A DISers Guide to Star Wars Celebration

[Temp77]

Going to close the Dis Boards Celebration meet poll early. Since people want to meet on Thursday over other days, I would like to have this on Thursday night over Saturday or Sunday nights. Location for the meet is Rosen Center Lobby Bar between 6 PM-7 PM Thursday April 13th. Rosen Center is across the Hall E/F Skybridge (Gary Sain memorial Bridge) from the convention center. This is to allow people who want to go to the Drowning in Moonlight event time to get ready afterwards and go to it. If your interested in joining me for the meet, Message me by Wednesday April 12th at 12 Noon ET. This gives me an opportunity to give a heads up on the group if it's big. Other Disney Parks/Star Wars Friends/Family are welcome to come.

There's a panel I'd like to see on Thursday on the Behind the Scenes stage (Disney Parks/Star Wars) which doesn't finish until 6:30 pm. Assuming I can get away from the panel quickly enough I'm happy to go over to the Rosen Center Lobby Bar to say hello to those meeting even if it's just for the last 10 or 15 minutes. If by chance I can't get into the panel I'll certainly try to be there for 6 pm.

 

[tstidm1]

We fly in at 4:30 that afternoon and want to hit the convention floor first so I don't think we can make it D: Also, this is my first time hearing about Drowning in Moonlight, anybody going/know what to expect? I definitely want to attend Mark Hamill's tribute to Carrie on Fri...

For Drowning In Moonlight,There is going to be a podcast recording with Star Wars Authors and Podcasters, bunches of items being auctioned and Raffled for the Moonlight Mission (Carrie's Favorite charity) and food/drink available. Food (Heavy snacks) will be served and Drinks are cash/credit card. Bring the ticket that was emailed when you bought it to get in fastest. They are being flexible with dress code as long as it's kept clean.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

So I've been decluttering my apartment and I came across some pictures from Star Wars Celebration III from Indy. If anyone is interested I can scan some into this thread.

 

[angai379]

I'd love to see them!!

 

[yulilin3]

So I'm 99% sure I'm "sleeping over" tonight
Plan is to go stream early at AKL, buy a chair come back home and try and sleep as much as I can from 1pm until whatever time, probably 6pm or 7pm, take shower and head over MTFBWMe

 

[pineapplechips]

Fyi, people are already lined up. And no one is making them "disperse," as had been previously stated.

 

[yulilin3]

Yeah, not sleeping over. A friend is there and already 300 people in line, no chairs unless it's in a backpack so not even the ones with a holder. No way i can spend all that time in a tiny chair
I'll be there at 4am and hope for the best

 

[Torrentia]

Yeah, not sleeping over. A friend is there and already 300 people in line, no chairs unless it's in a backpack so not even the ones with a holder. No way i can spend all that time in a tiny chair
I'll be there at 4am and hope for the best

Got any pics you can share? :0 Is it absolutely packed?

 

[yulilin3]

Got any pics you can share? :0 Is it absolutely packed?

my friend has popped on fb live a couple of times. The line now goes up the stairs and on to the elevated walkway, they are predicting it's about 500 people in line right now. I am very much at peace with my decision to stay in my house until tomorrow morning

 

[yulilin3]

I asked my friend permission to share her video
https://www.facebook.com/geektati12
you should be able to see her live video there

 

[lovethattink]

We're going to wait for free flow. Whatever we end up able to do, we do.

Wonder if this is going to be crowded like a megacon? CVI was very navigable and never felt crowded to me.

Ds might need to use the quiet rooms or catch some Rebel episodes to decompose.

 

[yulilin3]

Think it's going to be way crazier than megacon

 

[lovethattink]

Think it's going to be way crazier than megacon

Oy.

We'll make the best of it.

 

[wilkeliza]

Think it's going to be way crazier than megacon

If it will be crazier then megacon this may become a Disney vacation for us. We are going around 11 tomorrow in hopes the crowds have dispersed.

 

[lovethattink]

I'm totally geeking out over the BB-8 car! one of my friends is showing his Rebel car which is awesome too.

 

[jane2073]

I feel so unprepared!!
We have been to megacon, SuperCon, and Tampa Bay Comic Con but these crowds sound massive!

 

[lovethattink]

I saw that sometime before midnight the Galaxy stage sold out. Since we aren't arriving til free flow, I doubt there will be anything.

 

[jane2073]

Apparently there were 3000+ people in line.
Plus a DJ that played into the night-so there was no sleep to be had.

 

[yulilin3]

I saw that sometime before midnight the Galaxy stage sold out. Since we aren't arriving til free flow, I doubt there will be anything.

You should check for the other panels, not a lot of people were getting wristbands for them. I got Dave Filoni and Ian McDiarmid. On the show floor line right now.

 

[Temp77]

It certainly is crazy today and the wristband process so far has been way more disorganised than I experienced at London. I arrived a little after 4 am this morning and managed to get a wristband for the screening of the 40th panel on the Celebration stage. When I saw the line at 7pm last night for the sleepover I knew I wouldn't get in the main Galaxy stage so I'm relieved I at least get to go into the Celebration stage. Aside from the 40th panel there's lots of availability for the other panels so no need to arrive early if you're not bothered about getting in for the main panel of the day. I'm not sure what I'm going to do for The Last Jedi panel tomorrow. I think I'm probably going to have to accept a screening panel at best as with all the tales I'm hearing of the sleepover last night, such as the DJ blasting music at 1am, I don't think I could handle a sleepover especially if I want to be in any kind of fit state to attend Galactic Nights!