Whipped Cream Difficulties

Andy Rourke, of the Smiths. THR. Pancreatic cancer got him at 59.

The Disney Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel.

Get this: A windowless, theme-park hotel with a mandatory 48-hour stay that costs a family of four $6,000 per visit didn’t work out.

Which, you know, is one way of looking at it. On the other hand:

“If you are into Star Wars, and you enjoy role playing, this is absolutely worth it,” wrote one reviewer. “In addition to the lodging, food (it’s a LOT of food), park admission (including lightning lane access to the rides), what you are really paying for is the experience that is put on by the characters and crew members.”

On the gripping hand:

Also notable, however, is the fact that there were only 43 reviews. Among the guests who didn’t enjoy their stays at the hotel was one who described the experience as “like being in a jail,” and another who dubbed it “the most expensive rip-off of my life,” saying they had to spend most of their time staring at their phone in order to participate in the role-playing game. “The hotel is surprisingly small, with few themed spaces to explore. Even the garden ‘climate simulator’ which is supposed to help with claustrophobia is small. I really don’t know why it’s so tiny, there is plenty of land to work with. It doesn’t feel immersive, it feels cramped.”