Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[The Sunrise Student]

I love the yoda cupcake last year, the vader cupcake over chocolate me... did I really say that... well it did.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

I am looking through all my e-mails did they ever say where Galactic Gatherings was being held? I would assume in Darth's Mall area but.....

 

[yulilin3]

I am looking through all my e-mails did they ever say where Galactic Gatherings was being held? I would assume in Darth's Mall area but.....

yes, inside Darth's Mall

 

[delmar411]

I am looking through all my e-mails did they ever say where Galactic Gatherings was being held? I would assume in Darth's Mall area but.....

In Darth's Mall.

 

[yulilin3]

Okay, since it's a slow day...for anyone that has a smartphone. Last year they started working with this app called Aurasma. It's an enhanced reality app that when you point your phone at certain images things happen. Here's the article from last year
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...r-wars-weekends-to-life-in-new-ways-for-2014/
I just decided to try it on this years logo and it works.
After downloading the app, go thru the quick tutorial and you don't have to create an account you can just skip that step. Then point your camera to the logo and see what happens:

 

[CindySwims]

Okay, since it's a slow day...for anyone that has a smartphone. Last year they started working with this app called Aurasma. It's an enhanced reality app that when you point your phone at certain images things happen. Here's the article from last year
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...r-wars-weekends-to-life-in-new-ways-for-2014/
I just decided to try it on this years logo and it works.
After downloading the app, go thru the quick tutorial and you don't have to create an account you can just skip that step. Then point your camera to the logo and see what happens:
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I have this app for to open videos in our school yearbook. Just used it on the pic you posted and it worked. Fun. Thanks!

 

[OZMom]

nothing, they usually don't announce anything for small things like a release of a shirt and pin
EDIT TO ADD: I did a quick search on the DPB and last year nothing was announced for May the 4th but they did have the shirt and pin. They announced for 2013 but that was because there was a special "Limited Time Magic" event for it

Are the Pins / shirts usually available during SWW as well, or only on the 4th / 5th?? My birthday is May 4th and I would LOVE one of those pins!

 

[yulilin3]

I don't remember seeing the shirts during SWW, but I think the pins were still available. Not 100% sure on that though

 

[delmar411]

Are the Pins / shirts usually available during SWW as well, or only on the 4th / 5th?? My birthday is May 4th and I would LOVE one of those pins!

Normally just on the 4th/5th. The ebayers will buy up a bunch.

 

[mamadragona]

14 days 17 hours and 29 minutes till I board my flight to Orlando! But whose counting huh?

Us too!! Now it is 14 days 12.5 Hrs

 

[delmar411]

Isnt that the same video as last year?

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

Thanks to the cat (abcess $198.10 ) I think we'll be having a few less cupcakes! We tried the Vader one last year - yumm. Got to try Yoda this year!

I love the idea of a more spread out Darth's Mall maybe that will help with the crowds getting in and check out??

 

[mamadragona]

It was 52 when my son got on the bus this morning, in a t-shirt It's supposed to be 65 today and it will be one of the warmest days we have had since November, most people will be in t-shirts, possibly some shorts even. Last night I think it was in the 30's. We had negative temps pretty regularly here this winter as well . One day it was 35 and DH was out shoveling snow in a sweatshirt because it was so "warm"

Coming from even more north. I am so excited to see summer weather in FL.

 

[yulilin3]

Isnt that the same video as last year?

Yeah, I posted "here's the article from last year" this year it hasn't been announced I was just bored and tried it on this years logo and it works. SO I'm wondering if they will have the backgrounds up again.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Okay, since it's a slow day...for anyone that has a smartphone. Last year they started working with this app called Aurasma. It's an enhanced reality app that when you point your phone at certain images things happen. Here's the article from last year
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...r-wars-weekends-to-life-in-new-ways-for-2014/
I just decided to try it on this years logo and it works.
After downloading the app, go thru the quick tutorial and you don't have to create an account you can just skip that step. Then point your camera to the logo and see what happens:
View attachment 91427

Nothing happened for me like last year... then again I never could get this to work right at the parks... But this is a different phone and still nothing

 

[aggiejnny]

Okay, since it's a slow day...for anyone that has a smartphone. Last year they started working with this app called Aurasma. It's an enhanced reality app that when you point your phone at certain images things happen. Here's the article from last year
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...r-wars-weekends-to-life-in-new-ways-for-2014/
I just decided to try it on this years logo and it works.
After downloading the app, go thru the quick tutorial and you don't have to create an account you can just skip that step. Then point your camera to the logo and see what happens:
View attachment 91427

I loved playing with this last year. I hope they still have the background scenes

 

[delmar411]

Yeah, I posted "here's the article from last year" this year it hasn't been announced I was just bored and tried it on this years logo and it works. SO I'm wondering if they will have the backgrounds up again.

I hope the do because I finally got a new phone and I could do all of it this year. All they have to do is hang the pieces up so I dont see why not. Kept people happy in line.

 

[yulilin3]

Nothing happened for me like last year... then again I never could get this to work right at the parks... But this is a different phone and still nothing

make sure the Star Wars Weekends letters on the bottom are visible...that's what seems to trigger it.
Last year we had some good days with the app and some days when it didn't want to work. It did seem better by the Frozen Summer Fun time, and we got it to work much faster

 

[cvjpirate]

I couldn't get it to work for me last year either but it did work for me on the logo. Think I wasn't doing something right last year.

 

[OZMom]

Us too!! Now it is 14 days 12.5 Hrs

Us too!! 14 days and 12 hours until we are on our way