Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[LATJLP]

Last year they had FP for these shows: Stars of the Saga - Visit to the Maul - An Ewoks Tale - Obi Wan and Beyond - Behind the Force

Does anyone remember if they were only on Saturday/Sunday or did they do these on Fridays?


Oh, and I notice that the first page of this thread says it's likely to be in the American Idol theatre this year.....does anyone know the capacity of that theatre vs. the theatre used last year? Thanks.

 

[Itinkso]

My son is crossing his fingers that the Inquisitor or Agent Callus will be new villians to battle.

Inquisitor looks as scary as Maul. With JTA having had such strict guidelines by Lucasfilms, I wonder if Disney will change it up? Has anyone heard anything?

 

[yulilin3]

Last year they had FP for these shows: Stars of the Saga - Visit to the Maul - An Ewoks Tale - Obi Wan and Beyond - Behind the Force

Does anyone remember if they were only on Saturday/Sunday or did they do these on Fridays?


Oh, and I notice that the first page of this thread says it's likely to be in the American Idol theatre this year.....does anyone know the capacity of that theatre vs. the theatre used last year? Thanks.

the shows are done all 3 days and fp were offered for all 3 days
The capacity is about the same as Premiere Theater (just over 1000)

 

[lovethattink]

Last year they had FP for these shows: Stars of the Saga - Visit to the Maul - An Ewoks Tale - Obi Wan and Beyond - Behind the Force

Does anyone remember if they were only on Saturday/Sunday or did they do these on Fridays?


Oh, and I notice that the first page of this thread says it's likely to be in the American Idol theatre this year.....does anyone know the capacity of that theatre vs. the theatre used last year? Thanks.

All three days of sww.

If I remember correctly, someone posted in the FSF thread that there was a 100 seat difference with Idol having 100 less.

 

[lovethattink]

Inquisitor looks as scary as Maul. With JTA having had such strict guidelines by Lucasfilms, I wonder if Disney will change it up? Has anyone heard anything?

The Inquisitor is super creepy looking. But ds wants more Rebels presence. I wonder if Disney ever considered changing it up? Each time we pass by JTA on stage, ds mentions how cool it would be to see the Inquisitor there. Disney store carries the light saber now.

 

[LATJLP]

All three days of sww.

If I remember correctly, someone posted in the FSF thread that there was a 100 seat difference with Idol having 100 less.

Ugh...I was hoping it was larger......last year it was very difficult getting a seat without a FP or standing in line forever. And as I recall they were Tier 1 so you can't do anything big that day along with the shows.

 

[yulilin3]

just as additional information the Superstar Television Theater was the original home to the SWW shows, before they were moved to Premiere because of the opening of the AIE

 

[yulilin3]

Ugh...I was hoping it was larger......last year it was very difficult getting a seat without a FP or standing in line forever. And as I recall they were Tier 1 so you can't do anything big that day along with the shows.

You could always use fp for the SWW show and be there at rope drop and do the big rides, they have almost no waits until around 9am

 

[LATJLP]

You could always use fp for the SWW show and be there at rope drop and do the big rides, they have almost no waits until around 9am

My kids like to stand in that long line for autographs so we don't always get in by rope drop but I guess the lines will probably be a bit shorter as every one dashes towards SWW stuff.

I'm hoping that they at least repeat the shows more in a day than they did last year so that everyone has a fighting chance of getting to see them.

 

[yulilin3]

My kids like to stand in that long line for autographs so we don't always get in by rope drop but I guess the lines will probably be a bit shorter as every one dashes towards SWW stuff.

I'm hoping that they at least repeat the shows more in a day than they did last year so that everyone has a fighting chance of getting to see them.

you mean for celebrity autographs? They distribute all the wristbands/fp for that about 20 minutes before they even open the park at 7:30am
It's been the same setup for the shows for years now, the only one that has been done twice was Behind the Force

 

[LATJLP]

you mean for celebrity autographs? They distribute all the wristbands/fp for that about 20 minutes before they even open the park at 7:30am
It's been the same setup for the shows for years now, the only one that has been done twice was Behind the Force

Yes we get our bands before the park opens, but trying to get through the crowds means we've never made it into the park before the line for TSM is already an hour. Oh well, it is what it is.

I didn't realize that they had been doing the shows every year, I thought that was a new thing last year. It was our first year going with kids and our last time was a decade or so ago.

 

[yulilin3]

Yes we get our bands before the park opens, but trying to get through the crowds means we've never made it into the park before the line for TSM is already an hour. Oh well, it is what it is.

I didn't realize that they had been doing the shows every year, I thought that was a new thing last year. It was our first year going with kids and our last time was a decade or so ago.

they have been doing the shows every year, last year was the first time that fp was offered for them. Before you had to wait an hour at least for Stars of the Saga and Visit to the Maul to be able to get a seat, the other ones were easier to get into

 

[lovethattink]

Ugh...I was hoping it was larger......last year it was very difficult getting a seat without a FP or standing in line forever. And as I recall they were Tier 1 so you can't do anything big that day along with the shows.

Yes, they were Tier 1, so you have to choose between that or a different Tier 1.

For us, SWW took main priority. I don't think we rode a single attraction all 5 weekends. Though we did hang out a lot in One Man's Dream to cool down.

If you want Chewie, Darth Vader or the Ewoks' pictures and autographs, it's better to wait in line for them first thing. It's cooler in the morning and lines are shorter.

Do what's best for you and your family. Anyway you look at it, it's nearly impossible to do everything in a day. We were there 14 out of the 15 days last year and we didn't get to everything. Couldn't time it right for Jengo Fett, didn't have time for Cody, Rex, Ventress. I know we could have accomplished this if we didn't have to keep leaving the park to rest in the room everyday. DS kept overheating. So we just stuck to mornings and evenings, with a show in the afternoon.

6:30 am was a good time to arrive for the less popular autographs, a couple times we arrived just after park opening and got Rebels wristbands. Though I'd expect that not to be the case this year.

 

[IamTHERebelSpy86]

Subscribing/checking in. I'll be there the weekend of the 5-7th. So excited!

 

[msmama]

The best thing to do is not to sign him up for JTA if he doesn't want to fight Vader as the other options would be Darth Maul or possibly Ventress.

Also, don't mention the possibility of being in the parade because he may be very disappointed if he isn't chosen.

Yeah, as much as I think it'd be cool if he ever did JTA, I know that's not going to happen (at least I'm not one of those Mom's that tries to force it).

That's cool that there's still a chance for the parade though (though that is more for me having a better view - as a shorty, I don't see many parades).

 

[pookadoo77]

Ok, I have read a lot of these pages in random orders that I make a note of on a notepad to keep track, lol. I am still confused about the fastpass shows and autographs...
If we go online right at midnight to do our fastpasses 60 days out and all book 3 each day, will the SWW shows be up there yet and autographs or do I need to leave 1 slot blank? ( we are going 6/5-6/10) Will they come out later and I need to be online and can override existing passes? If only a few in our party want to do the show or autographs will that cancel other passes I already got? THANKS!! I know maybe dumb Q, but am honestly confused and don't wanna mess anything up since I am working so hard to cover all of our bases. I appreciate any answers and your time to help!!

 

[hydrotony]

Ok, I have read a lot of these pages in random orders that I make a note of on a notepad to keep track, lol. I am still confused about the fastpass shows and autographs...
If we go online right at midnight to do our fastpasses 60 days out and all book 3 each day, will the SWW shows be up there yet and autographs or do I need to leave 1 slot blank? ( we are going 6/5-6/10) Will they come out later and I need to be online and can override existing passes? If only a few in our party want to do the show or autographs will that cancel other passes I already got? THANKS!! I know maybe dumb Q, but am honestly confused and don't wanna mess anything up since I am working so hard to cover all of our bases. I appreciate any answers and your time to help!!

Last year, Mark Hamill was there. They scheduled a solo talk show with him apart from Stars of the Saga. All kinds of last minute (really last 3 weeks) changes in show FP+s availability occurred. He was not in SOTS, just his show. No autographs either. I first had SOTS FPs, then changed to his solo show FPs. Many people got screwed over this change. Beware of this possibility again if BIG stars decide to show up.

The FP for the shows are on MDE, the autograph FPs are only morning of the show get-able. They are not related.

 

[lovethattink]

Yeah, as much as I think it'd be cool if he ever did JTA, I know that's not going to happen (at least I'm not one of those Mom's that tries to force it).

That's cool that there's still a chance for the parade though (though that is more for me having a better view - as a shorty, I don't see many parades).

The reserved viewing area for the parents of kids in the parade, is not very large. About 10 adults fit across. I sat to watch the parade the one time I was in the viewing area. Yulilin's dd was with me and she sat too. But none of the other parents sat. There were several strollers with kids in them behind and there was no way those children could see over the standing adults. And the later ones to arrive filled in the back. I can't imagine they (adult or child) saw much of anything.

Ok, I have read a lot of these pages in random orders that I make a note of on a notepad to keep track, lol. I am still confused about the fastpass shows and autographs...
If we go online right at midnight to do our fastpasses 60 days out and all book 3 each day, will the SWW shows be up there yet and autographs or do I need to leave 1 slot blank? ( we are going 6/5-6/10) Will they come out later and I need to be online and can override existing passes? If only a few in our party want to do the show or autographs will that cancel other passes I already got? THANKS!! I know maybe dumb Q, but am honestly confused and don't wanna mess anything up since I am working so hard to cover all of our bases. I appreciate any answers and your time to help!!

I don't know when the shows will show up for FP+ selection. I imagine first they would have to announce the celebrities. And then it would depend if the celebrity is going to have a special show like Warwick David, James Arnold Taylor, Ray Park did. I'd have to look at last year's time frame, but I think they first showed up on MDE after the 60 day for the first SWW started, so I could be wrong there.

 

[Smschmiesing]

Thanks all for the information on the parade and JTA. Makes it easier-- no choosing. We will just try for JTA for the kids who want to do it.

And don't be hard on the moms who "force" their kids--my son begged to do it when he was 5 (just) and totally got stage fright when he was up there! Tears streaming down his face and the whole 9 yards. of course I ran oaround to the cast members, and they brought him over. And he begged to go back up-- and they (and I ) let him. After getting back on stage, he kept it together for about 2 minutes and then lost it again. Back off the stage. The CMs were great, but I am sure most of the audience thought I was a mom who forced their kid to do the show cause the i wanted him to. Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[SnowyWhite]

Hoping to attend our first SWW in early June. What day of the weekend is least crowded at rope drop? Friday? Saturday? or Sunday?