Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[inkedupmomma]

shoot, I knew I had it wrong. Yes we do have the package on the same day...see what happens when I don't have a good memory. I hope that the very nice lady I met logs in and sets me straight
The dress is from Her Universe, she bought it last year

She must have been highly intelligent, stunningly beautiful and all around amazing if you confused her for me Can't wait to meet you @yulilin3 !

 

[inkedupmomma]

Weird question (or not, since its the disboards) but will anyone be at Ohana on May 22 around 7 pm? We are celebrating Dh's 35th birthday, and I had a star wars cake made for him! Would love for some SW loving Disers to stop by and say hi! Have some cake and wish a happy birthday

 

[yulilin3]

Do either of the restaurant pictures work with Memory Maker??

For the photo with Vader/Fett and Jedi Mickey they have aphotopass photographer. The characters going to your table don't

 

[yulilin3]

Weird question (or not, since its the disboards) but will anyone be at Ohana on May 22 around 7 pm? We are celebrating Dh's 35th birthday, and I had a star wars cake made for him! Would love for some SW loving Disers to stop by and say hi! Have some cake and wish a happy birthday

that's nice, happy birthday to him! I won't be around that early in the evening but we're planning on going to MK later at night

 

[inkedupmomma]

that's nice, happy birthday to him! I won't be around that early in the evening but we're planning on going to MK later at night

we will be going to MK after dinner for the 24 hour party as well!

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Memory maker only is for Jedi Mickey who is right in front of Hollywood and Vine when you walk in.

The characters will consistently make their rounds to the tables and take as many photos and pose how you want. They are EXTREMELY interactive, and make the most of the time you have there.

I just think the food options can be better if we're paying all that money how about a bit more in terms of quality for the offerings served.

I LOVED the desert bar however! The Star Wars treats really made it special.

 

[cvjpirate]

FYI, I was able to get The Rebel Hangar page to load this morning, not seeing any times for my day.

 

[mamadragona]

Another one here for May 22 MK. Not at Ohana though. Sorry!

This was yesterday, so one less ring today:

 

[yulilin3]

Memory maker only is for Jedi Mickey who is right in front of Hollywood and Vine when you walk in.

The characters will consistently make their rounds to the tables and take as many photos and pose how you want. They are EXTREMELY interactive, and make the most of the time you have there.

I just think the food options can be better if we're paying all that money how about a bit more in terms of quality for the offerings served.

I LOVED the desert bar however! The Star Wars treats really made it special.

The character interaction was great, I kept looking all around and every character was being playful with everyone, especially the kids.
My favorite food items were: Stormtrooper shrimp (even though you had to peel them) Kit Fisto's mussles, Leia's sweet and sour pork and the Tusken Raiders thai beef salad (spicy). My daughter's favorite was the bratwurst
the lobster and shrimp mac and cheese was too cheesy for us, but then again, we don't eat a lof of cheese in my house.
All the desserts were amazing, some too sweet for us. Biggest let down was the Blue Ice Cream, the blueberry flavor was way to strong for us

 

[kpd6901]

Memory maker only is for Jedi Mickey who is right in front of Hollywood and Vine when you walk in.

The characters will consistently make their rounds to the tables and take as many photos and pose how you want. They are EXTREMELY interactive, and make the most of the time you have there.

I just think the food options can be better if we're paying all that money how about a bit more in terms of quality for the offerings served.

I LOVED the desert bar however! The Star Wars treats really made it special.

I'm sorry for the confusion...I had seen/heard that the roaming characters at both meals are NOT with photopass photographers, so that would be up to us individually. My main question was for both the Vader/Fett pic and the Jedi Mickey pic. There are photopass photographers there, yes...but do they also work for Memory Maker pre-paid program? I ask this, because I thought I read somewhere that Memory Maker only provides photos from some attractions/experiences, but not all....meaning that some pics you would still need to pay for. Is that correct?

 

[frisbeego]

The CM we were chatting with at backlot yesterday said they have seen the decorations and thought it looked amazing. So maybe they have done some dress rehersals in the nighttime and early AM?

I am going in with an open mind for friday amd if it is not going to work for us then I will cancel all our other ADRs for it.

I'm with you on the open mind. I trust Disney, and I want the Darth Maul hummus regardless of the staging.

But, I am curious: what if people are lingering from lunch? Will they boot them out?

 

[yulilin3]

FYI, I was able to get The Rebel Hangar page to load this morning, not seeing any times for my day.

Rebel Lounge now open from May 15 thru June 14 everyday

 

[kpd6901]

New picture options on Street of America, the cheapest package is $30 a lot of options

I will assume, however that these are NOT included in pre-paid memory maker package, though, correct??

 

[yulilin3]

I will assume, however that these are NOT included in pre-paid memory maker package, though, correct??

no, these are not

 

[AngiTN]

I'm sorry for the confusion...I had seen/heard that the roaming characters at both meals are NOT with photopass photographers, so that would be up to us individually. My main question was for both the Vader/Fett pic and the Jedi Mickey pic. There are photopass photographers there, yes...but do they also work for Memory Maker pre-paid program? I ask this, because I thought I read somewhere that Memory Maker only provides photos from some attractions/experiences, but not all....meaning that some pics you would still need to pay for. Is that correct?

I think you are confusing things some. Memory Maker is the name of the program that Photopass Photos are uploaded to.
Memory Maker = product, Photopass = the photography system used at Disney.
Any photo taken by a Photopass Photographer with their camera is uploaded to Memory Maker. Any and all, throughout your entire trip. There are no photographer paid by Disney out in the parks that are not Photopass photographers. If you buy MM, you get all photos and pay for none. If you don't buy MM you can purchase individual photos of your choosing.
There are no meals at Disney, SWW or otherwise, where PP photographer are out in the restaurant with the characters. Those photos are always up to the individual guest.

 

[yulilin3]

I'm sorry for the confusion...I had seen/heard that the roaming characters at both meals are NOT with photopass photographers, so that would be up to us individually. My main question was for both the Vader/Fett pic and the Jedi Mickey pic. There are photopass photographers there, yes...but do they also work for Memory Maker pre-paid program? I ask this, because I thought I read somewhere that Memory Maker only provides photos from some attractions/experiences, but not all....meaning that some pics you would still need to pay for. Is that correct?

I'm not sure cause I've never done Memory Maker but I think @lovethattink said it was included

 

[yulilin3]

I added my daughters intolerance to gluten and dairy to our DPP on Saturday. The person on the phone said just to remind them when we are check in in in the morning so they will have something for her.
Yesterday she had 1 spoonful of the mac and cheese lobster and one mini Vader cupcake and had her regular stomachache afterwards, she said it was worth it though
Might as well have them have some better options for her Saturday. I'll make sure to report back on that

 

[kpd6901]

Rebel Lounge now open from May 15 thru June 14 everyday

Just booked online a 5:15 for Thurs. June 11

 

[dawn8179]

I'm so thankful for this thread. There was no way we could fit in the Rebel Hangar on Sat June 5. So happy when I saw it was during the week. My family is now booked for June 8, and I have a happy family.

 

[kpd6901]

I think you are confusing things some. Memory Maker is the name of the program that Photopass Photos are uploaded to.
Memory Maker = product, Photopass = the photography system used at Disney.
Any photo taken by a Photopass Photographer with their camera is uploaded to Memory Maker. Any and all, throughout your entire trip. There are no photographer paid by Disney out in the parks that are not Photopass photographers. If you buy MM, you get all photos and pay for none. If you don't buy MM you can purchase individual photos of your choosing.
There are no meals at Disney, SWW or otherwise, where PP photographer are out in the restaurant with the characters. Those photos are always up to the individual guest.

Thank you! This is what I was hoping, but now that I think about it, it was my TA who put together the info pack for us and listed the Participating Restaurants for MM...that made me think that not all Photopass pics were included in the MM package and leaving us to purchase some if we wanted them from non-participating restaurants....but now I guess that my TA was simply trying to highlight that there were particular places that had picture-taking. So, anyway, thanks so much for the clarification.