Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

Thank you! I'll see everyone here after midnight!

alarm set for 11:58pm

 

[Tltorrez]

On an unrelated topic - mice have apparently been in my office desk drawer.

So much for productivity. Ewwww.

 

[AuntieK]

I think a morning show is highly unlikely too. It would interfere with too many other SWW events and BatB.

 

[yulilin3]

I think a morning show is highly unlikely too. It would interfere with too many other SWW events and BatB.

especially since the parade is at 11am. I don't think they would schedule anything past 10am.

 

[yulilin3]

On an unrelated topic - mice have apparently been in my office desk drawer.

So much for productivity. Ewwww.

like real mice?

 

[Magic Magic]

If rope drop after the stormtrooper pre-show is at 7:45 and we head straight to TSMM, can we squeeze in a non FP+ ride before an 8:20 SciFi ADR? Or is that just wishful thinking?

 

[aggiejnny]

On an unrelated topic - mice have apparently been in my office desk drawer.

So much for productivity. Ewwww.

It is Mickey's friends coming to visit you before you go visit The Mouse

 

[yulilin3]

If rope drop after the stormtrooper pre-show is at 7:45 and we head straight to TSMM, can we squeeze in a non FP+ ride before an 8:20 SciFi ADR? Or is that just wishful thinking?

If you go straight there from rope drop you can make it

 

[jtowntoflorida]

How crowded does the entrance to DHS get as the parade is going on, and how long does that crowding last? We have an 11:25 ADR at Mama Melrose's on our first day and with how late we'll be up the night before, I highly doubt we'll make it to DHS before 11:00. I just realized that we'll probably have some issues getting to the ADR on time. I'm thinking we'll have to essentially follow behind the motorcade, peel off to the right @ the stage (maybe cut in front of HBD), go through through Pixar Place, and then go by the Backlot Express and walk through the Streets of America to get to Mama Melrose's. Going in front of Star Tours won't work for sure, but this back way seems doable. Anyone want to weigh in?

 

[nilla]

On an unrelated topic - mice have apparently been in my office desk drawer.

So much for productivity. Ewwww.

There is also a mouse in your countdown ticker, but you're apparently ok with that. Hypocrite.

 

[lovethattink]

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.

Too bad cm only see our real first name when they are scanned.

 

[yulilin3]

How crowded does the entrance to DHS get as the parade is going on, and how long does that crowding last? We have an 11:25 ADR at Mama Melrose's on our first day and with how late we'll be up the night before, I highly doubt we'll make it to DHS before 11:00. I just realized that we'll probably have some issues getting to the ADR on time. I'm thinking we'll have to essentially follow behind the motorcade, peel off to the right @ the stage (maybe cut in front of HBD), go through through Pixar Place, and then go by the Backlot Express and walk through the Streets of America to get to Mama Melrose's. Going in front of Star Tours won't work for sure, but this back way seems doable. Anyone want to weigh in?

You can walk thru the store on the right hand side of Hollywood Blvd. So the Dark Room and then 5 and Dime, that'll dump you out by Starbucks. The have kept a walkway open before so people watching the parade have to be inside a certain area (using tape). You can then just walk past the tip board and go by TSMM and make it to Mama Melrose.
You can also duck into Mickey's of Hollywood (store on the left side of Hollywood Blvd) as soon as the parade goes thru the front (maybe around 11:15am) and exit by Vine St. make a left as if you were heading towards Indiana Jones and get to Mama Melrose that way

 

[lvstitch]

My MBs are Yoda and Leia and have been shipped today

 

[yulilin3]

These will be available at Celebration and also at SWW
http://www.adventuresbydaddy.com/20...ones-from-sms-audio-at-star-wars-celebration/

 

[Magic Magic]

If you go straight there from rope drop you can make it

Thanks!! One additional logistical question. What time can you actually get through the gates in the morning (assuming we arrive 6:45ish)? Is it not until 7;30, or before that? I am also trying to squeeze in a visit to inside-the-park Guest Services for a DAS card for DD.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks!! One additional logistical question. What time can you actually get through the gates in the morning (assuming we arrive 6:45ish)? Is it not until 7;30, or before that? I am also trying to squeeze in a visit to inside-the-park Guest Services for a DAS card for DD.

they start letting you in around 7:30am. Guest Relations has a window on the outside of the park. After bag check make a left, you'll pass a gift shop outside and you'll see the window.Not sure at what time the outside window opens but I would think it's before they allow people thru the entrance

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

how soon after the parade will characters be out? If the parade starts at 11 it should be done (including the stage part) by 11:30??? I don't remember it taking overly long last year but didn't really time it. Would the characters come out around 11:30? 11:45 or noon? any ideas?

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

they start letting you in around 7:30am. Guest Relations has a window on the outside of the park. After bag check make a left, you'll pass a gift shop outside and you'll see the window.Not sure at what time the outside window opens but I would think it's before they allow people thru the entrance

it does open prior to the turnstiles opening (on a normal day). we're usually at RD quite early (yes, we're the odd ones standing right up by the turnstiles - what can I say we are morning people and we're super motivated at Disney!) - and it is always open when we arrive.

 

[yulilin3]

how soon after the parade will characters be out? If the parade starts at 11 it should be done (including the stage part) by 11:30??? I don't remember it taking overly long last year but didn't really time it. Would the characters come out around 11:30? 11:45 or noon? any ideas?

last year most characters came out 30 minutes after the parade was over. So this year would be around noon

 

[yulilin3]

I was just thinking about weekend V A Conversation with Frank Oz
Could they seriously be thinking about having the show in the morning?
Maybe even as early as 9am, because last years show was so popular they know that people without a fp will be heading straight there to make the line or get a standby ticket (that's what happened last year)
At this point it's a wait and see.