Disney's Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Was Spectacular
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- In September 2023, I took a voyage upon the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. Ever since, I've struggled to articulate what it was. This is my attempt to do so. It was so much more than a "Star Wars Hotel." It was an incredible, immersive experience, the first time I've ever LARPed, and the best RPG I’ve ever played. Like D&D come to life.
From thrilling heists to emotional moments of friendship, adventure, and love, the Starcruiser wasn’t just about Star Wars-it was about the power of storytelling, the relationships we build, the lessons we carry with us, and what it means to say goodbye to something so special.
"You never forget your first ship. And this one is special."
Let's hope one day the Halcyon returns.
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Additional thanks to the following folks for additional footage and clips
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Hey everyone! I'm pinning this comment to let you know that a small team is creating a full-length documentary on the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser called Halcyon Daze. If you're interested in finding out more, or even helping them bring the documentary to life, check out www.halcyondazefilm.com/
Yea the film looks amazing so far! They showed some of the film at Halcy-con and there was not a dry eye in the room.
I begged my parents for the Starcruiser as my high school graduation trip. They were extremely hesitant. My dad loves Star Wars and DnD but not so much LARPing. Same goes for my oldest brother. My other brother and my mom weren't huge fans of either. But they caved. My brothers spent the months leading up to it trying to argue how this price point could not possibly be worth it.
All 5 of us had a phenomenal time. My skeptic brother got singled out by Raithe day one and I practically never saw him the whole voyage lol. My biggest regret is that we hadn't really come up with characters beforehand, but when asked where we were from by our waitress, my brother led the charge and improved a backstory for himself. We all quickly followed suit and we maintained those characters, even my mom who seemed the least enthusiastic.
I can read Aurebesh. Been able to since before even Galaxy's Edge. There were so many hidden details all over the ship, smaller stories that didn't mean much but could only be caught by a keen eye. It even helped me on the first puzzle when you first tap your M-band on one of the consoles. It shows you 4 Aurebesh symbols. After getting the password incorrect, Raithe is supposed to message you with the right one. I never got that message. I saw the symbols were A, C, L, and S, and correctly figured the order-- CSLA: Chandrila Star Line - Admin
The conversations I had with the cast members, from the actors to the blue shirts, were incredible. They were baffled by my teddy bear, couldn't figure out what species he was. My mom tried to explain that he was distantly related to Ewoks. When the cast still seemed confused, I said bears and ewoks were related the way tookas and loth-cats were and his eyes lit up in understanding. No one in my family had understood what I'd just said, but the Halcyon crew did.
I really wish I could've justified doing this twice. I had no idea there were so many storylines. I would've explored more.
I don't think anything about the Starcruiser can be understated. Thank you for making this video!
Your story is absolutely captivating and thorough. I love the examples you gave as to the level of immersion, like how the Blue Crew immediately understood the tooka/loth-cat analogy. (I had no idea what a tooka was and had to look it up, lol.) I learned Aurebesh specifically for our cruise and agree that there were so many details to discover... (Like the Halcyon Fluke.) And I enjoyed the Easter Egg connections between Galaxys Edge and the Starcruiser. (The help wanted poster at Olgas for a ship mechanic fluent in Shyriiwook... "Mubo" from Droid Depot being one of the passwords for a mission involving saving SK... Hacking the Ronto Roaster engine in the datapad and having it turn off in real life...) I'm so happy that you all had a great time, and thank you for sharing your story! I really enjoyed reading it.
@@DoubleCritFail I think I have a three page word doc of miscellaneous thoughts from the trip so I wouldn't forget any of the smaller moments 😅 truly so much happened in such a short span of time that somehow didn't feel rushed
The fact that the crew loved Star Wars as much as the rest of the passengers, if not more, was incredible and led to so many authentic experiences. The Galaxy's Edge crew has many people who have never seen the movies and only know the scripts they were taught and you can tell. The fact that you got to sit down with the characters and just talk about the events of the galaxy is so cool
Thank you for this. Our paths are now forever intertwined, and will continue to live in the stories we tell. May the stars light your way.
Fantastic job really showing what the Starcruiser really was! So many have tried to explain it, but somehow they often fall short. You, Sir, have achieved it! Well done!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely. Greatest experience I've ever paid for, easily.
My family loves LARP, games, and StarWars... and I have been LARPing for more than 30 years. **I want all of you who were new to LARP to know**
If you were new to this?
1. you did great, and
2. This was the best LARP experience of my life, and you should be happy you did it, even if it was your first or only.
Thanks DCF for your loving recap.
My favorite part about it is that it illustrated how complex, interwoven, and individual the experience was... but also how much of MY (and everyone's) GSC story, and yours - are shared between us.
If you TRULY missed it, I am sorry. There were so many voices yelling in your ear, telling you how terrible/expensive it was... and those voices made $$ off of the clicks intended to scare you away, and confirm that you were right to do nothing.
Please don't listen to those voices. Follow the voice of adventure, and uplifting voices.
Yes, I'm sorry no one could tell you that this was the answer to the question: How much would you be willing to pay to have the best adventure/experience of your life?
But if you make your voices heard... The Halcyon is out there somewhere. The Director and everyone involved KNOWS HOW THEY DID IT... they know what works now.
They will probably make a Star Wars Hotel... for people to just do boring stuff in...
But someday... you will be able to catch a shuttle up to the Halcyon... and when that day comes...
do not hesitate.
This was the Highest Rated Customer Experience in Disney's History...
we only have to ask them... together as one... and it will return.
In the quiet moments after the re-capturing of the jewel, Gaia found my wife (an archeologist, and the person Raithe magic-passed the gem to)... and shared...
a performance of one on one.
Capitalism tells you that this is not a scalable experience...
but there are HUNDREDS who have similar 1on1 experiences with crew...
or that it happened to someone they were with...
so many that it boggles the mind.
If you missed it... don't let the haters win.
When the next turn of "updating" Batu happens for Disney... make sure they know that you want to go to the GSC.
Make sure you let them know that the haters will not keep you away.
Thanks so much for you kind words! I'm so glad Disney was able to create a space where people could fit in to their level of comfort... be that going all in or simply spectating. I feel lucky that I was able to experience it and become part of this awesome community.
Together as one... Ignite the spark!
Former Blue Crew here. I’ve struggled to share my experience working there with my family. Your comparison between SWGS and the adventurer’s club finally put it into context for all of us to understand. Thank you for sharing the legacy. May the stars light your way 💙
PS - I just spent the last 30 minutes in tears. This is such an incredible tribute.
Thank you so much! I really do believe over the years, the cynicism surrounding the Starcruiser will be gone, but the memories people share will last forever.
As Gaya (and others) personal makeup artist 😉 thank you so much for sharing this, for sharing your experience, and for sharing all our hard work. This was the most amazing project I have ever worked on and I hold it so close to my heart. The way I wish everyone could have experienced this knows no bounds. Together as one 💙🧡
I am so happy that you enjoyed it! Gaya's makeup always looked fabulous. I'm so glad she had such a talented team keeping her looking good. Thank you so much! 💙🧡
We went on the Starcuiser for our honeymoon. Hands down one of the best experiences we have ever had. The interactive and immersive nature of this experience will be lost on those that never had the chance to live it and I wish that many more would have had that opportunity. So thankful for all of the talented cast members that brought our cruise to life, and those on other cruises. This video sums it up perfectly, thank you.
Thank you so much! What better place to spend a honeymoon than orbiting actual moons?
OMG I'm crying!!! Also you guys were in the sailing right before ours, we arrived on September 18. I will never forget this experience, it was also the last time we our friend Scott in person before he passed away later in the year.
I am so sorry for your friend's loss. That is heartbreaking. It must make the memories aboard the ship all the more poignant. I'm so glad you got to go and experience something so incredible and memorable with him. ❤️
I could not agree more. Still holding out hope Disney reimagines the experience, so more Star Wars fans can experience Starcruiser.
Expertly crafted and a story well told. I'm very honored to have been able to go on this voyage and agree that it was indeed life changing. Thank you for making this video and sharing your experience with all of us!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you enjoyed it. I hope it brought back wonderful memories!
Love this, I cried, I laughed (I want to go on one of your cruises), I cried again, several times, then I balled. Thank you so much for this, nailed it. The Starcruiser changed my life.
Mine too! I hope everyone involved in creating the Starcruiser knows how life-changing an experience it was to so many of us. It's a shame it wasn't around for longer.
Thank you for all the work it took to create this. I've tried to explain the experience to friends, but this does it better than I can. So many familiar faces too - closing the Starcruiser has created a community that is truly Together As One and it is great to get to know each other, even though we were on separate voyages. Ta'bu e tay!
Every time I hear that someone took a voyage aboard the Starcruiser, I feel an instant camaraderie. I'm glad this video resonates with you. It was my own attempt to explain it with others. Ta'bu e tay!
I can not thank you enough for this incredible heartfelt documentation of your experience with us! I remember you and your wonderful crew! You truly made my last journey so special. Thank you for understanding what we gathered to do and I’m truly overwhelmed to know how much it meant to you. This is something I will cherish when I look back on one of the most extraordinary experiences of my career. From the bottom of MY heart, thank YOU.
It was an honor to be your Captain. 💙
✨May the stars light your way! ✨
Thank you, Jodi. I guess now we are ✨officially✨ on a first name basis. -John
Yes! In two different galaxies!
Together! As One!
PS... As you saw in the video, a core memory I've carried with me in life was being 8 or 9 years old and getting to be a Jungle Cruise skipper. I can only imagine how many lifelong "captains" you've created.
Yes, I love that so much!
And the nod to The Adventurers Club was so great! You explained things so well and what made it even more special is how authentically you told your story.
I was on that sailing as well.
Just before muster on day one you made the rounds of the atrium welcoming guests, and our kid “Oz Ordo” (young mechanic) was among the first people you met; my wife and I were among the last and yet when you walked up to us the first thing you said was “you must be Oz’s parents!” We were dumbstruck that after meeting a room full of people you were able to connect us to him.
Thank you Jodi for being our Captain! You truly helped make our sailing a lifelong memory for the three of us. ❤
Well done! I have been trying to put words to the story we lived and fail every time. You were able to express a lot of those sentiments.
I was able to take my neurodivergent son on swgs and watched him become an individual for the first time during our cruise. He felt safe. He felt like he belonged. I, as his father, was able to stand back and watch him live his own story. I will praise ever CM and every passenger for the way they treated him, and me, and my group.
That is a heartwarming story... I know he'll carry those memories with him for the rest of his life. Thank you for sharing! (As well as sharing your footage!)
Side note to anyone who doesn't know, @fantasylandnews runs a wonderful channel focusing on the Disney theme parks, which you can check out here.
www.youtube.com/@fantasylandnews
oh...Yes, I'm crying..it was SO amazing!! I played an undercover Resistance operative and presented as a First Order supporter! I crawled thru the tunnels, I drank a lot of Hoth Frosts and only wore half of my outfits! I really hope they do something else in this space..it was such a blast! My profile pic is from my photoshoot! Thank you for putting this together...really loved how well you explained it! Kungaloosh! ~Cupcake
Kungaloosh!! 🧉
Best experience ever. I think about it all the time and hold a candle for it to re-emerge at some point. Great vid ! I'm thankful to you for spending so much time on this, it took me forever to partially integrate the experience and it is still ongoing
Oh my gosh, integrate the experience. That is such a good term and I know exactly what you mean.
@@DoubleCritFail aw frack i'm not crying again no no not me... all the feels here, again !
This was fantastic! I didn't expect to bawl my eyes out today, but here we are 😭 (I'm the person in the orange jacket at around 33:29). I was lucky enough to attend Halcy-Con this year, but I still miss the Halcyon every day
In the engineering room? That's a fantastic photo, and thank you for allowing me to share it!
@@DoubleCritFail yep in the engineering room! We did the CSL photo shoot, and that's probably my favorite solo shot
My heart instantly swelled with happiness and the tears came again. Miss Lady H. all over again and yet so grateful we all became Starcruiser family. Beautifully done! May the stars continue to light your way.
You never forget your first ship... and this one is special.
30:25 your misprint actually feels so real. A relic of an old adventure. It was perfect in its flaws. ❤
I didn't think of that, but that seems totally fitting. Thank you!
Thank you for creating and sharing this. There are so many people that will sadly never understand exactly how profound this experience was.
My experience on Starcruiser was profoundly emotional not just because of how amazing Starcruiser was, but also because it was the weekend my mother in law passed away after having lived with us for a year battling cancer. She insisted that I take my son and have the best time ever and that she would see the videos when we got home. That was July 22, 2023. She passed early morning on the 23rd.
I truly feel like she was with us in spirit. My son and I had planned to go Smuggler/Resistance, but ended up being guided by Saja Tycer through the entire spiritual force journey. It was the only path that felt right. And again that experience was more than I could have ever hoped for.
Over a year later my son still expresses his sadness in not being able to go back and “play Star Wars” again.
My wife and I attended Halcy-Con 2 weeks ago. There were many moments during the con, especially during the Saja Stories panel that were just amazingly profound. I’ve been to many conventions in my 45 years, but this one was the most memorable.
So sorry to ramble on but for the past year I haven’t really talked about any of this. And going back and sharing our stories with each other I think is just so helpful.
So again thank you for this. Tabu e tay!
I am so sorry to hear of your mother-in-law's passing. My heart goes out to you and your family. It's beautiful that she was able to experience it vicariously through you all. I'm sure that seeing her family have a happy experience brought her a lot of joy.
I'm envious of you getting to attend Halcy-Con. Thank you for keeping the memories alive. I'm also glad you got to spend time with Saja Tycer... He was always so insightful. I felt like he'd simultaneously decipher your character AND you as a real person. Ta'bu e tay!
Amazing tribute. The Starcruiser was hands down one of the best experiences of my life and as you perfectly put it was due to the exceptional cast and crew. It was a fandom dream but more so the total world it created and changed how life was. It gave so many memories but also created a bond with my brother in law (and i say in law just to distinguish he was not always in my life) who yeah made it possible for me to go but more so the bond of the time together. I can't describe the memories! the feelings or what that time with my brother and the whole experience ment. Thank you for this video!
I am so glad it gave you all a chance to bond. As a lifelong fan, I agree that the Starcruiser was like a dream come to life. It's incredible how well they put the experience together.
This is a fantastic, incredibly well-done video encompassing everything I felt and experienced. Genuinely cried through half of it! I had never participated in any LARP experience before, and this totally blew me away. I also spent time with Saja Kyr and Raithe Kole, which was amazing! Members of my group were double agents for the Empire (turned triple agents for the Resistance when they became a little too infamous 😂), serial bribers (with 3D printed coins), and smugglers of Gaya's luggage. I miss every second of it and think about it often; thank you for taking the time to sum this up so perfectly!
It sounds like we had similar journeys! I'm glad the video resonated with you. If I had the chance to go again, I would've definitely immersed myself more in the main storyline between Resistance and First Order. Our Lt. Croy was so fun!
My wife and I took the cruise three times. The first time was on the 3rd voyage (we wanted to get in before spoilers hit), and weren't planning on going back for a few more years. Once they announced the closure, we pushed hard to get back on board, going through a travel agent and calling in the day reservations opened back up. After a couple of hours on the phone, my wife was able to get the cruise on the 20th (right after yours!) and to our surprise, the travel agent got a cruise set up on my birthday, on the 24th. We were torn on which one to take since it IS quite expensive, but my step daughter simply said: "this isn't coming around again. Do both." So we got on the phone with friends and got some folks together and we were able to work the costs down and made both voyages happen. It looks like the same Lt. Croy was on my last voyage (BTW: He was also our Sammy on our first voyage), and it was fun re-connecting with him. We got a "you look awfully FAMILIAR..." when he saw us again. All said, this video was a punch in the feels. We had several cast members who broke character and told us our voyages were the last for them with a tear in their eye. They soon shook it off, and were back in character and they all made the voyages memorable. The Starcruiser was the best attraction Disney has ever made. They poured the best into it, and it showed. I've made friends that I've kept in touch with over birthdays, holidays and especially over the yearly anniversary of the voyages. Thanks for documenting your time, may the stars light your way.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt comment. I'm really glad you got a chance to do close to back-to-back voyages. And I'm not surprised at all that Sammie/Croy recognized you. Those talented performers never seemed to forget a face.
We got together a group of veteran larpers and wrote up intertwined character histories and character goals and larped the Starcruiser and it was incredible!
That sounds awesome! How did it compare to other LARP experiences? It was my first and only, so I'm curious.
@@DoubleCritFail That's a big question. The GS was an amazing experience and one I am so glad I got to participate in, but I wouldn't consider it a larp, more like interactive theater with game-like elements. I find larp gives you more agency as a player, and while you can influence the starcuriser plot here and there, it is very on rails in a lot of ways. Again, I want to make it clear that the starcruiser was an incredible experience, but I'd think of it vs larp like a well written high production value choose your own adventure book with only one ending vs a homebrew sandbox rpg
(I've also done a lot of immersive and interactive theater and the starcruiser was hands down my favorite experience)
@@SecretlyMikeYoung Got it! So in traditional LARP, the story is written as you go, and more collaborative between other LARPers? That makes sense. In my mind, it feels like the Starcruiser is like a D&D system setting, and the different storylines are like one-shot adventures contained within. It seems from what you've said like traditional LARP is way more open than that.
@@DoubleCritFail that's a good way of putting it. And larp is a big umbrella. Some larps are more collaborative than others. If you ask 10 different larpers what larp is, you'll get 20 different opinions
Thank you for creating this! I'm honored to have cruised with you.
The honor was mine! Best cruise ever.
@@DoubleCritFail I'll add on to my friend's sentiments - we were happy to have met you and cruised with you!
Agree on all counts! We’re thrilled to be building a digital double of Galactic Starcruiser
Are you involved in Halcyon VR? Looks like an incredible project!
@@DoubleCritFail yes thank you! I’m the studio lead
Beautifully put. Truly encapsulated the experience from the inside out. Tugging at the heartstrings and reminding me of how wonderful of an experience it truly was. We’re glad it fulfilled you all as much as it fulfilled us to bring it to life for you all. Together, as one.
Thank you so much. It really means a lot when I see people who worked on the Starcruiser send me kind messages like this. Thank you for everything you all did. The Starcruiser was incredible, so I had to share it with the world.
This is amazing!
Thank you! And thanks for letting me include Saja Tycer's amazing lightsaber moves! I really enjoy your content over at www.youtube.com/@lightsaberculture
Bravo! Awesome job, sir!
Thank you for the kind words!
I love the fact you took an improv class. That's dedication
I fell in love with it. A year later I'm still going strong.
@@DoubleCritFail Bravo!
Improv classes are definitely something i think everybody should do at least once.
Hands down the best experience we've ever had!
100%! And thank you for contributing footage! For everyone else, I definitely recommend checking out Paige's in-depth voyage and review. You'll feel like you're really there!
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What a great video. Fascinating to see all that went on. I'm hoping that their decision to close doesn't stop others from something of this scale - I'd love to see a Harry Potter experience like this.
I agree 100%. Maybe Universal will be able to crack that nut. The most difficult part is balancing a super-high quality while keeping it intimate AND affordable. The first people to figure that out will make a boatload of money.
From what I understand, some of the those behind the Starcruiser have joined forces to create future immersive experiences like this, be they on a smaller scale. Based on what I know about these individuals, I have no doubt they'll create incredible things.
Such a wonderful tribute. Thank you. Videos like this show the real legacy of the Starcruiser way more than the overlong cynical mockery to be found elsewhere. You helped capture what it really was.
33:24 I see me and multiple friends from my final cruise! 💖
This was an amazing experience. The community that formed is family. ❤
Well, I hope you’re happy, because now I’m crying. 😂 Thank you for this beautiful encapsulation of what the Starcruiser really was. If Disney had this video for their marketing team, the Starcruiser might still be around.
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it. And if anyone on the Disney marketing is available... Gaff's rates are surprisingly affordable.
Ditto - this was the best Disney attraction we’ve ever experienced. My husband and I were blown away. Thanks for sharing this sweet tribute to our beloved Halcyon.
Loved this. I agree with everything here. We were so nervous about larping but working on our background and costumes for our characters made this experience one of the best we've ever had. I went to space!!!
Thank you for this amazing video. You truly captured what it meant to cruise on the Halcyon; the cast, the crew and our fellow passengers who made it all become real. Like you, it really allowed me to come out of my shell and immerse myself in a real life Star Wars adventure, something I’d been doing as a kid since I saw Star Wars in 1977. It was an amazing story I was able to share with my wife not once, but twice. Together…As One!!
That was another aspect that was so special. It was easy to talk to your fellow passengers, because they were as engulfed as you. It was a place you could be as nerdy as you wanted and still be accepted.
Thank you SO much for making this! An absolutely unforgettable experience, start to finish, and your video actually captures the magic 🥳
36:59 that little song bit at the end there😭
You have to check out the "Away" music video if you haven't already. It gets me every time.
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Proud to be the one who yelled WOOOOOO at Lt. Croy. 😂 For the Order! ✊🏼
12:53 And a "woo" to you as well.
Now this is how you bring the magic of the Galactic Starcruiser to life! Absolutely love the attention to detail and the storytelling here. Watching this felt like stepping back on board the Halcyon for another adventure. The way you captured the excitement and immersive experience is spot on. Bravo! 💫 I’m already planning to reference this for my next undercover mission😉 Keep up the incredible work, can’t wait to see more from you! #GalacticStarcruiser #HalcyonForever"
Thank you so much! I just clicked on you channel and it looks like you've got some awesome content! I can't wait to check it out.
I'm a big fan of Jenny Nicholson and I've watched her video about the Star Wars hotel several times. I came to this video expecting something like, "Yeah the game had flaws but I had a lot of fun"
I'm glad to hear that instead of that, your experience was what the Star Wars hotel was meant to be. It gives me hope that maybe one day Disney might be able to redo this without all of the flaws.
Thank you! I appreciate your kindness.
Her video did not represent my experience on The Halcyon at all. Glad videos like this exist to show how magical this experience was.
Her negative experience is the extreme minority among those of us who actually went, speaking to those who never went and were determined to hate it. Starcruiser reached the highest guest satisfaction ratings in the history of Walt Disney World, and consistently made absolute raving fans out of those of us who actually experienced it. It was a masterpiece.
Sadly (for reasons that will be debated forever), the business side didn't work out at scale. But the experience of it? Man. It's genuinely difficult for me to imagine it being exceeded.
25:08 still makes me tear up seeing Yoda.
So well done sir! *Marked safe from 4-hour video*
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Love seeing people in the background who we now know!
The "bleed" phenomenon happened to me. I have dabbled in acting and singing, but never did an RPG and am generally awkward and anxious in crowds. I came to the Starcruiser as "The General"... General Organa incognito... And literally being her for two days changed the way I interacted with people and gave me a confidence I have never had. Never knew there was an actual term for this. Also... this video is 100% amazing. Laughter and tears, we're right with you there. Thank you!
There's another aspect I forgot to mention in LARP called integration. Where you take all the transformation you experienced in-character and make it part of your daily life. It sounds like you did exactly that with your confidence and social interactions. I'm glad it affected your life positively...and going as the "General" is genius!
Finally watched tonight! I was ready for it to be good, but you far exceeded my expectations! Fantastic edit, with a lot of obvious work putting in little clips or images for extra flair. You packed in SO much from swag trading, to character names, to the Adventurer's Club! Definitely will be my go-to in explaining what Starcruiser was to non-passengers.
Thank you for your kind words! I'm so happy it exceeded your expectations. Attempting to explain what it was to those unable to attend was exactly what I was going for. It's hard to do the experience justice with words alone.
Thank you for this. I’m one of those superfans who went to Halcy-con. I, too, am a Saja Kyr fan club member. This is certainly, imho, the best summation of the experience I’ve ever seen. Thank you thank you thank you.
Thank YOU for watching! I hope to get make it to Halcy-Con next year.
Excellent video on the experience. The best adventure I’ve ever had and for the level of experience, a deal.
Love that you got to do it.
Well, I knew LARPing was popular, but I didn't know it was an insane gold mine! Disney are fools for not expanding this while DnD and Star Wars are still peaking in pop culture.
Imagine if they partnered with someone like Critical Role to highlight what it was...
Wow, outstanding work on this! I'm so grateful to have seen it all again through your eyes and am going to share the video with a few loved ones who wanted to know more about why this experience had such a profound effect on me. Which it did - there hasn't been a day since that I haven't thought about my time on the Halcyon at least once. I grieve not being able to go back while I am so deeply grateful I got to go at all. And I'm grateful to have met you and The Doctor (and to have opened the holocron with you!) Kungaloosh, my friend!
Same. You and your crew were absolutely wonderful, and your BD was amazing. I loved meeting you all. Kungaloosh! 🧉
Great video! Thanks for capturing this experience so well! Loved your creative funny character too! Sarlacc tea.... LOL... :P
You did a wonderful job explaining this amazing adventure. I had the most wonderful time and you helped bring it all back again. I so wish I could go again. I gained some amazing friends on our journey, but I so want to meet the rest of all of you.
The community is truly amazing.
Beautiful video, thank you very much. I went on the June 28-30, 2023 voyage and it was such a glorious experience. I only wish I was able to take my children in the coming years.
Thank you so much for making this! Brought me to tears
Thank you!
I am a HUGE Starcruiser fan who never got the opportunity to go 😅
I had my character’s story all played out: a normal joe from a nowhere planet called to adventure when he learns rumours of his mother’s past after her passing. He learns stories of how she escaped the Jedi purge on Coruscant and settled in her new life, that keys to her past might be found on a remote planet called Batuu. and so he embarks on a fated voyage that sees him connecting with the force with the help of the Saja and finding pieces of his mother’s very own lightsaber in the scrapyard of a salvager named Savi and an unscrupulous merchant named Dok Ondar 😜
(I’m lucky I could get Starcruiser memorabilia from the Character Warehouse as it became available… but I missed that 13$ formal tunic!!!! 😅)
That sounds like an incredible character! I love the journey of self-discovery and how much the land would feed into your character arc.
Thank you so much for this. I'm still crying, almost two years after my one and only voyage. I would have gone every year for the rest of my life if they had kept it going. You captured so much of the emotion of this experience! Ta'bu e tay!
I've heard so many people say the same thing... That they finally found their "thing." If they reopened, I'd book in an instant.
We were on that cruise with you!
That is awesome! I may be biased.... But I couldn't imagine sharing my voyage with a better group of passengers.
This is so beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you Jeffrey! That means a lot.
Amazing! I have had a hard time putting words to my experience but this is great. Thank you so much for sharing this!!!
Thank you so much for helping me relive some cherished memories, and perhaps helping others understand why those of us who got to experience this unique wonder loved it so much. ❤
My pleasure!
Math check: $7800 / 4 people = $1950 per person (or $975 per person per night). How did you get 1500?
Did you get a discount that you didn't tell us about? However, if it was five people in one room, that would be $1560 per person or $780 per person per night
Additionally: DnD in a castle is for 4 nights not 2, and equals (and I booked a swanky room for 2) $1087.50 per person per night. Just about $100 more (or $300 more if you had 5 people in your room - which I am now thinking is more likely), plus I get a very nice suite with a king size bed and a hot tub (aaaand I don't have to go to Orlando).
All joking aside - I am genuinely curious as to how you arrived at your figures. Did you have five people in one of those little rooms? (I may have misheard)
P.S. I truly enjoyed seeing the Halcyon story as told through your eyes. Your point of view is delightful and your portrayal of all the cast members is a true homage to the hard work they did. (commented, liked and subscribed)
Hey hey! There were 5 of us in the room. Myself, my wife, and three friends. There were 2 bunk beds, a 2 person bed (the size of which I don't remember), and a bed that pulled out of the wall big enough for a single person. The biggest bottleneck was the bathroom, but we made it work. The rooms weren't huge, but we didn't feel like we were on top of each other.
Have you been to DnD in a castle? If so, I'm jealous! Thank you for your uplifting words. I'm glad I got to share what the experience was for those who didn't get a chance to go.
There’s also the resistance and rebellion play the band
I'd always wanted to try it, but I never could afford to. Hearing you describe it makes me a bit emotional, you did an amazing job.
Thank you so much! That's so nice of you to say!
Thank you for this.
Thank you for watching! I'm really glad you liked it.
Thank you for this
Great job JP.
Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it!
You nailed it
Thank you for explaining it so well, I miss Lady H
Wow. Great job
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No, it’s not that it’s the cosmos
The fact that it’s hard to explain the experience to general population is a problem. The LARPing community with the ability to pay that price tag is way too niche to be sustainable.
Sadly, I think you're absolutely right -- and some say it was doomed from the start for this very reason.
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How much did Disney pay you to do this video? lol
You know Disney is desperate when they hire influencers to hype something up *after* it's closed.
Disney must've lost my address because I never got a check. Thank you for thinking of me as an influencer though. I'm flattered.
You know someone is desperately jealous when they hate on something after it's closed
@@erinkramer2087I wish I was jealous! I'm desperately bitter. $7k is a lot for us.
@DoubleCritFail Wow, you filmed that perfectly-lit background while you were on your trip? There are other ways of compensating influencers than just money. If you can honestly say that Disney did not in any way support this video, I'll delete my rude comment.
Enjoy hating things. It will be the only enjoyment you ever have.
In the face of what so many who did it - actually experienced...
we look at your comments with pity.
Wow. This was amazing. It gave me the feels so many times.🥹
As someone who was blessed to go twice, you really described how i feel about the experience. People who never went may never get it, and that is okay. This video captures not only the brilliance behind the story, but the strong community/ found family that has come from this. Well done. Halcyon Forever.💙✨
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Amazing ❤ makes me wish I could have gone
If they ever bring it back, I plan to get a bunch of people together to rent a Captain's Suite! 😂
@@DoubleCritFail that’d be awesome
@@DoubleCritFail Do it! the Force blessed us with a cancelled Captain's suite res. and we split it with another family and friend, everything worked out great.