Preparing for final voyage: Disney to shutter its luxury Star Wars hotel
Jenny Goldsberry
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Walt Disney World in Florida will be closing its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel this fall after an 18-month stint.
The immersive experience was described on its website as “part live immersive theater, part themed environment, part culinary extravaganza, part real-life role-playing game,” priced at $1,200 per person per night for a total of two nights. It included all meals, valet parking, and admission to WDW’s Hollywood Studios park.
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“This premium, boutique experience gave us the opportunity to try new things on a smaller scale of 100 rooms, and as we prepare for its final voyage, we will take what we’ve learned to create future experiences that can reach more of our guests and fans,” Disney said in a statement.
Its website temporarily paused all reservations until May 26, and it will continue to take reservations until Sept. 30. All guests who had previously booked a date further into the future will be presented with options to modify their plans, per the website.
This announcement came Thursday, the same day Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro announced to employees in an internal memo that the corporate campus in Lake Nona, Florida, will not be moving forward. D’Amaro cited changes in leadership, notably that of Disney CEO Bob Iger, as the reason behind the cancellation.
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Earlier this month, Iger reported during the company’s earnings call that his “cost-cutting initiatives I announced last quarter are well underway” and added that the company is “on track to meet or exceed our target of $5.5 billion.”
The company previously laid off some 7,000 employees in February, a number which will likely increase with the closure of the hotel.