Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[soniam]

If anyone is into Legos, they are doing a special thing for May the Fourth Be with You May 2-4. It's at the stores and online.

 

[Laura C]

The VIP is supposed to give you guaranteed seats to all the shows that day. I would call the VIP services just be sure but they said they would escort you to reserved seating for the first 2 shows and give you fps for the rest

Have they changed then because I think it was originally escorted in for first 2 shows then given a fp for 3rd but you had to use your own fp for shows 4 and 5 (if applicable), I'm still hoping for a private viewing of SW VII to make up for the price!

 

[ArielRae]

@soniam it "tags" them to alert them to a post in a Thread. I've added tags to the Weekend I Garrison Guinea Pigs and when I post it prior to SWW I, everyone will be alerted to my post. Not that I'm counting, but I added 72 tags /@/.

How does it look on your screen when you have been tagged by someone? Does it show up in your alerts? Where do you see that you have a message you have been tagged in and need to take a look at?

 

[jennab113]

@ArielRae it should show in your alerts as "so and So tagged you in a post."

 

[pookadoo77]

@ArielRae I dont know either but maybe tagging you will let you see

 

[ConnieB]

glad you got it



did you just screenshoot the itinerary page? I screen shot that page then clicked details for each and screen shot them, lol... SO paranoid with MDE, it dropped my whole ressie shortly after I booked it so I DO NOT trust it. Will these screenshots be enough to call MDE internet help and they can add them on again for you? THANKS!!!

Just an FYI on screenshots/printouts, etc. While it sounds logical that if you can show proof that you had a certain FP and it just poof disappears......it hasn't worked for people in the past. Back when the system had more glitch than working days, people would have their Anna & Elsa and Mine Train (among others) disappear....they'd call to get it fixed and offer to send the proof, but I never once heard of anyone getting it fixed if there was not current availability. So...you stalk the website at 1 minute before your 60 days starts losing sleep and you get that coveted A&E and 7DMT FP.....it disappears weeks later and there is no availability and you find that "sorry" is the best you get. Most people were able to get other non-popular things back, but not the popular ones.....including parades, fireworks, etc.

Here's hoping that this was not a glitch, or if it was they are kind enough to leave them alone.....while it may not fix it, I'll definitely be tying up their phone lines and CMs complaining, lol. Perhaps just the fear of these Sith loving complainers will make them think twice about taking away our FP.

 

[delmar411]

So happy to have all 5 weekends of FP setup! Whew! I did have to go in amd completely redo a couple days with them moving all the shows to tier 2 since it wouldnt give me any tier 1 options to switch to. But it is all setup much better now.

 

[yulilin3]

@Candleshoe
Here's the list of shows and the people that will be in them by weekend. I was typing from my phone last night and couldn't pull up the guest list until now:
I
Rebels: James A Taylor and Tiya Sircar
SotS: James A Taylor Ian McDiarmid and Amy Allen

II
Rebels James A Taylor and Vanessa Marshall
SotS: James A Taylor, Wariwick Davis and Silas Carson

III
Rebels James A Taylor and Steve Blum
SotS: James A Taylor, Warwick Davis and Daniel Logan

IV
Rebels: James A Taylor and Ashley Eckstein
SotS: James A Taylor, Ray Park and Jeremy Bulloch

V
Rebels: James A Taylor and Taylor Gray
SotS: James A Taylor, Ray Park and Peter Mayhew

Obviously Obi Wan and Beyond is only JAT, Visit to the Maul: Ray Park and Ewok's Tale: Warwick Davis
Hope this helps

 

[yulilin3]

Update on the Her Universe lightsaber skirt. Someone asked on her fb page if she would have them at SWW and she said yes

 

[frisbeego]

I had a long day at a conference yesterday, so I couldn't keep up here. I finally log on in the middle of the night. I had to open all of the new pages simultaneously so I could read them during the DIS's nightly planned maintenance. Thanks everyone for all the info.

I snagged the Frank Oz FP+ for Weekend V because that seems to be the one most likely to be unavailable first. What's your opinion on whether a SW-enthusiastic 6 year old boy would enjoy this show? I'm already planning Behind the Force and Visit to the Maul for the same day. I think 3 shows in one hot day might be expecting a lot out of an active 6 yo. But, if this is a rare, golden opportunity, I'd hate for him to miss it. (He insists on visiting the other parks, so at this time, going to SWW on more than one day isn't an option.)

 

[yulilin3]

I had a long day at a conference yesterday, so I couldn't keep up here. I finally log on in the middle of the night. I had to open all of the new pages simultaneously so I could read them during the DIS's nightly planned maintenance. Thanks everyone for all the info.

I snagged the Frank Oz FP+ for Weekend V because that seems to be the one most likely to be unavailable first. What's your opinion on whether a SW-enthusiastic 6 year old boy would enjoy this show? I'm already planning Behind the Force and Visit to the Maul for the same day. I think 3 shows in one hot day might be expecting a lot out of an active 6 yo. But, if this is a rare, golden opportunity, I'd hate for him to miss it. (He insists on visiting the other parks, so at this time, going to SWW on more than one day isn't an option.)

the bolded says it all.
It might get a bit boring for a 6 year old at times but he is bound to talk about his other work other than Yoda. So there will be a lot of interesting conversations about Muppets and Sesame Street. You cannot pass up an opportunity to see and hear the guy that voiced Yoda, Grover, Cookie Monster, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Bert, Sam Eagle, and I could go on and on...JAT does a wonderful job at keeping all the shows entertaining and fresh.
To me Frank Oz is a living legend

 

[ArielRae]

@ArielRae I dont know either but maybe tagging you will let you see

I see now it says under the alerts you are tagged in a post while the other alerts say "so in so" has replied to this thread.

 

[yulilin3]

Just a thought and a tip. Since the SW shows are going to be at Theater of the Stars, for all of you that are doing multiple shows and might want to cool down in between them you can go inside the ToT gift shop, and head toward the back where the ride people come out of. There are cement alcoves where you can sit and enjoy the A/C, I like it cause it's dark and cold. It's not quite though everyone coming off of ToT are screaming and yelling, adrenaline pumping from it but it's a great place to cool down. If buy food/drinks/snacks you can take it in there as well.

 

[slaveone]

Just a thought and a tip. Since the SW shows are going to be at Theater of the Stars, for all of you that are doing multiple shows and might want to cool down in between them you can go inside the ToT gift shop, and head toward the back where the ride people come out of. There are cement alcoves where you can sit and enjoy the A/C, I like it cause it's dark and cold. It's not quite though everyone coming off of ToT are screaming and yelling, adrenaline pumping from it but it's a great place to cool down. If buy food/drinks/snacks you can take it in there as well.

Curses my secret spot is revealed.

 

[yulilin3]

Curses my secret spot is revealed.

sorry It's a great spot isn't it.

 

[slaveone]

sorry It's a great spot isn't it.

It really is.

 

[wdwalice]

Hi! Perhaps it's all the SW talk & planning or the fact that I watched Empire last night but I'm thinking of getting the American Tourister R2D2 luggage. Does anyone here own it to give an honest review? Thanks!

 

[Mommy2TwoMickeys]

Does anyone know why the storm trooper tank that was posted on Her Universe's Instagram about a month or two ago isn't available on the website? I was definitely going to buy it but now I guess I'll get a different one

 

[yulilin3]

Does anyone know why the storm trooper tank that was posted on Her Universe's Instagram about a month or two ago isn't available on the website? I was definitely going to buy it but now I guess I'll get a different one View attachment 90658

You can post this same picture and ask on HU fb page. Maybe you'll get an answer there

 

[Tltorrez]

I see that all the shows on Days 1 and 2 are sold out. But Rebels is still listed as Tier 1. Apparently Obi Wan is Tier one in week 3.

http://www.kennythepirate.com/2015/...shows-including-a-conversation-with-frank-oz/

I still think these are the mistakes and everything else is as they want it to be. Not sure why but I'm assuming it has to do with more general crowd distribution.

Also, before the change, I had FPs that I never actually planned to use. I assume I'm not the only one. Now, I suspect the selections better represent what we actually plan to attend. Just a thought.