My experiences recap:
We were at Weekend II, or the DISsers Strike Back.
We had 4 people in my party, myself, my BF and my BF's mom and sister.
Our plans:
Friday May 22: 24 hour party
Saturday May 23: SWW in the afternoon and Mickey's H&V ADR at 8:35 pm
Sunday May 24: SWW all day, Rebel Hangar ADR at 6:45 pm
Monday May 25: no SW events
Tuesday May 26: Sci Fi breakfast 8 am, Rebel Hanger 6:30 pm
We attended the 24 hour party on Friday, so our first SWW experience was Saturday afternoon after we finally woke up. I'd done FP+ for TSMM, An Ewok's Tale and the Obi Wan show.
We missed our TSMM FP, but arrived at the park in time to get in line for An Ewok's Tale. We walked up to the theater after people had already been let in and had to sit in the way back (not the bleachers, just the back of the actual stands). I still felt it was a very good view. I thought the screens were big enough to see and I could still see the stage very well. We had seen the show last year (and I had been picked for Hermione) but it was still very enjoyable this year. There were some new pictures and stories in the show and I really liked the digital background for the stage.
After that we got some drinks from the pop up bar that is very close to the stage area. I got the green one and thought it was pretty good. We waited at the TOT gates to see if Characterpalooza would happen and it did! We were let in around 6:10 and there were only 2 characters, Tiana and Jasmine. We still had a great time though!
We lined up early for the Obi Wan show and were only about 5 rows back. We all really enjoyed the polls that were played to entertain people. The audience really got into the questions at some points and would cheer or groan when the results changed.
Once again, the Obi Wan show was great! JAT is such a personality. I was unsure if I'd like the show as much a second time, but I really enjoyed it again.
After that we wandered around and enjoyed the atmosphere until it was time to check into our H&V reservation. At that point I took Stephanie (my BF's sister) and we ran over to meet
@yulilin3 and her daughter. I had to get a pic with her great Sabine costume. There was another DISser there too who I'm sorry to say I didn't catch the name of. I was too busy rambling on with excitement.
We were let into the restaurant right on time. We waited in a few minute line to get our picture with Mickey. I actually liked getting a picture with the chipwoks better last year. That way they got to play off each other (as opposed to meeting separately in the restaurant this year), and I thought it made for a cuter pic.
Food: I thought the food here was excellent, but I also loved it last year. I was just sad that I didn't have too much of an appetite so I only got 2 plates and a sampling of the cupcakes for dessert.
Characters: They were all very good here. We got some good interactions and Brian's mom missed a few while she was in the restroom but the character manager was sure to send them back over.
Atmosphere: Eh...I mean, it still looks like H&V with some paper banners tossed around some poles.
Extras: We had one of the latest reservations just like we had the year before. We never felt rushed and I like having a late reservation, I feel like we get more character time. Plus at the end of the night the characters line up together for pics.
Conclusion: I enjoyed the meal but just didn't feel like I ate enough to justify the cost. We may skip this next year in favor of one of the packages. With that said, I still feel its worth it if you've never done it.
After we were done the fireworks were over so we casually walked over to the second Fantasmic showing and were able to walk right in and get great seats about 10 rows back.
I'll start on Sunday in my next post.
I hope someone who has been crazy searching for a table will see this. I know how hard it is to find a spot for this meal.
