Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[KAT4DISNEY]

I love it! I am still going through that other thread, but I didn't see a whole lot of SW themed bands. Does anyone else have any they can share? I love seeing the creativity!

Here are the ones I did for last year. Nail polish and tattoos.

 

[delmar411]

I forget who has posted that they are going to the galactic gathering but if you are could you message me? I have a few questions. Thanks!

 

[Ninja Mom]

The last Hoopla had Slave Leia and Ripped-shirt Padme dirty dancing with Lando. That is unsettling in so many ways. I don't think family oriented Disney will ever have that type of show again.

They were dirty dancing with Chewie for Star Wars weekends June 7-9th 2013. The guy that walked out on stage dressed as Lando that weekend only made a non-dancing appearance.

~NM
PS. I thought the "Dirty" dancing wasn't so dirty but your mileage may vary

 

[yulilin3]

i really miss Hoopla, I thought it was entertaining and the perfect way to end SWW every day. I know that this issue has been discussed a lot, from SW purist that don't want to see characters out of character but I always liked it. Sometimes Disney pushed the boundary a bit but I never really thought they crossed the line, other than Slave Leia, she only came out during SWW 2013.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

They were dirty dancing with Chewie for Star Wars weekends June 7-9th 2013. The guy that walked out on stage dressed as Lando that weekend only made a non-dancing appearance.

~NM
PS. I thought the "Dirty" dancing wasn't so dirty but your mileage may vary

Man. We were there that weekend. We missed Hoopla on Friday because the kids were exhausted and couldn't make it that late and we figured we could catch it Saturday instead, and then a tropical depression came through and rained everything out from mid-afternoon on. And on Sunday we went to the MK. We assumed we could catch Hoopla another year. **sad trombone**

 

[BobaFettFan]

Here are the ones I did for last year. Nail polish and tattoos.

These look amazing. Can you describe the process?

 

[BobaFettFan]

They were dirty dancing with Chewie for Star Wars weekends June 7-9th 2013. The guy that walked out on stage dressed as Lando that weekend only made a non-dancing appearance.

~NM
PS. I thought the "Dirty" dancing wasn't so dirty but your mileage may vary

Chewie + crown + glasses = super great!

 

[coluk003]

They were dirty dancing with Chewie for Star Wars weekends June 7-9th 2013. The guy that walked out on stage dressed as Lando that weekend only made a non-dancing appearance.

~NM
PS. I thought the "Dirty" dancing wasn't so dirty but your mileage may vary

As a red blooded american male i approve this and want it back

 

[Ninja Mom]

Man. We were there that weekend. We missed Hoopla on Friday because the kids were exhausted and couldn't make it that late and we figured we could catch it Saturday instead, and then a tropical depression came through and rained everything out from mid-afternoon on. And on Sunday we went to the MK. We assumed we could catch Hoopla another year. **sad trombone**

And I was sitting stage front in that tropical depression since 2:00 pm on that Saturday that it got rained out. I brought my rain gear and I had a pair of other nuts to keep me company while we waited for it to stop raining. At 5:30 pm that night it finally slowed down enough to where we could pull out our phones and check the weather radar. Then a couple of managers stopped by and said in all probability the show would be cancelled that Saturday (it was). So I got to do it all over again on Sunday, staking out a front row spot by the stage at 1:30pm for a show that didn't start until 8pm. Sat with the same nuts on Sunday too!

~NM

 

[Felipe4]

Question for those with the Jedi Mickey @H&V with Fantasmic reservations. I made this reservation ages ago and only just saw the details now that it's for the first show which would mean missing the Star Wars fireworks. There's no way to change the showing of Fantasmic you go to aside from cancelling everything, right?

 

[yulilin3]

Question for those with the Jedi Mickey @H&V with Fantasmic reservations. I made this reservation ages ago and only just saw the details now that it's for the first show which would mean missing the Star Wars fireworks. There's no way to change the showing of Fantasmic you go to aside from cancelling everything, right?

If you don't mind paying for it you can still keep the reservation and just go to the second F! You won't need a fp for it, the second show almost never fills up

 

[peterb]

hello to all. time to do the happy dance as snoopy only can. I just booked Dtech for june 5th for 9:50am for two. it only took 10 calls to get it done. I did not want to wait 30 plus minutes on hold. Just keep calling back. The shipping to Canada is $100.00 ouch, that doubles the cost. i have breakfast reservation for 1040am with Vader. i assume that i can get to breakfast on time.

 

[ConnieB]

It's called Kiama which means..."FtF is unlikely to come out today" in Swahili

just so long as it includes "today"....there is a fan Disney FB page where someone is saying a CM told them there was not going to be FtF this year. Seriously, he swears the CM was positive about it. Yeah....we made boatloads of money with very little cost to us, but we don't want to do that again this year.

 

[yulilin3]

CM on the phone line told me the same thing about a month ago...I don't believe it either

 

[coluk003]

CM on the phone line told me the same thing about a month ago...I don't believe it either

about a month ago there was NO indication of this on the hub AKA disneys information site for CM, CM's for the most part are dull of ship

 

[HCinKC]

The last Hoopla had Slave Leia and Ripped-shirt Padme dirty dancing with Lando. That is unsettling in so many ways. I don't think family oriented Disney will ever have that type of show again.

LOL...that is funny, creepy, and kinda gross all at the same time.

Here are the ones I did for last year. Nail polish and tattoos.

These are super! I found some Rebels tattoos at Party City, but I am still keeping an eye out for other characters. I'm hoping to find something local rather than having to order online. Is your white nail polish, too, or acrylic? I assume you did a top coat over everything with clear nail polish per the other thread? I am thinking of throwing in some glow in the dark, too. Thank you for sharing!

 

[coluk003]

LOL...that is funny, creepy, and kinda gross all at the same time.



These are super! I found some Rebels tattoos at Party City, but I am still keeping an eye out for other characters. I'm hoping to find something local rather than having to order online. Is your white nail polish, too, or acrylic? I assume you did a top coat over everything with clear nail polish per the other thread? I am thinking of throwing in some glow in the dark, too. Thank you for sharing!

Um what other thread?

 

[Itinkso]

I'm not sure if these can be found in the parks or at Bed, Bath, and Beyond ~ Tervis Star Wars tumblers: http://www.tervis.com/search-results?q=Star wars
I ordered a couple as housewarming gifts and because I had to return a Castaway Cay tumbler for replacement, a free shipping code keeps popping up.
Use "FREESHIP15" with any purchase - any amount and no shipping fees!

 

[lovingeire]

Last year I was stalking c3po, who usually switched off with r2. The droids can be hard to plan for because they didn't always come out. The weekend we were there they only seemed to come out for the last set of the night.

The droids only came out in the afternoon and they didn't have set times at all. Visit to the Maul is VERY popular. At least an hour without a fp

Thanks for the info about the droids! R2D2 is one of my son's favorites, and my friend who we're meeting up with he IS her son's favorite so it's a must do for us. Hopefully Kenny the Pirate or someone who is there on the earlier weekends can help us figure out the best plan of attack, but it looks like afternoon is the best plan of attack.

Ok, I think since Visit with the Maul will be a hit with everyone so it will definitely get a FP!

Here are the ones I did for last year. Nail polish and tattoos.

My middle son just saw these over my shoulder and said he really wants one of the Darth Vader ones!

 

[tinkerpea]

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just so long as it includes "today"....there is a fan Disney FB page where someone is saying a CM told them there was not going to be FtF this year. Seriously, he swears the CM was positive about it. Yeah....we made boatloads of money with very little cost to us, but we don't want to do that again this year.

To be fair, I've called twice and dh called yesterday and we was told that there wasn't going to be a ftf too.
When I mentioned the vip package and would they not be getting it, we was told disney was not sure they was holding it this yr.
Luckily I know phone CMs don't have the best track record with correct info.