{"id":1934587,"date":"2023-05-20T04:53:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T08:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-announces-its-closing-another-florida-property-after-fans-complain-about-high-prices\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T05:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:00:25","slug":"disney-announces-its-closing-another-florida-property-after-fans-complain-about-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-announces-its-closing-another-florida-property-after-fans-complain-about-high-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney to close Florida property due to high prices after fan complaints."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-announces-its-closing-another-florida-property-after-fans-complain-about-high-prices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1934587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Disney Announces Closure of Galactic Starcruiser<\/h2>\n<p>Disney World has announced the decommissioning of its Galactic Starcruiser, a two-day \u201cimmersive experience\u201d for \u201cStar Wars\u201d fans that came with an out-of-this-world price tag. Billed as something far more than a two-night hotel stay, the attraction brought participants aboard as fellow passengers who interacted with costumed sci-fi characters, took lightsaber training and chose between the good Force and the evil Dark Side.<\/p>\n<h3>The Final Voyage<\/h3>\n<p>The attraction\u2019s final two-day \u201cvoyage\u201d will be Sept. 28-30, less than two years after its March 2022 opening, according to reports. CNBC described the attraction as an \u201cexperience\u201d that \u201cblends elements of the company\u2019s resorts, cruise lines and theme parks into a 48-hour romp in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A High Price to Pay<\/h3>\n<p>The 24\/7 immersive entertainment format did not come cheap; a family of four could expect to pay close to $6,000 for standard quarters or up to $20,000 for a spacious \u201ctricked-out suite.\u201d The jaw-dropping price included food and drink (except alcohol), admission to Galaxy\u2019s Edge (Disney\u2019s \u201cStar Wars\u201d themed attraction) and \u201ca supper club performance with cameos from popular characters like Yoda.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A Failed Experiment<\/h3>\n<p>The unique format brought high marks from guests and even a Thea Award \u201cfor outstanding achievement in the themed entertainment space.\u201d However, the down-to-earth fact of the matter appears to be that, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-to-sue-biden-admin-over-illegal-deportation-freeze\/\" title=\"Texas Attorney General to Sue Biden Admin Over \u201cIllegal Deportation Freeze\u201d\">high price<\/a> tag<\/a>, the attraction was not profitable. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-announces-its-closing-another-florida-property-after-fans-complain-about-high-prices\/\" title=\"Disney to close Florida property due to high prices after fan complaints.\">giant entertainment conglomerate recently announced extensive staffing cuts<\/a> and said Thursday that it was canceling a $1 billion campus in Florida, implying the decision was at least in part due to ongoing battles between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Disney\u2019s announcement of the Galactic Starcruiser\u2019s closing was made public, social media users pounced on the opportunity to lament the sky-high pricing and other aspects of the attraction.<\/p>\n<h3>Reddit Users React<\/h3>\n<p>Many Reddit users who chimed in focused on the hotel\u2019s high price and bland exterior. \u201cIt looks like an actual maximum security prison from the exterior. What a waste of money for everyone,\u201d one said. Another remarked, \u201cHmmmm\u2026so you mean to tell me that Disney opened a crappy, cinder-block hotel filled with bad cosplay, cheap sets, silly acting theatre, basic arcade games, cell-like beds, and bland space windows, charged $5,000+ for a two-night stay\u2026and somehow, this did not attract the average person into purchasing said experience enough to keep it afloat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least one Twitter user joked about the facility being repurposed into \u201cReedy Creek State Prison,\u201d a reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-ups-the-ante-within-disneys-war-on-households-by-announcing-initiatives-to-nuke-mickey-mouses-specific-privileges\/\" title=\"DeSantis Ups The Ante Within Disney\u2019s War On Households By Announcing Initiatives To Nuke Mickey Mouse\u2019s Specific Privileges\">special tax district<\/a> at the heart of the DeSantis-Disney battle last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Motley Fool financial site speculated that Disney\u2019s decision to offer discounted stays was the beginning of the end for the attraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStar Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was doomed the moment that it offered its first promotion in January, giving its guests as much as a $700 discount when combined with a traditional Disney World resort stay. It would be hard to get back to retail pricing after that,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-a-mess-team-biden-loses-track-of-20-million-covid-19-doses-report\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s A Mess\u2019: Team Biden Loses Track Of 20 Million COVID-19 Doses: Report\">site reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe markdowns eventually widened to a 30% discount on select springtime \u2018sailings\u2019 for annual passholders, Disney credit cardholders, and members of the Disney Vacation Club. As demand continued to soften, Disney started to pare back on the actual number of voyages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the mixed reactions, the Galactic Starcruiser will soon be a thing of the past, leaving behind memories of a unique and expensive experience for \u201cStar Wars\u201d fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney World is ending its pricey Galactic Starcruiser, a two-day immersive experience for Star Wars fans. The attraction allowed guests to interact with costumed sci-fi characters, take lightsaber training, and more. It was billed as more than just a hotel stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":1934836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[5437,4836,6344,9463,5113,4590,10067],"class_list":["post-1934587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-close","tag-complaints","tag-disney","tag-fan","tag-florida","tag-prices","tag-property"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-announces-closing-another-florida-property-fans-complain-high-prices\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1934836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}