With the final closing date of Galactic Starcruiser only 103 days away away and the entire endeavour about to fade into memory, Blocks Magazine editor Graham Hancock has written this defence of the Halcyon, explaining why there’s far more to the experience than many naysayers claim.
There are many opportunities for Star Wars fans to do something special, with the most obvious being the regular Star Wars Celebration event, where you’re surrounded by other devotees and can pack a decade’s worth of talks, screenings and exhibits into four days. Then there’s also Steve Sansweet’s incredible memorabilia museum near San Francisco, Madame Tussauds’ accurate recreations of the movie characters in London and, of course, Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s US theme parks.
What none of these attractions offer, though, is the sense of total immersion that I found on the Galactic Starcruiser at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. This is the first Star Wars experience that allows you to actually be a participant in the story – and that’s why, despite the many people who seem to be crowing over the pricey attraction’s premature demise, in my opinion it’s a real shame that it will be closing its doors for good this September.