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

[yulilin3]

pics from today, it was super hot

One tower still blue

the other one still beige, notice no walls and lights on top

This is actually well done, it looks like part of the building. Screen between GMR and ABC Commissary

Screen next to One Man's Dream

 

[rhiansmom]

On the first page I pinned my review with pictures of the area. It is not crowded, shoulder to shoulder, it's one of the best reviewed dessert parties that disney offers

I'll be there. For people going the 17th do you want to meet up earlier in the day? I know most of you will have plans, but if you'd liker we can meet up earlier. ..just let me know. I'll be at the park around noon

It's our last full day of an 11 day trip so we have no plans... DD is Star Wars crazed so I know we will be spending time there after our Sorin Fastness

 

[Skywise]

pics from today, it was super hot

It would've been my Star Wars Weekend day...

 

[yulilin3]

It would've been my Star Wars Weekend day...

I feel your pain

 

[jbish]

I'll be there on the 17th too! I've got dessert party booked. We'll be coming from Epcot where we'll be trying out new Soarin' in the morning. Wow - what a busy day! But I'd love to meet up with fellow DISers. I'll be there with my family but I'm sure DH will just roll his eyes when I tell him I'm looking for "my internet friends" - lol. Wouldn't be the first time! @yulilin3 at a minimum, I'll have to come find you to thank you in person for all your great advice. We are new to the SW fandom - DH and I watched the original trilogy as kids and saw Ep 1-3 when they came out - but we were never huge fans. Showed the kids all 6 episodes in December to be able to take them to Force Awakens in the theatre, and now we are a SW family.

 

[jimim]

pics from today, it was super hot

One tower still blue

the other one still beige, notice no walls and lights on top

This is actually well done, it looks like part of the building. Screen between GMR and ABC Commissary

Screen next to One Man's Dream

screens look really good. those towers are just bad. i don't know which is worse the black now or tan. but i guess there is no other way to do it. maybe even building little shops for the food they usually sell around there as physical buildings and make the tops like watch towers would be cool but a lot more money cause of finish work vs a huge cube. money is tight right now as we all know. lol

 

[yulilin3]

screens look really good. those towers are just bad. i don't know which is worse the black now or tan. but i guess there is no other way to do it. maybe even building little shops for the food they usually sell around there as physical buildings and make the tops like watch towers would be cool but a lot more money cause of finish work vs a huge cube. money is tight right now as we all know. lol

I think the blue will become beige, that's the one that still has the walls around it.
Good idea about selling something from the bottom part, I think they are going to use it as the sound booth, and then there will be no need for the tent that's up now.
n the first picture you can see both screens on either side, I guess that'll be a good spot to stand for the new show, if no one puts kids on their shoulders...

 

[momof2halls]

We participated in the dessert party on the Saturday before Memorial Day. There was a threat of rain that evening and when we arrived to checkin were told the dessert party had been moved inside. (It did not rain) I was a little bummed at first but when we entered the air conditioned room it was a much needed rest from the heat. We had 4 adults and 2 kids. There were plenty of tables and the kids were able to use one of the low tables that was not reserved. There are not chairs only freestanding tables but many families sat in the floor. There was plenty of food and even as we exited to go see the fireworks they were still putting out food. They had frozen treats, canned coke products and bottled water as well as the mixed drinks and kids punch. There is no bathroom in the building and the closest one is over on the other side of Launch Bay. When we left the party we took a bottle of water for each of us to go and headed to the fireworks viewing area. This area was pretty large and they were checking wristbands before letting anyone enter this area. Everyone sat on the ground as previous posters have said. These fireworks are Amazing!!! I really hate to see them go with the new show coming, they were soo good that Wishes ended up being very lack luster on our last night at MK.
Overall a great experience and we will definitely participate in this type event in the future if it is offered for our dates. Huge thanks to @yulilin3 for all her hard work on this tread for us and her willingness to help us!

 

[yulilin3]

We participated in the dessert party on the Saturday before Memorial Day. There was a threat of rain that evening and when we arrived to checkin were told the dessert party had been moved inside. (It did not rain) I was a little bummed at first but when we entered the air conditioned room it was a much needed rest from the heat. We had 4 adults and 2 kids. There were plenty of tables and the kids were able to use one of the low tables that was not reserved. There are not chairs only freestanding tables but many families sat in the floor. There was plenty of food and even as we exited to go see the fireworks they were still putting out food. They had frozen treats, canned coke products and bottled water as well as the mixed drinks and kids punch. There is no bathroom in the building and the closest one is over on the other side of Launch Bay. When we left the party we took a bottle of water for each of us to go and headed to the fireworks viewing area. This area was pretty large and they were checking wristbands before letting anyone enter this area. Everyone sat on the ground as previous posters have said. These fireworks are Amazing!!! I really hate to see them go with the new show coming, they were soo good that Wishes ended up being very lack luster on our last night at MK.
Overall a great experience and we will definitely participate in this type event in the future if it is offered for our dates. Huge thanks to @yulilin3 for all her hard work on this tread for us and her willingness to help us!

I'm so glad you had a great time. I'm sad to see them go as well, as they are pretty perfect. Crossing fingers that the new show lives up to the hype

 

[eschil]

We participated in the dessert party on the Saturday before Memorial Day. There was a threat of rain that evening and when we arrived to checkin were told the dessert party had been moved inside. (It did not rain) I was a little bummed at first but when we entered the air conditioned room it was a much needed rest from the heat. We had 4 adults and 2 kids. There were plenty of tables and the kids were able to use one of the low tables that was not reserved. There are not chairs only freestanding tables but many families sat in the floor. There was plenty of food and even as we exited to go see the fireworks they were still putting out food. They had frozen treats, canned coke products and bottled water as well as the mixed drinks and kids punch. There is no bathroom in the building and the closest one is over on the other side of Launch Bay. When we left the party we took a bottle of water for each of us to go and headed to the fireworks viewing area. This area was pretty large and they were checking wristbands before letting anyone enter this area. Everyone sat on the ground as previous posters have said. These fireworks are Amazing!!! I really hate to see them go with the new show coming, they were soo good that Wishes ended up being very lack luster on our last night at MK.
Overall a great experience and we will definitely participate in this type event in the future if it is offered for our dates. Huge thanks to @yulilin3 for all her hard work on this tread for us and her willingness to help us!

We were there as well that night. The air conditioning was great. No melted desserts. The fireworks are the most amazing I have seen.

Arrived home a few hours ago.

Guess it's time to work on the next trip to cheer myself up.

 

[frisbeego]

I know this was discussed before, but yesterday was my first time experiencing the new Jedi Training show.

Overall, I was disappointed. The emphasis was more on the actors than on the kids. They even took out 2 of the kids' moves in the "battle." The Jedi actor was so whiny.

The explanation of how the characters weren't real felt like it came from someone who doesn't have kids. We had criers and deserters in our group. They definitely thought the characters were real.

On a positive note, I like the pin they receive instead of the certificate!

 

[yulilin3]

I know this was discussed before, but yesterday was my first time experiencing the new Jedi Training show.

Overall, I was disappointed. The emphasis was more on the actors than on the kids. They even took out 2 of the kids' moves in the "battle." The Jedi actor was so whiny.

The explanation of how the characters weren't real felt like it came from someone who doesn't have kids. We had criers and deserters in our group. They definitely thought the characters were real.

On a positive note, I like the pin they receive instead of the certificate!

I'm sorry to hear you had a negative experience with jedi training. The actors are a big part of the show and the last portion is base on them while leaving a message to the kids to face their fears and not run away from them.
Could you elaborate on the two moves taken out and on your second paragraph. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying when you had criers and deserters. Thank you
I hope the rest of your day was better

 

[yulilin3]

Excited to say I heard the fireworks booms from the new show last night.
I can usually, faintly hear Wishes and clearly SitS every night and last night, had to be between 1am and 3am I heard the new show's booms, not as many as the current show, but definitely with the same intensity.
It's getting closer

 

[Mikeb1892]

Are you allowed to bring folding camping chairs into the parks?

 

[yulilin3]

Are you allowed to bring folding camping chairs into the parks?

No, some people bring the canes that transform into a little seat but that's all that is allowed in

 

[hiroMYhero]

Could you elaborate on the two moves taken out...

yulilin, they took out the saber strikes towards the "right leg, other leg." It shortens the interaction by a few seconds. For some reason, I have the original sequence memorized - sorry, I never thought to mention the deletion before.

 

[yulilin3]

yulilin, they took out the saber strikes towards the "right leg, other leg." It shortens the interaction by a few seconds. For some reason, I have the original sequence memorized - sorry, I never thought to mention the deletion before.

Thanks for the clarification. It could be to save time because of the temps. It's been reaching 97 this past week.

 

[frisbeego]

I'm sorry to hear you had a negative experience with jedi training. The actors are a big part of the show and the last portion is base on them while leaving a message to the kids to face their fears and not run away from them.
Could you elaborate on the two moves taken out and on your second paragraph. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying when you had criers and deserters. Thank you
I hope the rest of your day was better

If I came off as too negative, I apologize. I just preferred the old version and thought this one could be more kid friendly.

In the last version, the kids were taught (in some order): strike to the left shoulder, strike to the right shoulder, strike to the left leg, strike to the right leg, duck, strike to the head. In this version, the 2 strikes to the leg were removed.

Criers: 2 of the kids in the group were crying uncontrollably. Deserters: 2 other kids refused to fight. I realize this happened in the old version. Just mentioned it to say that the dialogue about not being real is lost on the kids.

Other than the heat, we had a great day. Son (dressed as Kylo) met Kylo. Also, he rode RNR for the first time. We'll be back twice more this week.

 

[yulilin3]

If I came off as too negative, I apologize. I just preferred the old version and thought this one could be more kid friendly.

In the last version, the kids were taught (in some order): strike to the left shoulder, strike to the right shoulder, strike to the left leg, strike to the right leg, duck, strike to the head. In this version, the 2 strikes to the leg were removed.

Criers: 2 of the kids in the group were crying uncontrollably. Deserters: 2 other kids refused to fight. I realize this happened in the old version. Just mentioned it to say that the dialogue about not being real is lost on the kids.

Other than the heat, we had a great day. Son (dressed as Kylo) met Kylo. Also, he rode RNR for the first time. We'll be back twice more this week.

It's fine to have a negative review, a lot of people liked the old version better because there was also more humor in it. I understand your point.
Gotcha on the dialogue. I also think that the lessons are lost on some kids who maybe just are there to fight Vader (I know I would just focus on that ) I have also noticed more kids backing out with the new show. I think Seventh Sister is scarier if only because she has no face and kids might not be as familiar with her as with Darth Maul, kinda of like, you're afraid of what you don't know, sort of thing
I'm glad you had a great day.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Thanks for the clarification. It could be to save time because of the temps. It's been reaching 97 this past week.

The leg strikes were deleted for this new show. It allows more time for Nedriss dialog and still gets the kids and cast off the stage within the allotted show time.