The Kosmic Kruiser/References
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The wanted poster for Princess Itchina (a parody of Princess Leia) features Aurebesh text that translates to "REWARD 2501 CREDITS".
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Cultural references[edit]
- The Kosmic Kruiser Hotel is a parody of the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, a live-action role-playing hotel experience at Walt Disney World, which closed in September 2023, just a year and a half after it first opened.
- Jenny Nicholson, who voices KIT-10 in the episode, released an over-four-hour-long review, The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, on YouTube, that spoke at length about the hotel and the reasons it closed down.
- There are numerous references to Star Wars throughout the episode.
- C.A.T. (Control and Tyranny) are a parody of the Galactic Empire.
- M.O.U.S.E. (Mice Opposed to Unfair Space Empires) are a parody of the Rebel Alliance.
- A statue of a mouse frozen in carbonite is seen, a parody of Han Solo.
- Qu'ee-tar appears to be based on a Twi'lek or Togruta, while the dancing elephant is based on Ortolans.
- Princess Itchina is a parody of Princess Leia.
- Aurebesh, an alien language used in Star Wars, is at the bottom of the Itchina wanted poster. The text translates to "REWARD 2501 CREDITS".
- Homer broke his hand punching an animatronic of Ulysses S. Grant at the Hall of Presidents in Krustyland. The Hall of Presidents is a real attraction at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
- An attraction at Krustyland is called "Trader Joe's Rockin' Barf-a-coaster".
- The Coconut Cocktail Cabana is a parody of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room in Disneyland. The song, "We All Love to Dance and Sing", is a parody of "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room".
- The Burj Krustifa is a reference to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
- Comic Book Guy is wearing a shirt that says "all your merch are belong to us", a reference to the phrase and Internet meme, "All your base are belong to us", from the video game Zero Wing.
- When Lisa mentions wandering around a creepy, abandoned hotel, she asks Bart if he's seen The Shining.
- One of the sides on the menu in the kitchen is "Space Jam", a reference to the 1996 sports comedy film Space Jam.