Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to become Imagineering offices, Disney confirms
The shuttered Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World will be transformed into office space for Imagineers, a Disney World spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
No further details were provided. The Walt Disney Imagineering move was first reported by The Wrap.
Starcruiser, which opened in March 2022 and closed in 2023, was billed as a two-night immersive experience, although some people referred to it as the “Star Wars hotel.” Starcruiser guests experienced themed meals, bars, entertainment, games and interactive storylines and stayed in one of 100 cabins with a (virtual) space view.
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The experience also included an afternoon outing to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a land within nearby Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park, where the storyline continued.
The stays also included lightsaber training and a climactic battle in the bright, white Starcruiser atrium. Only paying customers were allowed into the space, which was announced in 2017.
Some fans complained about the pricing for the experience. Initially, the “sample standard cabin rates” listed for a cabin with two guests was $4,809 for the two-night experience, breaking down to $1,209 per person per night.
The Starcruiser building is an unassuming gray structure wedged behind Hollywood Studios and a tree-lined stretch of the ramp that connects Osceola Parkway and World Drive. Imagineering, the creative arm of Walt Disney Co., currently has offices backstage at Epcot.
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