What is the best strategy to sign up for Jedi Training?

[JJ2017]

It almost seems as if getting that PPO breakfast is like booking a dining package with Jedi training.

 

[Bixbydaddy]

When we did it we entered the park about 30 minutes after it opened and headed straight for sign up. At that point, the only openings were beginning at around 3:00 pm, but that was fine with us. As long as you do not feel the need to be in one of the first shows, my experience is there are plenty of slots and no need to stress about getting their before rope drop. Now granted, this was over Mardi Gras break (which is usually in February) and was not on a weekend day. I would imaging summer time is a bit crazier if you are going then.

Thank you for the tip! Yes, we are arriving there for one day and on Wednesday, December 20. The new Star Wars movie will have just launched so I am anticipating a frenzy...

 

[Wubar]

My son would totally freak out if we surprised him with this! We will be going in mid-January, on a Tuesday, and based on 2 different crowd estimation guides, crowds should be lower than average. HS opens at 9:00am. I did find an ADR for H&V at 8:50am. We aren't all that interested in that particular character breakfast, but we do have to eat breakfast, so would it be worth it to book it so I can sign up my son, even though crowds should be lower than average?

 

[Mrs Geek]

My son would totally freak out if we surprised him with this! We will be going in mid-January, on a Tuesday, and based on 2 different crowd estimation guides, crowds should be lower than average. HS opens at 9:00am. I did find an ADR for H&V at 8:50am. We aren't all that interested in that particular character breakfast, but we do have to eat breakfast, so would it be worth it to book it so I can sign up my son, even though crowds should be lower than average?

It's my understanding that you can't really "surprise" your kid with this- in that your kid has to be in line with you when you sign him/her up. So you can't go add him to the list and then later take him to the show and say "surprise! You're in it!"

I know that 4 is the youngest they allow; how does this little experience actually work? We've got 2 days planned in DHS and plan to show up and just watch one of the sessions with our daughter (who turns 4 on the first day of our trip) to see if she's interested in it or if she's scared off. If she's interested, then on our second day in that park we plan to sign her up. When it's time for your session, do you get to go with your kid the whole time? Do they take them "backstage" or whatever without you? (I've never seen this in person, just YouTube videos, so pardon my ignorance.) I feel like she might need Mommy within line-of-sight for moral support, so this may make-or-break her decision to try it.

 

[nursejackie]

My son would totally freak out if we surprised him with this! We will be going in mid-January, on a Tuesday, and based on 2 different crowd estimation guides, crowds should be lower than average. HS opens at 9:00am. I did find an ADR for H&V at 8:50am. We aren't all that interested in that particular character breakfast, but we do have to eat breakfast, so would it be worth it to book it so I can sign up my son, even though crowds should be lower than average?

You may already know this but reading your comment I wasn't sure if you realised your son has to go with you to register, they don't allow adults to register children without them present, so it may not be the surprise you mentioned. Ignore me if you already know this

 

[Wubar]

You may already know this but reading your comment I wasn't sure if you realised your son has to go with you to register, they don't allow adults to register children without them present, so it may not be the surprise you mentioned. Ignore me if you already know this

Thanks for your response, yes, I did know I had to have him with me to register. But there's a big difference in surprising him with something that he can enjoy a few hours later, compared to telling him at Christmas and making him wait a few weeks! Sorry, I should have been clearer in my post.

 

[heather13]

It's my understanding that you can't really "surprise" your kid with this- in that your kid has to be in line with you when you sign him/her up. So you can't go add him to the list and then later take him to the show and say "surprise! You're in it!"

I know that 4 is the youngest they allow; how does this little experience actually work? We've got 2 days planned in DHS and plan to show up and just watch one of the sessions with our daughter (who turns 4 on the first day of our trip) to see if she's interested in it or if she's scared off. If she's interested, then on our second day in that park we plan to sign her up. When it's time for your session, do you get to go with your kid the whole time? Do they take them "backstage" or whatever without you? (I've never seen this in person, just YouTube videos, so pardon my ignorance.) I feel like she might need Mommy within line-of-sight for moral support, so this may make-or-break her decision to try it.

Just did this.
You can def let you dtr see it day one then sign up the next day. I wouldn't wait for the same day, but you could always sign up, then watch and back out if she doesn't want to do it. There were kids waiting on standby for that reason.
At your appointed time (30 min prior to show) one adult waits with kid at sign up area. The kids stand on a circle until everyone checks in, then are rearranged by height. Then they get robes to borrow and parade over to the training area as a group escorted by parents. When you get there, the photopass photographer gives a card so you can download photos later, and the kids enter training area without parents. Kylo Ren and Vadar were opponents,which initially scared my DAD who get KR. But as she noted, "He went easy on us."
It's over in 20 min and kids return to parents