Disney’s hugely ambitious Star Wars Starcruiser hotel that cost $2,400 a night forced to close after 18 months
Immersive experience which puts guest in Starcruiser themed rooms from Star Wars will carry out its final ‘voyages’ in September
Disney’s $2,400-a-night Star Wars hotel, which opened to much fanfare just over a year ago, is set to close in September. The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, which launched in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on 1 March 2022, was initially marketed as an immersive experience. Sold as a two-day package, a stay included lodgings in a cabin or suite; immersive entertainment, such as light saber training and participating in missions with the Resistance fighting against Kylo Ren and the First Order; food and drinks; and admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Although the experience was lauded by Star Wars fans and the industry, even winning a Thea Award for outstanding achievement in a themed entertainment space, the high price point was deemed by some to be prohibitively expensive.