Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[ConnieB]

Has anyone with access checked to see what SotS availability looks like for the 15th?

As of 8:30pm I tried to book for all 6 people in my "friends and family" and would be able to book SotS, Rebels and ObiWan.....so there are at least 6 openings! Don't freak out when you go to make them and see Ewoks and Ray Park "closed for refurbishment".....those two celebrities aren't appearing the first weekend, so they're simply not available to book, not sold out.


Brought to you from California....waiting with baited breath for Celebration to start....I check in for staff ID and duty assignments tomorrow afternoon!!

 

[Tltorrez]

All done. Checked and double-checked. SotS on the 15th.

Thanks to those who checked availability earlier today. It made me much calmer.

All shows were still open at midnight.

 

[CJK]

All done. Checked and double-checked. SotS on the 15th.

Thanks to those who checked availability earlier today. It made me much calmer.

All shows were still open at midnight.

Thank you sooo much for the update! I have 2 more days to wait and had convinced myself that nothing would be available. Your post gives me hope!

 

[pld5]

@Candleshoe Thank you for coordinating for the Sci Fi breakfast! Nice chatting with you this evening and hope to meet up with you in June!

 

[Candleshoe]

@Candleshoe Thank you for coordinating for the Sci Fi breakfast! Nice chatting with you this evening and hope to meet up with you in June!

Thanks for saving me from myself as I fumbled about trying to get it right! Hope to see you in, what... 56 days or so?

 

[Candleshoe]

So if I want the Ewoks my choices are:
10:30ish with Chewbaca
Chipewok roaming (?)
Chipewok at the Jedi Mickey

Is that correct? There are no roaming Ewoks?

 

[momofallsons]

As of 8:30pm I tried to book for all 6 people in my "friends and family" and would be able to book SotS, Rebels and ObiWan.....so there are at least 6 openings! Don't freak out when you go to make them and see Ewoks and Ray Park "closed for refurbishment".....those two celebrities aren't appearing the first weekend, so they're simply not available to book, not sold out.


Brought to you from California....waiting with baited breath for Celebration to start....I check in for staff ID and duty assignments tomorrow afternoon!!

Sorry if this is a silly question... (newbie here!)... You can book the shows in advance? Is it through your allotted fastpasses or is it a separate thing?

 

[momofallsons]

We had previously made reservations for a Fantasmic dinner package for the day we're at HWS, so we have tickets to the 9:00 Fantasmic show. Will we miss out on the Symphony of the Stars fireworks if we're at Fantasmic? I would assume you could see fireworks from anywhere in the park, but wasn't sure how the view was or if you could hear the music or if we'd be stuck in the Fantasmic theater with the crowd and miss out. Any opinions??

 

[yulilin3]

Sorry if this is a silly question... (newbie here!)... You can book the shows in advance? Is it through your allotted fastpasses or is it a separate thing?

SWW shows performed at theater of the stars are available to get fp. They are all tier 1 so you can only pick one show a day and weekend V schedule and fp have not been released yet

 

[yulilin3]

We had previously made reservations for a Fantasmic dinner package for the day we're at HWS, so we have tickets to the 9:00 Fantasmic show. Will we miss out on the Symphony of the Stars fireworks if we're at Fantasmic? I would assume you could see fireworks from anywhere in the park, but wasn't sure how the view was or if you could hear the music or if we'd be stuck in the Fantasmic theater with the crowd and miss out. Any opinions??

You cannot see and hear the fireworks from the F! area. YYou won't be able to make out by watching the first F! The second show is never full and much easier to get to after the fireworks

 

[yulilin3]

So if I want the Ewoks my choices are:
10:30ish with Chewbaca
Chipewok roaming (?)
Chipewok at the Jedi Mickey

Is that correct? There are no roaming Ewoks?

Last year The Ewok didn't come out until after the parade to do their first set that would be around 12. (These are Wicket and Logray from the movie)
The Chipwoks ( Chip and Dale) come out at 9am, they have a dedicated spot and do not roam

 

[yulilin3]

Thank you sooo much for the update! I have 2 more days to wait and had convinced myself that nothing would be available. Your post gives me hope!

I got fp for SotS as well, for the first Friday. All the shows were still available.
I just checked and all shows for the first Friday are still available, I think you'll be fine

 

[yulilin3]

on an unrelated/sorta kinda related SWW:
Dj Elliot (A.K.A. Dj Lobot) uploaded his mix that he'll be using during SWW. He is actually on his way to Anaheim for Celebration.
If you like dance/techno with some SW and Disney stuff thrown in you'll like this. (I have a bad feeling about this. R2D2 and Chewbacca, Big Thunder Mountain, Frozen stuff)
I find that it makes perfect cleaning music
It's the MegaCon mix: https://soundcloud.com/disneydj

 

[CJK]

I got fp for SotS as well, for the first Friday. All the shows were still available.
I just checked and all shows for the first Friday are still available, I think you'll be fine

Thank you!!!

 

[momofallsons]

You cannot see and hear the fireworks from the F! area. YYou won't be able to make out by watching the first F! The second show is never full and much easier to get to after the fireworks

Oh no! That's what I was afraid of. I'm not sure whether or not my youngest will make it to 10:30... will have to wing it.

 

[momofallsons]

Looking for opinions... if you could only see one (Fantasmic! or Symphony of the Star), which one would you choose??

 

[yulilin3]

Oh no! That's what I was afraid of. I'm not sure whether or not my youngest will make it to 10:30... will have to wing it.

Looking for opinions... if you could only see one (Fantasmic! or Symphony of the Star), which one would you choose??

I would choose Fantasmic! if it's a once in a lifetime trip. Even though I love the SW fireworks they are just fireworks. F! has everything.
Is there no way you could do F! another night?

 

[ConnieB]

Looking for opinions... if you could only see one (Fantasmic! or Symphony of the Star), which one would you choose??

Well, I think it depends....will this be your only visit to WDW? Fantasmic is a great show....but it doesn't have anything especially aimed at Star Wars (ok, except the stormtroopers that were on the finale boat....but seriously, just standing there, no show). If you'll be returning to WDW, I'd save Fantasmic for a future trip as it hasn't changed in quite a while, so it will be there when you return.

Symphony of the Stars has a very Star Wars theme to it, of course, so you can only see it in May/June of SWW.....so that makes it special and worth going during the short window it's available.

Now...if this is your only trip , then you'll have to decide which is a better fit for YOUR family.....Fantasmic is a very cool show with a lot of special effects (and a few fireworks) that encompasses telling a story, showing you a very large collection of characters in one place (some only briefly however)......or a pre-show with Star Wars characters and then a firework display themed to Star Wars music.

Whichever you choose, they are definitely worth the waiting time as they're both really nice shows. now....personally, I'd do Fantasmic! but I like shows more than fireworks.

 

[jaws2577]

to go or not to go, Don't get me wrong I love it but the people that go for merchandise to sel are getting out of hand I have seen pre orders on stuff for the event on ebay already.

 

[soniam]

Last year The Ewok didn't come out until after the parade to do their first set that would be around 12. (These are Wicket and Logray from the movie)
The Chipwoks ( Chip and Dale) come out at 9am, they have a dedicated spot and do not roam

That's the spot near Star Tours, where the Cantina Band is supposed to be too, right?