I can't believe I'm saying this, but we might be going to the last Saturday and Sunday of SWW in 2014. My husband is a HUGE SW fan, and our son is getting into it too. We've always said it would be fun to go, but we would never, because we really HATE heat and crowds. Yet, here we are...
If we go, we'd be travelling with our kids, plus a good friend of ours and her son, both of whom are also big SW fans. So, there would be 3 adults and 3 kids - a 3 year old girl, and two 7 year old boys.
My 3 year old daughter isn't really into SW. Will it be feasible to split up and try to do some other stuff with her sometimes too, or is the park going to be too packed to really make that work? Any advice on what to do to keep her entertained too? Aside from the Little Mermaid and Disney Jr shows, it seems there's not a heck of a lot for little kids to do at DHS. I'm not going to drag her around all day in the heat and make her wait in endless lines to meet characters she could care less about, so if it comes down to it, I'll just take her somewhere else entirely.
It looks like there are tons of SW characters in the park. We'll be skipping Jedi Training, and probably the theater/celebrity shows, in order to focus on the character meets. How many could we realistically see on that last Saturday and Sunday? I assume those days will probably be very crowded, since they're the last days of SWW for the year, right?
I'd also love some thoughts on where to stay. We're tossing around two different ideas for where to stay that weekend. On one hand, we're thinking of just staying at a value resort, to save money, as we don't expect to be in our rooms much at all. I'm sure our friend and her son in particular will be in the park open to close all weekend.
On the other hand, we're thinking of shelling out the extra money to stay at Beach Club, as the location and boat transportation to DHS sounds like it could be very convenient. I'm not sure if some of us (like my two kids, and maybe me too!) will end up needing to take a mid-day break in order to survive the weekend, so being able to take the boat back to Beach Club and take a quick swim or nap might be a lifesaver. Would that be feasible, or would leaving and re-entering the park take too much time to be worth it?
It looks like the major events during the day that we'll want to see at a specific time (based on last year) would be the motorcade at 11am, the Padawan Mind Challenge at 2:10 or 4:30pm, then the show on the hat stage at 8pm. I was thinking we could do character meets in the morning, see the motorcade at 11am, then potentially leave the park for a little while and come back for the 4:30pm Padawan show and stay until close. We'd try to do that on Saturday, then use Sunday as a day to do whatever we didn't get to on Saturday. Does that sound like a realistic plan?
I'm not going to lie, I'm sort of thinking this might be a terrible idea, as I expect the weather and crowds to be nearly unbearable, and I'm pretty concerned about meltdowns from people in our party. But, if we can have realistic expectations, and a decent game plan, then I think the Star Wars fans in our party will really enjoy it. So, I'll be watching this thread and reading as much as I can, to try to get any tips on how to make the most of the experience!
This nursery is AMAZING! 
I read in the first post that people start lining up for autographs as early as 5 am. I wont have a car, so I will be dependent on Disney buses to get me to the park. What time do the Disney buses start running on those days?
trip to Disney. He is a HUGE Star Wars fan and since it's a short trip, he's a lot more interested in the entire experience of Disney and SWW than getting autographs and such. He does want to meet Vader, though. 
Thank you for taking the time to make this thread!
