Funny that someone asked that, but Iām not surprised.
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This makes me very happy I am not a starwars fan. Those prices are crazy!!!
Hey look! You time travel back 12 hours earlier over the course of lunch. World between Worlds, maybe? 
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I have a question for the super duper fans @Jeff_AZ et all.
IF you had unlimited Disney fundsā¦how many times could you conceivably stay here before the storylines āget oldā?
So far it only looks like 2 or so options (Iām sure there will be a couple more when opened).
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If I could do it every year I would.
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I made a poll for you. 
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I didnāt know if it would become something akin to reading ones favorite book over and over (which Iāve done with the HP series) to where some get tired of it.
I love Universal because I get to experience my favorite āescapeā, but within my own parameters. I get to wander at my speed and experience it as my family would want.
DSās favorite color is red, and when he experienced the SW saga this past year for the first time, I think he felt sympathy for both Kylo Ren and Darth Vader. When I told him about the details released this morning, his first question was whether we could choose which side of the force we would want to be on. (:blink: :blink: :blink:)
And how weird would it be if he were dark and DH and I were light (FOR THE ALLIANCE!!!)?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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Yay!
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We were there a couple weeks ago and bought a deck. We have been playing it regularly since. I still have to look at the instructions to remember the card values and hands, but my kids have it all memorized.
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Well, in this case, least. All could go but one.
You could BUY a used minivan and Star Ward decorate it.
But can you do it in 12 parsecs?
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We do have a light saber on the back windshield wiper of our minivan!
Apparently when dd was in high school we were deemed the ācool parentsā by her friends after driving through a car wash fundraiser with the van. Her friends were highly impressed w/ the light saber on the back wiper.
We have had a green and blue one over the years. It is actually time to get a new oneā¦they fade over time.
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Ashley Eickstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano) posted a live feed on IG about her experience on the Galactic Starcruiser last week. They did a test run on people for a lot of the activities and the food.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWZsmTgofYy/?utm_medium=copy_link
About 20 mins in she talks about the experience when you first arrive, the rooms, the merch etc
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Carlye Wiselās podcast āVery Amusingā had its episode this week about this event, she talks about Ashley being there.
Highly recommend the podcast in general, as well as this episode in particular 
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Hereās an article on Star Wars dot com that covers the authorās (Kristin Baver) experience on the same test flight.
Also hereās another article:
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The lightsaber jumps to life in my hands, illuminating a sense of purpose with its gentle hum. At first, the training droid goes slow, telegraphing the path of each simulated blast to give me time to deflect, then intensifying with speed.
But the real question is: can I do it with the equivalent of a blast shield over my eyes? My trainer, Disney Imagineer Sara Thacher, assures me I am strong with the Force, and the other passengers aboard Star Wars : Galactic Starcruiser gather behind me, shields at the ready to protect themselves should I fail. Then I calm my mind and just breathe.
annnnnd Iām out. That was just uncomfortable to read. Like really bad fanfiction.
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The second article is more fact-based and less dramatized, if that is your style.
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This is such a brilliant business decision but will ultimately end up deprecated as a failure despite whether it is financially successful.
Best case, its a huge success and is āsold outā indefinitely. Worst case, they have a new property build immediately adjacent to Hollywood studios and they convert it into a premium star wars resort.
The costs that are unrecoverable developing the concepts and storyline are miniscule and will quickly reach an ROI.
Eventually (almost a given at some time point) interest will be lost and they will need to decide to lower the cost to keep demand up, then they will hit a point where its less than feasible to continue to operate.
All the other resort hotels can operate indefinitely. Therefore eventually this will close and be called a failure.
Someone mentioned Carlyās article being more critical and when I read it I wondered where was the criticism. But now I see. She wrote a practical, non-fiction account of her time there which may set it apart from others
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