Official Star Wars Weekends Thread Tips and Tricks 2015

[d-r]

Anyone have cool ideas on things to bring to get signed by Mayhew? I am bringing a cover jacket from the original release "Video Rental Library release of Star Wars @ 1977". Also a green card Kenner Chewbacca figure. There are 6 of us though. I may get pics printed at Staples for the rest of us...

If the kids do VttM they get original Ray Park autographs on the certificates right? Also, anyone know the ages to be in the VttM??TY!

Remember that Peter will only sign things with Chewbacca. The last week the AP poster is Chewbacca.

 

[d-r]

ask at the front desk. If not then it would just be tomorrow

I asked at contemporary yesterday but they didnt have one. YMMV.

 

[yulilin3]

Ok, I spent hours looking. I have some questions about the Feel the Force Deluxe premium package. If anybody has done this this year please chime in!

1: Does anyone know if there's a review of this package? I can't find one.
2: Are the DPP and DP viewing areas for the parade and fireworks different from each other? In fact, where ARE the viewing areas for the DPP?
3: Shows- where is the seating for the shows and how early do you need to show up?
4: Details about the fireworks- when do you need to show up, eat before or after, can you make it to the second Fantasmic?

Thanks all!

DPP parade viewing at the front of the park, fireworks viewing to the right of the event stage, entrance by Brown Derby
Seating for the DPP, PP and VIP package is front and center. Entrance to the DPP is thru the main entrance of the theater and you take a left. There are signs
No need to line up for the dessert party, they open the area at 8:30pm and there are plenty of tables for everyone. You can make it to the 2nd F!
Here's my review posted on the trip reports thread
http://disboards.com/threads/offici...rip-reports-and-recaps.3415848/#post-53776015

 

[lovingeire]

I had selected a message, but middle DS got a Mickey balloon at DHS on Monday for $12 cash. Since I had cash I didn't even ask about he other options. Monday was insanely crowded. We hit Muppets, Frozen Sing-A-Long (oh that air conditioned theater was nice!), Star Tours twice (thanks to rider swap the kids rode twice!), Tower of Terror twice, Rebel Hanger and Jedi Mickey dinner. Rebel Hanger was awesome! We all had drinks and shared two appetizers. DH somehow managed to flub the picture with Chewy unfortunately, even though the flash went off, so we are definitely doing the Chewie run tomorrow morning. Jedi Mickey was disappointing. Character interaction was good, but the food and service was lacking. I complained to the manager for the first time everat Disney. So while I'm glad we knocked the characters out on Monday, it was an expensive character meet!

I grabbed a SWW map, which I had to ask for at the concierge at AoA. They also told me buses wouldn't start running till 7. We are going to try to leave the room though at 6. Oldest hasn't expressed interest in autographs recently and has not been too keen on waking up early so unless he brings it up (I gave him the map to look over) we'll just aim to be there early and ready to run for Chewie. I need to try to find the information for this weekend in the 40 pages I'm behind on!

Having a great trip! Scared of the crowds tomorrow, but so excited for all our planning to come to fruition and see oldest DS enjoy it all!

 

[yulilin3]

I asked at contemporary yesterday but they didnt have one. YMMV.

thanks. Got the times for celeb autograph sessions from wdw magic

 

[yulilin3]

I had selected a message, but middle DS got a Mickey balloon at DHS on Monday for $12 cash. Since I had cash I didn't even ask about he other options. Monday was insanely crowded. We hit Muppets, Frozen Sing-A-Long (oh that air conditioned theater was nice!), Star Tours twice (thanks to rider swap the kids rode twice!), Tower of Terror twice, Rebel Hanger and Jedi Mickey dinner. Rebel Hanger was awesome! We all had drinks and shared two appetizers. DH somehow managed to flub the picture with Chewy unfortunately, even though the flash went off, so we are definitely doing the Chewie run tomorrow morning. Jedi Mickey was disappointing. Character interaction was good, but the food and service was lacking. I complained to the manager for the first time everat Disney. So while I'm glad we knocked the characters out on Monday, it was an expensive character meet!

I grabbed a SWW map, which I had to ask for at the concierge at AoA. They also told me buses wouldn't start running till 7. We are going to try to leave the room though at 6. Oldest hasn't expressed interest in autographs recently and has not been too keen on waking up early so unless he brings it up (I gave him the map to look over) we'll just aim to be there early and ready to run for Chewie. I need to try to find the information for this weekend in the 40 pages I'm behind on!

Having a great trip! Scared of the crowds tomorrow, but so excited for all our planning to come to fruition and see oldest DS enjoy it all!

Have an awesome SWW day!!

 

[missthatgator]

Ok, I spent hours looking. I have some questions about the Feel the Force Deluxe premium package. If anybody has done this this year please chime in!

1: Does anyone know if there's a review of this package? I can't find one.
2: Are the DPP and DP viewing areas for the parade and fireworks different from each other? In fact, where ARE the viewing areas for the DPP?
3: Shows- where is the seating for the shows and how early do you need to show up?
4: Details about the fireworks- when do you need to show up, eat before or after, can you make it to the second Fantasmic?

Thanks all!

1) I feel like there was but I'm not sure where, may have been for premium instead of deluxe, If I have time i'll write one but I've been straight back to work and haven't had a chance yet
2) DDP viewing is in front of the stage (a good distance away so you have good views of both the stage for the pre-show and the actual fireworks themselves) on the side by Hollywood Brown derby. Then there is a a centre section left open for people not doing packages then the DP viewing on the other side of centre (I would assume the view would be equally as good from that side).
3) Show seating was front and centre, I think the first few rows were reserved for VIP but not positive. Either way there was a lot of space and the location was great. We walked in about 15 min before each show with no issues.
4) Dessert party I want to say started at 8:30 but may have been 8:45, I don't have my lanyard handy to double check. Either way, there was absolutely no need to show up early, it was not crowded at all and there were no line-ups. Desserts and drinks are served before the fireworks and they did leave the desserts out throughout the fireworks and afterward, though I'm not sure for how long. We didn't do Fantasmic afterwards but I see no reason why it couldn't be done, and I know a lot of people on here have reported it's totally doable. We were just worn out by then and felt like right after seeing Symphony in the Stars anything else would be anti-climactic lol so we're saving it for next time.

 

[kpd6901]

I was over at DHS around 1:30 and Linda Skywalker was there and settlng in for the weekend. I should have left a chair with her to hold our spots.

Ummm....I'm just curious now. I don't know this person, but who is she and is her last name truly "Skywalker"?

 

[missthatgator]

lol, I can't type fast enough to keep up with this thread, I always end up echoing someone

 

[d-r]

thanks. Got the times for celeb autograph sessions from wdw magic

yeah I got them from you when I finally got caught up some pages

Here's my thinking on it. There will be a ton of people show up for Ray and end up in Jeremy's and Ashley's lines.

I mean that is what, maybe 300 guarantees total?

 

[RedM94]

Remember that Peter will only sign things with Chewbacca. The last week the AP poster is Chewbacca.

@d-r

I am sorry we missed at this year's SWW. That makes two in a row. Hope we don't make it three.

I just wanted to add that Peter signed the SWW event poster for us three years in a row. He was never the first autograph on it, so maybe he understood what we were doing.

 

[yulilin3]

Ummm....I'm just curious now. I don't know this person, but who is she and is her last name truly "Skywalker"?

she'a a HUGE Luke Skywalker fan that legally changed her last name to Skywalker. She goes over on Thursday evening and stays there everyday until Sunday. Makes a line for a celebrity, goes into the park during the day, comes out and makes another line. She's a sweet person to talk to, I know she has some sort of medical condition but I have never talked to her that in deep to know what it is, I'm sure others here know.
She's easy to spot, she waits for Luke by the backstage door he comes out of and walks him over to his meet and greet. Like I said HUGE fan

 

[delmar411]

Remember that Peter will only sign things with Chewbacca. The last week the AP poster is Chewbacca.

He must be the one that DH shamed into signing YDS's hip pack when he was small. One of the celebs only signed stuff with himself on it and of course the hippack didnt. He didnt want to be the only celeb to turn down a little boy and not be on his hip pack.

 

[mmafan]

Got the first Dtech back. This one is Lucas.

 

[Good Morning Dewdrop]

she'a a HUGE Luke Skywalker fan that legally changed her last name to Skywalker. She goes over on Thursday evening and stays there everyday until Sunday. Makes a line for a celebrity, goes into the park during the day, comes out and makes another line. She's a sweet person to talk to, I know she has some sort of medical condition but I have never talked to her that in deep to know what it is, I'm sure others here know.
She's easy to spot, she waits for Luke by the backstage door he comes out of and walks him over to his meet and greet. Like I said HUGE fan

we saw her this year walking Luke over to his meet.

On a side note if the puppy we decided to adopt had been a boy (we went to a county shelter ) we would have named him Skywalker - we ended up with a girl hence our puppy (now a dog) Ahsoka Tano.

Here's a puppy picture (from last July)

 

[yulilin3]

@Good Morning Dewdrop so adorable, love dogs. Wish I could have one

 

[Mommy2Jameson]

And our little thread has gone silent. Any weekend V people around? What are you most excited about?

I'm here! I've been following along the whole time, but I'm thinking I should have been taking more notes, because now I can't find everything! haha! So I'm sorry to ask stuff that I know you've answered already, but I can't find them!

1. We have the FTF Deluxe package. So we have passes to all the shows. What time do you have to be to the theater for the shows? Do they cut the FTF line off at some point?

2. 10:00 is the earliest we can get in the parade viewing spot. What time does the dessert party open?

3. It's just my son and I, and Friday we'll be at Rope drop and we're going to sign my son up up for VTTM first. How far back in the Chewie line will that put us?

 

[yulilin3]

I'm here! I've been following along the whole time, but I'm thinking I should have been taking more notes, because now I can't find everything! haha! So I'm sorry to ask stuff that I know you've answered already, but I can't find them!

1. We have the FTF Deluxe package. So we have passes to all the shows. What time do you have to be to the theater for the shows? Do they cut the FTF line off at some point?

2. 10:00 is the earliest we can get in the parade viewing spot. What time does the dessert party open?

3. It's just my son and I, and Friday we'll be at Rope drop and we're going to sign my son up up for VTTM first. How far back in the Chewie line will that put us?

1. At the latest 5 minutes before the show, just to be sure.
2. You can actually check in earlier, the area itself has been opening a bit before 10am. Dessert party opens at 8:30pm entrance by the Brown Derby entrance
3. Maybe a 45 minute to an hour wait. It grows that quickly. But it's better to do it in the morning, because of weather and temperatures

 

[RedM94]

she'a a HUGE Luke Skywalker fan that legally changed her last name to Skywalker. She goes over on Thursday evening and stays there everyday until Sunday. Makes a line for a celebrity, goes into the park during the day, comes out and makes another line. She's a sweet person to talk to, I know she has some sort of medical condition but I have never talked to her that in deep to know what it is, I'm sure others here know.
She's easy to spot, she waits for Luke by the backstage door he comes out of and walks him over to his meet and greet. Like I said HUGE fan

@kpd6901 @yulilin3

Mrs. Skywalker is fun to talk to and I always get a picture of my son with her. The CM's have taken her under their wings and make sure she has a place to store here things and look over her. As @yulilin3 mentioned, she is a sweet person.

I don't know if this is folklore or fact, but last year I was talking to a cast member about her. The CM told me that Mrs. Skywalker's landlord dramatically raised her rent and that she could not afford to renew her annual pass. Word some how got back to Dave Filoni, and he paid to renew her AP.

My favorite SWW store is about the 501st. My son and I were were having lunch several years ago during SWW and noticed a woman searching for a table. We offered to share ours with here. She and here husband had attended every SWW since the inception. She said every year they would get a hotel near by, but only used it to shower and for afternoon breaks. They always waited in line for autographs and slept there.

During our conversation, the subject of the 501st came. she told me about a young girl about 12 years old from, I think, Ohio. The girl loved Star Wars and she always cam to SWW. The young girl became terminally ill. Her motivation to get better was planning for and going to the next SWW. Sadly, she passed away before.

Word got back to the 501st about her passing. Several member of the 501st flew to Ohio for her funeral. The Pall-bearers for her funeral were all Storm Troopers from the501st.

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

speaking of the half marathon, I've seen a lot of people wearing their medals at SWW, getting pics with the characters. Remember to bring them next year

Oh, man! I wish I'd have thought of that. Gah!