That hurts to hear when they could have spent that $1B further expanding the park out that way even beyond SWGE but instead decided to build this for some idiotic reason.
I don’t mean to be argumentative but that’s not at all how it works. For something of that size they’d literally be the first people consulted. And I’m not speaking hypothetically - I mean that’s not how things work there.
There was a billion dollar hotel pitched around the same time, but it was not that. I’ve never seen that one described in any form on the internet (it could be described in one short sentence). Again, not to be argumentative, but knowing how the game of telephone can pan out, there’s just no chance this thing 4X’d what it was earmarked for.
This honestly would be awesome - hopefully they could make that work.
No worries nephew I just think we had different interpretations on "future plans"
Fair enough, that was just the numbers that Jim and Len tossed out on the Dish pod a few months back, I think it was including development costs for the back-end technology, etc, too.
www.thewrap.com
All sound like pretty desperate ideas to get something out of this boondoggle, but the dinner show seems to be the best out of the bad options.The Wrap has a write-up, based on surveys given to guests in the final month, suggesting WDW is brainstorming ideas to bring this back (behind paywall).
Galactic Starcruiser Could Reopen as Streamlined Experience, Surveys Suggest
Surveys handed to guests on Disney's Galactic Starcruiser suggest the company may reopen a streamlined version of the Star Wars hotel.
On YouTube, "Drunk3PO" (the internet was a mistake) has a video summarizing the article nicely, as well as some more rumors. Goofy name aside, keep in mind he broke the hotel storyline initially, seems to have some contacts. Possibly a 4-hour add-on dinner show to Galaxy's Edge. Possibly converting to a single night motel without as many show elements--these two may be complimentary. Or possibly retheming the whole thing to Marvel. That Darn Contract and existing infrastructure make me think Marvel means Guardians, and I'm not sure there's a major market for that, but that's the rumor de jour.
Even at that, it would be a huge hassle to get a dining room worth of people to and from the hotel. Four hours would kind of limit the back and forth, but I also don’t know how they could take the write-off and still operate it in that fashion. Not an accountant, but “It’s now a restaurant, not a hotel” might work… “It’s now a different type of hotel” really shouldn’t.
They have the shuttles they build for the resort transportation already. So it shouldn’t be too much of a problem
I suppose they could take a rate off on parts of the hotel, and completely scuttle the rest of it to get that sweet, sweet tax write-off money?
Got a "C" in Tax Law and haven't learned much since, but I think it would have to sit empty at least a year. Of course, Disney has very good tax lawyers so maybe they have tricks in mind. In any case, it seems like bluesky ideas are out there, who knows how close they'll come to fruition.
Those carry like 12-15 people at a time so they’d be a hassle - there’s always the normal bus option like people going to Hoop Dee Doo have to ride.
Let the past die… kill it if you have to.
Sounds like this could be a future Universal HHN house idea. The Mistake that wouldn't die.
One of the most memorable Disney-era Star Wars quotes and yet they never listen
