v52.0.1 - Len Testa: Bring back the Starcruiser
From Breaking Change by Justin Searls
March 7, 2026 · 2h 13m · Episode 59
About this episode
The episode discusses the failure of Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel with guest Len Testa.
Today, we're joined by a very special guest, Len Testa ! You might know him from The Disney Dish podcast or from his excellent theme park travel planning app Touring Plans . Or you might not know him at all! No wrong answers. This episode is all about Disney's ill-fated Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser live action role-playing hotel—which we both had the opportunity to experience right when it first launched. It was a life-changing experience for both of us, so why did it fail? Is it true that the top Disney brass learned all the wrong lessons from that failure? And will the CEO-in-waiting Josh D'Amaro ever have the courage to attempt something so ambitious again? Listen to this episode, in which we speak with an unearned confidence that suggests we have all of these answers! You can reach out to Len at len@touringplans.com and you can write into the show at podcast@searls.co . He'll read your e-mail and reply to it, but I may only skim it.
People in this episode
Host: Justin Searls
Guest: Len Testa
Topics covered
- Disney
- Star Wars
- theme parks
- live action role-playing
- business failure
- travel planning
Keywords
- Disney
- Star Wars
- Galactic Starcruiser
- Len Testa
- theme parks
- business lessons
- Josh D'Amaro
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney, Touring Plans
Books & works: The Disney Dish
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