That's awesome! Sharing a table makes me nervous, so I'm glad it worked out really well for you!
Isn't the show fantastic? I'm glad Jason loved it.
Yay for an awesome surprise! Glad it was worth it, and that your husband loved it.
I'm so glad he enjoyed it, too! Yes, I get nervous about sharing tables, though I'm a little more comfortable than he is because of my job. It's kind of the same way at Teppan Edo.
We did the Star Wars party last year on 12/30, and it didn't start until 10:30pm
(Jingle Bell Jingle Bam ran first, and they added the Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular show and party only a few weeks ahead of time)
It also did not have designated tables OR chairs at that time. We'd already been at DHS for over 12 hours that day, so I ended the night pretty grouchy, LOL!! I would have MUCH preferred your earlier party!! I'm glad you guys loved it enough to potentially do it again, that's awesome!
Yes! You know the proper name, thank you! I would have been more panicked if we didn't have designated seats. I think if you're paying that much for a food party, tables and chairs should be provided to make it more comfortable.
It's a shame they removed the theming from the food! That's one of my favorite things about dessert parties.
Yeah, light saber cheese skewers would have been cute.
I would love to do the Star Wars dessert party. But since nobody else in my family likes Star Wars at all, I think 4 tickets would probably be wasted and not worth the cost. Maybe something for me to do on my own sometime, or I could drag my wife along. My daughters wouldn't eat enough to make it worth my while either. Did you see many kids at the party?
I did see some kids, though I think the majority were adults. Then again, I kept my head down at the table most of the time. It definitely wasn't swarming with children, though. I would think kids would enjoy Frozen or the HEA party more, though I know plenty of kids who love Star Wars. I can tell you, though, as someone who is NOT a Star Wars fan, I still thought it was pretty awesome so even if your wife isn't much of a fan she may still find it enjoyable.
It's a shame you were rushed, but I'm glad you enjoyed the party. We aren't SW fans so we haven't done this dessert party but I have clients who've done it and they all love it
I do think from pictures/reviews I've seen, that the SW dessert party and the Frozen dessert party look to have some of the best desserts of all the dessert parties. We did the Wishes one years ago and Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM the first year they had it. I thought the desserts at JBJB were decent but nobody else in the family was impressed so I've kind of leaned away from dessert parties since then
Should I take a trip in, say, December I may have entertained the idea of JBJB, but I don't think it is appealing enough to pay extra for it. I thought there was enough of a variety at the party and while we rushed through it, we didn't leave hungry. Did we eat enough to justify the cost? Probably not, but as a whole it was worth it.
I can't be bothered with the dessert parties. I find you can usually get good viewing spots for most shows without having to show up too early - and I'm not enough of a sweets fan to make it worth it. It's nice that they give you a souvenir mug and a M&G. I'm sure it's cool for a SW fan.
Too bad about the CM giving you incorrect directions. WDW CM are usually pretty good, but they still get stuff wrong. (At least compared to Universal, where being told the wrong thing seems to be the norm.) As you said, lesson learned.
I will say they did a great job with the show. I am very impressed how they use an area that isn't really set up very well for shows to do something like that.
We are human, and we are prone to mistakes. I wish we had been given the correct information, but it's okay. I wasn't going to go throw a big stink about it. We still got to enjoy it, and that's all that matters.
I agree with you! That big, open space turned out to be the perfect projection screen.
SCORE!!!!!! While it may not have been a surprise, it sounds like your hubby really did enjoy the party!!!!! So happy for you both.
That is kind of the dynamic if our relationship. So, for Christmas, I told him we should forgo gifts for each other because we went on such an extravagant trip. He agreed, but he wanted a really expensive hockey jersey. It was on sale for Black Friday so I got it for him. His retaliation? Concert tickets for next October. So, the war was on. We've given each other something just about every day since then even though we keep saying no more gifts. It's little things, but it keeps us on our toes. We tend to ruin surprises for each other, but we have fun doing it. He did get me a 2019 Birnbaum's WDW book because I've gotten one every year since 2006. Hint, hint?
Such a bummer you guys were so rushed for the party, but sounds like you had a great time anyway. I'm not a fan of table-sharing either. When Mike and I did this party in 2017, we didn't quite click with our stablemates like you did. We kind of just kept to ourselves and they did too. It was slightly awkward
It does make it awkward! We tend to do Teppan Edo every time we go. Sometimes we just keep to ourselves or sometimes we click with other people. When it's a really intimate setting like a small table with 4 chairs and you're practically in each others' laps, it does make it just a little more weird if you don't connect. Thankfully, we avoided that.
Metaphorical footage of me falling asleep:
