PHOTOS - Star Wars hotel at Walt Disney World begins construction

Apr 03, 2019 in "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge"

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Posted: Wednesday April 3, 2019 11:37am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Although ground clearing has been underway on the site of the upcoming Star Wars hotel for some time, it has only been in the past few weeks that any kind of actual construction has begun.

Star Wars hotel construction at Walt Disney World - March 2019

The aerial view above shows what appears to be foundation footers being prepared on the site of the new Star Wars hotel.

Star Wars Resort concept art

Disney is yet to provide an opening date for the hotel, or offer any specific details, but we did learn a lot about the resort from some recently revealed plans. You can read about that in a previous article.

Aerial photos for WDWMAGIC by @cchard.

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Tony the Tigger3 days ago

Oh, look. Bait. 👀

Incomudro4 days ago

"Able to watch people different from themselves..." You still really think that's the issue?

Tony the Tigger5 days ago

Agreed. Maybe they’ll do something like that at some point.

Tony the Tigger5 days ago

I think you can’t say what you meant, or it will get deleted. The “failed” Marvel TV character got excellent reviews, did a great job, and the show was unique and enjoyable for those who are able to watch people different from themselves without resentment. The movie was fun (!) and I would recommend it to anyone not hung up on, “Is this a girl movie?” type issues. The Wizard of Oz was a box office bomb. So? Next.

LindseyDisney5 days ago

I’m really surprised by the missed opportunity here. I can’t help but wonder why they didn’t create a normal deluxe hotel based on Star Wars IP. You could still had the actors, but this could have been paid experience. A dinner show? More condense. Disney would actually saved more money and make more profits. Even if you didn't like Star Wars, Disney guests might have checked it out for the Space theme. You could have done a lot creativity with the pool or the bus stop to the parks.

cjkeating6 days ago

I enjoyed the film. The villan was weak but that's the case for most Marvel films. Also not sure why you are posting about this in a Starcruiser thread?

Snow Queen 837 days ago

I think you can work things out on your own. Here's an example The Marvels An inexperienced handpicked director + an unlikable lead + a failed marvel tv character + a shoehorned uninteresting marvel tv character + an unknown meh villain = A Box Office Bomb

Tony the Tigger8 days ago

Do explain.

celluloid8 days ago

There is so much truth to this, and far too many options to take the place that are close enough in quality or surpassing.

Sirwalterraleigh8 days ago

101% We have been arguing about this for 5-10 years around here…and If you said “I don’t know…this might not be the way to go…” …you were jumped on as archaic, immature, and a bigot in most cases. It was just reading the tea leaves. The world is flawed…and you can’t force people to evolve on a timeframe. They have tried…and they are losing untold billions from it. Not a good strategy at all

Snow Queen 838 days ago

I think Disney has been using the worst strategy ever. There is no point in attacking fans and name calling, just because they don't like your bad product. It won't make them want to watch your future bad stuff anymore. They'll just say screw them I'll just watch "The Penguin".

Sirwalterraleigh8 days ago

As with society as a whole… …they started sending messages to the big fans that they weren’t good enough anymore. It’s a brutal lesson being learned by people around the globe right now

Snow Queen 838 days ago

Disney has had a lot of missteps the past few years. They should probably go back to hiring the best person for the job, rather than whoever checks off the most boxes. How many bad Marvel and Star Wars movies and tv shows are we going to get. Heck Willow was so bad they erased it from existence. I can't believe what they've done with Marvel, how did they manage to derail that gravy train.