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Credit: DisneyEver wondered what’s left of Disney’s defunct Star Wars-themed hotel? We’ve got you covered.
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The Walt Disney Company prides itself on its ability to innovate, with perhaps the best example of this being Walt Disney World. Disney’s iconic Florida theme park resort is chock-full of classic dark rides, intense thrill rides, fun shopping and dining opportunities, and enough immersive experiences to make your head spin.
While Disney World has certainly evolved over the years, at its core, the parks and the resort itself remain the same as they have always been, albeit with a few new additions and updates. From out-of-this-world restaurants to high-tech attractions, Disney has continued to push the envelope with each new update.
Now, Disney World sits at the beginning of an exciting new chapter, with entirely new lands and locations on the horizon. It’s also fun to look back, as Walt Disney World boasts a rich and somewhat controversial history, and there may be no better example than Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was and perhaps will always be Disney’s most ambitious and exciting experiment ever. Blending the world of Star Wars with the all-inclusivity of a cruise, Galactic Starcruiser was Disney’s way of providing highly themed entertainment outside of its theme parks, allowing guests to continue their adventures in their own rooms.
However, Disney’s Starcruiser has sat empty and essentially abandoned for over two years now, though work is continuing on revitalizing the space.
Avid theme park photographer bioreconstruct shared new photos of the Starcruiser, revealing the state of the former experience.
Aerial photos of the former Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. Being converted to an Imagineering office building.
Aerial photos of the former Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. Being converted to an Imagineering office building. pic.twitter.com/tcRliUaqhc
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) December 1, 2025
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was a first-of-its-kind experience for Disney. Officially debuting on March 1, 2022, the immersive hotel resort hybrid was envisioned as a way to continue the storytelling and immersive experiences that the parks themselves offer. Once guests, or should we say, “passengers,” dropped their luggage off at the main port, they would find themselves transported into a totally new world.
Despite being one of Disney’s most immersive and ambitious projects to date, the Galactic Starcruiser seemingly fell way below the company’s predictions. In 2023, Disney announced that Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser would close permanently that September, just a little over a year after it opened.
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While exact details aren’t known, one of the biggest factors likely leading to its closure was the overall price of the Starcruiser. A family of four could expect the three-day adventure to cost around $6,000, an incredibly steep price that many likely weren’t willing to pay for or simply couldn’t afford.
Disney’s closure of the Starcruiser was by far one of the company’s biggest and most surprising in its history. The company poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the project to create, produce, and market it.
However, the warning signs were there from the beginning, with bookings remaining wide open for weeks on end. Many assumed Disney would drop the prices and readjust, but the company decided to pull the plug completely.
Eventually, Disney’s Starcruiser will be just a memory. The company plans to turn the building into new office space for Walt Disney Imagineering. Work has continued over the last few months on refurbishing the Starcruiser, although it remains to be seen what the new location will look like once everything is complete.
While it’s great that Disney has found another use for its Starcruiser, the fact that it still stands exactly as it did when it was open to guests is bizarre and somewhat amusing. The building, despite being used for offices, still very much resembles an intergalactic vessel.
No official photos of the inside of the Starcruiser have been shared post-closure, but it’s strange to think computers and desks have been brought into the hotel’s former rooms, kitchens, and other spaces.
Did you get to experience Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser