Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[delmar411]

Ok, we are home and unpacked and I am semi cooled off. Yes that 8mile drive is brutal ....

So yesteday DH gets to HS at 2am, the line for Amy Allen is already at least 60people deep. Normally not an issue but wow did it turn out to be. I have to check into the hotel before I can come over so I check on at 6:01am and I am at the park by 6:20am. I manage to join a group I know towards the very front of the merch line so I went in with that line before the opening show. The fox news show was filming us which was a bit odd but apparently a preview of these 2 days for us...

We were held at the Animation arch until the VIPs were done which sucked. There was no reason to hold us in the sun but whatever. Eventually we were allowed to move on and we walked down to the mall, and then did the long walk back to the collectibles section where my group made it in the first entry. They cut it off a couple people behind us. The collectible side was pretty well organized and weren't making any opening day mistakes so that was really nice. I was in and out really quickly amd I headed over to meet DH at Chewie.

DH had apparently been letting families in front of him for a bit and we still almost made it into the first set but a MAW family came up right as we were about to go so we got to be first for the next set which made DH happy since he was able to get Wicket to sign his page in the book we are using for autographs.

We then hopped onto ST with no wait and then headed over to check in for the parade. We hung around the area, charging our phones while waiting for the parade area to open and it opened early so we grabbed a curb seat. I was glad for that. We enjoyed the area and chatted with the people there. It was not crowded and it was super nice viewing. The sun was brutal so I would bring an umbrella to use while waiting.

Accidentally hit post so to be continued in next post LOL

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Anyone eating at the Rebel Hanger today? Character reports?

 

[CAS239]

I'll be there this coming weekend. Hoping the line to darths mall isn't too long. Looking for under an hour wait

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

@Good Morning Dewdrop If you have one left I would love it!

as of right now I have 2 left... Are you at WDW?

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

I would love one if you still have any. We are headed to HS for Jedi Mickey dinner at 6:20.

As of right now we have 2...we are in line for Luke and then I'm not sure...we are running out of steam

 

[Koh1977]

Here's an odd question for you all - since when does Darth Goofy wear trousers? Just watching the parade from yesterday (I'm not attending until weekend 3) and, no red boxers. His legs are encased in shiny trousers. What happened?
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Oh no! DD thought it was SO funny to see Goofy without pants (she got a kick out of the boxers)

 

[rpcvpanama]

as of right now I have 2 left... Are you at WDW?

@Good Morning Dewdrop if u have any left we are headed to HS now.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

In Luke's line. DD is a Jedi in a green tunic...I am in a tan Ewok shirt..

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

@Good Morning Dewdrop if u have any left we are headed to HS now.

See above note..we are here.

 

[Koh1977]

So for those who were at RH…Did you see ALL of those characters while you were there or just one or two? I am assuming none of them gave autographs (I saw the comment about Ezra and Sabine). But were they visiting tables for pics or just wandering and you had to go up to them to get a pic with them?

Also, are any of the Rebels somewhere else in the park to get pics and autographs?

And just double checking…Vader and Boba Fett don't do autographs at the breakfast, correct? I am thinking we may have to stand in line for Vader's autograph then… :-/ Especially if they don't have cards to hand out at Sci Fi...

 

[mexxican]

You get a piece of paper with their autographs at sci fi. We had 5:40 reservations yesterday at RH and saw Greedo and Ezra & Sabine, all of whom stopped by our table for pics.

 

[Koh1977]

Anyone post a menu with prices for the Rebel hangar?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2015/05/compr...e-offers-surprises-in-quality-and-atmosphere/

Complete review of the RH with lots of pics, review of food items, and includes pics of the menu with prices.

(This may have already been posted, but…I know it's hard to wade through all of these pages!)

 

[delmar411]

Before/during the parade there was water and soda to drink as well as boxes popcorn and ice cream/popiscles to eat. The water was a lifesaver, I must have drunk down 6bottles before the parade and we carried 2 more with us when we left. I saved all the soda and ended up bringing it home, all I wanted was water yesterday.

After the parade we did some puttering around, more phone charging and then use our FPs for TSM (where I beat DH wohoo!).

At some point I picked up posters and we met Anakin...I just remembered that was before the parade. I swear I got sunstroke yesterday, some things are just a blur.

After TSM DH had his celeb fp for Amy Allen. This was going to be a problem with the Rebels show. I went and spoke to the CM manning the area who sent him right back, it was 1pm but he didnt get into see her until 2pm. We put in a complaint with GR when we were leaving last night about how ridiculously slow that was and Amy even took a break during her assigned set. It was pretty unacceptable. The CM at GR said we were not first complaint about her line either. I hope they spoke with her this morning and set some expectations.

So DH missed the whole rebels show. Boo The show had a delayed start which was understandable for the first one. I thought it was pretty good but lots of kids were getting restless since it seemed the whole show was about things other than SW. The opening skit thing was great! And as an adult I enjoyed it all. Those bench seats get 2thumbs down though.

When we left the theater I got right back in line for Sots and DH joined me. But Sots was also seriously delayed. At this point we have all been sitting on these horrible metal benches for way too long. I was getting quite antsy and uncomfortable. Once the show started, I forgot about all that and really loved the show! Definitely dont miss it this weekend!

After that show we headed off for our RH ADR. We waited just a bit and were seated by the tie fighter wing wall. We met the cantina band and that was cool. I would have loved to have met Sabine and Ezra though! Service sucked, our server was beyond terrible and really rude. I had to get a manager involved. Which makes the next thing even funnier. There were guys in there filming us eating and drinking all the while I was so pissed off. LOL they had us sign a release so they could use it in the promotional materials for the RH. We got cute little pins for signing the release.

After the debacle of RH we headed right back to see Obi wan. WOW! I really cannot put into words just how amazing JAT is!! The show was fantastic and easily the best show I have ever seen!!! Plus his personal notes at the end nearly made me cry.

After obiwan we went and waited for the dessert party. The adult drinks were disgusting unfortunately, way too much burboun to barely any punch. The desserts were tasty but it was just too hot to want to eat much. I pretty much sampled each thing and that was plenty. We chugged a lot of water at the party too.

The fireworks were amazing as usual and the kids told me they were able to see them from our room balcony at AKL!

Oh yeah we did go into DM with our pass but only for a couple mins before our RH ADR. The noncollectible side was overpacked, they allowd too many people in at once so we got out of there asap. The collectible side was still nice and not overloaded.

Overall we had a great day with some hiccups along the way.

 

[delmar411]

as of right now I have 2 left... Are you at WDW?

I am at home but can be to the studios in like 30ish mins @Good Morning Dewdrop

If you are heading back to your resort I can meet you there too.

 

[mexxican]

As of right now we have 2...we are in line for Luke and then I'm not sure...we are running out of steam

Thank you so much once again. Can't emphasize enough how magical my first time at WDW and especially SWW has been and it's all thanks to fellow Dissers on this forum in particular

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

I am at home but can be to the studios in like 30ish mins @Good Morning Dewdrop

We are probably leaving after we meet Luke can you meet tomorrow or Monday?

 

[delmar411]

We are probably leaving after we meet Luke can you meet tomorrow or Monday?

Absolutely, or I can meet you at your resort if that is easier.

 

[yulilin3]

 

[Cluelyss]

Someone said you can see the character wait times on the app? I've tried but all I get is a times list. 830-1130,1-4, like that. Anyone know where that post was or how I can see the times accurately.

If not perhaps a how to? What I've done, logged into the mde app From my phone, hit the three little dates at the top , characters and ever the wait times just in case, but nothing specific as far as the times.

TIA

It was reported that the character meet times are showing on MDX, but it won't show the current wait unfortunately.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Yes... I've have more than one drink...