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

[JennLTX]

You could always grab a cup and fill it with some treats and grab another cup with drinks and take them out to watch DMM

Wait, we can grab a roadie??? I don't really care about the projection show, but if I can take a to-go beverage along behind the Stormtroopers, that would be lovely.

 

[yulilin3]

Wait, we can grab a roadie??? I don't really care about the projection show, but if I can take a to-go beverage along behind the Stormtroopers, that would be lovely.

Yes no problem. I have also brought a plastic container and taken a few treats back to the house for the next day

 

[soniam]

Yes no problem. I have also brought a plastic container and taken a few treats back to the house for the next day

Just be sure to put the to go treats on a plate and then into your plastic container. Health code reasons.

 

[yulilin3]

Just be sure to put the to go treats on a plate and then into your plastic container. Health code reasons.

right, don't go up to the food table with your large Tupperware container

 

[JennLTX]

right, don't go up to the food table with your large Tupperware container

Good grief, Disney and their stupid rules...

Just, you know, asking for a friend: we ARE saying that beverages of the adult nature can be taken out, correct?

 

[soniam]

Good grief, Disney and their stupid rules...

Just, you know, asking for a friend: we ARE saying that beverages of the adult nature can be taken out, correct?

Yes! Ask me how I know about this and the giant tupperware rule

 

[yulilin3]

Good grief, Disney and their stupid rules...

Just, you know, asking for a friend: we ARE saying that beverages of the adult nature can be taken out, correct?

Last time I did the party, yes. And remember you have 2 hands
Let's just ask master Jedi @FastPasser. just in case

 

[JennLTX]

Last time I did the party, yes. And remember you have 2 hands

I knew I liked you for good reasons.

Let's just ask master Jedi @FastPasser. just in case

Help us, Jedi Master FastPasser! What ARE the rules about removing beverages from the Mos Eisley Cantina?

 

[FastPasser.]

What ARE the rules about removing beverages from the Mos Eisley Cantina?

No glass in the parks, so no drinking out of the Rum bottle as you follow the Stormtroopers.

 

[JennLTX]

No glass in the parks, so no drinking out of the Rum bottle as you follow the Stormtroopers.

Okay, now Disney is being COMPLETELY unreasonable.

 

[NuJoy]

If there is enough push back, maybe they'll review the process and discover that in an attempt to enhance 20% of the guest's experience, they've devalued, albeit minor, the remaining 80% of the guest's experience.

Early admission by tour guests is not an issue for everyone because if you're a grab and go and check out the Launch Bay type person, or if you're a social butterfly like Yuliln 3, and table hop for the entire party, you don't need a table. If not, a non tour day is your best bet.

I value your perspective as a CM; but as a paying guest, I do find it unethical, and therefore no minor thing, that Disney sells this event as exclusive to those paying the $69.00 and then show up to discover that no, not only do I not have exclusive access, I have inferior access.

 

[FastPasser.]

not only do I not have exclusive access, I have inferior access.

We can agree to disagree on whether or not it's a minor issue, but I certainly understand why you feel the way you do.

Now knowing what you know, if you had no choice but to attend on a tour day, would you skip it?

 

[NuJoy]

Now knowing what you know, if you had no choice but to attend on a tour day, would you skip it?

I will never attend on a tour day under any circumstance knowing what I now know.

 

[cvjpirate]

I have not gone as to this event since the tour started other than with the tour group. I do not think it would stop me from booking the dessert party on a tour night. I do not see me doing the tour again. maybe once SW Land opens, as I assume some of the things for it will change.

 

[FastPasser.]

maybe once SW Land opens, as I assume some of the things for it will change.

Big time changes. I assume that SWaGs will be replaced by a suitable "Hollywood Adventure" show, and they'll be no reason to have the Launch Bay where it is. Maybe they'll return to a true fireworks show with fewer, or better yet, no projections. And if that happens, the dessert party will be able to return to where it should be, Center Stage. Whoa, I'm way .

 

[cvjpirate]

Big time changes. I assume that SWaGs will be replaced by a suitable "Hollywood Adventure" show, and they'll be no reason to have the Launch Bay where it is. Maybe they'll return to a true fireworks show with fewer, or better yet, no projections. And if that happens, the dessert party will be able to return to where it should be, Center Stage. Whoa, I'm way .

I see tons of changes once the SW Land opens. Yes I don't see Launch Bay staying Star Wars themed once the Land opens. I don't see Disney doing away with the projections, they seem to be double downing on them. Not complaining, just what I see.

 

[soniam]

I see tons of changes once the SW Land opens. Yes I don't see Launch Bay staying Star Wars themed once the Land opens. I don't see Disney doing away with the projections, they seem to be double downing on them. Not complaining, just what I see.

Also, I thought the fireworks were disturbing the animals at AK, so I too thought projections were here to stay.

 

[GoofysNCCrew]

Just to add a bit to doing the party on a tour night... I can only speak to what transpired on the evening I attended with a tour group.

• First, you get hit with the yeah you paid for what you thought was exclusive access to a special event party but surprise you aren't so special. Even though we were the first to arrive at the event area, the CM with a look of don't blame me informs us there is another group coming and whatever time they get here you have to give them a 15 minute head start. You are now second tier to them. The CM told us it was out of his control, he didn't like it and it was out of the event managers control. No mention of that in the online signup.
  
  
• When the tour group arrived they parted the seas and the group went in and instantly they took on the persona that the party was for them and that somehow we were allowed to come join them later. Much like fastpass would work at such an event you get to fight for lesser spaces as if we were standby. By the time we entered not only were all the tables gone, but many of the tour group were back in line ahead of us for seconds and thirds.
  
  
• The children in the tour were now filled with sugar and armed with light sabers in a free for all space. So careful how you carry those drinks or that plate of desserts back to whatever space you can find because the higher tables are gone and only a few wheelchair accessible height tables remained if you were lucky enough to get one of those.
  
  
• On the evening we attended there was pretty much no interaction with the storm troopers whereas when we attended this same party before with no tour there was considerable interaction.
  
  
• Most of the tour group on the evening we attended did not wander out and filled the main party area for the majority of the evening.
  

I get the hard ticket perks of paying for exclusive areas and events. This however didn't quite fit the expectation setup by the advertising. At no other dessert party that I'm aware of (and I have attended all I know of) do you have to wait unexpectedly while some other group gets first dibs. You may have better luck. Maybe the tour group the night you are there doesn't take on the persona they did when we attended, but I would be more surprised if they didn't. Dollar for dollar who pays more for the dessert party? By every calculation I can try to glean from the figures the dessert party only guest are the ones with the higher contribution. Bet they wouldn't sell that tour package without the dessert party for $52. My point is not to run down the tour, by all means if that's your thing do it. The problem is in VIP guest experience management. The tour should either have a separate reserved area or just let everyone in at the same time.

I made my experience known to guest services. Guest services responded with compensation and the promise to forward my concerns and experience. I will not book again on a tour night nor do schedule alterations and dodging to avoid it.

 

[FoxC63]

Wow! @GoofysNCCrew thanks for the fair warning.

 

[JennLTX]

So now I'm feeling guilty about doing the Tour on Wednesday....