Jedi Training Question....

[Robo]

Of course not, I always go during free dining.

Oh well, then...

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Although I understand that this erratic opening is a reality...I have to admit that I do not understand the logic. If you advertise that park opening is at 9:00 why would you open before then.

To clarify...the rides and attractions don't open at 8:30. Rather, they start letting people into the turnstiles at 8:30. You can then proceed to an internal rope, of which there are several. There is one by H&V (where they start doing JTA signups right around 8:30), one somewhere up by the hat, and I think one some other place in the park that I didn't see because we were at H&V having breakfast. You can't actually get into any the "fun" parts of the park, ride on any rides, etc. The only part you can explore is that initial street in the park (what is it? Hollywood Blvd, maybe?) You just queue up inside the park instead of outside of it. At 9:00, the ropes drop and you can then proceed to the attraction of your choice.

We did an 8:10 H&V ADR, then my daughter and I ate quickly and left when we saw the JTA signup line forming. After we got signed up (got the second to last slot in the second show), we went back into the restaurant where my husband and son were still waiting to pay. We then left and got FPs for TSM around 9:15, and we had a noon return time. It worked out well for us because we did JTA, did a few other things, had lunch, then did TSM. Nice little morning.

 

[Robo]

To clarify...the rides and attractions don't open at 8:30. Rather, they start letting people into the turnstiles at 8:30. You can then proceed to an internal rope, of which there are several...
You can't actually get into any the "fun" parts of the park, ride on any rides, etc. The only part you can explore is that initial street in the park (what is it? Hollywood Blvd, maybe?) You just queue up inside the park instead of outside of it. At 9:00, the ropes drop and you can then proceed to the attraction of your choice.

Sorry, but that is no longer the case.

The internal ropes have been discontinued and the attractions have been open when the gates open, which has been up to 30 minutes before the posted park opening time, as of late.

This is also true at Epcot (no more internal rope) but the time that they open the gates -and the attractions-
has been more consistently 15 minutes, or so, before the published opening time.

At DAK, the Rope Drop Show has been discontinued and, AFAIK, they just open the gates, the park, and the attractions at some point before the published opening time, and offer no internal rope drop either.

MK is the only WDW park that still has a Rope, a Rope Drop, and a Rope Drop Ceremony.

Again, this is new information, and we don't know how long it will continue to be the case.


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[watkinsme]

for our feb trip we have 8:05 ADR's (for our youngest DD to see the characters) We plan on DH eating quickly (he's usually scarfs his food before I am half done anyway) and taking DS to sign up - then DS can return with us girls and finish if he needs to and DH can dash and get us TSM FP...then when we (me and kids) are all done we can head that way together.

 

[DisneyFamily123]

Sorry, but that is no longer the case.

The internal ropes have been discontinued and the attractions have been open when the gates open, which has been up to 30 minutes before the posted park opening time, as of late........MK is the only WDW park that still has a Rope, a Rope Drop, and a Rope Drop Ceremony.

Again, this is new information, and we don't know how long it will continue to be the case.
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Now it really pays off to get up extra early and get to the parks early. Next trip, if this is still the case, I will be arriving about an hour early with coffee and pastry in hand.

 

[the kids]

How will this new opening policy effect morning EMH at DHS. I am trying to decide which day to head to DHS in the hopes of getting my son into Jedi Training. We will be in the workd during both EMH and a non EMH day at Hollywood studios. Will the park open at 7:30 on an EMH morning? What is the best day to go to try for Jedi training? We will be there last weekend in April. Thank you

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Sorry, but that is no longer the case.

The internal ropes have been discontinued and the attractions have been open when the gates open, which has been up to 30 minutes before the posted park opening time, as of late.

This is also true at Epcot (no more internal rope) but the time that they open the gates -and the attractions-
has been more consistently 15 minutes, or so, before the published opening time.

At DAK, the Rope Drop Show has been discontinued and, AFAIK, they just open the gates, the park, and the attractions at some point before the published opening time, and offer no internal rope drop either.

MK is the only WDW park that still has a Rope, a Rope Drop, and a Rope Drop Ceremony.

Again, this is new information, and we don't know how long it will continue to be the case.


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Crud. I just took some time to actually read Josh's blog post from yesterday, and see that things have changed since we were there in October. I stand corrected. My bad. That's what I get for skipping a day reading about Disney, I guess.

 

[Robo]

1- How will this new opening policy effect morning EMH at DHS.

I am trying to decide which day to head to DHS in the hopes of getting my son into Jedi Training. We will be in the workd during both EMH and a non EMH day at Hollywood studios.

2- Will the park open at 7:30 on an EMH morning?

3- What is the best day to go to try for Jedi training? We will be there last weekend in April. Thank you

1- Nobody knows. We don't even know if the new "half-hour early" will hold true, even for regular hours, for very long.

2- Maybe. I'd be prepared for that to happen.

3- No particular day, as long as you arrive well before the park opens and head to the sign-up, first-thing.
That'll make sure he gets signed up.

The thing that trumps all other "plans" is to arrive early.
When something is important to you,
getting to a park or event "far too early" will always be better than arriving "just a tiny bit too late."

 

[saxman]

My son loved this whole experience...BUT....Be prepared, this can really use a lot of your early morning time. The new "no internal rope drop" policy should help, though. But just be careful with your time.

 

[AARCLUKSCH]

We did this with our 10 year old son and it was terrific. The Master Jedi was hysterical and great with the kids. There's nothing like watching your son stand up to Darth Vadar. Make sure you are there before the park opens and go straight to the designated area where the sign up is with your son. It was at the old Sounds Dangerous location. We went as soon as the park opened, wasted time getting a locker and taking pics and my son got into one of the last shows. Don't waste time. Go straight to the sign up!!! It's well worth it!!!!

 

[vfalkner]

My son is 4 1/2 and doesn't know a lot about Star Wars but is interested in the whole Jedi thing and loves light sabers! I keep hearing about older children doing this, is it appropriate for a 4 1/2 year old or would it be too long or to intense?

 

[Robo]

My son is 4 1/2 and doesn't know a lot about Star Wars but is interested in the whole Jedi thing and loves light sabers! I keep hearing about older children doing this, is it appropriate for a 4 1/2 year old or would it be too long or to intense?

Take a look HERE at some of the dozens of video clips of kids participating in the actual show.

 

[StarLight StarBright]

Two things - 1) my kids did this in August and are still talking about it. It was pretty cool. 2) Go straight to sign ups at rope drop. The shows fill fast. We split up at RD. I went to TSM for fast passes and my wife took the kids to the sign up. Your children have to be with the adult that is signing them up. They'll assign you a show to participate in and away you go.

This is my plan. I will take DS to sign up, and DH and DD will go get fastpasses for TSM. When you sign up, do you need a ticket or anything, cause DH will need that to get our fastpasses.

 

[Robo]

1- When you sign up, do you need a ticket or anything,

2- cause DH will need that to get our fastpasses.

1- Nope.

2- Be sure he has all of your tickets with him before you split up.

 

[StarLight StarBright]

1- Nope.

2- Be sure he has all of your tickets with him before you split up.

Great! Thanks!

 

[keithnmissy]

Is there an age requirement for the Jedi Training? My sons are 6 and 8, and my daughter is 3. All three love Star Wars!

 

[Robo]

Is there an age requirement for the Jedi Training? My sons are 6 and 8, and my daughter is 3. All three love Star Wars!

It's interesting to note that the sign uses the British form for plural of a group
(as in, "The Jedi Council welcome Younglings...)

rather than the American form for plural of a group
(as in, "The Jedi Council welcomes Younglings...)


Either that, or the sign has a "typo."



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[JMD]

My son is 4 1/2 and doesn't know a lot about Star Wars but is interested in the whole Jedi thing and loves light sabers! I keep hearing about older children doing this, is it appropriate for a 4 1/2 year old or would it be too long or to intense?

My son did it when he was just about 4 1/2, and he was a little scared. He faught Darth Maul instead of Vader, and Maul is pretty intimidating. He completed everything, but you could tell he was terrified at times.

But that said, he's been talking about fighting Darth Maul ever since. He tells anyone who will listen. And we hung his Jedi Training Certificate in his room and he loves it. I say go for it.

 

[DuckMom]

We were there in August and they were taking 30 kids per show then. It was fairly easy to get a slot, but we did waste a lot of time in line. Not sure if that number has changed. When we did it, the kids were broken into two groups based on where they stood in line at the stage (once they had on robes). The front 15 where on the stage and fought Vadar and the back 15 where on the ground in front of the stage and fought Darth Maul. There were some parents who knew that and were directing their children to move up, etc. Also, I would highly suggest you watch an earlier show or watch YouTube videos with your child before their show. My 6-year-old was all about Jedi Training, adores Star Wars and loved Star Tours, but when the Storm Troopers and the Darths came out, he freaked out and had to be taken off the stage. He thought the Storm Troopers were going to hurt him. I could have kicked myself for not better preparing him, but I wasn't familiar with the show either.

 

[Gracedis1]

We were there in August and they were taking 30 kids per show then. It was fairly easy to get a slot, but we did waste a lot of time in line. Not sure if that number has changed. When we did it, the kids were broken into two groups based on where they stood in line at the stage (once they had on robes). The front 15 where on the stage and fought Vadar and the back 15 where on the ground in front of the stage and fought Darth Maul. There were some parents who knew that and were directing their children to move up, etc. Also, I would highly suggest you watch an earlier show or watch YouTube videos with your child before their show. My 6-year-old was all about Jedi Training, adores Star Wars and loved Star Tours, but when the Storm Troopers and the Darths came out, he freaked out and had to be taken off the stage. He thought the Storm Troopers were going to hurt him. I could have kicked myself for not better preparing him, but I wasn't familiar with the show either.

We had a similar experience. My 5 year old was so excited to do the training. We had watched videos and prepared him well, but he still freaked out and got scared, especially by Darth Maul. He decided not to participate, but then was upset later that he didn't get to do it. Fun times. There were several other kids that were scared.

My 8 year old daughter loved it though. But this was our least favorite activity during our 7 day trip. The day we were there was crowded and the training was not well organized. We had to wait a long time, and the woman asking the kids the trivia questions before the show did not seem very good with kids. Then a CM came rushing into the room and said for the kids to follow him quickly to the stage area. He went so fast that half of the kids got lost on the way there. There were many unhappy parents that day.