The Kosmic Kruiser airs Nov. 8 on Fox, with Bart and Lisa sneaking into Krustyland’s big flop.
Disney’s priciest hotel flop is getting the Simpsons treatment, after YouTubers roasted it for months, including Jenny Nicholson, whose rant came well after many others said the same things she did.
The Simpsons will air “The Kosmic Kruiser” on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p.m. ET on Fox. In Fox’s official description, Bart and Lisa break into Krustyland’s “most notorious failed attraction,” only to find out it hasn’t been totally abandoned.
Fans spotted the target right away. Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was a two-night “voyage” hotel at Walt Disney World that closed in 2023 after about 19 months. Stills from the episode show a sleek, spaceship-style building with Bart and Lisa standing outside a fence.
YouTuber Jenny Nicholson is a guest voice, credited as KIT-10 and a robotic voice. Her voice was one of many calling out the Starcruiser, but she got herself a part representing those who mocked the ill-fated hotel online.
What was the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser?
It was a hotel that pretended to be a starship called the Halcyon. Guests checked in for a two-night trip with live actors and a story that played out around them. There was lightsaber training, too, plus a day trip to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
It opened March 1, 2022. Prices started at about $4,809 for two guests in a standard cabin and went up from there. The ridiculous cost was one of the big reasons people rejected the offering.
The theming won a lot of praise. The price tag, not so much.
Why did Disney close the Star Wars hotel?
It never filled up the way Disney hoped. Disney announced the closing in May 2023, and the last voyage ran Sept. 28 to 30, 2023. At the time, Disney still called it “one of our most creative projects ever.”
The building near Hollywood Studios didn’t stay quiet. TheWrap reported in January 2025 that it would become office space for Walt Disney Imagineering, and office signs started showing up there this month.
Has The Simpsons made fun of Disney before?
Plenty of times. The 1994 episode “Itchy & Scratchy Land” sent the family to a very Disney-like theme park, and this year’s Treehouse of Horror spoofs Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
There’s a twist this time, though. Disney owns 20th Television Animation, which makes The Simpsons with Gracie Films. Disney picked it up when it bought 21st Century Fox in 2019.
So, in a way, a Disney-owned studio is roasting a Disney hotel. The show still airs on Fox, which Disney doesn’t own.
Krustyland might ring a bell if you’ve been to Universal. It’s the fictional park behind The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood, where Krusty’s cheap thrills are the whole joke.
When can you watch The Kosmic Kruiser?
It’s the sixth episode of The Simpsons’ 38th season, airing Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p.m. ET on Fox. Fox rated it TV-PG.
Fox hasn’t released a trailer yet, so the stills are all fans have for now.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
Fox, via The Futon Critic (Oct. 21, 2026), the episode description, air time, rating and guest cast
Scott Gustin on X (Oct. 26, 2026), first word of the episode and the stills
WDW News Today (May 2023 and Jan. 2025), the Starcruiser’s closing, prices and office plans
NPR, via WUSF (Aug. 14, 2024), what Nicholson paid
Pirates & Princesses (Oct. 22 and 25, 2026), Treehouse of Horror and the hotel’s office signs
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