**Official** Star Wars at DHS, Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party/Galactic Nights/Launch Bay/JT

[yulilin3]

@antman those dates are for the dessert party
The fireworks do start the 18 no end date has been posted

 

[yulilin3]

At launch bay right now
The cm at the entrance said that you can choose to watch the movie or not. If inside is at capacity then you would have to wait but that hasn't happened yet

 

[yulilin3]

They finally put the scroll

 

[yulilin3]

I didn't know Ashley made a long sleeve version of the Ewok shirt

 

[antman]

@antman those dates are for the dessert party
The fireworks do start the 18 no end date has been posted

Thank you @yulilin3 I am trying to plan my May trip and its driving me nuts. Planning this trip was sooooo much easier when I was just gonna get the SWW VIP package thing.

 

[yulilin3]

I have read a report that they were doing the aurebesh nametag...they are not doing them
EDIT Never mind, they do have them, at Watto's. You have to ask at the register, first cm didn't know what I was talking about

 

[yulilin3]

There is a new cart right next to the face painting across the speeder bike. They are doing aurebesh leather bands and keychain. $11.95 each
I have pics on my phone, will upload them tomorrow morning

 

[HopperFan]

Fireworks going off at DHS. Park is closed and it's midnight. They seem to be more a test as there are huge gaps of time and they don't feel like a pattern. Stood outside and watched them for awhile but too long of gaps so calling it a night. Guessing they are doing some testing to get ready.

 

[lovethattink]

Fireworks going off at DHS. Park is closed and it's midnight. They seem to be more a test as there are huge gaps of time and they don't feel like a pattern. Stood outside and watched them for awhile but too long of gaps so calling it a night. Guessing they are doing some testing to get ready.

Unless those gaps of times are characters on stage like they did for Frozen fireworks?

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

We went to DHS yesterday (looks like we just missed you, @yulilin3!) to check out Launch Bay and say good-bye to the Osborne lights. We had a great time! Just to add to the discussion, it does seem that wait times for the meet & greets are pretty inflated. When we got in line for Chewie, it said 40 minutes and it was 17 and change, DH used the stopwatch on his phone. We also did the Chase Visa meet & greet for Vader. Like others have mentioned, that first hallway before getting in the door is a bit stuffy and warm, but it wasn't terrible yesterday. It might be horrible on a summer day, though. We waited 25 minutes for Vader and the line for the regular meet & greet said 30, so we probably should have just done that.

Just a few photos:


First Order Stormtroopers patrolling around the courtyard. I also have a video, but it's a pretty large file for 15 seconds!


As everyone has mentioned, Chewie looks a bit strange. I think it's because his lips should be more brown than flesh-toned.


Wookiee hugs are the best hugs!


The lighting with Vader was really bright (also with Chewie) so I guess I need to remember to apply stage makeup to look semi-human!


When we arrived to the meet & greet, Vader was hiding around the corner, then came striding around us, circling. He then honed in on DH's silly elf hat and played with it for most of our interaction. He was convinced it was part of the Resistance! He did speak with us quite a bit, but almost in a scolding tone (totally fine and funny), but he definitely focused on DH, who I've mentioned before has Chandler Bing levels of photograph problems. But look at his expression here! He actually broke a smile. We might use one of the photos for our Christmas card - Merry Sithmas!

As a note to AP holders and those with PhotoPass: even though this was a Chase Visa meet & greet, they still scanned my MagicBand and the photos showed up in my account almost immediately. Just to let you know if you have AP/PP that you don't need the directions they give you at the door.


As yulilin3 noted, the Dooneys are at Watto's now. Oy! If I don't manage to snag a Marathon Weekend Dooney (which would be my first Dooney), I am totally getting this. Take all my money, Disney!


And finally the BB-8 cupcake. The little rock-like things are candied chocolate crumbles, so basically M&Ms and BB-8 is white chocolate. The cake is good, I'm not a fan of buttercream frosting, though. Without DH's help, not much of this would have been eaten because like the other cupcakes, it's huge and very rich! I miss the little mini-cakes they had at Rebel Hangar, those were the perfect size to share.

 

[yulilin3]

well I managed to miss 3 DISsers yesterday
It was crazy getting out
Like I posted on other threads the parking lot has basically closed almost the entire week due to capacity and people were actually sent to Epcot. Yesterday it closed around 11am, sending everyone to Epcot and later in the day sending them to AK.
I managed to park at the Boardwalk overflow parking and walked to DHS, so many people walking...at the end of the night the amount of buses was insane, but there seemed to be a lot of them waiting so people didn't have to wait for them. Plenty of CM directing people on where to go get the bus.
I can only imagine what it will be like the 2 weeks of Christmas and New Years

 

[HopperFan]

Unless those gaps of times are characters on stage like they did for Frozen fireworks?

Oh I hope not, that would take them from one of the best to one of the worse. It truly didn't feel like a show and it went for around 40 minutes with a couple loud booms at end but no "finale".

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

On the plane to Hollywood!!! Hope it's not annoying anyone but I'm going to hijack this thread every now and then and post some Hollywood force awakens updates and pictures because I'm too excited and I think most of you guys understand!

 

[yulilin3]

Oh I hope not, that would take them from one of the best to one of the worse. It truly didn't feel like a show and it went for around 40 minutes with a couple loud booms at end but no "finale".

I seriously doubt there will be character appearances during the fireworks. It was possible when they had a full roof over them, now that there really isn't a stage, with no roof, they can't risk not having them there when it rains

 

[Min Min]

I am pretty embarrassed by my score 54/63. However, I never can remember the empireal and rebel "red shirts" names, basically the soldiers, generals, and such that get killed. I can't waste brain power on most of them, when I know they are just going to be killed Also, some of the critters I didn't even know they had names.

To make you feel better I scored a 51 and my son scored 53. I'm just bummed that he beat me.

 

[Serena {LivingByDisney}]

The Dooneys have arrived at Watto's

There is a new cart right next to the face painting across the speeder bike. They are doing aurebesh leather bands and keychain. $11.95 each
I have pics on my phone, will upload them tomorrow morning

Thank you for helping me spend my money. That dooney is amazing!!!

well I managed to miss 3 DISsers yesterday
It was crazy getting out
Like I posted on other threads the parking lot has basically closed almost the entire week due to capacity and people were actually sent to Epcot. Yesterday it closed around 11am, sending everyone to Epcot and later in the day sending them to AK.
I managed to park at the Boardwalk overflow parking and walked to DHS, so many people walking...at the end of the night the amount of buses was insane, but there seemed to be a lot of them waiting so people didn't have to wait for them. Plenty of CM directing people on where to go get the bus.
I can only imagine what it will be like the 2 weeks of Christmas and New Years

Any idea why the parking was such a problem? I spoke to several cast members who said they didn't understand it. The crowds were not expected to be that high (5/10 historically) and one said parking closing that early was rare. Also several people on Twitter were saying the parking wasn't full and they didn't understand why Disney had closed it. Strange.... Maybe if it was the 24th and 25th it'd make sense. Osborne practically shut down from what I heard. Had some friends who got to muppets and all traffic was at a stand still. They stood there for over 20 min not moving at all before they left. Crazy!

 

[BridgetR3]

Thank you for helping me spend my money. That dooney is amazing!!!


Any idea why the parking was such a problem? I spoke to several cast members who said they didn't understand it. The crowds were not expected to be that high (5/10 historically) and one said parking closing that early was rare. Also several people on Twitter were saying the parking wasn't full and they didn't understand why Disney had closed it. Strange.... Maybe if it was the 24th and 25th it'd make sense. Osborne practically shut down from what I heard. Had some friends who got to muppets and all traffic was at a stand still. They stood there for over 20 min not moving at all before they left. Crazy!

I've heard the same about the parking lot but just the fact that night after night Osborne lights is a packed mess should send some signal to Disney. At least, our family hopes it does.....now back to your regularly scheduled Star Wars talk!

 

[hiroMYhero]

Oh I hope not, that would take them from one of the best to one of the worse. It truly didn't feel like a show and it went for around 40 minutes with a couple loud booms at end but no "finale".

Maybe they were checking fallout patterns for the shells in the new segments of the show and making adjustments? It will be interesting to know if they do a full after hours run-through before the 17th.

 

[HCinKC]

The next person who posts a BB8 cupcake will be required (per the rules of this thread) to deliver one to my house...in Kansas.

 

[yulilin3]

Thank you for helping me spend my money. That dooney is amazing!!!






Any idea why the parking was such a problem? I spoke to several cast members who said they didn't understand it. The crowds were not expected to be that high (5/10 historically) and one said parking closing that early was rare. Also several people on Twitter were saying the parking wasn't full and they didn't understand why Disney had closed it. Strange.... Maybe if it was the 24th and 25th it'd make sense. Osborne practically shut down from what I heard. Had some friends who got to muppets and all traffic was at a stand still. They stood there for over 20 min not moving at all before they left. Crazy!

It's The lights appeal. Disney completely underestimate the appeal of them. It's going to be a huge mess starting next weekend