Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[itsthatdisneygirl]

Re: Posters...

We are AP, DVC, you-name-it...

Does this means our family of 4 AP holders can get 4 Yoda posters?? DH and I are both DVC members -- does this mean we get 2 with those cards?

We'd only be looking to keep a couple, and I'd be happy to trade or just give the rest to other DISers.

Yes you could get 6 though they might give you looks when you try to "collect" that many

So you can keep the bucket if you order the cupcakes?

Yes on the menu for RH it includes the souvenir bucket which is why I speculated it would be the one that cost $16.99

 

[Metz172]

Yes there is ice cream soda water bs popcorn at deluxe premium

There is popcorn too??!! That's even better!

 

[BobaFettFan]

Purchased a vader helmet popcorn bucket. After this Indiana ride I'll get a boba mug. Haven't seen the mug yet though....

 

[Felipe4]

They still have Vader buckets? Or are these the norm for HS now?

 

[The Sunrise Student]

FtF Premium Package they separated the kids area from the wheelchair area. The kids are facing the stage. They are giving drinks, popcorn and ice cream snacks.

 

[Felipe4]

@mmafan were you able to get your preferred show FP? How long were you in the check in line? Did you line up before 10?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Yes you could get 6 though they might give you looks when you try to "collect" that many

I could see getting 4 -- one for each kid, one for my rabid SW fan cousin, and one to give to a DISer.

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

The line for Vader is an hour right now with some of it in the sun @yulilin3 said its insane

 

[Skywise]

FtF Premium Package they separated the kids area from the wheelchair area. The kids are facing the stage. They are giving drinks, popcorn and ice cream snacks.

That's to the right of the stage isn't it? Oh wait - no - That's at the FRONT of the parade isn't it?

Ice Cream includes Mickey Bars, right?

Anyone know if the non-premium people are getting ice cream?

 

[jtowntoflorida]

I'm not sure if this has been answered in subsequent messages but thought I would offer my suggestions. First, it's about having the right equipment. A DSLR camera is really helpful and setting the aperture wide open (the lowest number) makes sure all the light gets in. Now, the lowest aperture depends on your lens so that will have an impact. Mine is 1.4 but most are 3.5+. You can also try a tripod to eliminate camera shake. If you are using a smartphone you can download a third party camera app from the app store that will allow you to manually set things like shutter speed and aperture. Again, taking the lowest settings will help. Hope that is some useful info!

Thanks. I have a Canon EOS M (Canon's mirrorless camera) that I can do manual settings on. I found some posts online last night about what settings to use in low light. I'm a camera failure and generally stick to the auto settings and I've taken pictures in Sci Fi with it before, but they turned out very yellow and grainy, so I need to figure out how to work the manual settings in the next three weeks!


As for the posters... @Itinkso can you ask Yulilin to check whether they'll give one one poster per AP holder per day? We'll only need one and have 4 AP holders in the family, so I'll definitely be up for trading some of our Storm Troopers.

 

[Itinkso]

That's to the right of the stage isn't it? Oh wait - no - That's at the FRONT of the parade isn't it?

Ice Cream includes Mickey Bars, right?

Anyone know if the non-premium people are getting ice cream?

Skywise - it's Premium Package and Deluxe Premium. Sounds like the same snacks in both areas.

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

@Itinkso it has been confirmed by @Good Morning Dewdrop that they were able to 3 posters today with their 3 AP's so the posters are per AP

 

[Skywise]

Skywise - it's Premium Package and Deluxe Premium. Sounds like the same snacks in both areas.

So the only real difference is the view then? Anyone got any photos?

 

[jtowntoflorida]

@Itinkso it has been confirmed by @Good Morning Dewdrop that they were able to 3 posters today with their 3 AP's so the posters are per AP

What I'm wondering is if they're tracking by day, though. So I'm wondering if we can get 4 our first day and then 4 more our second?

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

An early lunch with our favorite Nerf Herder


Again all my updates are coming from @yulilin3 i just don't want her Disboards alerts to go into overdrive by mentioning her EVERYTIME

 

[Itinkso]

@Itinkso it has been confirmed by @Good Morning Dewdrop that they were able to 3 posters today with their 3 AP's so the posters are per AP

Thanks, Munchkin!
@jtowntoflorida: Yulilin replied that the CMs are not scanning APs or marking the cards when the SW posters are picked up.

So, Guest Recovery at its finest!

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

What I'm wondering is if they're tracking by day, though. So I'm wondering if we can get 4 our first day and then 4 more our second?

There haven't been any reports of the AP card being scanned I just think they are making sure only APs/DVC get the poster so my best guess would be that you could get 4 the first day and 4 the second but that would be dependent upon supplies of course

 

[DanielWhitney]

I would be interested in any extra posters if anyone will be there for Weekend V. Happy to pay for the posters as well, just not a crazy jacked up price like they are bound to be on ebay soon. If not it is no big deal at all. Just interested.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

FYI re: the VIP tour...

I got a call from them just to check and make sure that our kids were NOT interested it JTA. Thought that was nice.

 

[msmama]

Anybody hear anything about where the VIP parade watching is?