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

[Gianfootography]

I love FSF, but my question is why couldn't they had SWW in another park this year? Epcot would have been good. Could have used Millennium Village and the Festival Center for most of it. Parade like they did in 2000 (what was it? Mexico to ?)

Frozen Summer was fantastic the 1st year, the 2nd, not so much. The year before FSF they did the Monsters U Summer event which was Epic!

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I wish they would do a different (NON-FROZEN) event each Summer. There are 3 Disney flicks they could create a Summer event from releasing in the next few months: Zootopia, Jungle Book & Finding Dory. I am mostly looking forward to Jungle Book but I could really see them do a Summer event for Dory. I agree they could have moved SWW to Epcot, they have the space for it but it falls so close to the end of Flower and garden (which I believe has been extended this year) It would make it difficult to switch things over. Unless they made some epic Star Wars Topiaries.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

I was thinking they should have Star Wars Topiaries anyway! Put those in FW all over the place And have SWW during the last 2 weeks of Flower and Garden - really give Epcot a boost!

 

[lovethattink]

Did the starting date for the dessert party change? http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ollywood-studios-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

 

[Skywise]

Did the starting date for the dessert party change? http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ollywood-studios-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

Hmm... You can still make reservations on the 5th... (And there's availability too...)

 

[captaindavidhook]

Did the starting date for the dessert party change? http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ollywood-studios-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

I agree when I made plans for this about a month ago it was 8 p.m. start time so now what gives you're telling me this is their party starts at 7 p.m. in the fireworks go off at 8 totally confused now

 

[Lsdolphin]

Did the starting date for the dessert party change? http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ollywood-studios-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

Hmm I have confirmed reservations for both Wednesday, Feb 3rd and Sunday, Feb 7th and both reservations are showing up on my MDE.
The start time is listed as 7:00 pm with the fireworks begining at 8:00 pm! Interesting that the post on the Disney site today states that the Symphony in the Stars Fireworks desert Party is offered on "Friday's, Saturdays, and Sundays"!!!

 

[soniam]

Chewie, we're home!




Made it home from Germany and finally got to see Episode VII. This was taken in the lobby of our favorite theater in Austin, Alamo Drafthouse. They were selling cool Episode VII glasses with tickets. Sorry for the poor quality picture. It's impossible to tell, but DS is holding a little Chewie with an xmas hat, in addition to BB8. I hate letting other people take pictures. They can never figure out how to use the focus area to actually focus on what's important or how to frame properly. I am right with you on the photo thing @Gianfootography. Anyway, the movie was awesome! I guess we could have seen it in Germany. After we got there, I discovered that there was a theater very close to the apartment that serves food, shows the movies in their original language, and has 3D. Luckily, none of it was spoiled, even though we waited so long.

Hope everyone had a good holiday and has a happy new year.

 

[Gianfootography]

Chewie, we're home!
Made it home from Germany and finally got to see Episode VII. This was taken in the lobby of our favorite theater in Austin, Alamo Drafthouse. They were selling cool Episode VII glasses with tickets. Sorry for the poor quality picture. It's impossible to tell, but DS is holding a little Chewie with an xmas hat, in addition to BB8. I hate letting other people take pictures. They can never figure out how to use the focus area to actually focus on what's important or how to frame properly. I am right with you on the photo thing @Gianfootography. Anyway, the movie was awesome! I guess we could have seen it in Germany. After we got there, I discovered that there was a theater very close to the apartment that serves food, shows the movies in their original language, and has 3D. Luckily, none of it was spoiled, even though we waited so long.

Hope everyone had a good holiday and has a happy new year.

It is my own fault. If I wasn't so pretty I wouldn't have to be in all of my own pictures.

 

[yulilin3]

Did the starting date for the dessert party change? http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ollywood-studios-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

Hmm... You can still make reservations on the 5th... (And there's availability too...)

I agree when I made plans for this about a month ago it was 8 p.m. start time so now what gives you're telling me this is their party starts at 7 p.m. in the fireworks go off at 8 totally confused now

Hmm I have confirmed reservations for both Wednesday, Feb 3rd and Sunday, Feb 7th and both reservations are showing up on my MDE.
The start time is listed as 7:00 pm with the fireworks beginning at 8:00 pm! Interesting that the post on the Disney site today states that the Symphony in the Stars Fireworks desert Party is offered on "Friday's, Saturdays, and Sundays"!!!

I was speaking to Steven Miller of the DPB (he's the merchandise guy) and I asked him about the times that things get posted on there. He said that most of the time they write stories weeks in advance and then another department is the one in charge to post them and make them "live".
The only explanation I have is that this post was written before the announcement of the Dessert party starting on Jan. 5th and being every night (remember how it was first announced on D23 that it would be only weekends) and the people in charge of posting didn't notice and just posted it
This particular blogger also is very rare to answer to the comments people post.
Like others have said it still appears on the WDW site as every day starting Jan. 5th Also a friend of mine confirmed it says the same info on the HUB

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I was speaking to Steven Miller of the DPB (he's the merchandise guy) and I asked him about the times that things get posted on there. He said that most of the time they write stories weeks in advance and then another department is the one in charge to post them and make them "live".
The only explanation I have is that this post was written before the announcement of the Dessert party starting on Jan. 5th and being every night (remember how it was first announced on D23 that it would be only weekends) and the people in charge of posting didn't notice and just posted it
This particular blogger also is very rare to answer to the comments people post.
Like others have said it still appears on the WDW site as every day starting Jan. 5th Also a friend of mine confirmed it says the same info on the HUB

When I read stuff like this, I can't help but have this loud voice in my head shouting: "GET IT TOGETHER, DISNEY!!!"

 

[soniam]

There's an Episode VII spoilers thread on the rumors board, if you feel you might burst if you can't talk about it here

http://www.disboards.com/threads/the-star-wars-spoiler-thread.3469581/

 

[yulilin3]

When I read stuff like this, I can't help but have this loud voice in my head shouting: "GET IT TOGETHER, DISNEY!!!"

It's really sad that a company that prided themselves on costumer service and it's name became synonymous with guest relations (The Disney way) has dropped so much.
I still feel the magic and the great efforts from the CM but the level of communications has gone down and it shows in the way that CM are answering questions now or what they actually know about attractions inside the parks
I have a friend that works at VOTLM and Disney Jr. at DHS and he didn't know which characters were meeting inside Launch Bay or of the existence of Club Disney...in part it's his fault for not asking but most of it comes from management which should be in charge of providing information to all the CM in the area

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

It's really sad that a company that prided themselves on costumer service and it's name became synonymous with guest relations (The Disney way) has dropped so much.
I still feel the magic and the great efforts from the CM but the level of communications has gone down and it shows in the way that CM are answering questions now or what they actually know about attractions inside the parks
I have a friend that works at VOTLM and Disney Jr. at DHS and he didn't know which characters were meeting inside Launch Bay or of the existence of Club Disney...in part it's his fault for not asking but most of it comes from management which should be in charge of providing information to all the CM in the area

I think they need better communication -- SOONER -- to customers directly and to CMs. They have to balance this with CMs potentially leaking info, which I completely understand and support. I just feel that they should move their entire planning calendar back -- announcement, details, booking -- move all of that BACK, so that people can actually plan their vacations.

We all understand "subject to change", but they seem to have transitioned recently to "this will change for sure, but whatever". Not good.

I TOTALLY still feel the magic!! Not cancelling any plans for sure at this point. But they need to improve on this front. I'm not going to indict the company or get on Iger's case -- I think that he's done A LOT for the company overall and gets unfair criticism and vitriol from many. But geez -- come on -- help your customers plan their trips without pulling their hair out!

 

[AThrillingChase]

Well, I wouldn't mind the dessert party starting at 6:30! Maybe they will open it early once they realize this got all mucked up on the blog. Christmas miracle?

In other news, did you guys see the disney world star wars commercial during the parade yesterday? It almost sounded like they were calling the FL version of season of the force "star wars awakens" now in how they said it. Still doesn't really sound like one cohesive event (*like the weekends *grumbles). But it kind of makes me happy to refer to it with a title. Takes some of the sting off I guess.

 

[soniam]

Well, I wouldn't mind the dessert party starting at 6:30! Maybe they will open it early once they realize this got all mucked up on the blog. Christmas miracle?

In other news, did you guys see the disney world star wars commercial during the parade yesterday? It almost sounded like they were calling the FL version of season of the force "star wars awakens" now in how they said it. Still doesn't really sound like one cohesive event (*like the weekends *grumbles). But it kind of makes me happy to refer to it with a title. Takes some of the sting off I guess.

I was thinking that too. Star Wars Awakens would actually have been a cool title, because it makes it seem like the beginning, which it really is.

 

[AThrillingChase]

I was thinking that too. Star Wars Awakens would actually have been a cool title, because it makes it seem like the beginning, which it really is.

I think I will just call it that from now on, whether or not that was actually their intention!

 

[yulilin3]

well that is what they are calling it
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

 

[AThrillingChase]

Hmm it isn't showing for me on that link. Maybe because I'm on my phone?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I was thinking that too. Star Wars Awakens would actually have been a cool title, because it makes it seem like the beginning, which it really is.

Star Wars Re-Awakens??

 

[yulilin3]

Hmm it isn't showing for me on that link. Maybe because I'm on my phone?