Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

We just home, super tired. I don't think we will make the lunch meet tomorrow but we will be there around 1pm. Standby for SotS and fp for VttM. We will stay for fireworks but watching the pre show so we will be close to the stage.

 

[xApril]

Did you get in to see Luke and the Droids? I was so flipping excited!

I did! I was the last group to meet them. So you must've been not too far ahead of me. My face was quivering during the picture because of how excited I was, haha. So happy though!

Have friends camped out right now and are saying Jeremy/Ray are just outside bag check. Good luck to everyone trying!

 

[Mommy2Jameson]

So I'm trying to figure out how we could manage to meet Ray Park with a 9 year old. Would it be possible to camp out, get our Fastpass return time for late afternoon, and then leave the park to go sleep and come back later? What time do they pass out the fastpasses? My son about cried today when I told him we wouldnt be able to meet Ray or Peter, so i'm trying to figure out how I could make this work. We were planning on doing Magic hours at MK Saturday night anyways... if we headed there after MK around 2, would that be too late?

 

[pmaurer74]

is it still recommended to get in line at 7pm today for the droids?

 

[lovethattink]

The manager just got up to my dhv who's been there since I last posted. He was just told, probably not even standby. They'll know for sure in 10 minutes. Oh ouch!

 

[lovethattink]

He got standby.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Had a great SWW number 3 yesterday! Love seeing familiar faces everywhere. Love the double Sabines. Crowds MUCH less yesterday. Enjoyed Saga as always, gonna try and see if I can get an Oz next week but so far nothing. Maybe SB. You never know one yr to the next so I want to see all the shows while I still have a pass. All the Fps sold out so far so I think next week being last week, Oz and school out for everyone may be quite busier. I keep trying to get the FPs tho. Only need 2.

Great fireworks as always and finally some fun ST riders yesterday! Let's all remember to have FUN!

 

[cnunley424]

Thanks for the secret bag check tip!! Got through fast and about the 3rd family back!!

 

[Mommy2Jameson]

The manager just got up to my dhv who's been there since I last posted. He was just told, probably not even standby. They'll know for sure in 10 minutes. Oh ouch!

What time did he get in line @lovethattink ?

 

[Mommy2Jameson]

Thanks for the secret bag check tip!! Got through fast and about the 3rd family back!!

I missed it... what was the tip?

 

[d-r]

But they had them at 7:10am and we were in the second row or so of cars. So that would make sense except for the empty parking lot. (Which did full nicely during the day.)

Then I dont know. The reason I thought that was the other day we went early for celebrity fast pass then left and came back in the afternoon. They had the traffic blocked at the gates. We sat there about 10 minutes or so and the security started waving everyone through, just go on no paying, and the parking people were all spread out just filling in holes where people had left. So I figured that's what it was but I guess not. Sorry I don't know then.

 

[d-r]

So I'm trying to figure out how we could manage to meet Ray Park with a 9 year old. Would it be possible to camp out, get our Fastpass return time for late afternoon, and then leave the park to go sleep and come back later? What time do they pass out the fastpasses? My son about cried today when I told him we wouldnt be able to meet Ray or Peter, so i'm trying to figure out how I could make this work. We were planning on doing Magic hours at MK Saturday night anyways... if we headed there after MK around 2, would that be too late?

You can camp out. After two may be pushing it. They give wristbands around 6:00 and fast passes around 7:00. Then you can go and come back. Rays set is 1:00. If they close parking lot or park to capacity you are out of luck, but it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[lovethattink]

What time did he get in line @lovethattink ?

I thought it was just after midnight, but he said he set the alarm so he was at the park by midnight. He said he got to the line at 11:55. He got the 4th standby pass for Ray Park and NO sleep. He's back at the room sleeping now before we head over for the parade.

 

[yulilin3]

Today I am going to Guest Relations and push as hard as I can for times for Ray Park's autograph session next week. He should have more, why?:
1.- He only does Vttm Friday at 7pm. He could do a 1pm session and a 4:15pm session and that would give him time to warm up for his show
2.- He does no VttM shows Saturday and Sunday so he could clearly do the regular 3 autograph session that every SW actor has done (with the exception of Warwick Davis)
Anyways I'm going to try my hardest to get the info for next week

 

[MooksterL1]

Wow! Well over 1000!! I have not been able to keep up lately with work, summer camps and baseball.

Question about VTTM: our SWW day is 6/12, let's say that my slow little turtles are dragging their feet and we do not get to DHS until 8 am, what are our chances of getting a spot?

 

[yulilin3]

Wow! Well over 1000!! I have not been able to keep up lately with work, summer camps and baseball.

Question about VTTM: our SWW day is 6/12, let's say that my slow little turtles are dragging their feet and we do not get to DHS until 8 am, what are our chances of getting a spot?

they've been filling up within 5 minutes, way faster than I expected. Being it's only done that Friday your chances are not great, sorry?
Anyone that has signed kids up for VttM did your kids had to be with you to sign up?

 

[yulilin3]

I thought it was just after midnight, but he said he set the alarm so he was at the park by midnight. He said he got to the line at 11:55. He got the 4th standby pass for Ray Park and NO sleep. He's back at the room sleeping now before we head over for the parade.

that's brutal, wow.

 

[Park&Syd]

We signed up for VttM this morning and kids definitely had to be there. In fact, the cm insisted on being the one to put the wristbands on herself.

 

[yulilin3]

photos from yesterday. SW Rebels show with the many faces of Ashley Eckstein and Rebel Hangar. I can now say I've tried almost every item (minus the chicken salad and cheese plate) and love them all. The detonators were so good. I talked to a manager, and told her that I LOVED RH, to please keep it as is. She said that she didn't know, there were rumors and basically we usually know things before CM do
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...774.1073741927.1406401066&type=1&l=1a4c4c8e3f
Thanks to Dax Lightspeed we got this pic

and during RH they came out and were admiring Sabine's work in all the rooms, they even went outside. But they stopped at our table to wish my son a Happy Birthday and I started having a conversation with them and they a re not good at improvising, maybe that's why they don't meet and greet? We told them they should come have food at the Hangar and that it was really good, and they were just mumbling for words, like they didn't know what to say

and we found another Sabine we have been looking for weeks and here she is, she was adorable

 

[lovethattink]

that's brutal, wow.

Yes. Loud people right in front of him. Ones that took the liberty to announce they can be as loud as they like.

So I have Grumpy with me today. I offered to take ds to the parade myself. But he's playing martyr and going.

We just now pulled into dhs. Running late this morning.