Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[slaveone]

May 31 will be crazy in afternoon evening at HS. Mk is closing early for private event so ick. Be aware and prepare.

It is entirely feasible to watch second viewing of Fantasmic after the fireworks. Usually there is plenty of time to reach Fantasmic after the fireworks from just about anywhere in park.
The theatre is hot but lower down shade is reasonable. I don't think the FTF seats are going to be Tatooine like but who knows. Bring cold drinks and it should help.

 

[cinder-ellah]

I've read and enjoyed all the information from page 1 - 384.
Thank you all !
And I'll continue reading and gaining all the info I can.
I'm the designated organizer / planner of our group.
I plan, I organize and then I go with the flow.
I like to plan ....but I have the mind set that plans are just a guide.
Embracing the Magic of Disney is my main goal for our family.
If the kids want to just sit on a bench and eat Mickey Ice Cream bars with me......sounds good to me.
My brain doesn't retain all that I read (just because there's so much great information), so now I'm making notes, instead of hoping I remember it all. Now just to remember where I put my notes.....

This will be our family groups 1st time at SWW. We're soooo excited.
DS 34, DIL (1st time WDW), GD 8 & GD 6 (1st time at WDW) and me (M/GM celebrating my 64th birthday at Disney !
I've booked our group the DFTF for 5/16. Shhhhh, its a surprise.
I haven't told them that we are also "Official Guinea Pigs" !
They'll be like "What" ?????? LOL

My GD's and I went shopping yesterday for shiny Trinkets to Trade with the Jawas.
So, we are getting prepared for the fun and the Magic of Disney / SWW !

Sending Pixie Dust to all of you on your SWW day / days !

 

[slaveone]

Anyone know if there is a Star Wars themed pressed coin machine? I thought there was one near Star Tours but forgot to look when I was there last week.

 

[yulilin3]

Anyone know if there is a Star Wars themed pressed coin machine? I thought there was one near Star Tours but forgot to look when I was there last week.

When Darth's Mall was behind RnRC there was a Star Wars penny machine inside. I don't remember seeing it last year but I want looking for it

 

[slaveone]

When Darth's Mall was behind RnRC there was a Star Wars penny machine inside. I don't remember seeing it last year but I want looking for it

Thanks. I was hoping they'd moved it to star tours but no star wars designs are showing on presscoins.com.

 

[slaveone]

Thanks. I was hoping they'd moved it to star tours but no star wars designs are showing on presscoins.com.

Ignore this but they did retire the star tours machine. Grumble. I was going to make necklaces to trade with jawas.

 

[lovethattink]

Well, technically we have an "Old" and "Young" Anakin already, since you can meet both Vader and Clone Wars-era Anakin at SWW!

There's also the possibility of either "Old" or "Young" Obi-Wan as a M&G, but I don't know if it would ever happen. I still remember the ban on facial hair being lifted for Disney CMs, but would they ever go as far as using a fully-bearded character? And would it need to be a fake beard, if they did, so the CM could still be a 'friend of' other non-bearded characters? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

Anyone know if there is a Star Wars themed pressed coin machine? I thought there was one near Star Tours but forgot to look when I was there last week.

When Darth's Mall was behind RnRC there was a Star Wars penny machine inside. I don't remember seeing it last year but I want looking for it

Ignore this but they did retire the star tours machine. Grumble. I was going to make necklaces to trade with jawas.

There was a pressed penny machine in Darth's Mall last year. For Rebel Rendezvous it was near the glasses frames and Duffy bears. Then it got moved to the check out queue just as you made a turn.

 

[Nhebron]

Maybe (if applicable) check out the disability board threads, probably a better place for these type of Q's and they have great suggestions and help, I have been on there myself. Not that some ppl here don't just probably more of a fit there for line issues IMO.

Thank you and I will. My original question was really just trying to understand the openness of the Chewie line...meaning was it even possible due to the configuration of the line for someone to leave and rejoin. This was answered.

Sorry folks!!! Didn't mean to get off the SWW topic.

 

[yulilin3]

Thank you and I will. My original question was really just trying to understand the openness of the Chewie line...meaning was it even possible due to the configuration of the line for someone to leave and rejoin. This was answered.

Sorry folks!!! Didn't mean to get off the SWW topic.

You didn't really get it off topic. Lines for characters comes up every year. It's good know what to expect. The Chewie line is really easily accessible . As most of the outdoor lines are

 

[cinder-ellah]

Is PMC and FMC only on SWW ?

 

[yulilin3]

Is PMC and FMC only on SWW ?

yes

 

[NebrMom]

This will be our first to WDW, let alone SWW, and I have been doing a lot of research but I have a feeling it will be different once we get there. My question is about character lines in the morning vs at night. We fly in the afternoon of Sat. May 23 and. I have us heading to HS about 7 or 8 pm mostly to see the fireworks and F! I thought we could visit Darth's Maul since by then there shouldn't be a line to get in (should there?) Would it be better to meet Chewie then also or wait until our SWW morning Fri, May 29. I will try to get us to rope drop that day but we also will be switching resorts and will have to check out of one and send our bags to the second. If riding the Disney bus from CBR, can you make it to see the storm trooper opening show? Thanks to this board, I think most of my other questions have been answered.

 

[yulilin3]

This will be our first to WDW, let alone SWW, and I have been doing a lot of research but I have a feeling it will be different once we get there. My question is about character lines in the morning vs at night. We fly in the afternoon of Sat. May 23 and. I have us heading to HS about 7 or 8 pm mostly to see the fireworks and F! I thought we could visit the Maul since by then there shouldn't be a line to get in (should there?) Would it be better to meet Chewie then also or wait until our SWW morning Fri, May 29. I will try to get us to rope drop that day but we also will be switching resorts and will have to check out of one and send our bags to the second. If riding the Disney bus from CBR, can you make it to see the storm trooper opening show? Thanks to this board, I think most of my other questions have been answered.

You can meet some characters in the evening, Darth's Mall should have very little lines. Chewie's line stays consistently long all day, anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes, the problem with lines in the afternoon/evening is weather. It can be extremely hot and humid or it could be raining. Either way not really ideal since most of the characters are outside, some in the sun with no shade whatsoever.
You can ask the front desk at what time the buses will start going to DHS but they should start running around 6:30am so you should have time to make rope drop

 

[NebrMom]

You can meet some characters in the evening, Darth's Mall should have very little lines. Chewie's line stays consistently long all day, anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes, the problem with lines in the afternoon/evening is weather. It can be extremely hot and humid or it could be raining. Either way not really ideal since most of the characters are outside, some in the sun with no shade whatsoever.
You can ask the front desk at what time the buses will start going to DHS but they should start running around 6:30am so you should have time to make rope drop

Thanks, since we will have another day during the week to do non-SWS stuff at HS, including Galactic breakfast, all I have planned before the parade that day was Chewie and maybe some roaming characters. Is there no hope that the Star Wars rebels characters will be greeting? My DD8 loves them, especially Chopper.

 

[soniam]

Re entertaining the kids in line, it's a right of passage.My youngest DS is graduating from college in a few weeks so i may be out of the loop as to PC parenting trends. However, when I take my GD who is 4 anywhere there will be a line, I always download a new game on my phone or tablet. I've gotten some snarky comments but it's nice to have it stuffed in my bag to keep her from melting down. I'd just threaten my boys with going back to the room and they knew I meant it, but have found it's different when dealing with a grand child.

I must wind up in the 'ugly' lines but the few times I've seen large groups of people (i'm not talking an adult and a kid or two, moreso extended, multi-generational family or worse, a gaggle of teens) attempt join an existing Disney line, all heck breaks loose. a CM soon appears to sort it out resulting in the newbies usually exiting the line in a huff. It is technically line jumping, in most parks you can be ejected...no idea of Disney's policy on the matter.

You gotta do what you gotta do. I don't particularly like DS playing video games, playing with our phones, or watching a lot of TV. However, in lines or on planes, as long as he is quiet and behaves, I let a lot of those rules go. We even let him play on our phones during Hall of Presidents once. It's so quiet in there, that I didn't want him disturbing everyone with his complaints of boredom. So, I told him he could play Angry Birds Space with the volume off. It had to be the space one, because that one is darker, and we lowered the screen brightness.

We are all so hard on ourselves as parents, and grandparents too. We should just cut each other and ourselves some slack. Raising kids is different today than it was in the past, which is always true. We all mostly just want to do the best for our families

 

[soniam]

Ignore this but they did retire the star tours machine. Grumble. I was going to make necklaces to trade with jawas.

The necklaces sound cool. I was so bummed to find this out in March. We really wanted a SW penny. I asked the woman at Tataouine Traders about it. She said it was retired. She was hoping that a new one would be made, because she is asked all the time. Hopefully, they will have one for SWW. I am thinking of contacting guest services about it. There are other things that I wish they had a penny press for too, like Enchanted Tiki Room, Carousel of Progress, and the Peoplemover.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks, since we will have another day during the week to do non-SWS stuff at HS, including Galactic breakfast, all I have planned before the parade that day was Chewie and maybe some roaming characters. Is there no hope that the Star Wars rebels characters will be greeting? My DD8 loves them, especially Chopper.

I'm trying to contact some of my friends from entertainment to see if they can confirm or deny. No word yet but that doesn't mean they won't meet. They will probably be featured again during the SW Rebels show and you'll see them in the parade

 

[markmcalear]

Big week for SWW milestones for me this week!!

1. Today is 31 days until I fly out - that officially makes it 1 month away!!!
2. Tomorrow is 30 days until I fly out - undisputedly a month away!!
3. Can book BOG lunch on Tuesday!!
4. Wednesday is 4 weeks until I fly out!!

Is that too much?

 

[coluk003]

I like chopper, but Sabine I love. Especially since she's a mando.

 

[JayLeeJay]

Big week for SWW milestones for me this week!!


3. Can book BOG lunch on Tuesday!!


Is that too much?

For booking on Tuesday, are you referring to a BOG fast pass lunch (at 27 days out?) If so, BOG is now a standard ADR for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is available 180 days out, although I think breakfast is just a test right now through June-ish.