Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[yulilin3]

Also so happy to meet @Barbara C and her boys during our lunch meet. Thanks again for the DDP. I hope you guys had a great rest of your day

 

[yulilin3]

Pictures from yesterday. Sorry for the amount of them, Stephanie loves to get different reactions of the celebrities during the shows. There are pics of the Rebels and Stars of the Sags shows. As well as a new "make your own postcard" station and X Wings Collectibles. You can pick a background, different stickers and just write a message and send it to any email (for free) The african american guy holding a blaster with Steph is a YouTuber she watches called Swoozie (watch his videos on being a Disney CM they are funny). An improptu photoshoot inside ToT, and of course, the character meet dream team. I'll post the relevant ones individually in the next couple of posts
Report on Darth's Mall lines: non existent through out the day. We went in the morning, before the parade and in the evening
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...822.1073741925.1406401066&type=1&l=edfab01c8c

 

[yulilin3]

This is the JTA line, ONE MINUTE after park opening, all the way down to H&V restaurant and curving, the people back here probably took 40 minutes to sign their kids up

In the meantime no one was signing kids up for PMC

Daniel Logan recreating a scene

Warwick Davis showing off a badge that a guest gave him

James Arnold Taylor does games with the guest each week. Warwick and Daniel had way too much fun, they were awesome

Steve Blum was beyond awesome. Stephanie kept naming all the stuff she's heard him in and he just said at the end: Wow you are a serious gamer

And the character dream team

after this picture Rachel Bartlett approached Stephanie, the conversation started like this:
Rachel: Hi I'm Rachel Bartlett from LucasFilm
Stephanie (shaky voice): Hi I'm Stephanie from Orlando
she told her that she loved her costume and was very impressed she made it herself. She said that she does casting for SW events all over but that she would be too young now, but to keep up the good work. She took a pic and said that she would try to get it up on the SW official; website

 

[aggietwins03]

Currently about a 40 minute wait to sign up jta...no one in line to sign up for pmc

What time did you post this? It shows 6:55am. But is that local time or my central time? I'm trying to decide what time we need to be there next Saturday to get in line for JTA. Thanks.

 

[drmartin1998]

Thanks yulilin.
That's a great plan, we'll just work with guest services at CBR to get the best route.

Have we seen a report on what type of character interaction the children can expect during the PMC from the Rebels characters? My DS6 REALLY wants to meet Chopper and this seemed like the only possible avenue to making that particular dream come true. To him Star Wars really is all about the Rebels characters, it's too bad Disney didn't plan on the popularity of that show during this years weekends.

 

[yulilin3]

You can see Rachel Bartlett (red hair) is the wife of Chris Bartlett (C3PO)

 

[yulilin3]

What time did you post this? It shows 6:55am. But is that local time or my central time? I'm trying to decide what time we need to be there next Saturday to get in line for JTA. Thanks.

the post was at 7:55am. Be at the turnstiles no later than 7:00am. They open them around 7:30am. Stay on the left hand side of Hollywood Blvd and as close to the rope with the JTA CM as you can.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks yulilin.
That's a great plan, we'll just work with guest services at CBR to get the best route.

Have we seen a report on what type of character interaction the children can expect during the PMC from the Rebels characters? My DS6 REALLY wants to meet Chopper and this seemed like the only possible avenue to making that particular dream come true. To him Star Wars really is all about the Rebels characters, it's too bad Disney didn't plan on the popularity of that show during this years weekends.

The only way to meet him and maybe stand close to him is PMC. He can see them all during the parade as well.
Today we'll take a video of the PMC so you can see the interaction. They are just on stage, and Sabine and Ezra help place the kids in their spots and then stay with them in the back when they get a question wrong. At the end of the show all the kids get together with Sabine, Chopper and Ezra and get a group pic.
My daughter said that if she was in PMC she would get the first question wrong just to hang out with Sabine and Ezra in the back
I'll post the video this evening

 

[animalkingdom15]

Thanks everyone for your well wishes, I'm sure like before a day of rest at GF along with sinus/allergy meds and air conditioning will due the trick. I decided to cancel my FTF premium package today, so if anyone is looking for a FTF premium package for one, it's available. I was able to make 920 am reservations tomorrow for Star Wars Dine-In Galactic Breakfast! at Sci-Fi, a 510 pm reservation tomorrow for Jedi Mickey's Star Wars Dine at Hollywood and Vine and some good timed FP for Star Tours and Lights, Motors, Action!® Extreme Stunt Show (this one I have never seen), so it's not a complete loss. I guess it was a good thing that I did go yesterday to SWW in the afternoon and got to see and feel what SWW is like.

 

[Teamanderson]

You can see Rachel Bartlett (red hair) is the wife of Chris Bartlett (C3PO)

We're they walking around the park?

 

[slaveone]

Ok finally awake. Did an unexpected stay at as sports because was approaching 48 hours awake. Without enough caffeine. Had fun yesterday. Skipped the parade for food at animal kingdom lodge. Got my copy of willow signed. Warwick Davis is awesome. Then got pics of ewok and Chewie escaping the rain. Had vader cupcake. Did sots on standby. Then ewoks tale. Rushed to get to the hangar at 6. Traded with a jawa got a plo koon action figure. Saw Sabine and Ezra and a rodian pilot. Very awesome theming. Only character I lined up for was vader. But got Tusken raiders and the band. All in all good day.

 

[yulilin3]

We're they walking around the park?

this was after the PMC family edition, they come down from the stage and walk to the backstage area next to GMR (next to the fountain in the GMR courtyard there's a door where many of the SW come in and out of)

 

[delmar411]

You can see Rachel Bartlett (red hair) is the wife of Chris Bartlett (C3PO)

We saw them yesterday. By the GMR

 

[RapunzelsBFF]

Will c3po and r2 be out this morning at all? Anyone know? Or is it just in the evening with Luke and Leia?

 

[yulilin3]

Will c3po and r2 be out this morning at all? Anyone know? Or is it just in the evening with Luke and Leia?

Luke and Leia start their meets at 4pm next to the GMR exit. In the morning you might see them roaming around the Star Tours areas.
R2D2 has come out during the parade.
R2D2 and C3PO also come out during the PMC family edition.
And only have come out during the last set of the night next to Luke and Leia. If you are interested in meeting them get in line around 7:15pm. As soon as they come out the line gets incredibly long and the close it. If you are too far back you won't meet them.
Yesterday they came out at 7:45pm, Luke followed a couple of minutes later so we had the 4 of them meeting for only 20 minutes and then Luke takes the droids away and Leia stays meeting everyone left in line by herself.
It's hard to time it but it's doable.

 

[pookadoo77]

Thank the maker, the force is strong with this one! Had a "feeling" and did a random Galactic Reservation check, and blammo, 9:20 on Saturday June 6 for 2!!! Beyond elated! Tried to get Anything for MONTHS and found nothing. Then along come 2 reservations in less than 24 hours! Woo hoo!!!

With that said, I will have an extra reservation for 2 for the Galactic breakfast on Sunday, June 7 at (8:20am perfect time, can still make it to parade, etc). if anyone would like to try to coordinate taking this reservation, please let me know. I tried joining the FB group this morning and never got accepted, so I'm looking for takers here. I'm not in a rush to drop the reservation so I can wait until I get a response and try to coordinate with you. (I have never done the coordinated reservation swap before so if anyone can tell me the best way or point me to an appropriate thread, it would be appreciated!

Hi, sorry approved several people last night. There has been a surge in members lately and a lot of lucky ppl Not sure if I am the only one who can or not, up to date and cleaned out. Sorry again..... Hopefully you are one of the several that I approved last night. If not please let me know!!

 

[RapunzelsBFF]

Luke and Leia start their meets at 4pm next to the GMR exit. In the morning you might see them roaming around the Star Tours areas.
R2D2 has come out during the parade.
R2D2 and C3PO also come out during the PMC family edition.
And only have come out during the last set of the night next to Luke and Leia. If you are interested in meeting them get in line around 7:15pm. As soon as they come out the line gets incredibly long and the close it. If you are too far back you won't meet them.
Yesterday they came out at 7:45pm, Luke followed a couple of minutes later so we had the 4 of them meeting for only 20 minutes and then Luke takes the droids away and Leia stays meeting everyone left in line by herself.
It's hard to time it but it's doable.

Ahhh okay thank you for the info! I'm only able to stay until around 10 am today unfortunately. Was here last weekend but wanted to come back for a couple hours today. I have a three hour drive home. I'm insane.

 

[yulilin3]

Heading out. Goals for today:
Not die from heat exhaustion (I can feel I'm already dehydrated after consuming ridiculous amounts of water all day yesterday)
Lunch meet
Record PMC kids version
Record what's available at Darth's Mall so all you still waiting to come can see what they still have available
Standby for SotS (again not die from the heat)
Come home without a headache
have a great day everyone

 

[WonderlandsMostWantd]

Hi, sorry approved several people last night. There has been a surge in members lately and a lot of lucky ppl Not sure if I am the only one who can or not, up to date and cleaned out. Sorry again..... Hopefully you are one of the several that I approved last night. If not please let me know!!

Yes, you approved me yesterday, thanks! I've got my reservation posted in the group and possibly a taker thanks to you and @yulilin3 for all of your work coordinating all of this!

 

[Cluelyss]

No lightsabers at SciFi this morning