Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[Teamanderson]

Off topic but are the little einsteins still at HS?

 

[yulilin3]

Awesome pictures!! We will definetly head over there for fireworks! Do you exit the park to get to this location? We plan on doing fantastic afterwards.

no. It's on Echo Lake right across from 50s Prime Time. From there to Fantasmic! is about a 5 minute walk down Sunset Blvd. Really easy to get to

 

[yulilin3]

Off topic but are the little einsteins still at HS?

no they're not

 

[Teamanderson]

no they're not

Bummer. I guess Doc and Sophia took their place.

 

[Teamanderson]

no. It's on Echo Lake right across from 50s Prime Time. From there to Fantasmic! is about a 5 minute walk down Sunset Blvd. Really easy to get to

Perfect!! Thank you!

 

[luvallprincesses]

Do you only have an AP Voucher? If so, you need to stop by a Guest Relations window to fully activate your AP. You have to show your ID prior to full activation of your AP.

Check your MDE after your activation because you'll be able to customize a new MB.

Will the AP magic bands be linked to the APs automatically? Since we already have 2 sets I was thinking about saving this set to gift to someone staying off site on a future stay so they don't have to buy any. Can they be left without names on them?

 

[Teamanderson]

no. It's on Echo Lake right across from 50s Prime Time. From there to Fantasmic! is about a 5 minute walk down Sunset Blvd. Really easy to get to

Is it pretty crowded at Echo Lake or do most people try to squeeze in on Street? Do we need to be there early?

 

[RedM94]

No. Sadly I have seen NOTHING. I was desperate to get the give away pins and missed all of them. I have never seen anything to buy, no poster in Tomorrowland. Nothing. Its like marketing blanked. I did get a retro collectible original 1960s style Disneyland Tomorrowland ticket at the movie premiere, cool! But no nothing..I ask and look every time.
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We looked again on Monday. my DH ordered me a great pin that looks just like the movie online so I could wear it with my 1960s retro beehive outfit to the premiere last week. Now I wear it whenever I go to MK or HS. I'll be the chick at SWW sporting my sci fi brand. Btw I heard you can buy the shirts and pins at HotTopic. Thanks a lot Disney! Missed opportunity. Let's all go shop at the mall...?

I'll check again this week but nothing was there for the premiere memorial day weekend, they are late to the party...

I should say, I didn't look at the phone covers specifically last week but we did ask a CM and he has had a lot of people looking for Tomorrowland stuff and had nothing, so I doubt it was there. But I'll look on Sat.

@TwinPrincessMermaids

Thank you for your reply. I looked all over MK tonight and did not see any. @Schmoofy posted a picture of an iPhone case on Twitter several weeks ago. I just tweeted him to see where he saw them. Hope to see you this weekend.

 

[slaveone]

Will the AP magic bands be linked to the APs automatically? Since we already have 2 sets I was thinking about saving this set to gift to someone staying off site on a future stay so they don't have to buy any. Can they be left without names on them?

They are auto linked.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Will the AP magic bands be linked to the APs automatically? Since we already have 2 sets I was thinking about saving this set to gift to someone staying off site on a future stay so they don't have to buy any. Can they be left without names on them?

I asked this recently (we have a friend with no magic bands and I wanted to let her have one from our next set) - you cannot (from what I was told here on the Dis and it makes sense) deactivate MB from your account and give them to someone else. I don't have any personal experience but as I said I asked recently and those that replied seemed to know what they are talking about.

 

[Itinkso]

Will the AP magic bands be linked to the APs automatically? Since we already have 2 sets I was thinking about saving this set to gift to someone staying off site on a future stay so they don't have to buy any. Can they be left without names on them?

The AP MagicBands will be located in your MDE which means they are linked to your account and the specific AP holders in your account. You won't be able to gift them because the recipients will be linked to your AP.

 

[luvallprincesses]

What the What???? I will call as I promised the kids they could put the Magical Express tags on their suitcase for Mickey to pick up and "magically" place in our rooms before we get to them since we will check-in at the Poly and head straight to MK on June 11. I did receive the luggage tags that came with the booklet about our trip, just haven't seen the Magical Express tags.

My travel agent (my mom!) had to call this week as ours for weekend V had also not arrived. Hopefully they're on their way now, we fly 2 weeks from today.

 

[RedM94]

This is another one of those "don't kill the messenger"

I've been told by inside sources (you guys know I will not divulge them so you can take it as rumor until confirmed) that this will be the last year for Disney/SW characters to meet and greet. They might stay for the Jedi Mickey dinner next year but this will be the last year for Jedi Mickey, Minnie Organa, Stormtrooper Donald, Darth Goofy and Chipwoks to meet and greet guests outside the dinner.
Apparently Lucas doesn't want to cross breed the brands.
I guess at this point it's a wait and see until next year. I hope it's not true or they change their minds because it's a great way to use both brands but after the cancelling of Hyperspace Hoopla, the lack of Disney/Star Wars characters in the finale show it seems like the next step to take.

@yulilin3

Why is it that I think I smell something. I know what it is, I smell a hard ticketed event.

 

[slaveone]

@yulilin3

Why is it that I think I smell something. I know what it is, I smell a hard ticketed event.

Honestly I was expecting a hard ticketed event this year.

 

[RedM94]

Disney Store.com has some customizable Tomorrowland (the movie) stuff, including phone cases. Here's a link to a some. I am assuming you are talking about the movie.

http://www.disneystore.com/disney/store/DSIPageDisplayView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&N=36513+109&URL=http://www.zazzle.com/disneyiframe/iframe_characters?dp=252505187618583290&cg=196201022289609018&basePageZone=DisneyZazzlePageZone&productId=7d614a159d18ed0008e478ba4c6cf2a9

@soniam

Thank you for the link. I will bookmark it in case I can't find what I want this weekend.

 

[Itinkso]

@yulilin3

Why is it that I think I smell something. I know what it is, I smell a hard ticketed event.

When I read yulilin's post, my first thought was the integrity of the future Star Wars Land. The SW Land has to be specific to SW - not Disney SW brand but specifically SW, the original.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

When I read yulilin's post, my first thought was the integrity of the future Star Wars Land. The SW Land has to be specific to SW - not Disney SW brand but specifically SW, the original.

Naw. Plenty of Mickey character stuff at EP which is a separate theme. Integrity smegrity. Better tell the fans not to wear those funny shirts, oh wait they SELL them, you know the one where Vader is riding Dumbo.....?!!

 

[Itinkso]

Naw. Plenty of Mickey character stuff at EP which is a separate theme. Integrity smegrity. Better tell the fans not to wear those funny shirts, oh wait they SELL them, you know the one where Vader is riding Dumbo.....?!!

I'm sure those shirts will no longer be for sale.

In DCA, Carsland is strictly "Cars." No Disney Fab 5 characters roaming at all in that area. Cross-branding is not happening there and is moving forward to DHS.

 

[RedM94]

Our shirts for tomorrow. Not real happy with how they turned out. If you see us, say hello.

 

[momofallsons]

I don't think for Daniel you need to be there earlier than 5am. And he is really awesome to meet. A complete flirt And he shares a birthday with my son June 6th

Hey, that's my birthday too!!