The Star Wars franchise has been successful throughout the years. It has become one of the biggest franchises to encompass such a huge fanbase. In line with this, promotions, spinoffs, and merch are made to cater to the fans' needs in order to support the franchise.
In an effort to expand and promote the Star Wars franchise, Disney created the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. The park opened back on May 31, 2019. Fans were ecstatic to see the massive theme park. Both the company and the fans expected a ton of Star Wars fans to come and experience what the park has to offer.
It may have been the total opposite for the fans, though. With rumors floating around about the park's low attendance, Disney's latest news might confirm this is true.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was recently announced that after 15 years of working with Disney, Catherine Powell left the company. She was in charge of the U.S. and Paris theme parks for Disney, handling and overseeing the park's progress.
Considering Iger's statement with regards to putting "too much in the market place too fast" for Star Wars, Powell's leave could root from this unfortunate event. Their plans for Star Wars were ambitious, yet rushing the production might have cost them a lot.
Powell held her position when the opening for the Star Wars lands was announced. However, various reports show that both the theme park in California suffered from low attendance and the one in Orlando isn't looking good as well.
Starting from Solo, the divisive reviews on The Last Jedi, and the theme parks, there has been an evident decline prior to their release. Fans are expressing their disappointment with Disney's approach to handling things, and this might have resulted in failure along with the west park's president's leave.
The upcoming movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the next one for this franchise. The film's release is scheduled for the 20th of December.
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