.yahoo.com
division 6
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Close to the revised (cheaped out) version of concept art.
This was the original version.
This was the original version.
Riceball
Master Member
While that whole Star Wars hotel thing looks really neat, there's no way that I'm paying that much for a 3 night stay on a pretend cruise. I'd rather spend the money on a real cruise and actually go somewhere and see real locations. And the price difference between a real cruise and a stay at this pretend cruise hotel isn't all that much either. For a little bit more you could book a Disney cruise on their newest ship which is going to have Star Wars themed areas in it too.
sbaxter
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If you came from across the country (or the world) for a Disney vacation and rolled up to the gate on your last full day in the area, only to be told you couldn't enter because the park had reached an artificially low capacity level, how would you feel? How would your kids (presuming you have any) feel?
That solution would hardly make people happy.
Raising ticket prices hasn't worked as well for crowd control as they'd like because "too many" people are still willing to pay (even though every single time prices go up, Facebook Disney groups go through another round of "they're at the point where people will just stop going"). I really don't think they want to raise prices willy-nilly, because they do still want families with children to come. If nothing else, that helps drive the 20-years later nostalgia return trips, when today's kids want to bring their children to the parks to recapture and share the memories they have from their childhood. If they drive too many families away due to high prices, they risk losing that future business.
They do want your money. They want you to want to come back again, and for your children to bring their children in years to come. They do want you to have a good time. Most of the cast members in the parks really want guests to be happy; it isn't stuffy corporate "suits" who are the boots on the ground in the parks. The cast members are not there because they're getting rich, because they aren't. Most of them are still at least somewhat true believers in the Disney "Magic." I've seen way too many cast members do really nice things for guests that they certainly didn't have to do -- things that, if they didn't do them, it would never occur to guests that anyone "should" have done them.
Want to experience the parks with smaller crowds? Do the one thing most people simply refuse to do, even those who know it would mean lower crowds and shorter wait times: Get there early!
I mean, if the posted wait time says a park opens at 9am, get there 45 minutes to an hour before that, depending on whether you are driving a car or taking Disney's transportation. The majority of people just will not do that when they're on vacation, and they pay for it later in the day. You can get quite a few rides done in the first couple of hours a park is open if you're there at rope drop and don't waste time in stores and buying snacks. You can go back to your hotel in early afternoon for a swim or a nap -- when the weather is hottest) and come back late in the day and enjoy the park at night.
I mentioned arriving early; if you do so, you'll avoid some of the following or at least find the waits involved to be significantly shorter. But especially if you come after 10:30 or 11 am, if you're driving to the Magic Kingdom, it will take a good hour at least from the time you go through the parking plaza (toll booths, more or less, where you pay to park) to the point you go through the Magic Kingdom turnstiles. Figure a wait to go through the plaza, a wait to board the parking lot tram (if they are running those again, as they were suspended for COVID), a wait to buy tickets at the gate if you didn't get them ahead of time, a wait for a restroom break for at least half your party at the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC), a delay to settle the likely argument about whether to take the monorail or the ferry boat to the Magic Kingdom, a wait for whichever transport you choose to be in position and ready to board, and a wait in line to get to the turnstiles (all worst case; you may be able to avoid a few of these).
Better to get there early enough that your longest wait is for them to drop the ropes and let you go out of Main Street USA into the rest of the park.
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Riceball
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I've been watching videos on it and as I've said here and elsewhere, as cool as it sounds, it's a hard pass for me. It's way too expensive for just a 2 day, 2 night stay. It wouldn't matter to me if they went and themed it to the OT, it wouldn't make a single bit of difference since I don't actually mind the ST setting, it's still Star Wars to me. But for the price they're charging for the cheapest room with no add ons, I could take a nice vacation just about anywhere else for the same amount of money for a lot longer than just 2 days and nights. I'd much rather take that money and go on a real cruise and if I wanted Star Wars theming, I'll take a Disney cruise which will have some of the same immersion on their newest/newer ships.
I think that’s where I’d disagree - the level of immersion and interaction for the cruiser is going to far surpass anything that‘s currently out there. There’s a themed storyline you participate in while you‘re there, which, to my knowledge, they don’t do on the cruise ships. Pick a side and run missions for them.
On top of that, there are a lot of ancillary benefits that aren’t really being highlighted, like receiving passes for both Star Wars attractions (which are a huge pain to get!).
Not saying the price is justified, but I think there’s more to the cruiser than people are aware that would help explain the exorbitant cost.
Sean
Axlotl
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"Disney Invents Real Dinosaur"
Riceball
Master Member
That's exactly my point, regardless of how cool it might sound and all of the immersion that's supposed to be there, it's still not (to me) worth the exorbitant cost. It's either spend 2 days & nights on a fake cruise with a partial day at Hollywood Studios or a week (or more) on a real cruise, Hawaii, Europe, or any number of other destinations. Give me option B any day. Plus, don't forget that the prices listed are just for the basic experience, I'm sure that for the fullest immersion you'll need to pay extra, and knowing Disney, lots extra. Compare that to a cruise or regular vacation where you can still enjoy yourself quite well without having to pay extra or much extra.
ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
That seems a bit high for what they're offering. Maybe eventually they'll have a less expensive third class experience where visitors only get half of the perks and have to sleep on matts in the cargo hold 
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I wasn't a huge fan of Galaxy's Edge, elements were enjoyable, but found it to be more hype than anything else. If that's any indication of how this "immersive experience" will be, no thank you.
.I wasn't a huge fan of Galaxy's Edge, elements were enjoyable, but found it to be more hype than anything else. If that's any indication of how this "immersive experience" will be, no thank you.
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Riceball
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It wouldn't surprise me if some of the immersive elements, like being part of the storyline, are a paid extra. That, or it's like a 5 minute thing as part of one "act", sort of like being a volunteer at a magic show or some of the interactive shows at Disneyland and other theme parks.That seems a bit high for what they're offering. Maybe eventually they'll have a less expensive third class experience where visitors only get half of the perks and have to sleep on matts in the cargo hold
I wasn't a huge fan of Galaxy's Edge, elements were enjoyable, but found it to be more hype than anything else. If that's any indication of how this "immersive experience" will be, no thank you.
That‘s fair. It will be a subjective decision for most folks of whether it’s worth it or not.
Sean
I hope we aren't still wearing face masks when this place opens. Nothing like Twi'lek wearing N95 to break the illusion.
I pray for the day they perfect the holistic experience to the point where I dream of living there. Then again, didn't Westworld warn us about the dangers of extreme LARPing?
I pray for the day they perfect the holistic experience to the point where I dream of living there. Then again, didn't Westworld warn us about the dangers of extreme LARPing?
Bigdaddy
Master Member
My daughter recently went to Disneyland with her boyfriend for a week, it was her first trip to to a big amusement park. Even though she's grown to dislike the Disney company in general and loaths the ST, she had a blast anyway. They both did the saber making class so they had really cool souvenirs to bring home and her boyfriend is rather embarrassed that he still hasn't won a duel with her!
The sabers are pretty neat but look more toy like than I expected. I'm thinking about getting an unlicensed saber for myself so I can dual with her, our old Hasbro versions aren't up to the task.
The sabers are pretty neat but look more toy like than I expected. I'm thinking about getting an unlicensed saber for myself so I can dual with her, our old Hasbro versions aren't up to the task.
TazMan2000
Master Member
This is not for me. Don't get me wrong, for some, this might be the coolest experience and I hope that they will enjoy themselves andDisney will profit from it.
Regarding masks...it would really suck if the Covid variants made the parks an all mask zone. We're planning on going to WDW in May and I have a difficult time wearing masks in hot weather, which I assume everyone does.
TazMan2000
Regarding masks...it would really suck if the Covid variants made the parks an all mask zone. We're planning on going to WDW in May and I have a difficult time wearing masks in hot weather, which I assume everyone does.
TazMan2000
