**Official** Star Wars at DHS, Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party/Galactic Nights/Launch Bay/JT

[yulilin3]

Kylo is only in the Chase Visa area? But Chewie is for anyone? Sorry. I am not a SW person but my family members are.

Both characters can be met by everyone. There's also a separate room for people with the disney visa card to meet kylo with a shortest line

 

[jekjones1558]

Both characters can be met by everyone. There's also a separate room for people with the disney visa card to meet kylo with a shortest line

Thanks for the info. I am grateful that so many on this thread are so patient and generous with their time.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks for the info. I am grateful that so many on this thread are so patient and generous with their time.

No problem, ask away. Also the first page has a lot of information that I constantly update

 

[preemiemama]

This is not meant to minimize your frustration at all but I have been following same day FP availability for my own plans in December and honestly except for 7DMT and FEA you should be able to get pretty much any FP+ you want even inside of your window. There is tons of availability for good rides even later into the day same day.

Personally I'd do MNSSHP and assume you'd be able to do 7DMT right at the end of the night (everyone says the lines clear out, even if it's posted 60 minutes it's like 10), FP+ a few good rides beforehand and do a lot of other rides in between.

We did well with 7DMT in July at the end of the night. One night I even found a FP+ for the three of us for 9:30 PM. It does clear out more at the end of the night- even if the posted waits look high.

 

[vinotinto]

The message I got back was very general. They said items and vendors change often so no specifics are available. It was recommended (1) to talk to the chef at the event, and (2) to email Special Diets wishing 30 days of the event with your reservation number and dietary requirements so that they could be better accommodated.

Based on this, I might cancel our reservation and hope for getting a good viewing spot elsewhere. I have a feeling I might be disappointed with my options and I don't want to spend the money for just a chocolate bar.

Thanks for reporting back. Would have liked to see a current ingredient list, but given that these but special events, I can see how they would switch around the providers and would not want guests to rely on the information provided at any point in time.

 

[MommyinHonduras]

Is it for certain that if JT is cancelled due to rain you get a m&g with Vader? Just trying to let the kids know ahead of time just in case.

 

[disneydreamer781]

Ok no SW Dessert party for Sunday nights. Great! Why not change my itinerary and for the 12th time and not to mention dining plans? I've got nothing else to do. Seriously though, I've very disappointed as I had it all planned to do this for 12/11 which is also my husband's birthday so we were to do a brunch earlier that day and then do the dessert party. Alas, that probably won't be the case since the party is no longer available nightly in starting in October so I would think that would be the same for December as well. Now I don't know what the heck I'm going to do as all my dining and other reservations have been made.

 

[yulilin3]

Ok no SW Dessert party for Sunday nights. Great! Why not change my itinerary and for the 12th time and not to mention dining plans? I've got nothing else to do. Seriously though, I've very disappointed as I had it all planned to do this for 12/11 which is also my husband's birthday so we were to do a brunch earlier that day and then do the dessert party. Alas, that probably won't be the case since the party is no longer available nightly in starting in October so I would think that would be the same for December as well. Now I don't know what the heck I'm going to do as all my dining and other reservations have been made.

Nothing is for certain anymore, so no one knows if they'll continue the same days or not.

 

[yulilin3]

Is it for certain that if JT is cancelled due to rain you get a m&g with Vader? Just trying to let the kids know ahead of time just in case.

My son is at DHS right now and I asked him to go and check with the JT CM
They said it depends, sometimes guests get to meet Vader but sometimes they give out fp for other attractions. She said it's a decision made in the moment

 

[disneydreamer781]

Well, if they are scheduling these opposite of MNSSHP, I am going to assume the same will hold true for MVMCP nights. I guess it is best to go ahead and plan accordingly and start looking for new dining reservations...

Probably. Very frustrating though when you've planned your TS meals.

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

Since hours/fireworks times/parties for early December haven't been released I'm still trying to fine tune my schedule for my December trip. It appears that for October the days they're offering the SW dessert party are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. Is that likely to continue into December? For Pop Warner Week (since they usually close down DHS on the Wednesday night (Dec 7th) for their party) is it safe to assume that they won't run the SW dessert party? Might they still run the fireworks that night?

 

[dburg30]

Well, at least one thing lined up for our vacation.. Dessert party booked on a night I had hoped for..

 

[yulilin3]

Since hours/fireworks times/parties for early December haven't been released I'm still trying to fine tune my schedule for my December trip. It appears that for October the days they're offering the SW dessert party are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. Is that likely to continue into December? For Pop Warner Week (since they usually close down DHS on the Wednesday night (Dec 7th) for their party) is it safe to assume that they won't run the SW dessert party? Might they still run the fireworks that night?

No one knows if the same days will stay or if the will change or go back to nightly showing. That said I doubt they will have the show on Pop Warner night
EDIT TO ADD: Last year the Pop Warner party was at 8pm, so they could still do the show

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

No one knows if the same days will stay or if the will change or go back to nightly showing. That said I doubt they will have the show on Pop Warner night

Thanks. My last two big variables for this trip are the SW and Illuminations dessert parties. I hope they don't drag this out too long.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks. My last two big variables for this trip are the SW and Illuminations dessert parties. I hope they don't drag this out too long.

They've only been updating on a monthly basis, so for October they updated the calendar this past weekend.

 

[disneymath]

@notrub98 ... we were very happy with how my nephew's tree nut allergy was handled at the dessert party in early August. I've copied oneof my posts from earlier in the thread below in case it helps.

I noted the allergy when I made my reservation online, then a week or so before we left, I emailed Special Diets (specialdiets@disneyworld.com) with our ADR Confirmation Numbers and a specific description of his allergy.

They responded very promptly (same day) with detailed information about how allergies are handled at WDW. A PDF of "tree nut friendly" foods offered at the various park and resort eateries was included, but they did stress that we should speak with a chef / manager at each location for other available options. (This was great advice because the PDF implied he would have limited options, which was not the case.) They did ask me to send more information about our dessert party reservation (data, time, party size, person with allergy and his needs), which seemed a bit repetitive, but better safe than sorry.

When we checked in to Launch Bay, the CM asked who the child with the allergy was and then kindly suggested our first priority should be to speak to the chef who was located by the frozen Nutella station. (My nephew is actually not allergic to hazelnut, and eats Nutella, so going over to that station wasn't an issue for him.)

The Chef walked my brother-in-law and nephew (aged 7) through the regular offering stations, while another CM went backstage to get a bag full of individually packaged treats that were all tree nut free, included ingredient lists, and were kid friendly. The bag included a marshmallow treat, a nut free brownie (a rare treat my nephew particularly enjoyed), some ginger cookies and some other things as well. There were a lot of things in the bag and he was also able to eat many of the regular offerings (the pistachio dessert and the hummus were definitely off limits though). He had so many options that most of the allergy-friendly treats were kept and consumed over the next few days.

 

[atykay]

Since the SWaGS schedule for October was released (and my planned date was not included) I'm now going to add a day to my tickets so we can see it on arrival night and forgo the dessert party (adding a day to my tickets saves me $20 from the cost of the dessert party I had planned so that's how I justified this lol). We will not be arriving at our resort until about 3pm and then heading directly to HS. Is an hour a sufficient amount of time for the Launch Bay to see both Kylo Ren & Chewie and maybe check out some of the memorabilia?

Also, one of the perks for the dessert party was not having to worry about staking out a good spot for the show but now I have to. How early should one be out there? Hoped to catch the Frozen Sing a Long at 6:30 and then a QS dinner. Maybe we could get some food and sit and eat on the ground in a good spot? Hard to keep the 2 year old occupied in one spot but food helps. SWaGS is at 7:45.

 

[yulilin3]

Since the SWaGS schedule for October was released (and my planned date was not included) I'm now going to add a day to my tickets so we can see it on arrival night and forgo the dessert party (adding a day to my tickets saves me $20 from the cost of the dessert party I had planned so that's how I justified this lol). We will not be arriving at our resort until about 3pm and then heading directly to HS. Is an hour a sufficient amount of time for the Launch Bay to see both Kylo Ren & Chewie and maybe check out some of the memorabilia?

Also, one of the perks for the dessert party was not having to worry about staking out a good spot for the show but now I have to. How early should one be out there? Hoped to catch the Frozen Sing a Long at 6:30 and then a QS dinner. SWaGS is at 7:45.

The show is very popular and now that it'll only be done on selected nights those nights will see larger crowds. So I would say grab a spot an hour before to make sure you get a good one.
LB: Chewie and Kylo's line stays pretty consistent, averaging around 20 min. each. The walk aound LB depends on how much you like to read if you are just there to look at the replicas and props and move along maybe 15 minutes, if you want to read everything around 30 min.Remember page one has a write up on the best spot for SWaGS

 

[TayjaDanger]

I've been checking this thread every day for months waiting for October dates for the dessert party to open, then I go out of town and out of range overnight and of course that's when it opens! I was all panicked but I was able to book for 3 people on my second choice of days (and the first choice was just a day when they aren't having the show, oh well). But it does make me wonder if they opened it up to more people? I would have guessed that dissers alone would book it all up in the first few hours!
I'm so excited! Now, except for booking FP+, our trip is all planned!

 

[Lisa F]

I've been checking this thread every day for months waiting for October dates for the dessert party to open, then I go out of town and out of range overnight and of course that's when it opens! I was all panicked but I was able to book for 3 people on my second choice of days (and the first choice was just a day when they aren't having the show, oh well). But it does make me wonder if they opened it up to more people? I would have guessed that dissers alone would book it all up in the first few hours!
I'm so excited! Now, except for booking FP+, our trip is all planned!

the capacity has been bumped up to 175. I believe it was only 125 when it first moved to launch bay and they bumped it up in increments.