Looking to catch 40 winks in a galaxy far, far away? Or test out your lightsaber skills after brunch?
Well, soon you will get your chance, based on Disneyâs newly unveiled plans for a starship hotel at its soon-to-be-opened âStar Warsâ theme park in Orlando. The project was revealed during a at Disneyâs D23 Expo fan convention this weekend.
But there werenât any solid dates announced as to when the hotel will officially open.
The starship hotel experience will be called ".â Plenty of other details were revealed during Disneyâs biannual fan convention, which also included the unveiling of several upcoming Marvel and Star Wars projects.
The announcement of the hotel was also timed with Disney dropping a two-minute retrospective of the âStar Warsâ film franchise, which featured a sneak peek at the new âStar Wars: Rise of Skywalkerâ film which comes out in Dec. 2019.
Other revelations by Disney Parks & Experiences included that Disney World will soon be adding a Mary Poppins-themed attraction and a Moana attraction called "Journey of Water" to its aging Epcot area.
GUESTS WILL INTERACT WITH FAMOUS CHARACTERS
According to Disneyâs hotel concept, visitors will be able to stay for a âtwo-night adventure aboard a glamorous starship called the Halcyon.â
The idea is to have a âStar Warsâ-themed âcruiseâ where guests will be able to check into a terminal at Walt Disney World and then be launched into a pod for a simulated trip up to the "Galactic Starcruiser."
Once theyâre âonboard,â guests will be able to interact with actors in character and full alien costumes whoâll try to rope guests into pre-planned storylines. Actions guests take will influence how their stories unfold during their stay.
Visitors get to explore the ship and even test out their lightsaber skills against a training remote âlike Luke Skywalker did as he was learning to use The Force,â according to the .
The ship will also âdockâ at the fictional planet of Batuu -- the planet featured in Disney's "Galaxy's Edge" land which opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando this week.
The planet already shows up in Disneyland's "Star Wars" land in California which opened in May.
The new hotel in Orlando will allow guests to âsneakâ into the shipâs engineering room or visit the Silver C Lounge -- a more lavish version of the Mos Eisley Cantina on the fictional planet of Tatooine.
Each of the rooms in the hotel will feature a view of space, ships and other galactic sights.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will take Resort guests to a galaxy far, far away. Details here:
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