Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

Will you try to book something tomorrow? I'm waiting for May 17th, so couple more days for me. If I could just get SOTS just once!! We have 3 possible days for it. Good luck everyone!

I have weekend 1 shows covered by the DPP (thanks again @Barbara C ) but my son doesn't have the package. The thing is that he works at Universal and also has his own band who get gigs all the time so he doesn't know if he'll have the Friday off or not. So I'll get a fp for him for SotS and hopefully he'll have Friday off or at least part of it

 

[delmar411]

I cant decide whether to get the new magic bands or not. I finally decided against the GG so I cant have the red lightsaber band I really wanted. The express pass for the mall was super tempting but I'm not after anything hard to get this year.

I will likely go for Mickey as Im not really a donald fan. I just wish there was something less cartoony graphic available too.

 

[Felipe4]

Sorry to bring Harry Potter into this, but we're on page 394.

 

[alafond83]

Thank you everyone for all the feedback on the ST ride. I'm don't know how i'm going to make it another 38 days!

 

[yulilin3]

@Felipe4 that was awesome! Thanks for making me smile today

 

[HCinKC]

At the end of this video, he lights up the double saber and only one side lights up.

HA! That was the video I watched. I thought I caught at the end that the CM said only one side lights up. I hoped I had heard wrong, but I guess I didn't. Hrm, that's a bummer. Oh well, ODS will probably change his mind about single or double 9435890634435 times before we even get there. Thanks!

 

[HCinKC]

Oh hey...email notification that my MagicBands shipped...and 29 days til our trip. There is a light at the end of this long, long SWW tunnel! Woooooohooooooo!!!!!!

 

[mexxican]

Oh hey...email notification that my MagicBands shipped...and 29 days til our trip. There is a light at the end of this long, long SWW tunnel! Woooooohooooooo!!!!!!

Yes, 4 weeks out and got my ship notification too. I also got my $200 Disney GC from the Visa Rewards promo yesterday. I didn't think I would get it until after our Disney trip so that was pretty sweet!

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Oh hey...email notification that my MagicBands shipped...and 29 days til our trip. There is a light at the end of this long, long SWW tunnel! Woooooohooooooo!!!!!!

we are at 29 as well! No MB shipping notice yet but I'm sure they'll be here in plenty of time. This time ours read Ahsoka (DD), R2-D2 (me) and Yoda (DH)!

 

[Cluelyss]

we are at 29 as well! No MB shipping notice yet but I'm sure they'll be here in plenty of time. This time ours read Ahsoka (DD), R2-D2 (me) and Yoda (DH)!

We put SW names in ours too....Anakin, Padme, Luke and Leia

 

[xApril]

Getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow...all 4 at once. :X On the bright side, I can finally make weekend I fastpasses tomorrow!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

We put SW names in ours too....Anakin, Padme, Luke and Leia

We're going to get kicked out of Disney. Our MBs were personalized with Harry Potter names (for the second time). We're each sorted into different houses and would put our house names on them if they didn't exceed the character limit.

 

[AThrillingChase]

Will you try to book something tomorrow? I'm waiting for May 17th, so couple more days for me. If I could just get SOTS just once!! We have 3 possible days for it. Good luck everyone!

FWIW - I have some for May 17th that I will be dropping on the first day, the 15th, as soon as I get the SOTS ticket via FtF. Just in case someone needs them and can't find them when the window opens!

 

[CJK]

FWIW - I have some for May 17th that I will be dropping on the first day, the 15th, as soon as I get the SOTS ticket via FtF. Just in case someone needs them and can't find them when the window opens!

Thanks for the head's up! I'll keep that in mind!

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

We're going to get kicked out of Disney. Our MBs were personalized with Harry Potter names (for the second time). We're each sorted into different houses and would put our house names on them if they didn't exceed the character limit.

one of mine from a previous trip reads "Badger" DD and I are in Hufflepuff

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

We put SW names in ours too....Anakin, Padme, Luke and Leia

We're going to get kicked out of Disney. Our MBs were personalized with Harry Potter names (for the second time). We're each sorted into different houses and would put our house names on them if they didn't exceed the character limit.

Our magic bands are avenger themed. My bf's sister is Thor, my bf and I fought over captain America but I won that one so he is ironman, and his mom is the hulk haha.

I have a gryffindor skin for one of my magic bands that I wear to universal. So wrong on every level.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I have a question about ride lines. Can you walk through the line for the ride then not ride the ride? The reason being I have never been to DHS and was really really looking to ride ST but recently found out that I am pregnant so I still wanted to walk through the attraction with my husband but just not ride the ride.

I have done this after having a gallbladder operation (couldn't wear seat belt) - you can walk all the way through the queue and then exit prior to boarding the simulator vehicle. Just tell the CM at the end of the line that you will not be riding.

 

[soniam]

I cant decide whether to get the new magic bands or not. I finally decided against the GG so I cant have the red lightsaber band I really wanted. The express pass for the mall was super tempting but I'm not after anything hard to get this year.

I will likely go for Mickey as Im not really a donald fan. I just wish there was something less cartoony graphic available too.

I have seen the light saber bands on presale at EBay. They aren't cheap, but it was cheaper than the GG fee I think.

DS likes Donald So he would love this MB; however, we won't be going until next year. I don't really like the ones this year either. Hopefully the choices next year will be better.

 

[southernfriedmom]

Yes, 4 weeks out and got my ship notification too. I also got my $200 Disney GC from the Visa Rewards promo yesterday. I didn't think I would get it until after our Disney trip so that was pretty sweet!

Is this your normal rewards balance or only a promo for new sign ups? I'm a current Disney Visa holder & just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on a promo. We are all getting close!!

 

[dpswift]

We're going to get kicked out of Disney. Our MBs were personalized with Harry Potter names (for the second time). We're each sorted into different houses and would put our house names on them if they didn't exceed the character limit.

Reminds me of the time DH wore a Disney shirt to Dollywood. One of the ride attendants told him no mice were allowed.