**Official** Star Wars at DHS, Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party/Galactic Nights/Launch Bay/JT

[yulilin3]

We're at DHS right now. Hanging out until we check in for the dessert party. It's a beautiful night, and we are super excited!!!!

Have soooo much fun

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

No real way of knowing, but I'm hoping the show will continue on nightly

Thank you! Me, too.

 

[Candycane83]

I have not seen anyone post a picture of these- got them last week at Tatooine Traders. Not sure if you can tell in the picture or not, but they light up. The CM at the store said they were selling out as fast as they were getting them- I got mine at the register as soon as they were put out. Please excuse the goofy hubby in the background- and my "I really need my reading glasses" look...it was the only picture I have of them!

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Cute ears!! Thanks for sharing! I hope these are available in December!

 

[capegirl]

7:30...just had storm trooper encounter at check in!!

 

[old feller]

7:30...just had storm trooper encounter at check in!!

7:30...just had storm trooper encounter at check in!!

Get some pics please of the viewing area

 

[DVC4US]

Get some pics please of the viewing area

@yulilin3 posted pictures of the viewing area on page 505 and there she has posted pictures on some other pages too just look back a few.

 

[BebopBaloo]

I know from reading through that the Jawas are still trading and that they like shiney things. Will they trade for small glow stick bracelets?

 

[capegirl]

I know from reading through that the Jawas are still trading and that they like shiney things. Will they trade for small glow stick bracelets?

Yes, DGS traded glow rings, and necklaces with the Jawas tonight. People were trading all sorts of things, including an old cell phone charger!

 

[MommyinHonduras]

Ok now that I have the dessert party booked, reworking my HS plan. We will not go to the launchbay until the party and do our greets with Kylo and Chewy then as well as look around. Is that wise or should we go sooner? We only have one day there and other that Fantasmic we wants to see and do as much as possible. Also was planning for the latest jedi training but now might plan for one around 6pm. Thoughts?

 

[BebopBaloo]

Yes, DGS traded glow rings, and necklaces with the Jawas tonight. People were trading all sorts of things, including an old cell phone charger!

Haha! That's great. Something about Jawas charging cell phones, amuses me

 

[figmentfan423]

I'll ask him. I think he still doesn't have the schedule for that week, but I'll let you know

Thank you

 

[Lisa F]

The schedule will be released for the end of September probably in a week or two, the show will continue on
I've never done the character meal at H&V other than during SWW, but it takes at about an hour for all the characters to come by

just for the last week of september or beyond?

 

[yulilin3]

just for the last week of september or beyond?

No one knows, they been updating it for a month or a month and a half.
The last update, that happened this Saturday they added only 3 weeks. So who knows

 

[yulilin3]

Ok now that I have the dessert party booked, reworking my HS plan. We will not go to the launchbay until the party and do our greets with Kylo and Chewy then as well as look around. Is that wise or should we go sooner? We only have one day there and other that Fantasmic we wants to see and do as much as possible. Also was planning for the latest jedi training but now might plan for one around 6pm. Thoughts?

How much time you'll spend at launch bay depends on what you want to do there
If it's just the meet and greets then you would be done in 30 minutes but if you want to see the movie and walk around and read the info on the replicas then I would plan for an hour or a bit more
For JT training remember that we usually have our afternoon thunderstorms do it might be canceled. But the 6pm show should be good to do before the dessert party

 

[crazy_for_the_dis]

So I have to be honest. I just watched the new Star wars fireworks show on youtube and I thought it was horrible. I recently went to HS in May and saw the old one, symphony in the stars, and wow it was the best show I have ever seen anywhere. It was a pure fireworks spectacular. After watching the youtube video of the new one I was so disappointed. They scaled back so much on the fireworks and made it more about the show on the screen.

( The one I saw )

( The new one they have now )

Its like night and day. Very disappointed with Disney on this. I assume they didn't wanna spend the money on all those fireworks. The new one takes away from what made the old one great. I just am glad I got to experience the old one. That was the best show they have ever done.

If you have never seen video of the show before the new one, you gotta check it out above

Thanks for posting theses, but I think I prefer the new one (we go in two weeks, so we'll see it in person then). The new one seems like an actual show. Just fireworks to me gets boring. I lived in Pittsburgh for over 20 years, and they had a major firework company just north of the city. So because of that, the cities fireworks were always unbelievable. But since they were so common there, all other fireworks have become blah to me.

 

[Lisa F]

No one knows, they been updating it for a month or a month and a half.
The last update, that happened this Saturday they added only 3 weeks. So who knows

well your guess is prob better than anyone's Hoping they release it for December already though I know my wait is nothing like it has been for the poor August people!

ALSO hoping that the fact that it is every night during the slow September weeks bodes well for first week of December.

 

[capegirl]

Went to dessert party last night. Checked into Launch Bay at 7:30 pm. Lots of interaction with Jawas, and Storm troopers We had a great time at the dessert party, and we really enjoyed the food and drinks, especially the frozen Nutella.
The only thing missing were chairs at the tables. We knew there would be no seating, but after a long day at the parks, and considering we would also be standing for the fireworks, some chairs would have been nice. When we headed outside to the viewing area, the space reserved for individuals with wheelchairs/scooters was nearly full; we were in the row directly behind them. Unfortunatley there happened to be quite a few very tall people standing in wheelchair section, and we had to reposition ourselves several times to get a decent view. Myself and DD are petite, and my 9 year old DGS was not invited into the handicap section; the CMs only invited younger children to enter. There were also some sort of tall black metal towers positioned on the stage directly in front of us that partially obstructed some of the projections on the center of the building. While we had a decent view, it was not a perfect view. DD was a little disappointed with our location after noticing the hundreds of people standing in the viewing area in front of us, but I explained that if we were too close, we would not see all of the projections, etc.
We thought the show was good; it was a unique immersive Star Wars experience. We loved the dessert party, and I was happy to avoid staking out a spot a hour before the show, so it was all good. A big thank you to all the Disers here who were so helpful leading up to our dessert party night.

 

[old feller]

The tall people in front of you were with those folks in the wheelchairs I assume?

 

[michelepa]

Went to dessert party last night. Checked into Launch Bay at 7:30 pm. When we headed outside to the viewing area, the space reserved for individuals with wheelchairs/scooters was nearly full; we were in the row directly behind them. Unfortunatley there happened to be quite a few very tall people standing in wheelchair section, and we had to reposition ourselves several times to get a decent view. Myself and DD are petite, and my 9 year old DGS was not invited into the handicap section; the CMs only invited younger children to enter. There were also some sort of tall black metal towers positioned on the stage directly in front of us that partially obstructed some of the projections on the center of the building. While we had a decent view, it was not a perfect view. DD was a little disappointed with our location after noticing the hundreds of people standing in the viewing area in front of us, but I explained that if we were too close, we would not see all of the projections, etc.
We thought the show was good; it was a unique immersive Star Wars experience. We loved the dessert party, and I was happy to avoid staking out a spot a hour before the show, so it was all good. A big thank you to all the Disers here who were so helpful leading up to our dessert party night.

This is dissappointing to hear regarding obstructions in party viewing area. From other dessert posters i was under the impression that the view was unobstructed by any buildings/towers. I also was under the impression that noone would be standing directly in front of the dessert party group. I thought there was a walkway then a roped area for party children in front of the roped area for party adults. Has that changed? I'm basically paying this $$$$ so we can see everything. It gauls me we have to pay more in the first place because Disney plans things without their guests in mind

 

[Mousefan mom]

We really considered this, but when I found out there was no seating, that put the end on it for me. I just know how miserably tired one's legs feel after a day in the parks.