Jenny Nicholson is one of the most popular and respected YouTube influencers in the world, especially when it comes to immersive entertainment. Her four-hour video covering Disney World’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser has more than 10 million views and received worldwide coverage, including an article in the New York Times.
The Galactic Starcruiser hotel experience opened in March 2022 and closed in September 2023. The ambitious attraction offered a cruise-style itinerary on the luxurious Halcyon starcruiser. The all-inclusive voyage, which received a Thea Award, cost approximately $1,200 per person, per day.
“This video is one of the most brilliant, compelling and entertaining pieces of content produced over the past year,” said one nominator. “It cast a bright light on the creation and operation of immersive entertainment, showing millions of people the complexity of such attractions, and what makes for a great (and not-so-great) experience.”
Nicholson has covered a variety of immersive attractions, including another four-hour video on Evermore Park, a fantasy theme park in Utah that closed in 2024. This video has more than 11 million views on YouTube.
Her nominator said they would argue that “no one has had more impact and influence on a broad audience in and out of the industry over the past year than Jenny Nicholson”.