Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[mamadragona]

Star Wars, specifically. Really, anything I might want to FP that isn't out yet. I already put a FP in for Star Tours. (Going on May 16th).​

 

[jtowntoflorida]

I have some reservations for that week that I need to cancel but just haven't had the time. However, mine are four people. Not sure if that would help you. I have both the galactic breakfast and Jedi Mickey.

I really need the Jedi Mickey meal at H&V on the 5th if you've got one and are willing to coordinate. We have 4 people.

@eschil not sure if it would either, although our youngest is 1 so he doesn't take up a lot of space and we could probably easily squeeze him into a booth or whatever with us. Ideally I'm looking for Jedi Mickey on the 1st or 6th and a Galactic Breakfast on the 5th or 6th. Not to be picky or anything, but I'm trying not to completely change my whole schedule/ADR's around if I can help it.

I have Jedi Mickey on the 6th that I won't use if I can get an ADR for it on the 5th instead. I also have one on the 7th that I'll cancel once I get the 5th taken care of. Again, mine is for 4 people, though, and I'm pretty sure they make you include an infant in your headcount due to the firecode.

We also had to change our plans by a day thanks to Delta changing its flight schedule, and the 5th was the only day I didn't make any SWW ADRs on!

 

[eschil]

Sorry. I don't have a H&V for June 5. I have June 2 & 3

 

[yulilin3]

Star Wars, specifically. Really, anything I might want to FP that isn't out yet. I already put a FP in for Star Tours. (Going on May 16th).​

Do they watch Star Wars Rebels at all? If they are not fans they won't really like any of the shows. If they watch Rebels then they might be interested in Behind the Force. On the first page there's a description of each show, you can also look for videos on youtube.

 

[yulilin3]

TBT time...these are all the celebs we met in 2012
Nika Futterman voice of Asajj, Michounne Boirriague -Aurra Sing, Catherine Taber-voice of Padme, Silas Carson-Nute Gunray/Ki-Adi-Mundi, James Arnold Taylor-Voice of Obi Wan, Dee Bradley Baker-Voice of all the Clones, Andy Secombe-Watto, Ashley Eckstein-Voice of Ahsoka, Tom Kane-voice of Yoda

 

[yulilin3]

semi-related to SWW:
http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...esort-including-sponsorship-of-star-tours.htm
We saw the headphones last year inside Darth's Mall and they were very cool. Now we know they will be back with a 2nd edition

 

[lovethattink]

2012 was our favorite SWW! Nika Futterman and Ashley Eckstein changed my son's life that year. Nika put a microphone up to him to make a wookie sound. Without hesitation and loud enough he probably didn't need a microphone, let unleashed his inner wookie. Later that day, Ashley told us we really should look into theater classes for this child. We followed her advice and live theater has been life changing for him!

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Hmm, thanks. I found an 8:45 BOG breakfast, so I probably wouldn't be there until 10:30ish with eating and switching parks. But Ashley is a priority for me and I don't want to risk missing out on her. And i don't want to rush through breakfast and not enjoy it.

My plan is to make it there by 11 do you are not alone.... I land in orlando at 7:40 and will check into my hotel first before I go. People have told me characters don't start right off the bat so you probably will be ok!

 

[The Sunrise Student]

semi-related to SWW:
http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...esort-including-sponsorship-of-star-tours.htm
We saw the headphones last year inside Darth's Mall and they were very cool. Now we know they will be back with a 2nd edition

Interesting.... a good sound system for the ride would be great! Just hope they keep good quality going!

 

[wdhinn89]

Do they watch Star Wars Rebels at all? If they are not fans they won't really like any of the shows. If they watch Rebels then they might be interested in Behind the Force. On the first page there's a description of each show, you can also look for videos on youtube.

Really! SOTS too? I did not know this!

Wait, rereading this again do you mean all the shows are based on Star War Rebel and if you are not a fan of that show the SWW shows will not be liked or do you mean not a fan of the Star War movies in general?

 

[yulilin3]

Really! SOTS too? I did not know this!

You know your children the best. SotS is set up like a Q&A there are some videos shown of the movie was made (from the particular actor/actress visiting) some funny moments that JAT throws in but it's pretty much the more "adult" of all the SWW shows.
Now if Ray Park is here when you visit and your son likes playing with lightsabers or likes Darth Maul then Visit to the Maul is good

 

[lovethattink]

Kids are picked throughout the day to participate in Visit to the Maul. Last year Ray Park, himself, asked ds. It made it even more special!!

 

[yulilin3]

Really! SOTS too? I did not know this!

Wait, rereading this again do you mean all the shows are based on Star War Rebel and if you are not a fan of that show the SWW shows will not be liked or do you mean not a fan of the Star War movies in general?

On the first page there's info on each show.
Behind the Force is all about Rebels
SotS is with the 2 visiting SW actors
Obi Wan is about the career of JAT and his experiences voicing thousands of characters
Visit to the Maul Ray Park shows his martial arts techniques and kids picked during the day get to go on stage and learn a martial arts routine
My Short Story: the life of Warwick Davis told by him using people from the audience to play different members of his family and friends

 

[msmama]

I didn't want to reply to the big long thread with pictures, but yulilin, was that the whole 4/5 weeks or one weekend?

(I keep telling myself that I'm not interested in celebs, yet keep asking questions about them).

I have the R2 shirt for this year, but it'd look better on me if I lost a few more lbs. I kicked the diet and exercise into high gear just to look better in SW shirts for SWW. I guess whatever motivation works though, right?

 

[yulilin3]

I didn't want to reply to the big long thread with pictures, but yulilin, was that the whole 4/5 weeks or one weekend?

(I keep telling myself that I'm not interested in celebs, yet keep asking questions about them).

I have the R2 shirt for this year, but it'd look better on me if I lost a few more lbs. I kicked the diet and exercise into high gear just to look better in SW shirts for SWW. I guess whatever motivation works though, right?

this was the whole 4 weekends. My kids and I split and each of us got to meet who we wanted (notice my son picked Michonne, Aurra Sing, I wonder why) I also dragged my son for Silas Carson because we had 2 items we wanted signed.

 

[wdhinn89]

You know your children the best. SotS is set up like a Q&A there are some videos shown of the movie was made (from the particular actor/actress visiting) some funny moments that JAT throws in but it's pretty much the more "adult" of all the SWW shows.
Now if Ray Park is here when you visit and your son likes playing with lightsabers or likes Darth Maul then Visit to the Maul is good

I am a different poster. lol My family loves SW but does not know anything about the TV show
I will stick with the one show. SOTS

 

[yulilin3]

I am a different poster. lol My family loves SW but does not know anything about the TV show

sorry for the confusion...geez, I must be really out of it today. Ok, yeah, Rebels is only featured during Behind the Force. ALl the other shows are based on the SW movies

 

[jennab113]

We got there about 10:30am last year. There was no line for checking in for our credentials. But when we went inside, the merchandise line was probably an hour long! I wanted to check out every thing and take my time. I tried on some Her Universe clothes. We picked out a few things we wanted and the characters all came out. So we got in the character line with our merchandise. Took pics and went back to shopping. At some point we left for lunch and came back. We didn't do any artist signings, but we did get in Ashley's line. @alayne was right in front of us and our boys were playing with the storm troopers. They said she'd only sign Her Universe stuff, but she signed something else for @alayne and a HU hang tags for us and another non-Disney, non-HU related item.

My plan is to make it there by 11 do you are not alone.... I land in orlando at 7:40 and will check into my hotel first before I go. People have told me characters don't start right off the bat so you probably will be ok!

Thanks, ladies! I actually found an 8:20 BOG this morning, so I snatched that up. That way I won't be rushed and can enjoy BOG, then fight to get out of MK while everyone else is coming in lol. Do you remember if Ashley's husband David was there last year? I was a big fan of his for a while, so it would be really cool to meet him.

 

[HCinKC]

Gosh, I was thinking we'd skip all the shows because ODS wouldn't be interested. I was just watching a YouTube of Behind the Force, and I think he would like it. I also think he'd like the Ray Park show if he comes the weekend we are there. I can get away without a BtF FP+? But I would probably need one for VttM? Since I have us park hopping, that would really throw a wrench into my FP+ plans if the show is in the evening like previous years. Curses, curses! Sigh.

 

[yulilin3]

Gosh, I was thinking we'd skip all the shows because ODS wouldn't be interested. I was just watching a YouTube of Behind the Force, and I think he would like it. I also think he'd like the Ray Park show if he comes the weekend we are there. I can get away without a BtF FP+? But I would probably need one for VttM? Since I have us park hopping, that would really throw a wrench into my FP+ plans if the show is in the evening like previous years. Curses, curses! Sigh.

BtF is easier to get into. Last year people were reporting being able to go into BtF 15 min before the show, but remember last year no one knew who these characters were so this year it might be more popular. Def. need one for VttM though