The next *The Mandalorian & Grogu* movie will bring back elements of the Star Wars hotel, Galactic Starcruiser. While the hotel was a unique and immersive experience at Disney World, offering guests a galactic adventure, it was considered a commercial failure and closed after just 18 months. It remains a curious, though short-lived, part of the Star Wars story.
The Star Wars hotel, Galactic Starcruiser, will make its debut in the 2026 film *The Mandalorian & Grogu*. This will be the first time the much-discussed and somewhat controversial hotel has appeared in a Star Wars movie.
As a huge Star Wars fan, I was thrilled to spot something really cool in the first trailer for Jon Favreau’s new film! There’s a quick shot of a city, and if you look closely, you can see a reference to the Galactic Starcruiser – that’s the ship guests stayed on at the now-defunct Halcyon hotel. It’s a super fast glimpse, but definitely there for those of us who experienced it!
Around 36 seconds into the first preview, viewers see footprints walking through water on a strange, brightly lit planet – which has been identified as Daiyu from the *Obi-Wan Kenobi* series.
The puddle’s reflection shows an advertisement for the Halcyon, the hotel featured in the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience.
The banner features the Halcyon spaceship and its name written in the Arabesh language, likely promoting the Star Cruiser experience that was available to Disney World visitors from March 2022 to September 2023.
Disney World’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel operated for a little over a year before closing in late 2023. The unique hotel offered guests a two-night, immersive Star Wars experience, but it faced criticism for being expensive, having small rooms, and feeling restrictive. Ultimately, these issues led to its closure.
The hotel’s failure marks a major misstep for Disney Parks and Lucasfilm. Since it closed in 2023, it’s become strangely popular with Star Wars fans, largely because so few people ever had the chance to visit it.
Will The Galactic Starcruiser Be in The Mandalorian & Grogu?
Fans will be thrilled to see the Galactic Starcruiser hotel featured in a Star Wars film, but its appearance will probably also spark some curiosity.
If the old Disney World location appears in the new movie, why couldn’t the filmmakers expand on that and make the hotel a bigger part of the story?
It would be really exciting to see the movie set, even just for a little while, on the Halcyon spaceship, which would cleverly connect the world of Disney Parks with the Star Wars galaxy.
I’m so excited to see where Din Djarin and Grogu end up next! Whether it’s a new bounty hunt, a daring adventure, or even a heist, I’m really hoping we get a good look at a key location – a real feel for what life is like in the Star Wars galaxy. It’s those details that truly draw you in!
Since the Galactic Starcruiser hotel at Disney World is now closed, including references to it in future projects could be a nice tribute. It would be a fun inside joke for fans who remember it, without confusing guests who aren’t familiar with the experience.
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2025-09-24 20:29