Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[Disney Diva Mom]

Okay. I'm so annoyed with the Disney reservation system online. Third time I have had the galactic breakfast pop up and when I click on the time, the system makes me log in AGAIN and when I do, the reservation time is gone!! So frustrating!!!! Maybe someone is trying to tell me we aren't supposed to go to the breakfast. Ugh!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

this years SWW character list and locations are being kept under wraps, best kept Disney secret. Not even some inside sources, and I mean entertainment/character people know anything. So I will go Thursday evening and check out the backdrops and hopefully figure out where and which characters will be out. But to be honest, it looks like it'll be Friday when we get a full, clear list.


They would like for you to take 1 or 2 pictures at the most, just to keep the line moving. If you want more than that the CM might push you along, just be prepared for that.

Is the character list always this tightly under wraps for sww? I just want to prepare myself, if we can meet chopper there will be screams. Not sure how I'd explain that one to the 60 people I sit with at work.

I am a droid groupie. Well, more specifically, 3po and chopper.

 

[yulilin3]

I'm still debating what to do for the 24 hour event
Option A: try and take a nap between 8pm and midnight and head over (I know myself and will probably only get 2 hours of sleep this way, the whole "I'm to excited to sleep)
Option B: head over around 9pm and stay all night and then all day at SWW
For people that did it last year, how lively is it during the entire night? I heard reports of people just sleeping all around the park

 

[The Sunrise Student]

I do wonder what new characters they will have out now that Rebels has become a thing, last year they were just in the parade, but with their popularity I would think they would have their own meet and greet too now that we all know who they are.

 

[lovethattink]

@yulilin3 do you know if we might get characters leaked a day or two early, or do we usually not know until Friday?

this years SWW character list and locations are being kept under wraps, best kept Disney secret. Not even some inside sources, and I mean entertainment/character people know anything. So I will go Thursday evening and check out the backdrops and hopefully figure out where and which characters will be out. But to be honest, it looks like it'll be Friday when we get a full, clear list.


They would like for you to take 1 or 2 pictures at the most, just to keep the line moving. If you want more than that the CM might push you along, just be prepared for that.

One of the background selections for the Star Wars meal pictures is a Rebels one. So I'm banking that means we will see Rebels characters.

The rest is so vague. Good guys around Star Tours. Fab 4 near event stage. etc.

 

[yulilin3]

Is the character list always this tightly under wraps for sww? I just want to prepare myself, if we can meet chopper there will be screams. Not sure how I'd explain that one to the 60 people I sit with at work.

I am a droid groupie. Well, more specifically, 3po and chopper.

last year we knew ahead of time that the Rebel character would be in the parade and show but not available to meet. This year has been def. more tight lipped
There's never really a full list ahead of time, it's just people going the first Friday and posting, that's been the only way to know who, where and what time. I remember last year people lining up in the morning for the Clone Wars characters only to be told around 10am that they wouldn't come out until after the parade...then they changed the times again. Like I've said character meet times during SWW has never been set in stone

 

[yulilin3]

One of the background selections for the Star Wars meal pictures is a Rebels one. So I'm banking that means we will see Rebels characters.

The rest is so vague. Good guys around Star Tours. Fab 4 near event stage. etc.

that's promising

 

[wdhinn89]

In my very positive mind, I see the Rebel Hanger set up as: A bar set up against the back wall and sitting on stools and standing at that bar will be all the different aliens we saw in the movie drinking and arguing with music in the background. This will be roped off from the public so no autographs and/or interactions can take place.

 

[cinder-ellah]

And here's us at Jedi Mickey's dinner

Our ADR was 6:35pm, we checked in at 6:10pm and got called for our Jedi Mickey photo at 6:17pm. Mickey had 2 photopass people, one would grab your camera while the other took it for your free download. Here's where you get the card with all the autographs. I didn't see anyone asking for autographs so in return I didn;t see any characters signing. Got seated and our waiter promptly took our drink order. She did tell us to hang out at the table because Donald was coming

then we got up for our first round of food. The food was great, I enjoyed everything I tried. As I've said my daughter has an intolerance for dairy and other items not life threatening, so we didn't call the chef but if you need him, he will come out and walk you thru. He also does special dessert items for dairy/egg/nut free diets. I won't bore you with pics of food, if you guys want to see them let me know and I'll post.
Anyways, more of the characters, they were awesome. Really interacted with us, there was also a very shy toddler next to us and each character did their best to pull him out of it and get a picture. Dale, literally sat on the floor and played peek-a-boo with him. It was very sweet. You could look around and see kids and adults having paper lightsaber battles. Goofy and Donald joined in around us.
While eating I looked up and Jedi Mickey was all alone and no one was in line, so I got a second pic with him

Ok one pic of desserts, here you go

Now since we don't eat a lot of sweets in our house, all of these were super sweet for us. I really liked the lemon tarts, the Jabba was suuuper sweet for me. Vader one didn't make the picture, still our favorite
While in line for food, I was taking pics of everything and a lady asked me if I was taking pics for a blog, when I explained that I was on the DIS she said "Are you Yuli?" ...found and met my first DISer of the year I believe it was @inkedupmomma (I told you I have bad memory) thanks for the kind words and can't wait to chat some more next weekend.
Overall I really enjoyed the dinner, still think it's super pricey but the characters were super engaged, the food was delicious and the entire staff was friendly

Awesome pictures ! ! ! !
Happy Mother's Day !

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I can download that photo for free from the Jedi Mickey diner I know they gave you a special photopass card but I didn't know let me check!

 

[yulilin3]

I can download that photo for free from the Jedi Mickey diner I know they gave you a special photopass card but I didn't know let me check!

the only background offered was the one I got for my download

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

I'm still debating what to do for the 24 hour event
Option A: try and take a nap between 8pm and midnight and head over (I know myself and will probably only get 2 hours of sleep this way, the whole "I'm to excited to sleep)
Option B: head over around 9pm and stay all night and then all day at SWW
For people that did it last year, how lively is it during the entire night? I heard reports of people just sleeping all around the park

I would be at Mk before 7 pm, or else wait to go until after midnight. People were being rerouted to Epcot parking lot last year after dinner.

Yes, people were sleeping all over the place last year.

The crowds will really die down after 1 am or so.

 

[lovethattink]

the only background offered was the one I got for my download

When I try to edit my pictures from the Galactic Breakfast, it showed a bunch of backrounds, one being Rebels, one the one you have on your dinner picture and the standard SW ones from previous years.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Last one for awhile but man Goofy was the best he wanted nothing to do with me since I was a Rebel loghtsaber and kept putting his hand in my face when it was photo time.

Again it's expesnsive but Star Wars fans are going to love it it's one of the funnest meals I've ever had the music too is all Star Wars music.

 

[yulilin3]

There's a Breakfast 6/12 10:55am for 2 open right now

 

[CinderElsa]

This time tomorrow... we'll be on a plane to Disney World! I can't believe it's here already.

I will be posting pictures from the Galactic Gathering & the first Friday on my Instagram HERE. (Locked only to keep out spam accts, you're welcome to follow if you like & it's certainly okay to repost pics to the thread. I'm sure I won't be able to do so on Disney wifi.)

 

[williamscm3]

Okay. I'm so annoyed with the Disney reservation system online. Third time I have had the galactic breakfast pop up and when I click on the time, the system makes me log in AGAIN and when I do, the reservation time is gone!! So frustrating!!!! Maybe someone is trying to tell me we aren't supposed to go to the breakfast. Ugh!

Try again! I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me, only to go back an hour later and it pops up again. Its worth a shot! What day are you looking for?

 

[Felipe4]

You can always try uber instead of a taxi. I know my cousin sent me a code for something like $20 off my first trip. I assume there are lots of codes like that floating around.

If anyone needs an uber code, I can give you one for a first ride free (up to $20!) Just send me a message!

 

[kalliyan1]

So is the GG event something that you go and stay at from 10-3 or are those just the hours DM will be open? I guess what I'm wondering is if there's "events" scheduled during that time frame and therefore you stay the whole time

 

[missthatgator]

I just wanted to join in with the chorus of people saying thanks for all the great info in this thread! This is our first SWW and all the advice on here has been great for helping me plan and keeping my level of excitement for our upcoming trip at a maximum lol.

Good luck to all the guinea pigs this weekend, hope everyone has a great time! We leave in exactly 2 weeks, spending a couple days at universal then heading to Fort wilderness on the 27th .........well hopefully - I've been subpoenaed to appear in court about 2 hours before our flight is set to leave and am still trying to get that figured out Not gonna let it ruin my excitement though, even if I only make it for one day! hopefully the force is with me! lol