Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[pbb322]

How early do you need to be for your jta time? At what point will they give away your spot? How long is the show once it starts? Trying to see where I can squeeze it into our jam packed day!!!!

You have to be there 30 minutes before the show starts. After almost exactly 5 minutes, they will start replacing with wait list kids. On non-SWW days you might get lucky and no wait list kids are there, but on SWW there are almost always wait list kids standing around hoping to get a spot. I've seen it happen more than once where a wait list kid was given a spot, and minutes later the original kid showed up but was turned away - such a sad scene!

 

[mykidsrqts]

We requested Baseball area too! We have a pre park opening breakfast at Crystal Palace on the 16th. What time is yours for? Maybe we will catch the bus together.

I feel like we planned the exact same vacation. Well, you know, great minds......... Our breakfast is for 8:05! We love that prepark breakfast and the pics on main street.

 

[AngiTN]

you get a picture at the Entrance with Vader and Boba Fett for breakfast and with Jedi Mickey for Dinner. Last year their line was holding up everyone, especially in the late morning hours and late evening for dinner. Many people wanted one picture with Vader only, then one with both. Or pictures with each kid individually. This slowed everything down. That plus if every person wants an autograph was a real mess.
Once inside the characters come to your table

That makes sense. It makes it like CRT or Askershus. Though if they can handle autographs with the greet photo at CRT or Askershus I don't understand why they can't handle it at H&V or SciFi.
All they have to do is say 1 photo only (which they do at the other 2 but it's only 1 character)
If they opt to remove all autographs from the meals we'll just cancel the meals. Those and photos why were are there first and foremost. Food is secondary.

 

[yulilin3]

Got confirmation from the Galactic Breakfast:
Vader and Fett have pre signed autograph cards for you but the characters inside (Stormtrooper, Jawa and Greedo) sign your books
Waiting on Jedi Mickey Dinner

 

[yulilin3]

That makes sense. It makes it like CRT or Askershus. Though if they can handle autographs with the greet photo at CRT or Askershus I don't understand why they can't handle it at H&V or SciFi.
All they have to do is say 1 photo only (which they do at the other 2 but it's only 1 character)
If they opt to remove all autographs from the meals we'll just cancel the meals. Those and photos why were are there first and foremost. Food is secondary.

you could always place the autograph cards in the book, they are not just on a piece of white cardboard, they make them really cute

 

[Cluelyss]

Guys if you are still on the fence with booking Rebel Lounge or want to change your time do it now, some other blogs, fansites are posting that it's now available

But no formal word from Disney yet

 

[yulilin3]

But no formal word from Disney yet

will it ever come?

 

[pattyw]

Question on the Rebel Lounge- is it air conditioned? I thought Backlot had indoor/outdoor areas. And yesterday was a nightmare trying to book- but I found alot of availability this morning.

 

[AngiTN]

you could always place the autograph cards in the book, they are not just on a piece of white cardboard, they make them really cute

Good idea. I have done that with other characters that don't sign like Wreck it Ralph. Thanks for keeping us informed on all this.

 

[yulilin3]

Question on the Rebel Lounge- is it air conditioned? I thought Backlot had indoor/outdoor areas. And yesterday was a nightmare trying to book- but I found alot of availability this morning.

it'll be inside. If you are familiar with it it's the level that has the soda machines, closer to the JTA stage

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

For all of you Boba Fett fans, the rumor is that Daniel Logan will pay him. again. http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-2nd-anthology-film-will-be-boba-fetts-origin-story/

I might be alone on this but that's awful news. I didn't think he was that great an actor.

Also I'm a huge boba fett fan but I don't want a boba fett movie. Can't some characters just remain mysterious? The sw universe is huge, make a movie about something else. I also don't want a Yoda movie. He works much better as the mysterious mentor figure.

Another point, doesnt boba already have an origin story?

 

[BadgerGirl84]

Question on the Rebel Lounge- is it air conditioned? I thought Backlot had indoor/outdoor areas. And yesterday was a nightmare trying to book- but I found alot of availability this morning.

I'm wondering the same thing. I got a 5:20 reservation for 5/15.

 

[jesemeca]

I feel like we planned the exact same vacation. Well, you know, great minds......... Our breakfast is for 8:05! We love that prepark breakfast and the pics on main street.

Ours is for 8:20. I like having a few extra minutes of picture time. I'm sure we will see each other in line. We still like to arrive for when they first let everyone in.

 

[Artax]

I understand they want the line to move...but they also need to understand some people do these meals to save time and are paying good money for that time saved. Autographs should be included in that time. We have pillow cases specifically made for signatures, a card is not going to make me happy. I will wait to see what happens though. Last year I was told Vader wouldn't sign and he did. I was also told by a CM that buzz lightyear doesn't sign, he just hands out cards, but when he saw our pillow case in the past he wanted to sign it. I am going to give it a shot. If mickey doesn't sign, I can get it elsewhere but will still be a bit annoyed.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

That should be OK, right? They won't expect everyone to eat a full meal?

You can order anything you want, even if it is just drinks. This is true at ANY Disney restaurant that isn't fixed price (even then you could just have a drink, but you'd pay for the full meal)

Having never gone to the Rebel Lounge before, is is appropriate for a 7 & 14 year old?

Nobody's ever been there, it has never existed before and nobody will know what it's like prior to may 15. But it is not age restricted. It's a lounge, it sells alcohol, but you can get non-alcoholic beverages. There's no specific kids menu but lots of food choices. Unless you are concerned about your kids being in a venue where there are people drinking alcohol it should be just fine for any age.

 

[JayLeeJay]

I have probably missed this in the past 10-20 pages, but has there been any word on the lightsabers given with the meals? Was it to be a paper one at dinner and a "real" one at breakfast?

 

[mouseguy77]

Apologies if this has already been asked and answered, but is the Rebel Lounge going to be all-you-can-eat or do you just pick 1 item from each part of the menu?

 

[yulilin3]

Apologies if this has already been asked and answered, but is the Rebel Lounge going to be all-you-can-eat or do you just pick 1 item from each part of the menu?

menu items.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

it's going to be a la carte. You choose your item from the menu and pay for that item. Or you can choose multple items and pay for each item. Not fixed price.

 

[momofallsons]

Guys if you are still on the fence with booking Rebel Lounge or want to change your time do it now, some other blogs, fansites are posting that it's now available

It has been said a ton, but Thank You again to yulilin for all the info!! I found this board only a month ago, and had nothing really booked for our trip. It's our first time to Disney since having kids, and I had no idea of the planning involved. Thanks to everyone on this board, I have been able to book so many fun things I would have never been able to get otherwise!! Our one day at SWW is packed now, and I can't wait to go! Thank you!!