Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

Okay, so random question on a Saturday afternoon. Dows anyo ne know if the popcorn buckets last year sold out?

I don't remember the popcorn bucket selling out but I know for a fact that the stormtrooper stein did.They sold out weekend 2 but then they had them back for weekend 4 and 5. As soon as I saw them back I bought one for a friend of ours that was coming weekend 5

 

[Gianfootography]

Okay, so random question on a Saturday afternoon. Dows anyo ne know if the popcorn buckets last year sold out?

I got mine the second to last weekend last year.

 

[MooksterL1]

Not SW related, but I ordered my youngest ds a fleece pillowcase and it turned out so cute I had to share.

 

[yulilin3]

I had to travel for work this week and was unable to keep up with this thread. Weren't you nearing page 400 this time last week?!?! I can't figure out how to go to a particular page so the 400 number is from memory. Even if it was higher than that....685 today! Wow, just wow!

Even without reading last week I was able to snag a Rebel Lounge thanks to you. So again, thank you all very much.

it took me a while to figure it out. But you see the page numbers in blue, there's a little arrow, you can just hold the arrow until you arrive at the desired page instead of going one by one

 

[lovethattink]

Okay, so random question on a Saturday afternoon. Dows anyo ne know if the popcorn buckets last year sold out?

Last year, they did not sell out of Darth Vader popcorn buckets. In fact, last time I walked by the little stand across from TSMM they still had them and the trooper mugs.

 

[JayLeeJay]

For the Aurebesh name tags, are there other sayings/pictures you can have added along with your name? I am thinking of making a trip over for the last weekend of the Flower and Garden festival and then stopping by HS to check things out before my actual trip the following weekend. I am thinking about trying to get a name tags for me and my boyfriend so that we will have them for our entire trip. Ideally I would surprise him but I don't know what he would want. I need to find a way to trick him into telling me and pictures of choices would help a lot.

 

[yulilin3]

JAT is here:
James Arnold Taylor ‏@JATactor 4h4 hours ago
Duffy bear is happy to be in Orlando! And so am I. Star Wars Weekends here we come! #SWW2015

 

[yulilin3]

For the Aurebesh name tags, are there other sayings/pictures you can have added along with your name? I am thinking of making a trip over for the last weekend of the Flower and Garden festival and then stopping by HS to check things out before my actual trip the following weekend. I am thinking about trying to get a name tags for me and my boyfriend so that we will have them for our entire trip. Ideally I would surprise him but I don't know what he would want. I need to find a way to trick him into telling me and pictures of choices would help a lot.

you get to have your name (I guess it could be any name you want)
The color will probably not be silver, these are the exclusive ones for Galactic Gathering. In the past they have had a general color and a different color for Passholders
where you are from and this year it looks like they are adding side of the Force: pre listed here

 

[JayLeeJay]

you get to have your name (I guess it could be any name you want)
The color will probably not be silver, these are the exclusive ones for Galactic Gathering. In the past they have had a general color and a different color for Passholders
where you are from and this year it looks like they are adding side of the Force: pre listed here

That is exactly what I was hoping for. Colors I'm good on - he always chooses the pass holder color. Always. His favorite Star Wars name… not so clear. Somehow that hasn't come up in conversation before.

 

[mmafan]

I started the kids on Rebels last night.

My favorite parody, and stuck in my head:

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[poohfriend77]

I don't remember the popcorn bucket selling out but I know for a fact that the stormtrooper stein did.They sold out weekend 2 but then they had them back for weekend 4 and 5. As soon as I saw them back I bought one for a friend of ours that was coming weekend 5

Does anyone know if the popcorn bucket is available on the weekdays in between SWWs? What about the special SW cupcakes?

 

[soniam]

Just an FYI...not SWW related, but definitely SW. A lifelong SW fan who spent entire days as a kid watching all 3 movies back to back. (Yes, I regret discarding my old VHS's for the DVD's - so now I don't have the originals: Han shot first and the Ewok celebration sucks now). But I hadn't gotten the Blu-rays, but just got the digital copies on VUDU. DELETED SCENES!!!! OMG, a Wampa inside Echo Base!?!!? Seeing all the old, original footage as old as I am was soooo cool!

That's cool. I didn't know those were still available. DH wouldn't buy any of them on DVD/Blu-ray for the longest time, because of the remakes. Most of those scenes are just garbage. The originals were way better looking than the CG stuff. Not only are the scenes themselves generally stupid, but the CG is bad. Bad lighting and texture. DH did finally buy them on Blu-ray, but only because he got them really cheap. We always watch them in the correct order: 4 first and 3 last One of our friends, actually our God-children's father, is such a big SW fan, that he won't let the kids watch them until they can fully comprehend what "Luke, I am your father" means

 

[Bugdozer]

So last minute granddaughter decided she wanted to dress as Princess Leia( while watching the original movie). So I ordered her this and got to love free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime!!

 

[yulilin3]

Does anyone know if the popcorn bucket is available on the weekdays in between SWWs? What about the special SW cupcakes?

I believe both are available during the week days.

 

[Fire14]

I believe both are available during the week days.

I can't speak for buckets but cupcakes were. that darth vadar one is still haunting my belly 2 yrs later

 

[lovethattink]

How does a before dhs opens ADR work?

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

Ok sooo I hate to be Debbie Downer but literally NOTHING is going on at Backlot Express I honestly don't have that much faith in the "caliber" of the lounge

 

[DisneyLove2015]

I got mine the second to last weekend last year.

I was able to buy a Vader popcorn bucket and storm trooper stein when we went in August at the stand across from TSMM. DS was pleasantly surprised!!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

How does a before dhs opens ADR work?

You mean normally? The tapstile to the far left is labeled for breakfast ADRs. A line will form there, and typically a CM comes down the line and checks you in with an iPad. They usually start admitting people right at 8:00, and we've been as far back as the ticket windows and still were to H&V by our 8:05 reservation time. If you finish with breakfast early (before the park opens) you're held in the vicinity of H&V until the music changes, which indicates the park is open. You're then free to go in whatever direction you choose (we usually head to JTA, then to TSM). However, when it's FSF time, then the CMs tell you to make your way to the stage and that the ropes won't be dropped by the restaurant until after the stage show is over and guests waiting there have been released to JTA/TSM/RNRC.

 

[lovethattink]

You mean normally? The tapstile to the far left is labeled for breakfast ADRs. A line will form there, and typically a CM comes down the line and checks you in with an iPad. They usually start admitting people right at 8:00, and we've been as far back as the ticket windows and still were to H&V by our 8:05 reservation time. If you finish with breakfast early (before the park opens) you're held in the vicinity of H&V until the music changes, which indicates the park is open. You're then free to go in whatever direction you choose (we usually head to JTA, then to TSM). However, when it's FSF time, then the CMs tell you to make your way to the stage and that the ropes won't be dropped by the restaurant until after the stage show is over and guests waiting there have been released to JTA/TSM/RNRC.

Thanks. This is for Galactic Breakfast before the park opens on a non-SWW day.