Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[itsthatdisneygirl]

WEEKEND II MAP THANKS TO @The Sunrise Student

So don't know if anyone else has noticed and not to put a rain on this BUUUUUUT they no longer mention nor picture the Boba Fett stein on the food and drink section like they did last week.

 

[Itinkso]

@Itinkso did I completely missed the list for Weekend II DISsers Strike Back? I know I posted it yesterday. But I wasn't sure if you meant to post weekend II again or just weekend III

Weekend II was posted late last Wednesday. Everyone was tagged at that time... my late evening posts are usually after you're off the boards for the night.

 

[williamscm3]

Just boarded the Magical Express!!! On to POFQ then a full day of SWW tomorrow!!! Woohooo! I'm pretty excited if you can't tell

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Are we crazy that we're considering driving down from Virginia for weekend 2 of SWW?!

Too funny!! This was just floating through my mind yesterday as well!

Wow! Most of our rationale for even considering this is that we truly only had one SWW day last weekend and that was our VIP Tour. As much as we loved the tour -- early access to Darth's Mall, great seats for the shows, etc. -- it killed us that we had to walk by all of the meet and greets with hardly any lines early on as our guides walked us to our next destination.

DS yelled one word -- "YES!!" -- when we mentioned the possibility of going again. I guess I'll have to keep reading this thread to help me decide.

I understand what you're saying. We were in just for the weekend, and did this:
-- Sat: Rebel Hangar
-- Sun: VIP, Jedi Mickey dinner, Chewie M&G, magic shots
-- Mon: Galactic Breakfast, photos in front of various cool backdrops (blister pack, Bounty hunter, etc.) with NO ONE around

The only other M&G we might have wanted to do was Darth Maul. If we had only fit in the VIP tour -- as much as we loved it -- I might be looking for cheap airfare for this or next weekend!

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

@mesaboy2 I looked and you can change the battery on the X-wing glow cube but not the Falcon or Death Star

 

[yulilin3]

Just boarded the Magical Express!!! On to POFQ then a full day of SWW tomorrow!!! Woohooo! I'm pretty excited if you can't tell

YAY!!! Make sure to ask for your map when you check in. I think all the resorts have them by now

 

[yulilin3]

So don't know if anyone else has noticed and not to put a rain on this BUUUUUUT they no longer mention nor picture the Boba Fett stein on the food and drink section like they did last week.

I wouldn't be too worried. Same thing happened last year. First weekend they featured the Stormtrooper stein and then they didn't. But they were available weekend 3 thru 5

 

[mesaboy2]

@mesaboy2 I looked and you can change the battery on the X-wing glow cube but not the Falcon or Death Star

Thanks for checking!

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

I wouldn't be too worried. Same thing happened last year. First weekend they featured the Stormtrooper stein and then they didn't. But they were available weekend 3 thru 5

I know I just didn't want the others that were going week 2 only and had seen it on the map for week 1 thinking they were going crazy from sun exposure. I may be there Friday night so if I am I will look for them and ask around and report back.

 

[dawn8179]

Finally made our coffee cozies for our trip. I have Mickey Mouse ones that I made that I usually take, but felt this trip needed Star Wars.

 

[Disaholic73]

What is the difference in items being offered/sold at the three stores in Darth's Mall? Looking mainly for SWW themed merchandise (shirts, plushes) and am curious as to where they would best be found but what I may also be interested in buying from the other stores in the Mall.

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

What is the difference in items being offered/sold at the three stores in Darth's Mall? Looking mainly for SWW themed merchandise (shirts, plushes) and am curious as to where they would best be found but what I may also be interested in buying from the other stores in the Mall.

General SWW merch such as shirts and plush can be found at the Watto's Grotto section. The X-wing Collectibles is for LE merch such as the framed pins and Dooney and Bourke bags.

But they also sell many SWW general merch at several of the normal stores such a s Tatooine Traders, Villians in VOgue, and Mickey's of Hollywood

 

[Cluelyss]

What is the difference in items being offered/sold at the three stores in Darth's Mall? Looking mainly for SWW themed merchandise (shirts, plushes) and am curious as to where they would best be found but what I may also be interested in buying from the other stores in the Mall.

Take a look at the map, too, it lists the deferent types of merchandise sold at each location. But as pp mentioned, you can find SW merch in other locations in the park as well.

 

[cinder-ellah]

A DISer I believe it was @cinder-ellah did characterpalooza on Saturday they opened the ToT gates at 6:15 pm. She met Pluto, Jasmine, Mulan, Rafiki, I forgot who else. She said it was not crowded at all
Not sure if it's been happening everyday though

Good Morning !
Just got home late last night from a fabulous fun SWW with DPP.
Character Palooza waiting area CM would not give us a clue as to whether or not the Palooza would be taking place. Above characters plus Tiana were there. Very quiet area once we were in. Fun !

I am so far behind here..... Going to catch up and post my experiences.

A great big "Thank You" to Yulilin3 and her daughter.

 

[yulilin3]

A bit of an off topic question. My friend started making items similar to these, she's not selling them yet. But wanted me to ask my Dis/SW friends how much would you be willing to pay for something like this?

 

[xApril]

The autograph times are not convenient this year! There's almost none in the mornings. I was gonna meet Vanessa tomorrow, but I love stars of the saga with Warwick and his Short Story show. So I now am deciding between meeting Silas or Ashley tomorrow and Warwick on Saturday. Wish they wouldn't interfere with showtimes.

 

[cinder-ellah]

seriously....start hydrating, no joke. Start drinking extra water, your body will thank you later

Us "Oregonian's" survived by constantly getting the FREE cups of ice water at counter serve restaurants.

 

[Disaholic73]

General SWW merch such as shirts and plush can be found at the Watto's Grotto section. The X-wing Collectibles is for LE merch such as the framed pins and Dooney and Bourke bags.

But they also sell many SWW general merch at several of the normal stores such a s Tatooine Traders, Villians in VOgue, and Mickey's of Hollywood

thank you and cluelyss for the info. With that being the case, perhaps we will be able to skip the Mall and save time by not having to wait in line for the same items that can be had elsewhere in the park.

 

[yulilin3]

The autograph times are not convenient this year! There's almost none in the mornings. I was gonna meet Vanessa tomorrow, but I love stars of the saga with Warwick and his Short Story show. So I now am deciding between meeting Silas or Ashley tomorrow and Warwick on Saturday. Wish they wouldn't interfere with showtimes.

I know. You can ask for the very last fp of Vanessa's last session. It's at 6pm. That's what we did last weekend with Tiya

 

[cinder-ellah]

A bit of an off topic question. My friend started making items similar to these, she's not selling them yet. But wanted me to ask my Dis/SW friends how much would you be willing to pay for something like this?

OMG ! Those are fabulous !