Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Upcharge or Add On Events Thread

[Nezumi Fan]

I love Star Wars and would pay extra for an event/dining package, etc, but I would rather do it once both attractions are open. That being said, if something reasonable is available for my September or November trips I'd probably pay for it.

“Reasonable”

 

[Nezumi Fan]

I booked a private VIP tour for opening day. Looking for up to 8 more people to join to help offset the cost

I’m in money-wise! Still trying to pry answers from our “Special Activities Co-ordinator” at Disneyland, though. They say having a VIP tour gets you “unlimited FP’s” for rides that may not necessarily have them, but then they also say there’ll be no FP’s for GE. As another poster says, Disney is notoriously hard to pin down.

 

[Nezumi Fan]

I’m not assuming this yet wrt paid events. And even if they don’t have them at open, I’d be SHOCKED if they didn’t add them at some point afterwards.

Agreed. It would be unbelievably out of character for them.

 

[ofcabbagesandkings]

I would pay for a Star Wars package that included front of the line access for Jedi Training for the kids, reserved seating for parade/fireworks, QS lunch and a drink at the Cantina, and one FP each for both rides. How much would that be worth? I can’t say.

 

[Nezumi Fan]

I would pay for a Star Wars package that included front of the line access for Jedi Training for the kids, reserved seating for parade/fireworks, QS lunch and a drink at the Cantina, and one FP each for both rides. How much would that be worth? I can’t say.

and why the sea is boiling hot
and whether pigs have wings

 

[BabybetterDisney]

I booked a private VIP tour for opening day. Looking for up to 8 more people to join to help offset the cost

Will that get you in Galaxy's Edge?

 

[BabybetterDisney]

Good point. At DLR, there’s only the three hotels, so all three offer a guarantee to all guests staying in one of them; at WDW, with SO many on-property hotels, it may be that they’ll tightly restrict which hotels are eligible.

Or they can allow only hotel guests to get paid reservations.

 

[rteetz]

Will that get you in Galaxy's Edge?

I don’t see how a VIP wouldn’t get you in.

 

[squeezle]

I don’t see how a VIP wouldn’t get you in.

I am very curious about how VIP tours will work with the ride(s) in SWGE. It is my understanding that VIP tours can only give you access to rides through the FastPass+ line, but if there are no FastPasses...

 

[rteetz]

I am very curious about how VIP tours will work with the ride(s) in SWGE. It is my understanding that VIP tours can only give you access to rides through the FastPass+ line, but if there are no FastPasses...

There are FP lines though even if they aren’t being used.

 

[squeezle]

There are FP lines though even if they aren’t being used.

True, I figured there would be FP lines, but I guess I was just wondering more about whether or not the VIP tours will use the FP lines in the early months when FastPasses aren't being offered generally. Does that make more sense?

 

[rteetz]

True, I figured there would be FP lines, but I guess I was just wondering more about whether or not the VIP tours will use the FP lines in the early months when FastPasses aren't being offered generally. Does that make more sense?

I believe they would.

 

[Three cats]

@rteetz Speaking of VIP tours, do you think that the Ultimate Day of Thrills tour will still include the HS attractions it currently does now once GE opens?

 

[rteetz]

@rteetz Speaking of VIP tours, do you think that the Ultimate Day of Thrills tour will still include the HS attractions it currently does now once GE opens?

Yes otherwise if it included SWGE I think the cost would go up significantly.

 

[squeezle]

I believe they would.

*fingers-crossed*

 

[Three cats]

Yes otherwise if it included SWGE I think the cost would go up significantly.

Thanks. I can handle missing the GE attraction this next trip but I’d hate to miss the others because we couldn’t get into the park at all due to crowds.

 

[Nezumi Fan]

I don’t see how a VIP wouldn’t get you in.

Disney “VIP Special Activities” told me directly that, yes, a tour would get you in...but as for what you’ll be able to do once there, as well as how much it’s going to cost to do so, that’s something Disney is still being very cagey about.

 

[Nezumi Fan]

Or they can allow only hotel guests to get paid reservations.

True. Wasn’t there a “stay at selected hotel” element of the recent $50 per person/per day FP+ thing?

 

[Nezumi Fan]

True, I figured there would be FP lines, but I guess I was just wondering more about whether or not the VIP tours will use the FP lines in the early months when FastPasses aren't being offered generally. Does that make more sense?

Here’s what they told me:

— a VIP Tour gets you into GE
— which gets you “unlimited FP”
— even on rides that don’t offer FP

I haven’t yet got a straight answer on how that would work.

 

[dclampffer]

I booked a private VIP tour for opening day. Looking for up to 8 more people to join to help offset the cost

Interested in joining you, 2 Adults!!