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The insider account also highlights a troubling pattern at Disney—persisting with decisions that make the franchise "irrelevant for tomorrow" by prioritizing short-term trends over timeless storytelling. This approach, as Cockrell notes, has contributed to the emptiness and incoherence of Galaxy’s Edge and, by extension, other Disney Star Wars products.
Furthermore, this sheds light on the ongoing debate about whether corporate leadership truly understands what made Star Wars a cultural phenomenon in the first place or if it’s simply chasing new demographics at the expense of authenticity.