Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

I just also remembered that at our DPP parade area and dessert party families were allowed to bring strollers inside the area...not sure about the PP. Anyone know?

 

[yulilin3]

What day of the week was this? Was this a weekday? Thanks!

yes, that was yesterday

 

[Nhebron]

Ugh!!! In true DISboard form, I must vent here... Broke my foot this weekend and leave for our trip in 9 days. My husband made fun of me to the ortho saying- "your athletes want to know how this affects their playing time but my wife just wants to know how it will affect her Disney trip." He put me in a walking boot for four weeks and told me I was free to walk on it once the pain & swelling subsides but there is no way I can do that at Disney so he said wheelchair/scooter bound I will be. Any advice from someone who has navigated SWW on a mobility device particularly on our DPP day? I assume I will be able to mostly transfer as long as I'm not swelling too bad. I bought compression socks yesterday to try to help. TIA

I just also remembered that at our DPP parade area and dessert party families were allowed to bring strollers inside the area...not sure about the PP. Anyone know?

if we could bring our stroller in, that would be amazing!

 

[drmartin1998]

Tip about rebel hanger:
During the weekends, you will see jawas, the tattooine band, and rebels charcters. During the week mon -thurs, you will see jawas, an tattooine band pilot fighter, chewbacca, and a stormtrooper. Yep, best rebel hanger meal ever tonight. Great food, and the atmosphere is great. Only place to get the xwing glow clip, too. So glad we didn't fight or stand in the crowds for a chewbacca picture as he came right to our table at rh. Edited to add this info was given to us about characters by a cast member who worked thisweekend and this evening there while we ate.

I just want to make sure: Sabine and Ezra will not be seen at RH during the week? I was considering moving my Sunday ADR to a weeknight but if the choice is basically between a chance at Chewie or the Rebel characters I may keep my Sunday. Priority meets for my DS9 and DS6 are Sabine, Ezra and Chewie in no particular order.

Has anyone seen Chopper available anywhere outside of the Padawan Mind Challenge?

 

[yulilin3]

thanks for reminding me, he asked me if I could post his other pictures, lucky duck

 

[yulilin3]

I just want to make sure: Sabine and Ezra will not be seen at RH during the week? I was considering moving my Sunday ADR to a weeknight but if the choice is basically between a chance at Chewie or the Rebel characters I may keep my Sunday. Priority meets for my DS9 and DS6 are Sabine, Ezra and Chewie in no particular order.

Has anyone seen Chopper available anywhere outside of the Padawan Mind Challenge?

during the parade for Chopper

 

[Itinkso]

I just want to make sure: Sabine and Ezra will not be seen at RH during the week? I was considering moving my Sunday ADR to a weeknight but if the choice is basically between a chance at Chewie or the Rebel characters I may keep my Sunday. Priority meets for my DS9 and DS6 are Sabine, Ezra and Chewie in no particular order.

Has anyone seen Chopper available anywhere outside of the Padawan Mind Challenge?

It's highly unlikely Sabine and Ezra will be there. It appears to be "fur" characters rotating through Mon-Thurs

 

[Nhebron]

We are getting really excited.

We fly out early on Friday and will hit up MK. Then it's SWW on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday we wil do the Chewie run, star tours, Sci-fi breakfast and HV. Any other SW characters on this day will just be a bonus. We bought a photo pass, so I would like to get some magic shots and get as many pics as I can.

Sunday we have the deluxe premium package. Somewhere between the two days, we will need to do the Disney Jr. Characters and show for DS.

 

[yulilin3]

I just want to make sure: Sabine and Ezra will not be seen at RH during the week? I was considering moving my Sunday ADR to a weeknight but if the choice is basically between a chance at Chewie or the Rebel characters I may keep my Sunday. Priority meets for my DS9 and DS6 are Sabine, Ezra and Chewie in no particular order.

Has anyone seen Chopper available anywhere outside of the Padawan Mind Challenge?

Also, they are showing Rebels the Ultimate guide at the ABC Sound Studio (old Sounds Dangerous) and inside are life sized figures of Sabine, Ezra and Chopper that you can take a pic with before or after the show

 

[Nhebron]

Also, they are showing Rebels the Ultimate guide at the ABC Sound Studio (old Sounds Dangerous) and inside are life sized figures of Sabine, Ezra and Chopper that you can take a pic with before or after the show

Oh...I want to do that too!

 

[bgg319]

I'm hedging my bet with RH ressies for a Monday and Sunday the last week. Kids have no idea we have RH or Galactic Breakfast scheduled.

Any updates on characterpalozza? Is it totally random with no trend now?

 

[yulilin3]

I'm hedging my bet with RH ressies for a Monday and Sunday the last week. Kids have no idea we have RH or Galactic Breakfast scheduled.

Any updates on characterpalozza? Is it totally random with no trend now?

A DISer I believe it was @cinder-ellah did characterpalooza on Saturday they opened the ToT gates at 6:15 pm. She met Pluto, Jasmine, Mulan, Rafiki, I forgot who else. She said it was not crowded at all
Not sure if it's been happening everyday though

 

[dawn8179]

The "goodie bag" we got was three photo cards ..... not classified as goodie to me.

The Tervis is the small "kids" sized cup, meant for kids I guess by design and $21.95. I don't like it as much as last year's but still got it for DS.

I'm loving the Tervis. To me it's not kid sized. I use that size for hot tea. I have the same size from the Disney Cruise.

 

[delmar411]

So what would you think of someone getting water for everyone, then getting a soda for two of us, maybe 3, popcorn for 2 and eating it later, then two bottles of water to go each that is my plan. And i forgot to ask @yulilin3 if they come by you to serve the food or do you go to them? And i wonder how much of each one person can get at a time *OINK OINK*

It was just DH and myself and we left the parade area with 3 boxes of popcorn, a dozen diet cokes (I brought a backpack specificially for this purpose) and likely drank about a gallon of water while waiting/watching the parade. Plus I ate 2 fruit bars, I think DH inhaled at least 5 mickey bars. LOL

We snacked on the popcorn all day as that is the only food either of us had until our RH meal. (We still brought home an entire box)

Plus from the dessert party I brought my oldest home 4 vader mini cupcakes for babysitting all day, mini rkt for the 3 younger kids and a bunch of those raspberry tart things for me. I brought tupperware to put it in. (An upgrade from last years to go boxes) I should have brought a gallon ziploc to put the rkt in though.

We took home way more than that last year but the desserts last year were more portable and less melty.

 

[jennab113]

Blister pack is Not out in the morning. I wish they were...getting them all would have been a lot easier!

I know! That's why I was asking - I'm trying to figure out a plan of attack for the characters I have left to meet and they're mostly afternoon characters - Luke, Leia, Mace Windu, Ahsoka, Ventress, Rex, and Cody. For the morning, I just have Vader and Amidala left. And Wicket, but he's harder to find.

 

[DanielWhitney]

I have a question. So me and my wife are going to together, just the two of us. I will plan on riding a good amount of things, and am trying to get my wife to ride stuff as well. I was planning on bringing a backpack to carry things in. If we both decide to ride different rides is there somewhere to put the bags or am I just out of luck.

 

[yulilin3]

I spy with my little eye @The Sunrise Student and Mr. Sunshine on minute 4:05 (the pair right in front of the officer in white, Sunshine is the red head closer to the screen, Mr. Sunshine to her right)

 

[soniam]

I have a question. So me and my wife are going to together, just the two of us. I will plan on riding a good amount of things, and am trying to get my wife to ride stuff as well. I was planning on bringing a backpack to carry things in. If we both decide to ride different rides is there somewhere to put the bags or am I just out of luck.

I believe there are lockers at the park entrances. However, we usually just take stuff on with us. There has always been somewhere to put it so far. I see people do this with large backpacks and cameras too. This only applies at WDW; Universal is different.

 

[yulilin3]

I know! That's why I was asking - I'm trying to figure out a plan of attack for the characters I have left to meet and they're mostly afternoon characters - Luke, Leia, Mace Windu, Ahsoka, Ventress, Rex, and Cody. For the morning, I just have Vader and Amidala left. And Wicket, but he's harder to find.

We met Cody and Rex together. They are the last meet at the blister pack of the night. I think we got in line around 7:30pm, they both came out together. This week we are in the hunt for Shaak Tii, Windu and Fisto

I have a question. So me and my wife are going to together, just the two of us. I will plan on riding a good amount of things, and am trying to get my wife to ride stuff as well. I was planning on bringing a backpack to carry things in. If we both decide to ride different rides is there somewhere to put the bags or am I just out of luck.

you can bring bags on all rides at WDW

 

[MakiraMarlena]

PP viewing area, you could bring the stroller into the area, but you could not park it in the children's seating area. Which meant you could not get your stroller up front unless you stood to the far left closer to the stage. They had stroller parking (for those who took the kids out) to the right hand side.