Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[Meech Loves Mickey]

Has anyone there seen Dave Filoni? I know he is not a scheduled guest, but I know last year he made a random appearance.

 

[bperk3]

Please tell me this is not the entire parade?! Where are the 501st? Where are the padawans?

No, it was split into two parts. So there was a part 1 to the video. I just only needed to post part 2 for my purposes.

 

[Meech Loves Mickey]

No, it was split into two parts. So there was a part 1 to the video. I just only needed to post part 2 for my purposes.

Thank goodness! I was worried for a minute there!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Where are the rebels to meet??

Help me @yulilin3 Kenobi, you're my only hope!

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

From @yulilin3 herself these are the adult beverage choices

And just for you @OhioStateBuckeye they have Rebels statues in the show at the ABC Sound Studio

 

[nallepuh]

A question for those of you who are also at SWW today: where do they sell the Han Solo popcorn bucket?

 

[wdwalice]

For those seeing the shows at the Theatre of the Stars later, I'm really curious about the heat/comfort level...will there be fans..misting fans? How comfortable (or uncomfortable) are you? Very curious about how this will work out...

Sitting at BatB theatre now and it's pretty comfortable. Fans are on and almost all seats are In the shaded area. We just walked in at 3 with FtF deluxe badges and it's packed!

 

[wdwalice]

A question for those of you who are also at SWW today: where do they sell the Han Solo popcorn bucket?

We got ours in the Watto shop along with the drinks and glow cubes.

 

[wdwalice]

From @yulilin3 herself these are the adult beverage choices
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And just for you @OhioStateBuckeye they have Rebels statues in the show at the AIE theater
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The Tatooine was delish!

 

[CheshireCrazy]

Must get the Tatooine... I'm such a sucker for coconut rum drinks

 

[amityisland]

yeah the Fastpass line for the saga of the stars goes all the way back to the Hollywood planet store.
Signed, Buzzy the Fly

Did they all get in? Did any seats seem to be open for the general crowd?

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

The Tatooine was delish!

I wish I could say yes to this but I absolutely HATE pineapple so the Endor with be it for me

 

[IamJoshMartin]

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.

Great. There are tons of resources online. The one thing I failed to mention was ISO (which I'm sure you read about on the sites you reviewed). That's important as is White balance which you can set manually or use a pre-set like indoors. So, recap...
1. Use a high F-Stop (the lower the number the better)
2. Set your camera to auto ISO (or a high number like 500+ or maybe even in the '000's)
3. Choose a white balance for dark setting
4. Try a tripod if possible

Hope that helps - although I'm sure it's repetitive to what you've seen! Once I get photos this weekend I'll try to come back and post what settings worked best for me!

 

[jthornton94]

For the regular FtF package, what do the credentials look like? And are the drinks above the same that will be at the dessert party?

 

[wdwalice]

I wish I could say yes to this but I absolutely HATE pineapple so the Endor with be it for me

No worries. I was deciding between those too!

 

[Tltorrez]

Arrived at SotS at 3:00 w/in FP window - no seats. Wanted to seat us in bleachers (which were almost full). Nice CM moved us to a reserved sections. #SWW2015

Not sure who this is reserved for but section isn't full and the people in it are all CMs. A couple more families added. Good pixie dust! But I would come before FP window next time.

 

[SalmonPink]

Many pages back, so apologies if this has already been posted. Just got back to hotel after Rebels show. At fastpass line, after you scan your Mickey, the line splits in 3. We went to the left. They let everyone from the centre line in first, before doing the left line, then the right. This probably changes depending on the CM, but just a heads up.

Show was cute, but there were a lot of crying children and we had an uncomfortable experience with the family behind us, so if you have younglings it might be an idea to take something to keep them entertained while you wait. Understandable kids would be frustrated - it's in the shade inside the theatre, but I wouldn't describe it as "cool". Take a drink in with you, if possible - you can get ice water for free from the counter service Windows opposite.

Show was lovely. Ezra and Sabine do a quick skit, there's a recap of season 1, JAT interviews Tiya about Rebels and shows clips of her other work, then there's a preview of a fight scene from season 2, introduced by Chopper. Scene lasts maybe a minute and a half. Really enjoyed it, but younger kids may not be interested in the interview section.

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

Though I do have to say if that was the only option for a Millieium Falcon glow cup I would brave the horribleness that is the Satan Fruit you call pineapple

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

Seating for the outside portion of RH

 

[nallepuh]

We got ours in the Watto shop along with the drinks and glow cubes.

Thank you!