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about 2 years after the closure of the immersiveStar Warsexperience at the Walt Disney World Resort , Star Wars : Galactic Starcruiser , a unexampled Kickstarter drive has launched to patronage a project that will cater insight into this experience for those who never fetch to go . After operating for a year and a one-half , theStarcruiserclosed indefinitely on September 30 , 2023 . The first of its kind , this intercrossed immersive experience and refuge is now only immortalized through its fans .
One such sports fan is Carrie Coaplen , director of the upcomingHalcyon Daze : The Final Voyages of the Galactic Starcruiserdocumentary , who has just launched aKickstarterin funding of the sports fan - made cinema with Carly Kocurek , the film ’s manufacturer and lead researcher . The goal of this documentary , according to Coaplen , is n’t just to show theStarcruiserto the world , however . She has come to understand something else entirely : " our very human need for playful connection psychologically , emotionally , and intellectually . "
Carrie Coaplen : I love this project so much , in large part , because , through over 50 interviews with other passengers , I have discover about what so many of us need from art and community of interests . And that was one of my goals as theatre director : to explore , understand , and figure this thing out . The passengers I ’ve interviewed have also helped me understand our very human need for playful association psychologically , emotionally , and intellectually as facilitated by a made - up space voyage .
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Perhaps even more fascinating , however , is the exploration it takes into the need behind why Coaplen adventure to theStarcruiserin the first position as a non - Star Warsenthusiast , a sentiment shared by executive producer Ben Daughtry . " Carrie wanted to translate why she was so drawn to a pricey Disney attractive force , " Daughtry portion , " despite having little interest in Star Wars or the means to splurge . " For Daughtry , the realisation was almost contiguous . " From the present moment we arrived , I knew we were onto something special . "
Ben Daughtry : Carrie wanted to understand why she was so absorb to a pricey Disney attraction , despite take slight interest in Star Wars or the means to fling . I shared her lack of enthusiasm for Star Wars , but Disney has a story of crusade boundary and I was curious . From the moment we arrived , I acknowledge we were onto something special . The Starcruiser was a wonder , but more than that , the deep human connection it foster was real , tangible , and unexpectedly moving . After the closure , we follow the community as it attempted to rebuild , and that sensation of purpose kept grow — in ways we never expected .
The Starcruiser Wasn’t Limited To Star Wars Fans
Anyone Could Enjoy It
What both Coaplen and Daughtry have shared here in support ofHalcyon Daze ’s Kickstarter proves that theGalactic Starcruiserwasn’t limited to largeStar Warsenthusiasts . It was so much more than a position for fan of the enfranchisement to gather . As they state above , it was a source of deep human connection through artistry and community , something that anyone , even those who are n’t as familiar with theStar Warsgalaxy , can infer and be a part of .
After spending 8 unbelievable months working at the Star Wars : Galactic Starcruiser , I can tell you what everyone ’s amaze wrong about this experience .
As someone who work on theStarcruiserfor 8 months , I witnessed this very principle in action various times . We had plenty of passenger who had little to no familiarity withStar Wars , particularly those who come plainly to support a eff one who was , in fact , a majorStar Warsfan . It was often those passengers who got the most out of their experience , as was intelligibly the event for Coaplen and the rest of herHalcyon Dazeteam .
The Galactic Starcruiser Has A Legacy Far Beyond Its Closure
The Fans Are Keeping It Alive
It would be easy for people to assume that theGalactic Starcruiserwill be think for nothing other than its spry closure , but that ’s not the verity . This lover - made film alone proves how the legacy of this immersive experience lives on through the buff and the residential district that continue to honor it years later . It ’s a honest shame that thisStar Warsexperience is no longer available , but thanks to rooter travail like this , more and more citizenry will still be capable to get at it somehow .
Source : Carly Kocurek
Custom Image by Molly Brizzell
