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

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

So there was no problem with your daughter wearing the Jedi outfit? You were worried about that, right?

nobody said a thing! Also had no problem with her wearing her version of the Merida dress - it looks like her dress but we put her name (in Aurebesh) and Sabine's phoenix and the Jedi symbol along the bottom in gold. Not sure if they are not really enforcing the costume ban or if they think she is under 14 - did not ask/ push the issue. She wore her Jedi outfit twice to DHS and Merida dress once to MK.

Firework booms were not a problem thanks to the ear protectors we bought - a big thanks to everyone that suggested them!

Side note DH and I are having a competition as to who gets security checked more often - we're tied at 5 checks each - I however, hold the record for most checks in one day - I got pulled 3 times in one day! We've been scanned the most at DHS - once each at Epcot and once each at MK - neither of us has been scanned at AK which is kind of funny since we've probably been there the most times. DD was scanned once - they did ask if she was 14 - sounded like they weren't planning on scanning her if she wasn't.

 

[soniam]

nobody said a thing! Also had no problem with her wearing her version of the Merida dress - it looks like her dress but we put her name (in Aurebesh) and Sabine's phoenix and the Jedi symbol along the bottom in gold. Not sure if they are not really enforcing the costume ban or if they think she is under 14 - did not ask/ push the issue. She wore her Jedi outfit twice to DHS and Merida dress once to MK.

Firework booms were not a problem thanks to the ear protectors we bought - a big thanks to everyone that suggested them!

Side note DH and I are having a competition as to who gets security checked more often - we're tied at 5 checks each - I however, hold the record for most checks in one day - I got pulled 3 times in one day! We've been scanned the most at DHS - once each at Epcot and once each at MK - neither of us has been scanned at AK which is kind of funny since we've probably been there the most times. DD was scanned once - they did ask if she was 14 - sounded like they weren't planning on scanning her if she wasn't.

Are you wearing cargo pants again with 40 pockets Or did you show up in the Tardis again

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Are you wearing cargo pants again with 40 pockets Or did you show up in the Tardis again

we're joking that we must have guilty looking faces or something! We approach it each time with humor - I've been telling *my* people that I need the triumphant Rocky music when I go through - once the DHS guys sang/ hummed it for me - it was fun. The DHS folks are Disney security and were great. The MK folks were the outsourced people and they did not have a sense of humor. At Epcot we had Disney Security people and they were OK.

 

[AThrillingChase]

we're joking that we must have guilty looking faces or something! We approach it each time with humor - I've been telling *my* people that I need the triumphant Rocky music when I go through - once the DHS guys sang/ hummed it for me - it was fun. The DHS folks are Disney security and were great. The MK folks were the outsourced people and they did not have a sense of humor. At Epcot we had Disney Security people and they were OK.

I can't figure out how they do this. At one point at MK they had a line backed up with people they were sending through. And it was something like 7pm so not crowded at all. Another time we all 4 went to different lines and were all 4 sent through with the 10 people behind us. Hardly seems "random"

 

[PSULion]

Firework booms were not a problem thanks to the ear protectors we bought - a big thanks to everyone that suggested them!

Was there a particular reason you thought you needed the ear protectors? We're doing the dessert party next week and I wondered if I should bring them for my boys. They don't usually have issues with noises... Just not sure how intense they are from so close.... But then they'd miss all the music and dialogue, right?

 

[memo10]

We don't feel a need for ear protection. We've watched them from the area between Brown Derby and Animation Courtyard as well as across the lake. Brown Derby area was definitely louder. We love the fireworks though!

 

[soniam]

New DHS merchandise, some with Star Wars.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/01/photo...tudios-zootopia-star-wars-osborne-lights-etc/

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Was there a particular reason you thought you needed the ear protectors? We're doing the dessert party next week and I wondered if I should bring them for my boys. They don't usually have issues with noises... Just not sure how intense they are from so close.... But then they'd miss all the music and dialogue, right?

DD has always been noise sensitive - loud noises bother her so we usually avoid fireworks. With the ear protectors - they are sold in the gun type section of Wal-Mart - it just brings down the sound but you can still hear the music and the dialog - they worked really well.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Are you wearing cargo pants again with 40 pockets Or did you show up in the Tardis again

I should also mention that the 5 each extra security checks for DH and myself happened over 7 days during which we visited/ entered the various parks 18 times (yes, we park hop a lot). Only one time were we both 'selected' on the same visit.

 

[yulilin3]

we're joking that we must have guilty looking faces or something! We approach it each time with humor - I've been telling *my* people that I need the triumphant Rocky music when I go through - once the DHS guys sang/ hummed it for me - it was fun. The DHS folks are Disney security and were great. The MK folks were the outsourced people and they did not have a sense of humor. At Epcot we had Disney Security people and they were OK.

I can't figure out how they do this. At one point at MK they had a line backed up with people they were sending through. And it was something like 7pm so not crowded at all. Another time we all 4 went to different lines and were all 4 sent through with the 10 people behind us. Hardly seems "random"

They are transitioning for it to be only Disney CM doing the "random" metal detector checks. I have noticed that during slower times everyone goes through the metal detector. Also at International Gateway. I have been stopped at MK and DHS, last night was my first at Epcot, I arrived around 7pm so it was empty.

 

[Limes96]

Watched the fireworks last night from the "special spot" on Echo Lake. It was fabulous! The spot and the show both!

 

[yulilin3]

Also I was at Epcot last night for Illuminations and watched the Symphony in the Stars fireworks from World Showcase and it was awesome, you could see almost all of them (not the low ones that much) and felt the booms...if only I had the music queued up

 

[maiapapaya]

Also I was at Epcot last night for Illuminations and watched the Symphony in the Stars fireworks from World Showcase and it was awesome, you could see almost all of them (not the low ones that much) and felt the booms...if only I had the music queued up

We are going to Fantasmic on March 13, at 8:30 and then plan on watching the fireworks after at 9:30. We've never seen Fantasmic before so are just wondering if we'll have enough time to comfortably get over to Echo Lake to watch the fireworks (no idea of what it's like with the crowd leaving the amphitheatre, etc) I remember reading someone did it, but mentioned leaving the show after "Mickey fought the dragon". Does this mean they left Fantasmic early?

 

[hiroMYhero]

We are going to Fantasmic on March 13, at 8:30 and then plan on watching the fireworks after at 9:30. We've never seen Fantasmic before so are just wondering if we'll have enough time to comfortably get over to Echo Lake to watch the fireworks (no idea of what it's like with the crowd leaving the amphitheatre, etc) I remember reading someone did it, but mentioned leaving the show after "Mickey fought the dragon". Does this mean they left Fantasmic early?

You don't need to leave the show early. You'll have 30 minutes to exit the amphitheater and make your way to Echo Lake.

Exit to your right across the very front of the amphitheater and go up the very last stairway to the exit at the top of the stairway. You'll bypass the huge crowd trying to exit out the main exit.

 

[maiapapaya]

You don't need to leave the show early. You'll have 30 minutes to exit the amphitheater and make your way to Echo Lake.

Exit to your right across the very front of the amphitheater and go up the very last stairway to the exit at the top of the stairway. You'll bypass the huge crowd trying to exit out the main exit.

Great, thanks for the tip about the exit!

 

[PSULion]

DD has always been noise sensitive - loud noises bother her so we usually avoid fireworks. With the ear protectors - they are sold in the gun type section of Wal-Mart - it just brings down the sound but you can still hear the music and the dialog - they worked really well.

Thanks for the info. Did you use the headphone type? Or more like earplugs? We have headphone ones from ouster truck shows, but I can't imagine they'd hear the music through them... They're pretty heavy duty.

Anyone on here have kids at the dessert party? Any issues with the booms?

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Thanks for the info. Did you use the headphone type? Or more like earplugs? We have headphone ones from ouster truck shows, but I can't imagine they'd hear the music through them... They're pretty heavy duty.

Anyone on here have kids at the dessert party? Any issues with the booms?

We used the headphone type that I purchased on Amazon. No problems with hearing the music. I tried them on just to check.

We haven't done the Star Wars party but did do the one during Frozen Summer Fun in 2014. We left the party area and headed toward the front of the park instead because we were afraid it would be too loud for our son being right at the front (this was before we bought the noise headphones). I think if you have the noise headphones you'll be fine.

 

[PSULion]

We used the headphone type that I purchased on Amazon. No problems with hearing the music. I tried them on just to check.

We haven't done the Star Wars party but did do the one during Frozen Summer Fun in 2014. We left the party area and headed toward the front of the park instead because we were afraid it would be too loud for our son being right at the front (this was before we bought the noise headphones). I think if you have the noise headphones you'll be fine.

Thanks for the input. I'll throw their headphones in... They can wear them or not.

 

[yulilin3]

the noise level from Symphony in the Stars is high, I live about 25 minutes away from Disney, close to OIA and I can faintly hear Illuminations and Wishes but Symphony I can hear clearly, not the music but the booms...I always joke that we can set our clocks by the fireworks

 

[pbb322]

Thanks to everyone for the helpful comments on the noise and fireworks - we are going to the dessert party next week and I had not thought of it. My DD3 can be very noise sensitive and I just tossed our Peltor Jr. earmuffs into the suitcase. My brother is a musician and we use them for the kids all the time at his concerts. I highly recommend them if you are looking, the kids can still hear the music, just not insanely loud. We also usually take them to movie theaters too. Now that I am bringing them, I may use them for her on a couple of rides that last year she complained were too loud.