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

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Disney has forced our family to choose between dinner at O'hana or Star Wars Fireworks.
A true life or death decision indeed.

I'd give up Ohana in a heartbeat!!!

 

[Mom2J&J]

We'll be coming into the park that evening to see the fireworks, but don't plan to do the dessert party. Any tips on best places to sit/stand for fireworks viewing and how far in advance we need to plan on snagging our spot?

 

[yulilin3]

We'll be coming into the park that evening to see the fireworks, but don't plan to do the dessert party. Any tips on best places to sit/stand for fireworks viewing and how far in advance we need to plan on snagging our spot?

Best spot anywhere from the old tip board (Hollywood and Sunset intersection) over to center stage. Better if you are anywhere from the two projection towers toward center stage. On very busy days maybe 45 min. before the fireworks. Keep in mind that the people coming from Fantasmic will come about 15 min. before fireworks so make sure to grab your spot before then

 

[ArielSRL]

Best spot anywhere from the old tip board (Hollywood and Sunset intersection) over to center stage. Better if you are anywhere from the two projection towers toward center stage. On very busy days maybe 45 min. before the fireworks. Keep in mind that the people coming from Fantasmic will come about 15 min. before fireworks so make sure to grab your spot before then

This is my dilemma! We are seeing F! at 9 and because we are there on a fireworks and PM EMH night, I'm worried we won't get out to get a good FW view. More and more I'm thinking we come over on Wednesday night after Disney Springs just to see the FW. However, that takes away almost all of our DS shopping time as we have a T-Rex ADR at 5:30.

 

[hiroMYhero]

This is my dilemma! We are seeing F! at 9 and because we are there on a fireworks and PM EMH night, I'm worried we won't get out to get a good FW view. More and more I'm thinking we come over on Wednesday night after Disney Springs just to see the FW. However, that takes away almost all of our DS shopping time as we have a T-Rex ADR at 5:30.

Ariel ~ I think you should plan on heading back for the fireworks after your T-Rex dinner. With the reduced fireworks scheduling, the 15 minutes you'll have between Fant and fireworks will put you pretty far back on Hollywood Blvd. And, if it is by chance the "new" fireworks show, you won't have a view of the projections on the theater and screens.

Also, am pretty sure you've already done a lot of pre-trip shopping!

 

[yulilin3]

For those wondering about getting from Fantasmic! to a good spot for fireworks.
If they allow you to exit F! through the left side of the theater that puts you at the entrance to the park. You can do 2 things:
cut through Mickey's of Hollywood, that will put you next to Hollywood and Vine, then walk towards Min and Bill and grab a spot from there
cut through the camera store (I'm forgetting the name right now) that will put you next to Starbucks, walk toward Brown Derby and that will put you next to the Animation Arch
Obviously, and a more direct path is just walking down Hollywood Blvd but if the street is too packed these are your 2 options

 

[Jfsag123]

I have decided that we will just skip the fireworks. I thought about trying to move things around, but we already have ADRs set and the day we'd have to switch to would be PM EMH, which is a no go. We don't have hoppers and there's no way I'm paying to add them just for this. Amazing that what started out as a trip for SWW has devolved into me just throwing my hands up and not even messing with the best Star Wars thing still in the park. I have had it with planning this trip. I know we will go and we will have a great time, as no one thing can make or break a WDW trip for us, but there have been so many changes and delays and add-ons etc with this one that I have kind of a bad taste in my mouth about it at the moment. Not the way I am usually feeling less than 3 weeks out from a trip.

 

[ArielSRL]

Ariel ~ I think you should plan on heading back for the fireworks after your T-Rex dinner. With the reduced fireworks scheduling, the 15 minutes you'll have between Fant and fireworks will put you pretty far back on Hollywood Blvd. And, if it is by chance the "new" fireworks show, you won't have a view of the projections on the theater and screens.

Also, am pretty sure you've already done a lot of pre-trip shopping!

I really am thinking this is the best plan. And we can always hit up DS on departure day as we are driving home to GA.

There is never ENOUGH shopping!!

ETA: and we can hope over to RnRC and ToT right after F! while most of the crowd heads up to see the FW.

 

[cvjpirate]

I have decided that we will just skip the fireworks. I thought about trying to move things around, but we already have ADRs set and the day we'd have to switch to would be PM EMH, which is a no go. We don't have hoppers and there's no way I'm paying to add them just for this. Amazing that what started out as a trip for SWW has devolved into me just throwing my hands up and not even messing with the best Star Wars thing still in the park. I have had it with planning this trip. I know we will go and we will have a great time, as no one thing can make or break a WDW trip for us, but there have been so many changes and delays and add-ons etc with this one that I have kind of a bad taste in my mouth about it at the moment. Not the way I am usually feeling less than 3 weeks out from a trip.

Feels the same way.

 

[Chevy]

We've never seen the "old" fireworks so it's a must do this trip. My worry is trying to figure out which day to go (the day I had planned for DHS doesn't have them scheduled), rearranging plans, and then the day I choose the fireworks will get rained out. Decisions, decisions!

Exactly this. Our last trip, the only time one of my kids had a meltdown was the day we did HS from 8 am - Fantasmic. It was just too much. So this trip I was planning on spending the morning at HS and then some other evening hopping over to catch the fireworks. Our trip is 6/24 - 7/4, so the only days the fireworks are scheduled are 6/26 (morning EMH) or 6/29 (our hotel transfer day, so we won't be in the parks). I've switched our HS day to 6/26, giving up a ppo adr at Akershus in the process, but it makes me nervous to have no back up nights available. Right now I have AK scheduled on 7/1 (a Friday) and Epcot 7/2, but I'm debating switching them so that if the new fireworks are only on Sun/Wed/Fri in July, we would have a chance to see them after Epcot. I'll probably wait until 5/20 to see what else they announce, but I also know the longer I wait the harder it will be to switch those 2 days worth of FP. Thankfully we don't have any critical ADR those days.

I just got a survey while using Disney's website. I gave everything good marks except for ease of finding park schedules and attraction/entertainment times. It asked me to type why, so I said lack of schedules for Star Wars fireworks, JB, and FEA were making it hard to plan. I'm sure at this point I'm not telling them anything they don't already know...

 

[Music City Mama]

it's a mess...
I can tell you my theory on EE. Both on the WDW site and on the HUB it shows EE closing at 11pm starting May 27th. On MDE it still shows closing at 6:30pm. I believe they will open up fp on the 20th or whenever they are going to open them and I believe it will be open all the time and not close for the JB show.
That's my theory.

I hope you're right. I just don't have much faith in anything they do lately.

 

[yulilin3]

Exactly this. Our last trip, the only time one of my kids had a meltdown was the day we did HS from 8 am - Fantasmic. It was just too much. So this trip I was planning on spending the morning at HS and then some other evening hopping over to catch the fireworks. Our trip is 6/24 - 7/4, so the only days the fireworks are scheduled are 6/26 (morning EMH) or 6/29 (our hotel transfer day, so we won't be in the parks). I've switched our HS day to 6/26, giving up a ppo adr at Akershus in the process, but it makes me nervous to have no back up nights available. Right now I have AK scheduled on 7/1 (a Friday) and Epcot 7/2, but I'm debating switching them so that if the new fireworks are only on Sun/Wed/Fri in July, we would have a chance to see them after Epcot. I'll probably wait until 5/20 to see what else they announce, but I also know the longer I wait the harder it will be to switch those 2 days worth of FP. Thankfully we don't have any critical ADR those days.

I just got a survey while using Disney's website. I gave everything good marks except for ease of finding park schedules and attraction/entertainment times. It asked me to type why, so I said lack of schedules for Star Wars fireworks, JB, and FEA were making it hard to plan. I'm sure at this point I'm not telling them anything they don't already know...

I have a feeling that the first weekend in July (1,2,3 and 4) we will have fireworks at DHS nightly, be it the current show or the new show. It's too busy not to, they are already doing that for Memorial Day weekend.

 

[Chevy]

I have a feeling that the first weekend in July (1,2,3 and 4) we will have fireworks at DHS nightly, be it the current show or the new show. It's too busy not to, they are already doing that for Memorial Day weekend.

Thank you, that makes me feel better. I'm going to leave my schedule the way it is then. That way we can use our last evening at Epcot open to hop to either AK or HS if we get rained out of either of their night time shows earlier in the trip.

 

[yulilin3]

They just added the dessert party to the HUB, until June 3rd. I don't see it available to book on the WDW site but if anyone is interested you can try calling 407 WDW DINE for May 29th and 30th and June 1st and 3rd

 

[Tiggerette]

They just added the dessert party to the HUB, until June 3rd. I don't see it available to book on the WDW site but if anyone is interested you can try calling 407 WDW DINE for May 29th and 30th and June 1st and 3rd

I just called to book (2 adults) and there wasn't availability. Cast member did mention only dates listed in June were 1st and 3rd. Oh well.

 

[yulilin3]

I just called to book (2 adults) and there wasn't availability. Cast member did mention only dates listed in June were 1st and 3rd. Oh well.

did she say it was sold out or just not available to book?

 

[Cluelyss]

They just added the dessert party to the HUB, until June 3rd. I don't see it available to book on the WDW site but if anyone is interested you can try calling 407 WDW DINE for May 29th and 30th and June 1st and 3rd

I wonder if its only those dates b/c there's still a chance the new show debuts 6/5??

 

[Tiggerette]

did she say it was sold out or just not available to book?

Hmm, I believe she said there wasn't available room to book. So I'm sorry that it's not crystal clear either way.

 

[Rivergirl2005]

I wonder if its only those dates b/c there's still a chance the new show debuts 6/5??

I'm really hoping this is correct. I wonder if they just posted the times so everyone would have an idea of what time the fireworks would go off.

 

[jknc]

Until beaten down with official bad news, I'll remain optimistic come 19 days from today that a new fireworks extravaganza begins