Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[poison ivy]

This is the same thing I wondered when I first found the info from wdwmagic. It sounds like Frozen will be leaving the PM, so what are they going to do with the PM? I must be overlooking it.

right. the timing seems off on this whole thing.

 

[mmafan]

Shawn Slater is answering all the questions on the DPB:
Steven Miller will have an update soon on all the cool Star Wars Weekends merchandise for 2015, including the D-Tech Me experience and figurines

?????whats the DPB

 

[Itinkso]

?????whats the DPB

Disney Parks Blog
LFKaTH = Location Formerly Known as The Hat

 

[drlaurafsu]

So excited to take DS8 to his 3rd consecutive SWW. We are going Memorial Day weekend as usual. Friday and Sunday are our typical days. Hoping another 24 hr event that Friday again...we usually go at 3am!

Had to extend our trip since we could only get breakfast at scifi on Thursday...oh well. Gives us a partial day at Epcot we will do breakfast, hit star tours a few times, single rider on rnr a couple times and then head over to Epcot.

Magic kingdom on Saturday and Monday...can't wait!! We haven't been since Nov and I am missing it! Was really excited to see the cruise option but thinking I'm going to hold out for the Star Wars race weekend at Disneyland. DS said he'd run the 5k with me.

 

[yulilin3]

I just checked the Disney site calendar and during SWW Beauty and the Beast show will only be performed 3 times a day:
9:30am, 10:45am and 12 noon. Giving way to the SWW shows in the same theater in the afternoon

 

[poison ivy]

They should eliminate that 12 noon show as well. with the parade, I just don't see the need for it.

 

[lovethattink]

Without B & B at noon, that's another 1000+ guests roaming the park.

 

[poison ivy]

But Tink, you're assuming they'll draw that number in at noon when it conflicts with the 1 single parade they hold that day.
I don't see 1000 non-SWW fans going that route. They'll have so much more they can do during that window of time.

 

[lovethattink]

This will take care of the people who enter the park while the parade route is blocked. At least during FSF, people were rerouted tbrough the gate between the stroller/wheelchair rentals and restrooms towards B&B. Those not familiar with the park don't know to cut through by the pin station and over towards Brown Derby. Most were stuck in that street with ToT and R&R as only viable option or watch the parade on the big screen. B&B will give them another option.

 

[poison ivy]

OK I didn't realize they were getting trapped in that section - was too busy enjoying that spectacular parade. Now I can see it.

 

[yulilin3]

I agree with @lovethattink the noon show will take care of late arrivals, plus a lot of people won't even know that it's SWW so it will give them another options

 

[lovethattink]

That noon show, suggests to me the parade will be 11:30.

 

[poison ivy]

But isn't noon a little late here? How long is the B & B show?

 

[lovethattink]

But isn't noon a little late here? How long is the B & B show?

About 30 minutes.

 

[poison ivy]

They need to open up that area better. California Adventure had a similar problem where everything used to dead end by ToT. Now it's all opened up and connects thru to Bug's Land. I don't know why DHS has this set up on Sunset.

 

[yulilin3]

That noon show, suggests to me the parade will be 11:30.

But isn't noon a little late here? How long is the B & B show?

It looks like the schedule will remain the same as last year, not confirmed yet though:
Parade 11:30am
Behind the Force: 1:45pm
Stars of the Saga: 3:15pm stormtrooper pre show 3:30pm show
Obi Wan and Beyond: 7pm
with Visit to the Maul and/or My short story if Ray Park and Warwick Davis come again, in between

 

[msmama]

So do you think ALL shows will be at Beauty and the Beast? The blog post only specifically mentioned Stars of the Saga.

 

[yulilin3]

So do you think ALL shows will be at Beauty and the Beast? The blog post only specifically mentioned Stars of the Saga.

Yes, there's no point of doing a whole stage makeover for only one show. If it wasn't they would be doing B&B shows after SotS. I think they haven't mentioned any other shows because they haven't announced any of the celebrity guests like, Ashley or Ray.

 

[HCinKC]

Thank you for the clarification on the parade.

Also, I had to call today, so I also asked...still no FtF package.

 

[Music City Mama]

That is the day we are planning on for Universal too! We have an offsite condo that week but am planning on an overnighter at RPH to get the express passes...(universal June 8&9)
Got our tickets to WDW yesterday-am all set to get some show fastpasses for SWW. Need to nail down days for sure (only one set in stone right now is June 5 for our Galactic Breakfast, then have June 6,7 and 12th to play with. Plan to do at least 2 of those 3 - depends on friends in the area and when we can meet up...

We arrive at Universal the evening of the 6th and will be there the 7th, 8th, and 9th and then heading to WDW on the 10th. Your SWW schedule sounds similar to ours last year where we were there Weekend IV and then that Friday of Weekend V. It will just be Weekend V for us this year.