Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser reservations reopen for the final voyages ahead of its permanent closure

May 26, 2023 in "Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser"

Posted: Friday May 26, 2023 10:22am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney reopened bookings this morning for the final voyages aboard the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World.

The pricing for the two-day, two-night experience remains largely unchanged. Two guests can expect to pay approximately $5,000, while a group of four guests will have a price of around $6,000.

Current availability remains good throughout July, August, and September. The final voyage of Halcyon, launching on September 28, previously sold out.

Disney made the surprise announcement earlier this month that Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser would close after operating for just over a year.

In announcing the closure, Disney said, "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is one of our most creative projects ever and has been praised by our guests and recognized for setting a new bar for innovation and immersive entertainment. 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."

Carrying a lofty price tag of around $5000 for the two-day, two-night experience, Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser launched on March 1 2022. After stronger-than-expected initial sales, Starcruiser bookings quickly stalled, forcing Disney to look to save costs and boost reservations.

Most recently, Disney began canceling voyages in the summer that had very few bookings, moving guests to other dates with a 50% discount for the inconvenience. Disney also offered various discounts, including Annual Passholder and Disney Vacation Club deals.

Speaking recently, Disney Parks boss Josh D'Amaro said, "It didn't perform exactly like we wanted it to perform. Despite the fact it was a never before seen experience and raised the bar, we thought it was time to sunset this in September." According to D'Amaro, Disney will accelerate depreciation on the Starcruiser hotel by $150 million in both Q3 and Q4 2023.

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Sirwalterraleigh2 days ago

I think a Charlie sheen would be more appropo here 😎

SteveAZee2 days ago

It's the opposite of "fur babies"... shaved cats. (don't Google)

monothingie2 days ago

MisterPenguin2 days ago

Is that what people are calling their children nowadays? "cats"?

Sirwalterraleigh2 days ago

…remember there’s about 10,000 college programmers in the area.

ToTBellHop2 days ago

Me, too. Sick and tired of people sneaking their cats into hotels and letting them pee on everything!

PREMiERdrum2 days ago

I stopped traveling with a blacklight years ago.

pdude812 days ago

Oh man. We had a needle and thread in one of our towels Easter week. I just cut it out and notified the front desk on check out. They did offer me late check out if I need it though :p

fgmnt2 days ago

You sure that was starch?

monothingie2 days ago

I got a weeklong comp'd stay because the towels in my room at the GF were full of spiders.

ToTBellHop3 days ago

Don’t worry. They’re washed monthly. Better than those nasty, starchy comforters people miss for some reason…yuck.

MisterPenguin3 days ago

Wait!! Are you telling me that the towels in my room were previously used by other guests!!!! EWWWW!!!!

MagicHappens19713 days ago

I was gonna point out the fold as well but I thought people would say I’m crazy lol

Sirwalterraleigh3 days ago

To commemorate the biggest disaster in the history of Disney parks? And by biggest…I mean it won like secretariat at the Belmont