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

[yulilin3]

Hi again!!! I would like to ask if you guys know if Season of the Force will still happen? Im not an AP so I don't have access to the AP website.

We are still waiting and waiting and hoping and really really hoping SWW will happen in 2016

Season of the Force is definitely happening, we had confirmation for about a week thru the AP site on dates, January 5th thru March 20th before they took it away, but it is happening...SWW we are not sure yet

 

[BuffaloJim]

Is anyone else concerned that SWW are "coming summer 2016"?

I'm getting ready to make my flight reservations for May, and May is definitely not "summer". I don't want to to make plans for SWW in May and then not have them occur during the usual time frame.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Any chance SWW will take the place of Frozen Summer Fun? That would be "summer" wouldn't it?

 

[mmafan]

Is anyone else concerned that SWW are "coming summer 2016"?

I'm getting ready to make my flight reservations for May, and May is definitely not "summer". I don't want to to make plans for SWW in May and then not have them occur during the usual time frame.

it always says summer...don't know why but last year it said the same thing......and to me it always feels like summer in orlando

 

[soniam]

Is anyone else concerned that SWW are "coming summer 2016"?

I'm getting ready to make my flight reservations for May, and May is definitely not "summer". I don't want to to make plans for SWW in May and then not have them occur during the usual time frame.

Any chance SWW will take the place of Frozen Summer Fun? That would be "summer" wouldn't it?

As @mmafan said, May is summer to WDW. Since it usually goes into June, it's kind of hard to say Spring & Summer. Plus, for many places in North America, May is summer. Ahem, Texas!

 

[GPC0321]

Season of the Force is definitely happening, we had confirmation for about a week thru the AP site on dates, January 5th thru March 20th before they took it away, but it is happening...SWW we are not sure yet

Ohhh, I wish it went a bit longer. I get there March 25. *pout* Love me some Star Wars.

 

[hiroMYhero]

@yulilin3 ~ something for you to check on. On that other forum I've been reading , it's reported that the At-At is spewing/spitting water. It sounds like it used to do this and has now started up again. Does that have some significance?... as in "why?"

 

[yulilin3]

@yulilin3 ~ something for you to check on. On that other forum I've been reading , it's reported that the At-At is spewing/spitting water. It sounds like it used to do this and has now started up again. Does that have some significance?... as in "why?"

not sure if there is any significance, it was spitting water and doing the sound effects on Sunday and everyone was surprised to see it do that since it had been so long since it worked... hey, maybe there's hope for Disco Yeti

 

[lovethattink]

@yulilin3 ~ something for you to check on. On that other forum I've been reading , it's reported that the At-At is spewing/spitting water. It sounds like it used to do this and has now started up again. Does that have some significance?... as in "why?"

Oh cool! I remember that. Not sure ds does.

 

[momof2halls]

I just read on Facebook that several people who emailed Disney to complain about the AP price increase have already received a real reply, not just the confirmation email. I have not received any contact (other than the confirmation email) about my 2nd SWW email i sent last week. I am hoping this is a good sign that an announcement is coming soon!

 

[lovethattink]

AP event site updated, but still no mention of Launch Bay or Season of the Force.

http://events.mydisneyresorts.com/apCal.html

 

[DrewJB]

Maybe they are very loosely using the term "summer" here, but that doesn't sound like a Disney thing to do. This page makes it sound like Star Wars Weekends are moving later this year? Weren't previous Star Wars Weekends held in the "Late Spring"? This page has been up a while and isn't anything new, but it has me wondering about the timing.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/hollywood-studios/star-wars-weekend/

 

[yulilin3]

Maybe they are very loosely using the term "summer" here, but that doesn't sound like a Disney thing to do. This page makes it sound like Star Wars Weekends are moving later this year? Weren't previous Star Wars Weekends held in the "Late Spring"? This page has been up a while and isn't anything new, but it has me wondering about the timing.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/hollywood-studios/star-wars-weekend/

They have always said coming Summer, for years now. We have learned to just go with Disney's meaning of Summer

 

[Tennille]

Introduction

What an uneventful weekend, right?!?! I have received many messages asking to open the SWW thread earlier than expected because of the D23 news. I’m including information on Season of the Force and Launch Bay to help those arriving earlier next year. As many of you know it felt like Christmas morning Saturday August 15th, my favorite park getting some major, well deserved love and finally Star Wars Land being announced. As usual with these big announcements there are more questions than answers at the moment but I decided to include all that will happen next year to help plan for a wonderful, Star Wars filled trip. I will update these first couple of posts as we get new information to keep everyone informed on this awesome event and experiences that WDW puts together each year for us.

A little background on myself: Hi my name is Yulady (You-Lady), I'm a 41 year old mom of 2 teenagers and I love Star Wars and SWW. I'm an Orlando resident and an AP holder for the past 16 years. I've attended SWW every year for the last 12 years, you can say I know a thing or two about this event.

I post as objective as I can, I don’t usually answer the question “is it worth it”, that’s a subjective question but I will always give you my views on everything SWW and my personal experiences with the event. I post everything as a rumor (even if it comes from very reliable inside sources) until Disney announces either thru their Parks Blog or directly on the WDW site.

From suggestions of DISsers I’ll do things a bit differently this year. I will have multiple posts on this first page to keep each section better organized.

Also I will highlight times and places in this manner:

2015 information is red

New information will stay purple for 2 days

2016 information (confirmed by Disney not just rumored) will be green

For all of you SWW virgins I would recommend reading the General Tips post first and start from there. Re-read all these tips as often as possible will really make a difference between having an awesome SWW experience and a lousy one.

Here's some information about SWW:
It started back in 1997 with 5 weekends from February 21st thru March 23rd. They skipped 1998 and 1999 and then changed the weekends to all May from 2000 to 2001. Again they skipped 2002 and then the dates have stayed consistent starting in 2003, from the last 2 weekends in May and the first 2 weekends in June. 2014 and 2015 saw the return of the 5 weekends.

If I can venture a guess, I would say that SWW will be

May 13th through June 12th 2016

Announcements and their dates from SWW 2015

2015 dates were announced and character meals opened for booking December 2 2014
Host and Fireworks announced Feb. 17 2015
Galactic Gathering merchandise event announced March 3rd 2015
D Tech Me announced March 27th 2015
VIP Tour Ultimate Day at SWW announced April 3 2015
Celebrities announced April 3 2015
Shows announced April 3 2015
FP+ went live on April 3 2015
Premium and Deluxe Premium booking started April 6 2015
Rebel Hangar opened for booking May 4th 2015

Official thread from 2015 http://www.disboards.com/threads/official-star-wars-weekends-thread-tips-and-tricks-2015.3324422/

DHS official opening time is at 8am with 2 Fantasmic! shows, at 9pm and 10:30pm during SWW (unofficially it opens around 7:30am)
Great Movie Ride closes at 8:00 pm because of firework fall out
Toy Story Midway Mania closes at 8:15pm because of firework fallout
Here's a link to a comprehensive review of one day at SWW from 2014 http://www.easywdw.com/worth-2/star...egy-characters-hoopla-crowds-merchandise-etc/

I love SW is it worth going?

 

[LoKiHB]

Maybe they are very loosely using the term "summer" here, but that doesn't sound like a Disney thing to do. This page makes it sound like Star Wars Weekends are moving later this year? Weren't previous Star Wars Weekends held in the "Late Spring"? This page has been up a while and isn't anything new, but it has me wondering about the timing.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/hollywood-studios/star-wars-weekend/

The web page says Summer every year. It starts in May and goes through June. If it happens, it will probably start I would think either 5/13 or 5/20.

 

[yulilin3]

I love SW is it worth going?

First off
Yes!! If you are a SW is worth going. You can subscribe to this thread so you get email notifications of new posts or just read page 1 for updates following the color code so you see new, confirmed information for 2016 easily.
Please, if you have any questions, no matter how small just ask.

 

[lovethattink]

I love SW is it worth going?

Value, yes!! Most of sww is included with your admission ticket. There are special packages you can add on, but they are optional and enhance the experience.

 

[Iowamomof4]

If we go to SWW in 2016, and IF they start on May 13 (as many suspect they would), we would likely be at HS that first day. Will it be MORE of a madhouse because it is day 1, or LESS of a madhouse because it's day 1?

 

[lovethattink]

If we go to SWW in 2016, and IF they start on May 13 (as many suspect they would), we would likely be at HS that first day. Will it be MORE of a madhouse because it is day 1, or LESS of a madhouse because it's day 1?

More of a madhouse with media, bloggers, and collectors.

 

[Iowamomof4]

More of a madhouse with media, bloggers, and collectors.

Oh. Would Saturday be better than Friday then? We would probably have the option of going on any day of that first weekend.