For us, there was something spiritually fulfilling about spending time in the Climate Simulator - taking in the ambient noise and perhaps stacking a stone or two. We also felt this special something - oneness? connection with the universe? - when talking with the Saja or even just stepping into the  Atrium.

This is what we wanted to talk about with Cece Beyer, a fellow traveler on the May 4th voyage, and a friend in the Force to be sure. What is it about this voyage that created this feeling within each of us - - - and perhaps within you?

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Our episode from two weeks ago regarding a Galactic Starcruiser Cinematic Universe inspired us to think about who we would cast in a motion picture version of our voyage aboard the Halcyon's 275th Anniversary Cruise. 

Now, of course, our first choices would be the actors we've already seen in these roles so to make things interesting, we decided we could only cast current screen actresses and actors for this little game. We think you'll find some of our choices pretty fun!

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As discussed last week, we are debuting the first episode of a new podcast called 'Pop Culture Explorers Club' that Drew has started with Mike Celestino of LaughingPlace.com & Who's The Bossk.

This podcast debuts tomorrow in podcast directories everywhere but as a treat for our listeners, we're debuting it here first. Drew & Mike hope that you'll subscribe to Pop Culture Explorers Club wherever you get your podcasts.

Drew - and the regular podcast for that matter! - are not going anywhere so no worries. This is just another way for Drew to scratch the creativity itch and talk about things that he loves with Mike & future guests of their show.

We hope that you enjoy this bonus episode!

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Who's The Bossk Podcast

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We sat down with Carrie Coaplen, Ben Daughtrey, and Carly Kocurek, three members of the crew working on "Halcyon Daze" a full-fledged real deal documentary about the Galactic Starcruiser!

We chatted about what inspired them to explore this voyage and what made them want to dig in to learn all that they could and share it in a documentary film about the experience.

Halcyon Daze Website

Louisville Film Society

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Picture this - the Galactic Starcruiser experience is a movie. Let's say it's like 'The Avengers' where characters we've grown to love and enjoy all come together in a combined amazing story. If that is the case, what would the standalone movies be that introduce us to these characters?

That's what we explore here today in a fun little alternate universe of dramatic, comedic, and action packed stories. 

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This is the second part of an incredible conversation with Mikhael Tara Garver. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, go back and give it a listen!!!

Mikhael is currently Head of Immersive Entertainment for Culture House Media but from July 2021 to March 2022, she served as the Director of Immersive Experience for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World. In this role, she helped write the show, choreographed galactic superstar Gaya, and trained & directed the opening cast. 

In this second portion of our conversation, she chatted with us about how many folks on the team knew that this experience would stick with us, several tricks of the immersive entertainment trade, and other bits of magic.

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This is the first part of an incredible conversation with Mikhael Tara Garver.

Mikhael is currently Head of Immersive Entertainment for Culture House Media but from July 2021 to March 2022, she served as the Director of Immersive Experience for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World. In this role, she helped write the show, choreographed galactic superstar Gaya, and trained & directed the opening cast. 

In this first portion of our conversation, she chatted with us about her background, how she joined the leadership team of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, how the team worked together behind the scenes, and so much more.

Bleep bloop Star Wars. It'll make sense when you listen. :)

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For the final HOTH episode of 2023, we sat down with  Star Wars/lightsaber/science fiction/horror superfan Carly King to chat about her times on the Galactic Starcruiser and a wide number of other fun subjects. Her love of sci-fi nerdery is infectious and we had a great time chatting with her!

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We chatted with voiceover actor Christina Nicholls to hear about her experiences aboard the Lady H.

Christina was lucky enough to have two voyages on the Galactic Starcruiser, both during its last month of operation (Sept 2023). We chatted with her about her experience voicing Knights of the Old Republic's Bastila Shan in recent animated productions and what the Halcyon & the Galactic Starcruiser fan community have meant to her.

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Our guests this week were Tom, Brad, and Evan from the Jedi Talk podcast.

The boys from Jedi Talk are famous for many things - irreverent Star Wars banter, fun guests, and inside jokes - but soon, they will also be famous for "Halcyon: The Legacy Continues", the first of what we hope will be many interactive in-park Halcyon themed narrative gatherings.

We chatted with them about their plans for this event - landing in Disney's Hollywood Studios on the evening of March 1st, 2024 - and what they are doing to plan the story in honor of this amazing experience.

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