What the heck to do to get into Jedi Training?/How scary?

[BrianL]

Oh that's great! Seriously we had no idea who she is, DS is convinced she's Darth Vader's sister. Glad to see the change!

Seventh Sister is an Inquisitor, part of the group that helped Darth Vader hunt down the remaining Jedi after the Empire took over. They were not 100% Sith, but were trained in the Sith arts. They are all named with a number and either Brother or Sister. She was paired with the Fifth Brother in the show. We alos saw the Ninth Brother, and the Grand Inquisitor, which was their leader. She was voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Too bad they took her out of the show. I liked seeing some of the animated stuff represented.

 

[scrapquitler]

Also, to answer your question of if it's scary, I didn't think it was too intense, not even close for our (at the time) 7 and 8 year old.

Depends on how skiddish your kids are. Do they get pretty nervous meeting characters? If so, Jedi Training might be rough, because not only are they going to be meeting a character, they'll be meeting a villain no less, plus they wont' be within arm's reach of you. Gotta take all of that into account.

I think it must be scary for some kids. When we were there in November we watched a little girl who must have been about 5 on the stage, she was going to be next to fight Darth Vader, and as soon as he turned around to her, she ran off the stage and left.

 

[hodad]

In the past year, I've accompanied seven kids to four separate Jedi Training performances. In all that time, I've only seen two kids (out of about 100) cry.

This is my go-to strategy for signing up: book a PPO breakfast at Hollywood & Vine for the padawans and at least one adult. When you enter the park for your meal, walk past the restaurant and head straight to the Trials of the Temple sign-up location, at which point you should have your pick of times. Then eat a relaxing breakfast of Mickey waffles and ice cream with everyone's favorite Disney character, Handy Manny, before heading off to all three Hollywood Studios attractions.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

I think it must be scary for some kids. When we were there in November we watched a little girl who must have been about 5 on the stage, she was going to be next to fight Darth Vader, and as soon as he turned around to her, she ran off the stage and left.

Similar experience. Five year old boy traveling with us. He ran off the stage several times. His father sent him back. At the end, the child wouldn't stop swinging.

Note: because he and a younger boy could not follow directions, they were "demoted" from the upper stage and fighting Vader. They were also last to go despite their initial positions. Made sense to keep the show on track for everyone that was following the rules.

 

[crayon3448]

I think it must be scary for some kids. When we were there in November we watched a little girl who must have been about 5 on the stage, she was going to be next to fight Darth Vader, and as soon as he turned around to her, she ran off the stage and left.

My DD and DS did it at 4 no problem. Last year at 5 they said they wanted to do it again, but they got split up in line, then DD started to get worried about it and began to rub her eyes, got sunblock in them and started screaming because it burned. I took her and rinsed out her eye, but then she wouldn't get back on stage. oh well.

I think it was scarier for her the second time because she knew what was coming.

 

[Armytiger]

The most recent update to Jedi Training has two groups of Padawans involved in the training.

Onstage, those Padawans train against Vader.

On the ground level, that group now trains against Kylo Ren.

The show has been shortened back to 20 minutes. From wdwent.com:

20-minute shows near Star Tours - The Adventures Continue
9:40, 10:10, 11:10 & 11:40am, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10 & 6:40pm
Visit Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost early in the day to reserve a spot in the training. Participants ages 4-12 must be present to register. Space is limited.

Does the child need to be present for the initial signup? My son wants to participate and I was hoping that my wife can sign him up at rope drop while me and the kids ride some rides.

 

[Wubar]

Does the child need to be present for the initial signup? My son wants to participate and I was hoping that my wife can sign him up at rope drop while me and the kids ride some rides.

Yes, the child needs to be present at sign up.