The advertized rates for the auditions for the principle characters was under $19/hr, which might seem low until you compare against base actor's equity rates which are only about 2/3 of that. Only big stars on TV and big movies make a lot. Most professional actors don't make much. Multiply times number of principle characters and the time they were visible each day (8 hours -- 3PM to short of 11PM) plus makeup/costuming time and add in cost of taxes and benefits and it comes out to about $6000 per 2 day journey for the entire ensemble of principle characters including the Saja or roughly the price on average of one cabin. Principle cast was not that big a percentage of operating costs which is why I do not think they have to forego interactive cast. A lot (not all) of the 'blue-shirt' crew members were college program so much lower hourly rates, but many many more blue shirts than principle cast. I think they could combine shorter visits (especially mornings and early afternoon when the staying guests are mostly not on board) with continuing longer-timeline visits that include staying guests and balance the costs better to bring down the full length price while building more market for those stays through the immersive experience of short-visit guests. They already have the datapad app for Galaxy's Edge so they could leverage it in combination for shorter experience visitors.
Interesting idea. They could even spread out the longer trips and do something like short visits during the week and then one full-length voyage each Friday to Sunday.
Most rooms that are rented by the hour are used for other purposes!
Most rooms that are rented by the hour are used for other purposes!
I was thinking of the beds at Singapore Airport you can rent for long layovers!
Thanks, Daisy. For anyone who wants to read the original article with the full interview with Josh D'Amarao, here it is:
No, I’m just trusting what they’ve said during earnings reports over what D’Amaro said. I’m not really fond of D’Amaro’s brand of salesmanship at this point.
Yeah, storage/offices is what I was thinking. The space just wouldn't work for much else, even if they *could* use it without it interfering with the write-off.
Having windows overlooking a parking lot and a bus stop, with people freely walking in and out all day, would kind of spoil the whole "Starcruiser" illusion, don't you think?
There is no Star Wars content that is universally well-liked by all fans. They all have their detractors.
Well the OT came pretty darn close don’t you think. Seen half the kids in grade school with a Star Wars lunch box lately. Well it was pretty darn close to that in the 80s. Cultural phenomenon no doubt, but now it’s just meh.
Most of the millennials I know are all about the prequel era.
I love Earl!
