Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[Phelpsie70]

Thanks, my DD8 knows the original three movies by heart (her dad told them as bedtime stories since she was 2) and this year has really gotten into the Star Wars Rebels. Actually, being able to meet Ezra and Sabine is one of the main reasons I am thinking of adding it to the schedule. (I asked her the other day if Chopper was her favorite and she replied, "Actually, it's Sabine. She is just so cool!" However, I believe she has only watched the prequels maybe once so doesn't know them at all. Did it seem like there were tough questions? Still not sure about it, she can get stage fright. Advice?

The questions were not tough. They give each child two light sabers, a red and a blue. They ask a question and the kids choose one of two answers by holding up either the red or blue saber. They will show snippets of movies on the screen behind the stage and ask questions based on the clip. Like who is this droid? And then give two options and you hold up red for R2 and blue for 3po. It is all very kind if anyone gets one wrong. My son won the first year when he was nine (no prize, just bragging rights) but when he did it two years later he felt they allowed the younger kids to cheat and not get eliminated when they chose a wrong answer. I thought that was nice, but to an 11 year old boy, not so much...

 

[CheshireCrazy]

I've already warned my friends, I may have a meltdown if I don't get a Boba Fett stein. It looks awesome!

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks, my DD8 knows the original three movies by heart (her dad told them as bedtime stories since she was 2) and this year has really gotten into the Star Wars Rebels. Actually, being able to meet Ezra and Sabine is one of the main reasons I am thinking of adding it to the schedule. (I asked her the other day if Chopper was her favorite and she replied, "Actually, it's Sabine. She is just so cool!" However, I believe she has only watched the prequels maybe once so doesn't know them at all. Did it seem like there were tough questions? Still not sure about it, she can get stage fright. Advice?

the questions do get harder but in the end everyone wins. It can be intimidating especially being on that big stage so you would have to make that choice. Maybe show her some previous videos of PMC and tell her she will be on stage all the time and you will be watching from the crowd

 

[msmama]

@yulilin3 - What days will your daughter be wearing her Sabine outfit? The way our schedule looks I'm not sure we're going to make it to ant Dis meet and greets week 1 but I really want to see her costume!! We may make them week 2.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

@yulilin3 - What days will your daughter be wearing her Sabine outfit? The way our schedule looks I'm not sure we're going to make it to ant Dis meet and greets week 1 but I really want to see her costume!! We may make them week 2.

Ooh yeah, @yulilin3 , I could meet your daughter instead of the real sabine! Haha, she better be ready for lots of weirdos coming up asking for pictures.

*disclaimer: calling myself and my group weirdos, not the poster I quoted.

 

[yulilin3]

@yulilin3 - What days will your daughter be wearing her Sabine outfit? The way our schedule looks I'm not sure we're going to make it to ant Dis meet and greets week 1 but I really want to see her costume!! We may make them week 2.

the plan is tomorrow. She's wearing it once every weekend.

 

[yulilin3]

Ooh yeah, @yulilin3 , I could meet your daughter instead of the real sabine! Haha, she better be ready for lots of weirdos coming up asking for pictures.

*disclaimer: calling myself and my group weirdos, not the poster I quoted.

Her biggest fear is that no one will ask for her picture or think her costume is good. She's a perfectionist. She basically made the entire thing I only helped with the belt and holsters.
I told her people would come ask for a picture but she doesn't believe me

 

[cinder-ellah]

At PDX, got my coffee, getting ready to board. We're sooooo excited !
I'll be at SWW, May 16th, official Guinea Pig, will try to keep intouch, thanks for all the info, looking forward to meeting you !

 

[msmama]

Ooh yeah, @yulilin3 , I could meet your daughter instead of the real sabine! Haha, she better be ready for lots of weirdos coming up asking for pictures.

*disclaimer: calling myself and my group weirdos, not the poster I quoted.

Totally OK to call me a weirdo. I own my weirdness, lol.

Kind of OT, but I've been working with a new-ish friend on PTA stuff at my sons school and yesterday I told her I wasn't going to be around next week. She asked, "are you going to Disney." I said yes. She then immediately asked if it was Star Wars time. Apparently I'm nothing if not predictable!!

 

[yulilin3]

If you are thirsty then you are already dehydrated. Drink water, often

 

[yulilin3]

for anyone that hasn't seen the map, courtesy of @KKBDisMom it's on page 731

 

[Monykalyn]

Happy birthday to George Lucas- without whom we wouldn't have something so cool to obsess over

 

[AngiTN]

Had to share DGD's autograph book. We are using it for the entire trip, not just SWW. It's "Star Wars Season" at Disney so I figure it works fine. Can't wait to see what the characters outside of HS think about it.

 

[jar]

Yuli - your updates to your initial post are terrific and THE resource that I regularly go back to. Is there any way to note what the new updates are when you update that page? I see you updated it yesterday, for example, but can't find what's new from the last time I read it. Thanks.

 

[jar]

The questions were not tough. They give each child two light sabers, a red and a blue. They ask a question and the kids choose one of two answers by holding up either the red or blue saber. They will show snippets of movies on the screen behind the stage and ask questions based on the clip. Like who is this droid? And then give two options and you hold up red for R2 and blue for 3po. It is all very kind if anyone gets one wrong. My son won the first year when he was nine (no prize, just bragging rights) but when he did it two years later he felt they allowed the younger kids to cheat and not get eliminated when they chose a wrong answer. I thought that was nice, but to an 11 year old boy, not so much...

DS was frustrated three years ago (at 8) when he did this because he felt that kids were cheating (such as by waiting until after they saw what everyone else answered before making their choice) and he really wanted it to be a genuine test of SW knowledge. Not sure he'll do it at 11 this year.

 

[yulilin3]

Yuli - your updates to your initial post are terrific and THE resource that I regularly go back to. Is there any way to note what the new updates are when you update that page? I see you updated it yesterday, for example, but can't find what's new from the last time I read it. Thanks.

I guess I could change the color temporarily to blue or something for new updates and leave it blue for a day and then change it to red.
Yesterday I updated the celebrity autograph times for weekend 1

 

[jennab113]

In line to check in at the Galactic Gathering!

 

[tschaan]

Any chance of buying the SWW autograph book on Thursday May 21? We want to make the Chewie fast walk on Friday morning, but don't want to miss his autograph.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Her biggest fear is that no one will ask for her picture or think her costume is good. She's a perfectionist. She basically made the entire thing I only helped with the belt and holsters.
I told her people would come ask for a picture but she doesn't believe me

If she wears it Saturday or Sunday of weekend II (when the dissers are striking back) I'll definitely ask for one of I can find her

 

[mmafan]

In line to check in at the Galactic Gathering!

line doesn't look that long....have fun...