Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[39CINDERELLA]

Candleshoe I changed my color preference, but it is still very difficult to see the new screen...ugh

 

[cmaee]

My kids are getting super excited for Star Wars weekend. I wish they would hurry up and release the FtF packages...anxiously waiting for that announcement. I did have a question about merchandise. I assume there are date specific items being sold (i.e. Star Wars Weekends 2015, etc.) Is that the case? My DS is saving up his money and is wondering what he can hope to buy at Darth's Mall. We are going the last weekend? Does Disney offer the same stuff each weekend, with plenty of merchandise left for the last weekend? Or will it be mostly gone by then?

 

[Candleshoe]

Finished decorating 2 magic bands this weekend.

DH-Jeff : painted a white rectangle across the top of the grey band. Used a starwars tattoo "JEDI master" on that section. Mostly okay but because of the mickey head indentations it had some issues so I used a fine point brush and touched it up. Then gloss sealer.

Me: grey band, one bottom section I filled in the holes with cotton, and used nail base coat to seal a couple of layers. Then I sanded with an emery board, then I painted it white and applied 2 Pooh tattoos there. The rest of the band I painted in browns and greens and purples and blues in a mottled fairy fantasy look. After that dried I painted on Tinker Bell. I think I didn't get her proportions quite right but I gave it a shot.

BTW my custom avatar was lost. BUT this is from one of my favorite trips with just Natalie and I. Photopass guy took it of us in the wave pool as the wave was crashing in to us.

 

[yulilin3]

My kids are getting super excited for Star Wars weekend. I wish they would hurry up and release the FtF packages...anxiously waiting for that announcement. I did have a question about merchandise. I assume there are date specific items being sold (i.e. Star Wars Weekends 2015, etc.) Is that the case? My DS is saving up his money and is wondering what he can hope to buy at Darth's Mall. We are going the last weekend? Does Disney offer the same stuff each weekend, with plenty of merchandise left for the last weekend? Or will it be mostly gone by then?

There might be fewer Limited Edition items on the last weekend but they do keep the SWW logo items available thru out. You'll find the sww logo pins, shirts, posters, etc. Actually the last weekend they tend to put everything with this years logo on sale %30 off. We always wait for the last weekend and have bought picture frames, t-shorts and hats on sale.

 

[Candleshoe]

There might be fewer Limited Edition items on the last weekend but they do keep the SWW logo items available thru out. You'll find the sww logo pins, shirts, posters, etc. Actually the last weekend they tend to put everything with this years logo on sale %30 off. We always wait for the last weekend and have bought picture frames, t-shorts and hats on sale.

WOOHOO! Unless they extend it a weekend, we'll be there that weekend!

 

[yulilin3]

Changed my picture to something more appropriate .

 

[KisstheGirl33]

I have a reservation for sci-fi galactic breakfast on 5/19 at 8:10 am. I'm looking for a reservation on 5/17. I can trade. Let me know!!

 

[Itinkso]

Changed my picture to something more appropriate .

Another great photo!

I, too, lost my custom avatar and hadn't saved it although I can probably google and hunt it down again. Oh well, they probably didn't know what definitely wouldn't move over.

 

[Candleshoe]

Somewhere I have the original which my earlier one came from. But I went looking for it and stopped in my 2009 pictures. I should have saved the one though, simply because it WAS a db move with thousands of records and files.

 

[williamscm3]

We are going to our first SWW May 22-24! We tried to do JTA last November for my sons birthday but his show got rained out. How early should we plan on getting to HS on the morning we plan on trying again? Will people still run to get there? Or will it be more orderly? Thanks!

 

[yulilin3]

We are going to our first SWW May 22-24! We tried to do JTA last November for my sons birthday but his show got rained out. How early should we plan on getting to HS on the morning we plan on trying again? Will people still run to get there? Or will it be more orderly? Thanks!

If you are doing it on a SWW day be at the entrance no later than 7:20am. They will open the park around 7:30am, there's a stormtrooper welcome show and then CM will guide parents to JTA sign ups (they occur at the Indiana Jones Theater during SWW)
Here's a video I took last year

The slots fill up within the first hour of the park being open and if you are not there early you will find a very long line to sign up. It is recommended to do JTA during a non SWW day if it's possible

 

[yulilin3]

Playing around with the new site. Here's my daughter

 

[cmaee]

There might be fewer Limited Edition items on the last weekend but they do keep the SWW logo items available thru out. You'll find the sww logo pins, shirts, posters, etc. Actually the last weekend they tend to put everything with this years logo on sale %30 off. We always wait for the last weekend and have bought picture frames, t-shorts and hats on sale.

Great news! Thank you.

 

[yulilin3]

Okay guys, we are ready to reveal my daughter's costume for this year. We made this during the weekend using craft foam (super easy to mold and it keeps the shape) I cut all the pieces and she did the rest. I was very impressed at her abilities. She used spray paint and acrylics for the smaller details, she also made Sabine's sprayer gun out of molding clay. Next week we will work on the shirt and attaching the armor to it.

 

[jennab113]

That is awesome, yulilin! I'm so impressed!

I painted one of my Magic Bands Sabine-ish, but I don't love it. I'll post a picture of it later.

 

[Candleshoe]

We made this during the weekend using craft foam (super easy to mold and it keeps the shape)

HOW do you mold craft foam?

Awesome job on the outfit!

 

[yulilin3]

That is awesome, yulilin! I'm so impressed!

I painted one of my Magic Bands Sabine-ish, but I don't love it. I'll post a picture of it later.

HOW do you mold craft foam?

Awesome job on the outfit!

Thanks you two...my daughter is a very, very shy girl and her outlet is anything SW/Marvel/Disney. Her only concern is that people wouldn't know that she's cosplaying as Sabine, I told her that I think she won't have a problem.
As to how to mold craft foam:
I am not a crafty person so youtube was our friend, there are plenty of videos on how to mold craft foam. We basically bought the largest white sheets 12" x 18" with a 5mm thikness, these were the thickest we found at Hobby Lobby, $1.27 a sheet. We used 3 for the entire armor.
You cut the piece in the shape desired, you can prep it for painting (we used clear gesso) or mold it first. We did it both ways and it didn't make a difference. Then we went to the stove and held the piece above the heat I didn't even wear gloves, it begins to soften almost instantly, we left it for about 10 to 15 sec. (you have to feel the foam softening) and then take off the heat and place it on your mold ( my daughter put a towel over each part of her body, for example her shoulder) and then hold it in place to mold it. When it cooled down (about a minute) it held it's shape. It was really super easy.

 

[texasgingerbread]

Forgive me if this has already been asked, but even though it's not a Star Wars weekend will there be anything special at Hollywood Studios on May 4 that anyone has heard about for "may the 4th be with you"?

 

[yulilin3]

Forgive me if this has already been asked, but even though it's not a Star Wars weekend will there be anything special at Hollywood Studios on May 4 that anyone has heard about for "may the 4th be with you"?

Nothing has been announced. Expect extra Star Wars characters out and about. Also that's the day that both SW meals start. Maybe a couple of t-shirts and pins?? that's what they did last year. Keep an eye on the Disney Parks Blog, if there's something planned that's where they will announce it

 

[lovethattink]

Okay guys, we are ready to reveal my daughter's costume for this year. We made this during the weekend using craft foam (super easy to mold and it keeps the shape) I cut all the pieces and she did the rest. I was very impressed at her abilities. She used spray paint and acrylics for the smaller details, she also made Sabine's sprayer gun out of molding clay. Next week we will work on the shirt and attaching the ...

Awesome! ! With her new haircut she will make a perfect Sabine!!!

Thanks you two...my daughter is a very, very shy girl and her outlet is anything SW/Marvel/Disney. Her only concern is that people wouldn't know that she's cosplaying as Sabine, I told her that I think she won't have a problem.
As to how to mold craft foam:
I am not a crafty person so youtube was our friend, there are plenty of videos on how to mold craft foam. We basically bought the largest white sheets 12" x 18" with a 5mm thikness, these were the thickest we found at Hobby Lobby, $1.27 a sheet. We used 3 for the entire armor.
You cut the piece in the shape desired, you can prep it for painting (we used clear gesso) or mold it first. We did it both ways and it didn't make a difference. Then we went to the stove and held the piece above the heat I didn't even wear gloves, it begins to soften almost instantly, we left it for about 10 to 15 sec. (you have to feel the foam softening) and then take off the heat and place it on your mold ( my daughter put a towel over each part of her body, for example her shoulder) and then hold it in place to mold it. When it cooled down (about a minute) it held it's shape. It was really super easy.

I never knew she was shy. It must have taken her out of her comfort zone to go to the parade with me. She was very friendly and talkative, but we were definitely taking Star Wars and Disney. And she was able to get that great split picture of Ray Park!

Good to know about the foam! Thanks for sharing with everyone.