Thank you for sharing. We have a 8-12 stop on June 2. Would love to hear our your strategy worked. We had the same thought to start with lightsaber reservation and SR.We have 8 am in the morning tomorrow (6/1) and kids want to do lightsabers. I’m hearing people say that it took 4 hrs because they went to the cantina or SR first. So I think we’re going straight to make a lightsaber reservation, then explore, then the ride at 10-10:15 hopefully. We do have a 5-9 pm reservation from our GCH stay, also, so we’ll try to do more later. But are you suggesting that I may not have to drag my kids out of bed at 5:30am, and could maybe arrive around 7 or something? That extra bit of sleep could make a huge difference in our day.
Sorry if it's been asked and answered, but I don't have the time to read all 2685+ posts on 135 pages of this thread...
Did anyone spot any new pressed coin machines inside SWGE? The definitive guide (parkpennies.com) hasn't updated today.
Thank you for sharing!
We are in the 8-12 group. Do you think or know if we can make a lightsaber reservation and then get in line for SR? Would the timing work out?
The Smugglers Run queue starts off long and then dies down, I would hit it sometime in hour three just prior to the next group coming in.Anyone have tips for the order of doing things? Like when to get on the ride, go to stores, buy food, etc.
Jedi robes were $125 with the tunics being $50we have been looking for pricing details on robes. So far no one has posted any. Hope everyone is having a blast today
Outside of the merch line, the entire park was dead this morning. Crowds were very reasonable all day.For anyone who rope dropped Fantasyland before their reservation today - how were lines/crowds?
The Cast Member asked if I had a reservation. I didn't know that I would need one. Again only an hour left so I couldn't even attempt to get a reservation.
There looked to be a set of booths taking down reservations and also a group of people lining up by the entry door.
When I originally saw the area, I thought it was just a rest area.
Sorry that I cannot help.
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Trip Report from 8am Reservation Opening Day:
We were allowed into the park very early (5:40am) and were escorted via backstage to Launch Bay. I thought this was very smooth. When they began issuing wrist bands at 6:00 the line moved very quickly. We were then lined up adjacent to Matterhorn/Nem area and waited there until 7:40 when the line was walked (briskly, but no one was pushing) all the way to Galaxy’s Edge. There was NO scanning of bands, but this may be just because of the massive excitement. We were asked to have bands held high and visible, but honestly there were too many people and we were walking too quickly for them to have noticed if someone wasn’t credentialed. I must say, I appreciated it because we were in the Batuu before 8am. The entire route was lined with cast members there to enjoy the opening day festivities, which added to the build up.
Once in the land, we made our way immediately to the Cantina where we were in the initial seating/group. I do NOT recommend being led to the in between tables (not at the bar and not in a booth) because you get lost in the shuffle. The theming was like nothing I had every seen before, but without the interaction of the bartenders, it was lacking and the service was terrible. We went with it and downed our drink before leaving (total of 40 minutes to get served 1 drink). Others were served much faster.
We then went for shopping in the Den of Antiquities, but wish we had gone to Savi’s. The cost of a legacy lightsaber after adding the blade and stand was more than going to Savi’s and you didn’t get a case to carry, which made walking with a bag to insufficiently support the blade box really awkward. We actually returned my husband’s lightsaber to try Savi’s next time instead.
By then, the line to ride the Falcon was only 30 minutes, so we jumped at the chance. As has been said, the theming in the line is awesome, but I’d be good doing singe rider in the future. The boarding areas are really where it’s at! We had a toddler who was given the pilot seat. Cast members, PLEASE don’t do that to other people. It made for a really jolting experience to say the least. BUT, it was still fun and we had a blast.
From there, we had mobile ordered a wrap, which was delicious and took to the streets to take it all in. We had tremendous interaction with the residents of Batuu because we were Star Wars bound. Everyone will talk to you, pleased with your efforts.
Next, we built a droid before they let in the 11am group and our little “R-13” is incredibly fun to interact with. I have to say, I love the controller because it’s super easy to use! He can rollturn/chirp all at the same time! TIP: Pick out your added items BEFORE you get in line. This includes the personality chip, backpack (which they had when we asked them to check in back for us), etc. The build experience was my daughter’s favorite and the moment when your droid comes to life is quite a treat.
In the back of droid depot is R2. Easy to miss, so go visit with him. He and I had quite the chat and he even followed me around the store a bit. Again, because of the Star Wars Bound outfit and talking to him in character, the cast member working his controls really got into it!
We ended the visit with another walk around the park and were rewarded with the best interactions with characters: Rey (who asked me if I would spy for her because I was Rey Bound), Chewbacca (he acted afraid of my Diet Coke bomb) and the Kylo Ren show (11:45 for us).
All in all, I am stunned that the land is already in such great shape for a soft opening. As for the opening day merch, we purchased AP limited edition pins and shirts in the afternoon. No problems getting items, but it wasn’t super exclusive.
I can’t tell you about the app play because mine wasn’t working. Even after reinstalling after latest update. Next time!
Can’t wait to go back! I hope this helps you all plan wonderful visits. Til the Spires.
That's really not a hard and fast thing. In the MK, you can meet Cinderella at CRT and walk out and around the corner and find her at Fairytale Hall. At DL, Minnie can be meeting at her breakfast in the park while also being out in Town Square and Toontown.Ok. I had heard that Disney tries to avoid that simultaneous thing. Again, first time DL. At WDW, Launch Bay has Chewie, BB-8, and Kylo Ren. Who is there at DL?
Yes, again, any info on the prices of anything you need to add to your $100 droid would be appreciated. I've gone to those merch links, and they don't have droid add-ons. They're also very technical in the names of the items, not descriptive, and don't have photos of the items. So I would love anyone posting photos of specific items they bought with the price, like the Jedi tunics, robes, etc., in case there is variation in say, a $100 robe vs. a $125 robe. Or are they all the same price?Do you know how much the droid personality chips are?
Thanks!
Do they hold lightsabers?
I wasn’t really looking but they had PhotoPass in front of the Flacon with 2 photographers. The line can get pretty long, I went at the end of the day and only waited about 5 mins.As people go in the coming days, will you report back on photopass photographers? Are there many? How are lines? Thanks!
No, yesterday they were having you line up and then giving you an “appointment.” Aka a reservation; they were giving people times. We confirmed that they’d have us come back at that time. Appointments were gone early in our time slot.You don't have to have a reservation at Savi's. You get in line; when you get to the front of the line, you let the Scrapper know you have an appointment with Savi (or say you're looking for scrap metal or have scrap metal to sell....you just don't mention lightsabers because there are too many First Order guys around). Hand over the credit card, get a card with your group color. Depending on the length of time waited, you can hang out there or go grab a drink or something quick and come back. Don't miss your group call, because if you do, you will have to wait until they work you into another grouping.
You pick which pin you want (which defines which lightsaber you are building). Then there is the experience.
They have a limited number of seats (14) and a limited number of shows (they want to hit 4 an hour; right now they are struggling with 2. People are taking a very long time choosing their pieces and building them...like the person who was snapchatting every.single.piece.with.a.verbal.description.of.each...and everyone else was done building and waiting on this one guy. And they have to reset everything between shows, replace the pieces in the cases that were used, etc.) DD had at least 8 people yell at her yesterday, because the line was closed...they simply had no place to put anyone. Disney really should have built it to run 2 shows, just like the cantina should have been just a bit bigger, or maybe had a walkway along with wall for people who just wanted to come in and take photos.
Currently, the only reservation required is the one to enter BSO. DD said they may change to a virtual queue or reservation system later, but for now, it's only 'take your money as long as there's space'.
Kylo’s ship, the Falcon, and a droid spot all had Photopass. Maybe there were more, but those are the three we saw.As people go in the coming days, will you report back on photopass photographers? Are there many? How are lines? Thanks!