Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[lovingeire]

The mat simply is decorated with "Star Wars Weekend 2015" on the bottom (I ordered it from Etsy). I will definitely let you know how it goes. I figured worst case scenario I could "cut out" the autographs from the card (assuming we at least get that) and attach them to the mat, but I'm sure that would look really cheesy and would just tick me of every time I looked at it! Lol!! I'm hoping since we have a specialized item I can convince someone to help us out, but we'll see. We still probably would have done the breakfast even knowing they didn't sign, but I may have rethought the mat, as we don't plan to meet a ton of characters, and it will look stupid only half-filled

I was ironically just debating if I should put something on mine, as they are blank, but I'm not sure I have time for another project as I still have shirts to finish for our Epcot day and Wilderness Explorerer sashes I planned to make for my two littles. I have a Silhouette though so it may be doable to put something on them.

 

[JayLeeJay]

Has anyone else tried to watch the recap of Rebels season 1 at the ABC Sound Studio around the time the FP window for the Behind the Force Rebels show opens up? When I did there were lots of people with a FP for the Behind the Force show insisting the FP was for the cartoon recap. I overheard the cast member and a security guard talking about how there should not have been any FP for the recap and they didn't know how people had gotten them. I tried to share that I thought there was probably confusion with the similar sounding names but they didn't acknowledge what I said. I did share this with one group. They showed me their FP and it was for the Behind the Force show. They didn't realize these shows were different. They just saw the word "rebels" and thought they were in the right spot.

 

[wdwalice]

Hi All! I am starting to go through all our pictures from our SWW/BD trip.... WOW! We have incredible pictures and experiences that would not have been possible if not for the great tips and advice given by everyone on this thread especially @yulilin3 and @lurkyloo on the Official Disney Cake Chatter (helped with info on how to order a BD SW themed cake for my DH during the trip, which came out AWESOME!!) Thank you all so much!!

 

[Skywise]

Here's DJ Elliot's SWW mix:
https://soundcloud.com/disneydj/sta...ndcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter
in related news DJ Lobot has returned to Bespin and DJ Elliot will stay covering for him
not sure why or what happened but it may be something to do with the heat or problems with the costume

Not even halfway through the event...

First the LE magic bands, then the lightsabers at breakfast, now they're out of DJ Lobot.

My memory isn't too sharp of the party last year (too many Thermal Detonators I'm sure) but I recall that DJ Lobot did a lot of Star Wars tie ins and such - Is the set/show that much different under DJ Elliot?

 

[Barbara C]

Non-SWW but I could use some help. We are arriving late tomorrow evening (staying on-site) and will be spending Thursday in MK. MK has MEMH at 8am and I'm going to try to get us there by then. As soon as MEMH are over, we'll head over to try to get Splash Mountain and BTMRR out of the way. We can either have breakfast at CP at 9:20 or 10:10 - which do you think is best? I think we'd have to skip SM and BTMRR to do the 9:20 but I'm wondering if we'd miss something special if we went at 10:10 - first world problems for sure!! I'm thinking we should do the 10:10 and head to SM and BTMRR which are two of our favorites.

Thoughts? Thanks!!

 

[yulilin3]

Not even halfway through the event...

First the LE magic bands, then the lightsabers at breakfast, now they're out of DJ Lobot.

My memory isn't too sharp of the party last year (too many Thermal Detonators I'm sure) but I recall that DJ Lobot did a lot of Star Wars tie ins and such - Is the set/show that much different under DJ Elliot?

It's the same show as they are the same DJ

 

[Barbara C]

Hi all -

I am going to cancel a 9:40am Galactic Breakfast for 3 people on Sunday, May 31. Please PM if you're interested in coordinating.

Thanks.

I will be cancelling this something this evening. - CANCELLED

Thanks.

 

[yulilin3]

Has anyone else tried to watch the recap of Rebels season 1 at the ABC Sound Studio around the time the FP window for the Behind the Force Rebels show opens up? When I did there were lots of people with a FP for the Behind the Force show insisting the FP was for the cartoon recap. I overheard the cast member and a security guard talking about how there should not have been any FP for the recap and they didn't know how people had gotten them. I tried to share that I thought there was probably confusion with the similar sounding names but they didn't acknowledge what I said. I did share this with one group. They showed me their FP and it was for the Behind the Force show. They didn't realize these shows were different. They just saw the word "rebels" and thought they were in the right spot.

I have corrected a lot of people on that as well. I can only imagine people trying to find the tapstile for ABC Sound Studio

 

[yulilin3]

Non-SWW but I could use some help. We are arriving late tomorrow evening (staying on-site) and will be spending Thursday in MK. MK has MEMH at 8am and I'm going to try to get us there by then. As soon as MEMH are over, we'll head over to try to get Splash Mountain and BTMRR out of the way. We can either have breakfast at CP at 9:20 or 10:10 - which do you think is best? I think we'd have to skip SM and BTMRR to do the 9:20 but I'm wondering if we'd miss something special if we went at 10:10 - first world problems for sure!! I'm thinking we should do the 10:10 and head to SM and BTMRR which are two of our favorites.

Thoughts? Thanks!!

yes, get the rides out of the way early and then do breakfast (brunch?)

 

[mesaboy2]

I know you have. Thank you. They didn't announce anything today, did they announce thread of April? Did I miss it? They did have a very negative review on the Jedi Mickey Dinner, mostly about the food.

I haven't listened to the most recent one, but if they announced for April I missed it too.

 

[williamscm3]

Non-SWW but I could use some help. We are arriving late tomorrow evening (staying on-site) and will be spending Thursday in MK. MK has MEMH at 8am and I'm going to try to get us there by then. As soon as MEMH are over, we'll head over to try to get Splash Mountain and BTMRR out of the way. We can either have breakfast at CP at 9:20 or 10:10 - which do you think is best? I think we'd have to skip SM and BTMRR to do the 9:20 but I'm wondering if we'd miss something special if we went at 10:10 - first world problems for sure!! I'm thinking we should do the 10:10 and head to SM and BTMRR which are two of our favorites.

Thoughts? Thanks!!

I'd choose 10:10...we love those two rides too and rode them back to back at RD over the weekend until the line got too long.

 

[Itinkso]

Non-SWW but I could use some help. We are arriving late tomorrow evening (staying on-site) and will be spending Thursday in MK. MK has MEMH at 8am and I'm going to try to get us there by then. As soon as MEMH are over, we'll head over to try to get Splash Mountain and BTMRR out of the way. We can either have breakfast at CP at 9:20 or 10:10 - which do you think is best? I think we'd have to skip SM and BTMRR to do the 9:20 but I'm wondering if we'd miss something special if we went at 10:10 - first world problems for sure!! I'm thinking we should do the 10:10 and head to SM and BTMRR which are two of our favorites.

Thoughts? Thanks!!

10:10 - you can get a lot of rides in during the first two hours. I don't think there's anything special that happens at CP that you may miss.

 

[Gianfootography]

Here's DJ Elliot's SWW mix:
https://soundcloud.com/disneydj/sta...ndcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter
in related news DJ Lobot has returned to Bespin and DJ Elliot will stay covering for him
not sure why or what happened but it may be something to do with the heat or problems with the costume

It has to do with character integrity, you know, the same excuse they used for taking away Hoopla. We can't have Darth Vader dance to "Smooth Criminal" (Annie are you OK? So perfect) but at Mickey's Halloween party we can have the Queen of Hearts dance to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll." So it is not the Heat, it is the Hypocrisy.

 

[Meech Loves Mickey]

Hi, I have some Q's about Darth's Mall. Any info would be appreciated.

Are the Darth Mall lines consistently long?
Is there any point during the day that there is no line?
Is the line in full sun or is it shaded?
Are there separate areas of DM? What are they and do you have to exit and wait in a new line to get into them?

Thanks!

ETA: Just read the first post and saw the three separate sections of DM... still need to know if they have separate lines. Thanks!

 

[yulilin3]

It has to do with character integrity, you know, the same excuse they used for taking away Hoopla. We can't have Darth Vader dance to "Smooth Criminal" (Annie are you OK? So perfect) but at Mickey's Halloween party we can have the Queen of Hearts dance to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll." So it is not the Heat, it is the Hypocrisy.

but they did have DJ Lobot weekend I though

 

[yulilin3]

Hi, I have some Q's about Darth's Mall. Any info would be appreciated.

Are the Darth Mall lines consistently long?
Is there any point during the day that there is no line?
Is the line in full sun or is it shaded?
Are there separate areas of DM? What are they and do you have to exit and wait in a new line to get into them?

Thanks!

lines are pretty short now. Still the best time to go is early in the morning or early in the evening. They lines are in the shade. There are 2 separate shops and you have to pay for your items in each store but the lines are very short as they have a lot of registers

 

[Barbara C]

yes, get the rides out of the way early and then do breakfast (brunch?)

I'd choose 10:10...we love those two rides too and rode them back to back at RD over the weekend until the line got too long.

10:10 - you can get a lot of rides in during the first two hours. I don't think there's anything special that happens at CP that you may miss.

thanks everyone!! I thought that was the right answer but it's always nice to have some validation

 

[Meech Loves Mickey]

lines are pretty short now. Still the best time to go is early in the morning or early in the evening. They lines are in the shade. There are 2 separate shops and you have to pay for your items in each store but the lines are very short as they have a lot of registers

We are thinking about skipping the parade because quite honestly, I don't want to wait an hour an a half for a decent spot in full sun. I'm thinking the lines for DM may be short and/or non existent during the parade. Just want to make sure it is open then?

 

[jennab113]

It is open during the parade. I went in around that time on Friday. I don't remember the line being long, but there was somewhat of a line (I have the GG Express Pass, so I could skip it).

 

[Gianfootography]

but they did have DJ Lobot weekend I though