Disney to close Star Wars hotel that opened in Florida last year

LOS ANGELES –

Walt Disney Co will shutter its immersive Star Wars-themed luxurious resort in Orlando this September, lower than two years after it opened, because the media big cuts prices all through its leisure and parks companies.

Disney introduced the closing of the two-night “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” resort and expertise on Thursday however didn’t present a cause. The resort debuted with fanfare at Walt Disney World in March 2022.

Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger introduced in February that the corporate would cut back prices by $5.5 billion as it really works to make its streaming TV business worthwhile.

Some Star Wars followers had complained that the price of staying on the Starcruiser was too excessive. Bookings began at $4,800 for 2 friends.

The value included two days and two nights in considered one of 100 Starcruiser cabins, galactic-inspired food and drinks, and a go to to Batuu, the “Star Wars” planet contained in the Disney World theme park.

The 100 rooms on the web site represented lower than 0.5% of Disney’s room stock within the space.

Disney additionally stated on Thursday that it was cancelling plans to construct a virtually $1 billion company campus in Florida, partially on account of “changing business conditions” amid a battle with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A Disney spokesman stated the Starcrusier expertise was “praised by our guests and recognized for setting a new bar for innovation and immersive entertainment.”

“We will take what we’ve learned to create future experiences that can reach more of our guests and fans,” the spokesperson stated.

Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by David Gregorio