Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[jtowntoflorida]

They look like the Williams Sonoma ones from a couple of years ago. We have both sets

Yep. We have the set of the "guys" (Vader, Yoda, Boba Fett, and a Storm Trooper) and the ship pancake molds.

 

[slaveone]

The pancake molds are on sale.

 

[Arich01]

Those are so cool! I wish I had snagged them when I saw them...My son wasn't obsessed with Star Wars at that point yet!

 

[MomBird]

They look like the Williams Sonoma ones from a couple of years ago. We have both sets

Yes, those are the ones!! I haven't been able to get the icing right yet, though.

 

[MomBird]

Okay where did you get those cookie presses. Those are amazing.

I got them from Williams Sonoma. I messed up the first batch and found that for me, they work best when I bake the cookies most of the way through, then take them out and press them after they're mostly baked.

 

[Katholicchik]

Yes...we stopped in there on the way to breakfast one morning to see if we could get my dad to be the vet for the flag retreat ceremony. He stopped while we went on to breakfast check in

This is great info. Thanks.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Yes, those are the ones!! I haven't been able to get the icing right yet, though.

My daughter and I tried the cookies for May the 4th last year. They looked like my preschooler decorated them. LOL. I was cursing WS because mine looked nothing like the ones on the box!

I got them from Williams Sonoma. I messed up the first batch and found that for me, they work best when I bake the cookies most of the way through, then take them out and press them after they're mostly baked.

Oooo, thanks for the tip! I'm not using the WS recipe this year because I thought it wasn't nearly as good as my regular sugar cookie recipe, but my cookies are pretty soft and fluffy so I wasn't sure how the cookie cutters would work. This is a genius idea!

 

[luvallprincesses]

Being a teacher, after all of the snow days in the northeast this year, I had written off the possibility of making it to Star Wars weekend and haven't been staying on top of this thread as a result. But our last school day is currently scheduled for June 10 and the snow better be done so I am going to start planning this weekend full steam ahead for the last SWW. I have CBR booked. A few questions: I plan to buy AP's since we have a 2 week trip planned for November. But I need to purchase (order?) these in time to book FP+ for the Star Wars shows.
(1) Should I be prepared to book these shows at 30 days or 60 days out?
(2) How do I purchase AP's and link into MDE?
(3) What shows should I book FP+ for assuming we'll do 2 days (and knowing I can only do one Tier 1 per day)?

TIA, experts!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

I can answer #2 for you. If you buy your APs online, they link automatically. It couldn't be easier. You'll having a rolling 30 day window for FP+s that will switch to 60 days when you're 60 days out from an onsite stay. Without an onsite stay, you have a 30 day booking window.

Right now, no one knows when the shows will be available to be booked. They're not loaded into the system yet. I myself am forgoing FP+s for the shows because we're not willing to give up TSM FP+s.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Oh, I should add that if you buy APs online, they don't get activated until you're ready to enter the park the first time, so generally you have to go to Guest Relations to activate the AP before you enter the gate the first time. So don't wait until the first morning...if at all possible, activate your AP the day before you actually need to get into the park. We had a mid-day arrival on a Saturday in mid-December, and I thought we allowed plenty of time to activate the APs and make our FP+s times by arriving an hour before the FP window started. Yeah, that didn't work out for me. The Guest Relations line outside the park was over an HOUR. I was so angry.

 

[lovingeire]

I wish the availability of early BOG breakfasts would open up the early CP ones. Alas. Could've gotten a BOG 8:15 on my first MK day, but we're looking forward to Pooh! *le sigh*

My boss ate there recently and was less than impressed so I think I'll stick with Pooh!

Actually I made a BOG breakfast reservation for he morning of the 4th but I'm going to cancel it if anyone is interested.

Yes...we stopped in there on the way to breakfast one morning to see if we could get my dad to be the vet for the flag retreat ceremony. He stopped while we went on to breakfast check in

Did you have any luck securing him a spot as veteran of the day? Is love to arrange for my husband to do this.

 

[lovingeire]

I got the shirts I ordered for our family for one of our Star Wars days. Can't wait for the boys to get them in their Easter baskets!

 

[Tltorrez]

They look like the Williams Sonoma ones from a couple of years ago. We have both sets

Me too!

 

[lovethattink]

This is not the news we were looking for on this thread, but Disney Park Blog announced a new Olaf sipper that will debut at the 24 hour party.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

This just in! Woman injures DPB refresh finger while simultaneously attempting to draw Dopey, fire knife and drink from an Olaf sipper. She remains optimistic that her finger will be long healed by the time Disney actually reveals what is happening during SWW. No news at 11.

 

[drlaurafsu]

Did you have any luck securing him a spot as veteran of the day? Is love to arrange for my husband to do this.

We did. They will tell you that they will select someone during the day...they look for some with a military look/hat on. But they took his contact info and called us midday to let us know. It was great...it was DSs birthday and his friends who had met us there came too. They were so excited to march in the mini parade. They have a photo pass photographer who takes pictures during and after.

 

[slaveone]

Well looks like today was an uneventful news day. There is always tomorrow but likely nothing till Monday. I don't forsee the announcements and fp opening during Celebration simply because it would be less then the 30 day mark for AP reserve for the first weekend. But this is Disney common sense is not always a mouse concern.

 

[mamadragona]

All that refreshing... *sigh*

 

[ConnieB]

Well looks like today was an uneventful news day. There is always tomorrow but likely nothing till Monday. I don't forsee the announcements and fp opening during Celebration simply because it would be less then the 30 day mark for AP reserve for the first weekend. But this is Disney common sense is not always a mouse concern.

Actually the 30 day mark for Friday, May 15 is April 15, which is the day before Celebration Anaheim starts. Hopefully they won't open it while Celebration is going on....that's a lot of fans that will be concentrating on the event at hand (or working it like me) and not able to stalk the web. Good news is, I'm prepared...I don't work until afternoon each day so I can stalk it early in the day, lol.

 

[ConnieB]

So sorry to hear that my errand run did not produce the results we were hoping.....no errands to do tomorrow, so someone else will have to make the sacrifice, lol.