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[beachdreamr1229]

Question on DAS. I have an 8AM reservation. Will we be able to get DAS for my mother who has a physical disability prior to land entry, or should we just wait until 12 and go to city hall at that point?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Question on DAS. I have an 8AM reservation. Will we be able to get DAS for my mother who has a physical disability prior to land entry, or should we just wait until 12 and go to city hall at that point?

City Hall is open before park opening, but I don't know if they are open at 6 am when you will be able to register. You might want to call Guest Services to ask about this. If they are open when you are allowed inside DL to register, go ahead and get your mom's DAS then. If they aren't open yet, you should be able to get the DAS at the Kiosk inside SWGE. You can find the GE Kiosk just inside the Frontierland entrance, across from the Droid Depot. It is a small, brown podium staffed by CMs wearing plaid. (NB This is the only Information Kiosk that can give a DAS return time for MFSR.)
Please report back with an update on how things went and where you got the DAS.

 

[LisaT91403]

I was able to add my aunt a few weeks ago when they were allowing you to add just one person. It was just me originally on the reservation. I also received the updated email and QR code with her name. I wonder though, for those who needed to add more, but were only allowed to add one, how this would work for them? Since technically now their reservation is for 2 people.

I know I'm late on this...I'm *slowly* working my way through this thread since our reservation is coming up this Saturday, 6/22.

I messed up my initial reservation, and ended up with just a party of 1. The next day, I called and they said they were working on a fix. They got back to me about a week later, and said that I could add one additional guest.

I had resigned myself to the fact that my son and I would visit, and DH would have to be on his own for 4 hours. But yesterday, I started reading this thread, and saw that people had been allowed to add guests. I called and they allowed me to add 4 guests for a total of 6. Yay!

We have a 2:00-6:00 time slot, which I haven't read much about. I guess it's not great because of the overlaps, but are still really excited!

 

[midnight star]

I know I'm late on this...I'm *slowly* working my way through this thread since our reservation is coming up this Saturday, 6/22.

I messed up my initial reservation, and ended up with just a party of 1. The next day, I called and they said they were working on a fix. They got back to me about a week later, and said that I could add one additional guest.

I had resigned myself to the fact that my son and I would visit, and DH would have to be on his own for 4 hours. But yesterday, I started reading this thread, and saw that people had been allowed to add guests. I called and they allowed me to add 4 guests for a total of 6. Yay!

We have a 2:00-6:00 time slot, which I haven't read much about. I guess it's not great because of the overlaps, but are still really excited!

yay! glad it worked out! I'll be there the same day but from 11-3, so we will overlap a little bit.

 

[crystal1313]

I hope you’re right! 30 minutes or less for MFSR sounds great. Still hoping we will be able to get into the cantina too!

We were there 11/15 at the 11-3 time and were able to do both the cantina and Smugglers Run twice. Once with about a 20 min wait and once almost walk on (right before the 2pm group entered).

I was in the very front of the pack for the cantina and started off as second in line but beware, as the people in my time group pushed and shoved and almost trampled people to get up to the front. It was not a nice experience. I’ve never been worried about my safety (in terms of being pushed down and walked on) in a Disney park before. And I was at the 50th anniversary and lined up at DCA at 2am the night before. People were not friendly about the cantina. At least in my group. I ended up I think about 15 people back. Which was fine! We got a text about 35 min later to come back. And we checked in and waited another ten min before entering. It was so cool!! We did not stay the entire 45 min. Our kids were over it after their drinks were gone. Lol. We checked out DJ Rex and took a couple photos.

 

[amyg1975]

We have 8am reservation 6/20 & is our first time to Disneyland been to Disney World. Family of 3 son 19. What time should we arrive to get see Cantina. We aren't doing drioid or lightsaber. What is best parking lot? We just have 1 day do you suggest park hopper or stick to one park? Going to do maxpass. Thanks in advance for help.

We had 8am today. We got through the gates at 7am and had no wait to check in at Launch Bay. We were held by Tomorrowland Terrace until 7:55 (we were told we would start walking at 7:45). We were pretty far back in the line. Once we entered Galaxy’s Edge, I got in line for the Cantina. The line was pretty much at the entrance at this point. Not much past me the line was closed. It moved pretty fast and at 8:30 I checked in and was told it would be around 2 hours for our return time, so 10:30. At 11:03 I stopped by because we still had not gotten a text. They told me that they were running a half hour behind and said if I did not get a text by 11:15, I would never get one. Literally after he told me that, we got the text. Haha! We had to hang out at the bar and we waited a very long time to get our order taken. My daughter was a bit freaked out by it all, and the waitress gave her a cookie for free. Suddenly she then loved it there! Great experience, but I hope they get more bar staff.

 

[hngo003]

We have 8am reservation 6/20 & is our first time to Disneyland been to Disney World. Family of 3 son 19. What time should we arrive to get see Cantina. We aren't doing drioid or lightsaber. What is best parking lot? We just have 1 day do you suggest park hopper or stick to one park? Going to do maxpass. Thanks in advance

Before my trip, I’ve read that as long as you’re in the park by 6:00-6:15am, you are good to go in terms of getting into the cantina during your 4-hour window. There was another person here that was able to get into the cantina after arriving to the park at 6:50am. Just make sure to head to the right as soon as you enter into Star Wars land and follow the path along the wall as you get closer. Highly likely that there is already a long line forming for the cantina, and you don’t want to walk by that line as you’re walking there.

If you’re planning to arrive early to the park, either parking lots are fine. If you like taking the open air tram to the park and getting your bag check done at the parking structure before arriving at the park gate, go to Mickey and Friends parking. If you like taking the bus and getting your bag checked when you arrive at the park gate, it’s Toy Story parking lot.

Since you are going one day, if you have the energy to do both parks, then go for it. Max pass will be your best friend, and luckily for you guys, since you’ll be in the park early (extra magic hour that day), you get to pick your fast passes for both parks. Almost similar to the Fastpass+ at WDW. Differences are it doesn’t have a tiering system for the rides, limitations on how many fast passes you can have at a time (only time restriction on when you can get the next one), and you can get fast passes for both parks once you enter either Disneyland or DCA for the day. Only potential issue with doing both is exhaustion. You’ll be there early in the morning, and there is so much to do in both parks. Hope that helps.

 

[MajorasMask]

We did Savi's, the Cantina and rode Smuggler's Run twice. It really was luck of the draw that the timing worked out for us. We left our room at the Grand at 6:17 am and headed straight for the gates. We got our wrist bands and immediately lined up near Nemo on the side, not the middle of the pack. We were probably about 150 people back. I was super surprised we were up that far. The group next to us had been to Galaxy Edge two previous times, but not during the 8-noon time slot. They were not able to do Savi's or the Cantina on their previous visits (they were too far back in line). Their kids were heading for Savi's and the adults for the Cantina. We asked if we could tail them since we weren't sure where exactly we were going. They were incredibly nice and told us to stay close. Our plan was for our group to split up, hoping we would luck out for either the Cantina or lightsabers.

When we moved to Big Thunder, we ended up in the front 50-75 people. At that point, we started to re-prioritize which attractions were the most important since we were pretty sure we would get reservations at the Cantina. We finally decided the kids would head to Savi's and I would head straight for the Cantina to get the earliest reservation possible for my husband and myself. My husband was then going to hang back and try to get our kids a later reservation. When they opened the gates, it is like the previous poster stated, things moved and moved quickly. We kept the group in front of us in our sights but my husband went AWOL. I ended up getting a slip for the Cantina and realized I was getting immediate seating. They let me give my slip back and wait in the front until they started taking reservations. I got one of the first estimated 15 minute return time reservation. My husband ended up in line behind me and when he went to get his reservation, the CM told him he would give him a one hour return time. He specifically asked for a later return time.

We headed over to Savi's and my kids were in the holding pen. They missed the first group by one person and ended up in the second build group. My son said following someone who knew where to go was extremely helpful. Some people next to them ended up being herded to the right and they ended up way far back in the line. Right before we went into Savi's, I got my reservation call back for the Cantina. I decided to go to Savi's instead and take my chance on the 2nd reservation. During the process my son's lightsaber wouldn't fire so the CM's kept trying to rebuild it. Finally they brought out new pieces and a CM assembled it with his eyes closed, which was pretty impressive.

We were about 20 minutes late to my Cantina reservation and decided to show up and ask if the time was still valid. They stated since we were held up by another attraction it would be honored. We then rode Smuggler's twice, saw the food areas, shops and the marketplace. We ended our time mobile ordering blue milk.

What I wouldn't do in the future:
1. Leave our hotel as late as we did. We meant to leave at 5:45 am. I accidentally set the alarm for 5:45 am. My family was incredibly gracious and supportive of my major blunder! We had resigned ourselves that we wouldn't be able to do most of the things we planned due to our late departure. We were EXTREMELY lucky. Everything we did was because we were at the front of the line and that was a fluke.

2. Take a later reservation time at the Cantina like my husband. I received a text message that I was on the wait list. He never did. I don't know what would have happened if we needed the later reservation time. I would not chance trying something outside of the standard procedure.

What I would do:
1. Find someone in line who has been to Galaxy Edge and knows where the heck they are going. For us, this was a game changer!

2. Stay to the left side of the pack for Savi's or stay on the right side for the Cantina. People were moving fast and those in the middle were being passed by people coming from behind via the sides.

3. Study the map before going. You think you are prepared and then the line splits and it is confusing.

Of course YMMV, so be prepared this information may not be true for your day!!

 

[SteveNZ]

Since we’re way past the opening of SWGE on 31/05, can’t the chat about the land break out of this thread now? Now that the land is open I’d love to see conversations about rides, merch and food but it’s quite hard having to search through the confines of this one thread to do so.

 

[hngo003]

Since we’re way past the opening of SWGE on 31/05, can’t the chat about the land break out of this thread now? Now that the land is open I’d love to see conversations about rides, merch and food but it’s quite hard having to search through the confines of this one thread to do so.

I think it’s already been started at:

https://www.disboards.com/forums/star-wars-galaxys-edge-info-planning.204/

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Since we’re way past the opening of SWGE on 31/05, can’t the chat about the land break out of this thread now? Now that the land is open I’d love to see conversations about rides, merch and food but it’s quite hard having to search through the confines of this one thread to do so.

See the thread linked below (***Official*** Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Information Thread) for the conversations you're looking for. Otherwise, most SWGE at DLR threads will continue to be funneled here into the Superthread so that people only have to look in one thread for their information. Now that we are well past Opening Day, it is only necessary to look over the last 2 or 3 pages of the thread for the most recent, up to date information. The way this forum moves, especially on a busy day, it is not unusual for individual threads on a common subject to end up pages and pages apart in less than a day or two. That makes searching for updates a major headache. Searching through 2 or 3 pages of one superthread is much less hassle for most people.

I think it’s already been started at:

https://www.disboards.com/forums/star-wars-galaxys-edge-info-planning.204/

 

[TarotFox]

Somehow I managed to get lost on my way to Savi's. We were towards the front of the group, but I somehow ended up all the way at the Falcon and got totally turned around. Not sure how I missed the turning point and had to go all the way around, but still managed to get into a group.

 

[HairyChest]

Just got back from Galaxy's Edge. I'm a big star wars fan. The original trilogy has my heart but I do enjoy the others including the new movies even though I don't agree with how Luke is in Last Jedi. Im a local Disneyland passholder but I go to Disneyworld twice a year usually. What did I think?
I was disappointed.
If you've been to Pandora at Animal Kingdom, Galaxy's Edge wont wow you. I think that land has a bigger wow factor. I also think Hogsmead/ Wizarding World of Harry Potter had a bigger wow factor for me with the snow on the buildings, the beautiful music, castle, etc. When I walked into Galaxys Edge my reaction was more like oh nice. It is larger then the other lands. half of it is sparse though for the resistance side. Here are my random thoughts:
Felt like I was in Disneyworld not Disneyland / like it was grander and big which is a compliment (Disneyland is cozy and small)
Blue Milk is really bad. texture is almost a half gooey half slush and tastes like perfume. I wish it was a blueberry flavored slush it would have been a hit.
The chocolate dessert in docking bay 7 was the best thing I had/reminded me of pandoras desserts.
The tip yip was good too
the popcorn tastes like purple skittles, not that good
The coke bottle is really cool.
The falcon is nice
Getting onto the falcon hallway and into the cockpit was emotional for me, made me really happy. I was a gunner and just held onto the button and watched the screen. It was a fun ride! 3D glasses wasn't needed , it felt like 3d. I REALLY wish the ride would have us relive the trench run in episode 4, hear and see darth vadar chase us, classic music. That would have made me cry out loud and blow me away! but the mission wasn't interesting and didn't have that starwars movie connection that would have made it amazing. You may say that would be like star tors but that cockpit makes it EVERYTHING. Really cool. Sitting where Han Luke Leia and Solo had the adventures you fell in love with.
there isn't music playing in the land, you hear creatures like pandora and ships flying. If theyd play that amazing starwars music throuought the land it would've made it more emotionally satisfying. That's something that really gets me vested in Hogsmeade, Tomorrowland, fantasyland etc. THERE SHOULD BE THE AWSOME STARWARS MUSIC PLAYING!
The lightsabers in dokondors shop like lukes and darthvaders look amazing and way more premium then savis build your own lightsaber. Id rather get those then the build your own.
The cantina line was cutoff 10 minutes after they let us in.
Walking out back into Disneyland and hearing the splash mountain music and seeing the river made me smile and made me feel like THIS IS HOW I SHOULDVE FELT IN BATUU.
I don't feel like I NEED to go back asap like I did in pandora or hogsmeade.
Wizarding world made me fall in love with the harry potter series. I wasn't much of a fan before I went there. I don't think galaxys edge will make people who havnt seen star wars fall in love with the it.
Im really grateful I was able to experience it and had a good time but I think they should change their idea that "star wars doesn't exist, people live here in batuu" and just make it "Walk into the star wars movies you know and grew up with". Give me the star wars music. Give me luke han leia walking around. Update the smugglers run ride mission to the movie missions. Bring more items for sale from in the movies. Hogsmeade was a hit because it took you into the movies/books we love. Galaxys edge should be the same. I don't feel like I lived my own star wars adventure. I feel like I went to a nice place that had a lot of details. Forgive my spelling errors, I just wanted to get my thoughts out quick while they are fresh.

 

[DLgal]

So, we had our reservation yesterday at 8am. We arrived to the land around 8:20 (husband has PTSD and large crowds make him very anxious, so we purposely arrived a bit late). First stop was Cantina to make a reservation. Shut out. They had already closed reservations for our window (disappointment #1). Ok, so we start exploring and head straight to a gift shop to buy the $100 giftcard. Sold out. Tried asking if there would be more in the future...got some nonsense about Hondo and credits and how he had not decided if he would make more available for her. Okay, I get the whole "in character" aspect of the land, but this conversation was very confusing because we couldn't figure out if she was saying THAT STORE was sold out or ALL STORES were out. We tried seeking clarification and she was being very elusive and noncommittal. We eventually just gave up. Found out from another CM elsewhere in the land that they were sold out completely. He just straight up answered our direct question. We had a similar experience with a Photopass photographer when we stood where she was and posed and she just stood there staring at us. We asked, are you doing Photopass right now? She just stood there and said "No." So we started to walk away and she said "I can do facial scans though." So we said, "oh...okay, yeah, we want a facial scan." So, okay, again, we used the terminology Disney has ingrained in us for years and were met with what came off as a really rude interaction. They need to work on the delivery here...or at least hand out pamphlets with the "lingo" that you need to use to get basic needs met. And the CMs should be trained to do some explaining rather than just making guests figure out what they are trying to communicate. Like, the PP person could have said "oh, you mean a facial scan?"(wink, wink).

So, at this point my husband is like, well, let's just go on the ride, since there is nothing else to do. Ride is okay. We enjoy the theming and the Millennium Falcon details are spot on. This is the first time my husband (huge SW fan, BTW) is visibly excited andimpressed. Ride itself is pretty fun, but not gonna be a "must do" every visit. We rode twice, and had different ride experiences both times. First ride was pretty long...had a part where we had to navigate an asteroid field and the ending was longer. Second ride skipped those parts. We did horribly both times. The up/down motion is very hard to control well...controls seem oversensitive on that and it doesn't respond the way you want it to. Side to side steering is more responsive. The visuals are actually kind of hard to see because the video is pretty dark. The ride was also bumpier than I expected. The whole cockpit rattles quite a lot. I expected smoother movements, I guess. My younger son wasn't sure how much he liked it because of the bumpiness (he is 13, autistic, and has some sensory issues, but loves Star Tours and Mission Space, for reference).

After that, we walked around and honestly, were pretty bored. The merch was nothing special, and I felt, pretty limited. We didn't see Storm Troopers until almost 10:30. We saw Chewy and Rey, and the Rebel Spy. My MIl was asking "where is Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia?" She hasn't seen the new movies and only knows the original Trilogy. She was pretty disappointed that she only saw R2D2 (the only vestiges of the original trilogy).

My husband was disappointed to not even see a Tie Fighter or an original X Wing. The ships on display were all "new trilogy" ships. Pretty lame. Overall, this whole land doesn't do much to play homage to the original trilogy, which we knew would be the case, but it was still disappointing.

After much discussion, the final verdict among us 3 adults was: it was okay, the visuals and artistry of the land were impressive, but none of us felt any connection to the land or had an emotional reaction. The land "looks" Star Wars-y, but isn't a recognizable place, so the impact is minimized. TBH, Universal did it better with Hogsmeade, which literally looks lifted out of the movies and transports you there when you walk through it. Even Carsland is a better land overall.This land could have been an amazing recreation of Tattoine and Endor, which it most closely resembles. They were SO close, but creating this new planet just really didn't make sense, and I feel they missed the mark. I understand the why of it all, but I also feel like this wasn't the best decision. The Star Wars fan base was built on the original trilogy and this lans doesn't have much for those fans. That said, my 13 year old liked it. He has seen all the movies and is a casual fan, augmented by his dad's obsession. He had fun, and at the end of the day, I guess that is the demographic Disney is appealing to with this land and these new movies.

The food was actually the highlight. The ronto wrap was delicious and the Blue milk was better than expected. It was VERY frozen and slushy, which made it good. I can see how when it starts to melt, it gets really slimy and gross. It was cool and cloudy so it stayed frozen for a long time. They do need straws though. It was hard to drink without the whole mess sliding down the cup towards your mouth. We had to sort of shake the cup to make it shimmy down, or it would have spilled out everywhere.

My final thought is, there isn't enough to do in this land and it feels very, very incomplete. Part of that is the second ride not being open, but also, I feel like they need one more simple ride, as well as a much larger cantina/lounge/restaurant. Somewhere to just hang out that is themed. We were done after about an hour, really. The 4 hour window is overkill if you aren't doing the droids, lightsabers, or manage to get into the cantina. The falcon ride wait time never went beyond 30 minutes. I think they should recoinsider offering FP here...seems it will just really slow down the line dramatically. I imagine one side will be FP and one standby, and I can see waits ballooning to 2-3 hours in that case.

 

[DLgal]

Just got back from Galaxy's Edge. I'm a big star wars fan. The original trilogy has my heart but I do enjoy the others including the new movies even though I don't agree with how Luke is in Last Jedi. Im a local Disneyland passholder but I go to Disneyworld twice a year usually. What did I think?
I was disappointed.
If you've been to Pandora at Animal Kingdom, Galaxy's Edge wont wow you. I think that land has a bigger wow factor. I also think Hogsmead/ Wizarding World of Harry Potter had a bigger wow factor for me with the snow on the buildings, the beautiful music, castle, etc. When I walked into Galaxys Edge my reaction was more like oh nice. It is larger then the other lands. half of it is sparse though for the resistance side. Here are my random thoughts:
Felt like I was in Disneyworld not Disneyland / like it was grander and big which is a compliment (Disneyland is cozy and small)
Blue Milk is really bad. texture is almost a half gooey half slush and tastes like perfume. I wish it was a blueberry flavored slush it would have been a hit.
The chocolate dessert in docking bay 7 was the best thing I had/reminded me of pandoras desserts.
The tip yip was good too
the popcorn tastes like purple skittles, not that good
The coke bottle is really cool.
The falcon is nice
Getting onto the falcon hallway and into the cockpit was emotional for me, made me really happy. I was a gunner and just held onto the button and watched the screen. It was a fun ride! 3D glasses wasn't needed , it felt like 3d. I REALLY wish the ride would have us relive the trench run in episode 4, hear and see darth vadar chase us, classic music. That would have made me cry out loud and blow me away! but the mission wasn't interesting and didn't have that starwars movie connection that would have made it amazing. You may say that would be like star tors but that cockpit makes it EVERYTHING. Really cool. Sitting where Han Luke Leia and Solo had the adventures you fell in love with.
there isn't music playing in the land, you hear creatures like pandora and ships flying. If theyd play that amazing starwars music throuought the land it would've made it more emotionally satisfying. That's something that really gets me vested in Hogsmeade, Tomorrowland, fantasyland etc. THERE SHOULD BE THE AWSOME STARWARS MUSIC PLAYING!
The lightsabers in dokondors shop like lukes and darthvaders look amazing and way more premium then savis build your own lightsaber. Id rather get those then the build your own.
The cantina line was cutoff 10 minutes after they let us in.
Walking out back into Disneyland and hearing the splash mountain music and seeing the river made me smile and made me feel like THIS IS HOW I SHOULDVE FELT IN BATUU.
I don't feel like I NEED to go back asap like I did in pandora or hogsmeade.
Wizarding world made me fall in love with the harry potter series. I wasn't much of a fan before I went there. I don't think galaxys edge will make people who havnt seen star wars fall in love with the it.
Im really grateful I was able to experience it and had a good time but I think they should change their idea that "star wars doesn't exist, people live here in batuu" and just make it "Walk into the star wars movies you know and grew up with". Give me the star wars music. Give me luke han leia walking around. Update the smugglers run ride mission to the movie missions. Bring more items for sale from in the movies. Hogsmeade was a hit because it took you into the movies/books we love. Galaxys edge should be the same. I don't feel like I lived my own star wars adventure. I feel like I went to a nice place that had a lot of details. Forgive my spelling errors, I just wanted to get my thoughts out quick while they are fresh.

OMG, YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES.

YES to ALL of this. We went yesterday and walked away with, essentially, the same feelings. Where was the music???? I asked the same thing.

Your MF ride review is spot on. The trench run would have been absolutely amazing, but instead we got this random mission that really made no sense.

After visiting the land, I am really wondering if it is going to be as popular as Disney wanted. I just don't see it. It doesn't have a "must do" feeling like all the other lands in the park, for me. Plus, I feel like the media coverage REALLY oversold it. Grown men crying? Really? Not so much. Maybe crying because it isn't what they wanted...

 

[njchris]

*shrug* I loved MFSR and can't wait to go again. I am not sure I understand people that say "we knew it wouldn't have stuff from the original trilogy, but were disappointed anyway."

I did not find the ride to be too dark, but I've seen others say that. I didn't find Avatar/Pandora to be that big of a wow.

As I've said before, to each his own. So I try not to present MY opinion as FACT for everyone to feel as other reviewers have done.

 

[ktlm]

We loved SWGE, but more music would have been good! We thought the attention to detail was amazing throughout the land.

Did anyone else buy the little wooden poseable stormtrooper and have him fall apart almost immediately? We just got home from our vacation, and when DD set him out and went to pose his arms yesterday, one of his arms fell completely apart?

 

[DLgal]

*shrug* I loved MFSR and can't wait to go again. I am not sure I understand people that say "we knew it wouldn't have stuff from the original trilogy, but were disappointed anyway."

I did not find the ride to be too dark, but I've seen others say that. I didn't find Avatar/Pandora to be that big of a wow.

As I've said before, to each his own. So I try not to present MY opinion as FACT for everyone to feel as other reviewers have done.

We knew it wouldn't be BASED on the original trilogy, but expected to at least see some classic ships and stuff.

I also didn't find Pandora to be super impressive.

Who has presented opinions as facts here? I have not seen that, and don't feel I did so in my own review. I presented my opinion based on my experience. That's all.

 

[DLgal]

Oh, one other thing. When we checked in, they did not look at any of the other adult IDs. Just mine (primary reservation holder). She also asked "is five all you have in your party today?" As though she would have let me add one more if I had shown up with one. She saw it said 5 when she scanned my QR code, and we were all standing there so she could see all 5 of us were there. I thought it was an odd question.

 

[StarSpeckledSky]

We loved SWGE. This is probably an unpopular opinion but we loved both blue and green milk (but I prefer blue).