Listen to Disney creative executives answer the question of if Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser is worth the high asking price

Mar 01, 2022 in "Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser"

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Posted: Tuesday March 1, 2022 8:54am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

When Disney released the sample pricing for Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser back in August 2021, it surpassed most people's expectations. It led to many wondering if the experience could ever be worth the $5000 to $6000 that the two-night, two-day starcruiser voyage costs.

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During the recent media previews, national reporter for Newsy Clayton Sandell asked that very question to two of Disney's creative executives that were made available to answer questions.

Executive Creator Director Wendy Anderson said, "The depth of storytelling, the amount of play, the amount of engagement that a person is going to experience, I don't think you are going to question the cost."

Executive Producer Ann Morrow Johnson added, "This truly is a two-day piece of immersive theater that's also a game, that's also a cruise experience, that is also a way to live you Star Wars story, so I'm not sure it can be compared to anything we have seen in the past."

The bantha in the room: the #StarWars #GalacticStarcruiser is quite expensive ($4,800 to $6,000 per voyage), and for many fans, it’s out of reach. Here’s how Disney creative execs Wendy Anderson and Ann Morrow Johnson answered when I asked if the experience is “worth it”. @Newsy pic.twitter.com/4EiwThBe2h
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) February 25, 2022

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser opens to paying guests today, March 1 2022 at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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celluloid17 minutes ago

The Starcruiser proved that some had little value for money or time. But still not enough for it to be as bad as it was.

MrPromey4 hours ago

what an obtuse observation. 😘

Animaniac93-986 hours ago

After what Jenny's done, I see no reason for a Defunctland video. Now 10-15 years from now, a Bright Sun Films abandoned video on the building itself would be good.

Phil127 hours ago

It's obvious now that time holds little valve for some people.

MrPromey9 hours ago

And if you've ever watched any of her videos before, you know she goes into every theme park experience with full enthusiasm. Somewhere in this video she quips about how the upside to bad experiences is good content but that's never what she's after.

brb100610 hours ago

I'm only 2 hours into the video and it's currently the only Galactic Starcruiser content that caught my interest until the future Defunctland episode.

MrPromey19 hours ago

I would take a bullet for Jenny Nicholson. EDITED to add: Just completed the four hour and five minute video and I think I'd take two bullets for her. Starting with time stamp 3:48 (that's hour 3 and 48 minutes in) forward, she articulates some sentiments a lot of us have expressed with Disney and the Florida property in general but I think she does a particularly good job of using aspects of this trip to illustrate them..

Disstevefan111 days ago

Rich Brownn19 days ago

Except they cite sources.

brideck19 days ago

It's a real horrorshow. Or... wait... https://www.snopes.com/disclosures/

some other guy19 days ago

only thing you'll learn from snopes anymore is who's paying their bills 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

BuddyThomas20 days ago

Either that or they accidentally thought that everyone in the world was swimming in disposable money and willing to give it away to a new vacation concept. The wealthy Disney fans went through this very fast, and after that, not much of a customer base was left.

Phil1220 days ago

Exactly right. Adventures Club closed because it didn't work due to its very small but dedicated fan base. Same thing goes for Star Wars Hotel. Common sense tells you that sales must be decided by the masses, not by a small group of dedicated dweebs.

rio24 days ago

I’m not sure about that. I’ve been a huge fan of Disney’s newer rides- BATB (Tokyo), MMRR, Remmy, Slinky. I’ve also been a fan of newer shows- Luminous and others. People just generally just aren’t a fan of cheaply or badly made content. Harmonius had the barges that ruined sight lines, Enchanment was simply inferior to its predecessor, and most of the recent Marvel duds just haven’t had good stories. Some similarly unperforming works made in the past included Treasure Island, Pearl Harbor, and Chicken Little. Disney also completely screwed up figuring out how big a market of cosplayers actually was and the financing required to make a cosplay hotel profitable, but made similar mistakes in the past with things like Disney Quest and Club Disney. Basically-every time Disney gets cheap and starts to forget basic storytelling they get burned. It’s not new, and it wont be the last time.