Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[letsgoreds]

Following, for hoping to attend SWW 2016.

If anyone is near the Seattle area, EMP (Experience Music Project) is the first museum to showcase a new Star Wars costume exhibit (Lucasfilm + Smithsonian) at the end of the month, kicking it off with an all ages SW costume party on Jan 30th. The exhibit runs through October and then off to the next of 10 cities.

http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/upcoming-exhibits/star-wars™-and-the-power-of-costume.aspx

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Originally I wasn't planning on SWW this year as we are going to Disneyland for the Star Wars Half Marathon but last night my husband had us book for the first weekend. Guess I better start planning!

 

[nallepuh]

I have read every post in this thread and last year's thread but haven't posted anything myself, until now. We (me, my DH and DS who is six years old and a huge SW fan) just booked our flights yesterday and will be going from Stockholm, Sweden, to WDW for the first weekend of SWW. We will be staying at AoA, in a Mermaid room, from May 12 - 16 and try to squeeze in as many parks as possible on the 13th and 14th and then spend the 15th in DHS enjoying SWW.
Last time I was at WDW was 2001 so I'm super excited about going back (even though I've been to DL and DLP a few times the past years). When we first started planning for this it was mostly because our DS is such a huge SW fan, but now when I have (finally) seen all six movies I'm actually almost as excited about SWW as my son, maybe even more!
We have the Galactic breakfast reserved for the 13th and plan to also do JTA that day so we don't have to worry about that during SWW. DS doesn't know yet that he will get to eat breakfast with Darth Vader so that will be a wonderful surprise when we get there! Then we have Jedi Mickey dinner reservations at Hollywood and Vine for Friday evening, which will also be a surprise for him.
Don't have a lot of questions (yet) since I have read so many helpful things in this thread already, but I'm sure I'll come up with questions when we get closer to the trip. For now I just wanted to say hi to the group.

 

[Beezle2]

That's so sweet of you!

Unfortunately we're there June 5-15.

I'll keep trying, I'm guessing there's a date when people forfit money if they don't cancel so that's a good date to try back. I'm also going to call tonight.

Oh and.... MY TIME OFF GOT APPROVED TODAY!



I'll go on over to the roll call thread now

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How many will you need reservations for? We are there during that time and may need to reduce the number in our party. I have reservations for 6 for bfast on 6/12 and dinner on 6/14. We won't know though until much closer to the date.

 

[yulilin3]

I have read every post in this thread and last year's thread but haven't posted anything myself, until now. We (me, my DH and DS who is six years old and a huge SW fan) just booked our flights yesterday and will be going from Stockholm, Sweden, to WDW for the first weekend of SWW. We will be staying at AoA, in a Mermaid room, from May 12 - 16 and try to squeeze in as many parks as possible on the 13th and 14th and then spend the 15th in DHS enjoying SWW.
Last time I was at WDW was 2001 so I'm super excited about going back (even though I've been to DL and DLP a few times the past years). When we first started planning for this it was mostly because our DS is such a huge SW fan, but now when I have (finally) seen all six movies I'm actually almost as excited about SWW as my son, maybe even more!
We have the Galactic breakfast reserved for the 13th and plan to also do JTA that day so we don't have to worry about that during SWW. DS doesn't know yet that he will get to eat breakfast with Darth Vader so that will be a wonderful surprise when we get there! Then we have Jedi Mickey dinner reservations at Hollywood and Vine for Friday evening, which will also be a surprise for him.
Don't have a lot of questions (yet) since I have read so many helpful things in this thread already, but I'm sure I'll come up with questions when we get closer to the trip. For now I just wanted to say hi to the group.

to the thread. You win the award as the poster further away from Orlando
It sounds like you have a good plan so far, make sure to ask anything even if it seems small or silly.

 

[yulilin3]

feeling nostalgic? in need of a good laugh? and you are NOT a Star Wars purist...watch this...I miss Hoopla so much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KX3ZQa_INI

 

[The Sunrise Student]

oh and.... My time off got approved today!

this is awesome news!!!

 

[yulilin3]

It is funny that I just mentioned Hero and Stunt Stormtroopers in my story and the 501st Southern California Garrison posted this on the FB just a little bit ago.

Can anyone tell me what the difference are?!

I'll give people time to answer and post the differences after a while.

Ok, let me see:
The eyes
The Nose
The mouth/cheek design
not sure about the fourth one

 

[ConnieB]

Following, for hoping to attend SWW 2016.

If anyone is near the Seattle area, EMP (Experience Music Project) is the first museum to showcase a new Star Wars costume exhibit (Lucasfilm + Smithsonian) at the end of the month, kicking it off with an all ages SW costume party on Jan 30th. The exhibit runs through October and then off to the next of 10 cities.

http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/upcoming-exhibits/star-wars™-and-the-power-of-costume.aspx

Is there somewhere to see what the other cities are?

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Thanks so much for sharing. That is awesome that you are living you dream. We love the 501st. My husband and youngest son love stopping and talking to people about costuming. My son collects their cards, but wants to know all there is to know about their story. Years ago at Celebration we signed him up for the Galactic Academy (not affiliated with the 501st). He can't wait until he is old enough to start costuming and join the 501st. That and volunteer at Give Kids the World are on his bucket list of things to do as soon as he is old enough.

His Galactic Academy profile http://galactic-academy.com/showmember-imperials.php?memberid=0488&company=Firebrands

My husband would love to get into the 501st. He has several costumes and wears them as a guest to SWW.

Years ago, he bought some kind of stormtrooper thing. Big box filled with white pieces. More boxes bought of straps and more boxes of other stuff. He'd love to figure it out one day. I know he needs help because this is getting no where on his own. I have no idea what type of stormtrooper it is.


I look forward to seeing you march. Assuming there isn't any construction going on at the Backlot Express, that is usually where we watch the parade since ds can't be outside long. We sit at a table indoors until the Rebel Legion and 501st march by. Then we pop outside and cheer them on.

That is awesome about your son being a member of the Glactic Accademy. We have alot of Galactic Academy Kids that troop with us, they are great... most of them are children of 501st people but still fun stuff!

Have your husband contact me, message me. I have the feeling he bought something similar to the base kits we have to use then we alter them to fit us. I can help point him in the right direction if that is the case.

In addition I am about to start posting pictures of my progress with all my costumes now that the holidays are over and I am going to start working on them again.

Keep check out this page (it's public so no need to even have a FB account, and if he does or you do all you need to do is follow and you'll get updates automatically, there is no friending necessary!) https://www.facebook.com/EnyoCosplay

MARCHING at SWW 2015: We would love to say the stormtroopers will be ready to march but without even having the body armor pieces yet I can't say. We are also working on Imperial Officers in junction, so bare minimum we will march in those. Darth Revan was also allowed to march last year, so my BF might march in that costume as well, depending. Unfortunately Mara Jade is not allowed to march because of her relationship with Luke Skywalker later in the books, when she turns from bad to good. Disney doesn't want any one misconstruing that she is going to turn up in the new movies. Darth Revan is far enough removed from the characters in the movies that they allow him, as least did last year, we will not get a final list of who can and can't until less than 2 months from SWW.

 

[Candleshoe]

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How many will you need reservations for? We are there during that time and may need to reduce the number in our party. I have reservations for 6 for bfast on 6/12 and dinner on 6/14. We won't know though until much closer to the date.

We are a party of 8. However I could deal with only 6 of us getting in! Maybe all of us could wait and get pictures with Darth Vader and then 2 of us could go elsewhere.

No rush! I'm going to also continue to check periodically for 4-and-4 or 8.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Ok, let me see:
The eyes
The Nose
The mouth/cheek design
not sure about the fourth one

You are warm....

I'll give people more time, see if anyone else has come ideas then post the answers.

 

[msmama]

Ok, let me see:
The eyes
The Nose
The mouth/cheek design
not sure about the fourth one

One looks taller and skinnier and the other looks shorter and fatter but that could just be the actual size of the person in the costume.

Otherwise, I got the same as above.

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

We are a party of 8. However I could deal with only 6 of us getting in! Maybe all of us could wait and get pictures with Darth Vader and then 2 of us could go elsewhere.

No rush! I'm going to also continue to check periodically for 4-and-4 or 8.

If they did the same as last year they checked the number of the party before the Vader pic and only the number of people on the reservation were allowed in and thus allowed a picture.

Keep trying though...Sometimes just like in the case of FP+ it won't be available one hour and available the next.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Hi Guys and Gals,

I have shared some of these before but I have seen some more people ask about places to get SW T-shirts.

*note I am not sure how many of these sites have kids shirts, these are sites the 501st folks pass around to each other.

Tee Fury has two featured t-shirts every day, but the also have an archive of shirts. http://www.teefury.com/

Tee Public they have already created as well as a way to create your own t-shirt https://www.teepublic.com/

Threadless https://www.threadless.com/

Woot even has their own site called Shirt.Woot with all kinds of stuff http://shirt.woot.com/

ShirtPunch https://www.shirtpunch.com/

Think Geek is not just a t-shirt site but an all types of fun stuff site http://www.thinkgeek.com/

WARNING all these sites can have some not so PC shirts because alot of them a created by artist from all over and self published. But that is how you get the fun joke SW shirts with other references mashed in.

One of my favorites is the one my boyfriend has of Indiana Jones finding Han Solo frozen in carbonite in one of his digs sites.

Take care, and have fun shopping... these sites have funny t-shirts from all different topics.

 

[rdesisto]

There is so much info in this thread that I'm pretty overwhelmed!

This is probably a stupid question, and I apologize....But the character dinner with Mickey, Donald, etc. dressed as SW characters, does that only happen on the weekends? Or does that take place on weekdays during the SW celebrations? Thanks for the help!

 

[Cluelyss]

There is so much info in this thread that I'm pretty overwhelmed! This is probably a stupid question, and I apologize....But the character dinner with Mickey, Donald, etc. dressed as SW characters, does that only happen on the weekends? Or does that take place on weekdays during the SW celebrations? Thanks for the help!

Weekdays as well, beginning May the 4th.

 

[Cluelyss]

For those of you looking, just saw a Galactic breakfast ADR available on 5/30 for at least 4.

 

[Cluelyss]

For those of you looking, just saw a Galactic breakfast ADR available on 5/30 for at least 4.

At 8:10

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

Hi Guys and Gals,

I have shared some of these before but I have seen some more people ask about places to get SW T-shirts.

*note I am not sure how many of these sites have kids shirts, these are sites the 501st folks pass around to each other.

Tee Fury has two featured t-shirts every day, but the also have an archive of shirts. http://www.teefury.com/

Tee Public they have already created as well as a way to create your own t-shirt https://www.teepublic.com/

Threadless https://www.threadless.com/

Woot even has their own site called Shirt.Woot with all kinds of stuff http://shirt.woot.com/

ShirtPunch https://www.shirtpunch.com/

Think Geek is not just a t-shirt site but an all types of fun stuff site http://www.thinkgeek.com/

WARNING all these sites can have some not so PC shirts because alot of them a created by artist from all over and self published. But that is how you get the fun joke SW shirts with other references mashed in.

One of my favorites is the one my boyfriend has of Indiana Jones finding Han Solo frozen in carbonite in one of his digs sites.

Take care, and have fun shopping... these sites have funny t-shirts from all different topics.

Just as an add to this there is also

Red Bubble:http://www.redbubble.com/

Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/

And because there are SOOO many sites like Tee Fury that only sell their shirts on a daily basis Day of the Shirt is a collection of all of them
https://dayoftheshirt.com/