Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

TBT Darth Maul. Let's begin last year, with the man himself : Ray super flexible Park. The others are from 2009 when my son still liked taking pictures with characters

 

[lovethattink]

What age did he stop wanting to see them?

 

[luvallprincesses]

Woo hoo!!! Got a Galactic breakfast reservation for 5 like I wanted! I have one for 4 that I will need to cancel for 6/12 at 10:25am.

I'd love to coordinate with you if you still have it!!

 

[yulilin3]

What age did he stop wanting to see them?

That was his last year of taking pics with characters so around age 13

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

That was his last year of taking pics with characters so around age 13

Funny... My first Disney trip ever I was 14 -- had wanted desperately to visit ever since I knew it existed!!! And even with that, I refused character pics. I was WAY TOO MATURE FOR THAT.

Meanwhile now, some of my favorites trip pics are all of us together with Donald or Beast or Vader!!

 

[lovethattink]

That was his last year of taking pics with characters so around age 13

Aww, that's to bad. My oldest doesn't like his picture taken period. We have so few pictures of him since he hit his teens.

 

[yulilin3]

Aww, that's to bad. My oldest doesn't like his picture taken period. We have so few pictures of him since he hit his teens.

same here

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Heres hoping that BB-8 is there to meet and greet. Or at the very least have him in the parade

I am thinking they wouldn't wanna scratch up BB-8 in the parade, but bringing him out on stage would be awesome! Have you seen that they are going to try and have a remote controlled via phone app toy come out in the future, I gotta have one!

 

[The Sunrise Student]

same here

Your son doesn't like his picture taken, but he looks so good in his band pictures!

 

[yulilin3]

I am thinking they wouldn't wanna scratch up BB-8 in the parade, but bringing him out on stage would be awesome! Have you seen that they are going to try and have a remote controlled via phone app toy come out in the future, I gotta have one!

which surface is scratchier? Jakku or the streets of fake Hollywood? I just want to see him in person

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Well I am back in the office, and already out here trying to catch up.... which means I needed a DISboard break, I am getting slammed since I walked in. But hey I have to look on the bright side, 3 weeks from today I am checking into AKL My magic bands were waiting for me when I got home from SWC... woot woot!

 

[yulilin3]

Your son doesn't like his picture taken, but he looks so good in his band pictures!

yeah, he has no problem when it's a photoshoot for the band I should use that next time I want to take a picture with him, thanks Sunshine I won 't tell him it was you so he doesn't get angry at you

 

[Phelpsie70]

I originally didn't book the breakfast because we did it last year and my son didn't really eat much. With the addition of waffles and a light saber it would be worth it and of course now we can't get in. Oh well, guess I will be stalking the cancellation board for May 24th.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

which surface is scratchier? Jakku or the streets of fake Hollywood? I just want to see him in person

I was thinking more that it would be bad to have him roll down the street during the parade, but he could so totally do the stage and maybe get in on the droid rotation for pictures if they wanted. During SWC they had him on the stage, and then behind glass/ropes for display. They didn't let us get near him.

PS any pictures you see of someone beside a BB-8 from SWC was be cause the R2 builders group actually built their own BB-8

 

[yulilin3]

Finally we have a JTA schedule for SWW, here are the times. I will also update the first post:

• 8:45 AM
• 9:20 AM
• 10:05 AM
• 10:35 AM
• 12:00 PM
• 12:30 PM
• 1:00 PM
• 1:30 PM
• 2:00 PM
• 2:30 PM
• 3:00 PM
• 3:30 PM
• 4:00 PM
• 4:30 PM
• 5:00 PM
• 5:30 PM
• 6:30 PM
• 7:00 PM
• 7:30 PM
• Remember that you and your child/children will need to be at the dressing area (ABC Sound Studios) 30 minutes before the show. Plan your ideal spot accordingly, take into account any ADR, packages, parade time that you might have. In total plan an hour for the entire JTA experience

 

[MakiraMarlena]

if you're going straigt to DHS from MK 24 hour, walk over to the Contemporary and catch the bus from there if they don't have park to park running. If you want to get to DHS before they start running anything to DHS, then you can grab a cab from the Contemporary or TTC. Might be better off at the Contemporary because if there isn't one around they can call one for you.

 

[momofallsons]

I'd love to coordinate with you if you still have it!!

Great, replied to your PM! Would love to get it to a fellow DIS'er!

 

[kpd6901]

Finally we have a JTA schedule for SWW, here are the times. I will also update the first post:

• 8:45 AM
• 9:20 AM
• 10:05 AM
• 10:35 AM
• 12:00 PM
• 12:30 PM
• 1:00 PM
• 1:30 PM
• 2:00 PM
• 2:30 PM
• 3:00 PM
• 3:30 PM
• 4:00 PM
• 4:30 PM
• 5:00 PM
• 5:30 PM
• 6:30 PM
• 7:00 PM
• 7:30 PM
• Remember that you and your child/children will need to be at the dressing area (ABC Sound Studios) 30 minutes before the show. Plan your ideal spot accordingly, take into account any ADR, packages, parade time that you might have. In total plan an hour for the entire JTA experience

still an hour-long experience for a Thursday? or is it more like 45 for non-sww crowds?

 

[kalliyan1]

Galactic Breakfast available NOW for 5/16 @ 9:30am 2 ppl
Also 5/16 9:30am for 6 ppl

 

[ConnieB]

Ya'll have seen the teaser where at the end we see Chewie and Han.....right? We drove home from California's Celebration Anaheim back to Phoenix and as we finally pulled into our driveway I said "Girls....we're home". They burst into laughter and glee.

So...how many times have you watched that teaser? Anyone NOT getting teary at the end yet? I think I'm watching it lately just so that I can see Harrison Ford say those words and feel like he's looking right at me when he declares it home. Yeah....38 year crush.