Disney Parks Boss Josh D'Amaro hints at something coming to Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World

Jun 27, 2023 in "Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser"

Posted: Tuesday June 27, 2023 3:10pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In a recent interview with The Points Guy, Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D'Amaro commented on the future of the soon-to-close Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser.

In response to a question about the future of Starcruiser, D'Amaro said, "No hints yet, but something will happen."

He continued, "I know not everything's going to work. What did work, though, is we took creativity and storytelling to a completely new level, to a level that had never existed before. ... It didn't work commercially. And so, when we realized that, you just make a call and move on."

The final voyage for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will take place September 28-30, 2023, and has already sold out. Disney is contacting guests booked on the cancelled Starcruiser voyages and says it hopes to relocate Cast Members to other roles at Walt Disney World.

Carrying a lofty price tag of around $5200 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.

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IncomudroDec 04, 2025

It seems as though they are actively trying to go lower.

Basil of Baker StreetDec 04, 2025

Before mating, Disney fans and Starwars fans were Pogues and Kooks. Now we are dealing with the unholy bastardized offspring.

networkproDec 04, 2025

Let me draw a line of delineation between LucasWars and DisneyWars fans. LucasWars had trite characters as exceptions, while DisneyWars has trite characters as the norm. We just thought JarJar was bad until Disney said "Hold my beer"

HMFDec 04, 2025

I think I learned from this year that senses of shame no longer exist in many people.

HMFDec 04, 2025

Rock bottom probably was when Chapek supposedly was in charge. Now is only slightly better than that.

SirwalterraleighDec 04, 2025

Not a Star Wars fan, huh? Frequent mistake is believing Disney fans and Star Wars fans are the same circle on the Venn diagram… That’s a proven recipe for disaster

flynnibusDec 04, 2025

Translation - People had their own idea of what they thought it would be, and when shown what it was, they wouldn't give up their own idea of what they thought it SHOULD have been. The type of price point was known from the start... it's just most people didn't want to believe it and kept wanting to think it was gonna be a hotel.. and fretted over 'being stuck there'.

SirwalterraleighDec 04, 2025

But that makes total sense… In the 80’s…sure kids started playing with toy xwings and makeshift lightsabers…but after a few minutes there was a mandatory pause to do the electric slide… Everyone knows that

Smiley/OCDDec 03, 2025

That and $5k line dancing lessons…

Disstevefan1Dec 03, 2025

Fake rocks anyway.... Real Rocks are way too expensive 🤣

Smiley/OCDDec 03, 2025

Maybe the rocks will be on the new Cars attraction…

Disstevefan1Dec 03, 2025

As long as people keep spending money TWDC says this is great!

twilight mitsukDec 03, 2025

Fhloston paradise?

donaldtooDec 03, 2025

Or, StarLoser…whichever you prefer…!!!!! 😁;)

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