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

[Kamy04]

Thanks for the info.

I am really interested in booking this Tour for DH and DS (6) in May.

Does anyone know what happens if it is raining during the planned JTA time? Do you think they would just skip it or try a different time? That is a huge reason for booking the tour for us. (Though he might have already done it by then)

Of course I don't know whst DS2 (2) and I will do that whole time! Lol.

 

[yulilin3]

My friend @The Sunrise Student is at DHS and did the tour today with her husband. She has been messaging me all day but I was out, so here are all of her messages, I'm sure she will have a recap or final thoughts when she gets back home from vacation
These are her messages and pics, the times are the times she messaged me and not necessarily the times she did each thing:

12:49pm

They give you badges with your name, the pins badges good guys or bad with your name... And listening devices

1:35pm
1st stop Star Wars Path of The Jedi film
1:53
While kids go to Jedi training academy, adults go do great movie ride
2:26
The viewing area for Jedi training academy show SUCKS, direct sunlight...
3:08
Now headed to Star Tours... This tour guide gives some history of SW and DHS.
We got a star tours car to ourselves, and ended up walking through some wild route to get there
4:23
We had a popcorn and water break... Then we marched behind the 1st Order / Captain Phasma

We then were escorted to a good viewing spot for the March of the First Order...

Now we are getting more history while waiting for Star Wars A Galaxy Far Far Away

ME: At this point I asked what type of facts they were giving out, she replied:

How Lucas and Disney hooked up...

The Star Tours back ground

How those things came about

like I didn't know Pixar was owned by Lucas, the sold to Steve Jobs, the sold to Disney

4:53
We are now we are at backlot for dinner...

We get 30 minutes to eat

We are seated by Planet locations that are on our badges, so we are at Hoth

There is no decorations

5:51
We are touring Launch Bay, looking at some of the lit up art work

And now going to film...

Then we will tour more of launch Bay... And going straight to desert party from there... No free time at all during this tour, it is 7 hours locked into following
6:13
We do NOT get time to see the characters except during the desert party

At 720 they will gather us for putting us into viewing atea

However lanyards are a kinda FP
I would warn people that this tour is a TON of standing, a lot of waiting for people then rushing through things...
6:47
They are jumping us right to front of line for pictures
6:59
And we got through really quick
7:35
They gave us a free Chewie stein

And they took us to the viewing area first, but we will get the rest soon
8:13
BUT I will say that it was cool, but not sure it was worth it for me, people whom have done all the SW things currently in DHS would be disappointed

For some one like you and I who know a lot of SW and Disney related things we could give the tour

We did have a few CM star struck by us being in 501st

Our tour guides were really awesome and super nice

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks for the info.

I am really interested in booking this Tour for DH and DS (6) in May.

Does anyone know what happens if it is raining during the planned JTA time? Do you think they would just skip it or try a different time? That is a huge reason for booking the tour for us. (Though he might have already done it by then)

Of course I don't know whst DS2 (2) and I will do that whole time! Lol.

By what it sounds like the times are pretty much set. If it rains I'm not sure the tour will allow to do JT at another time

 

[ILovePixieDust]

We've just booked the tour for March. Never been to Hollywood studios and kids are huge Star Wars fans. Am excited and nervous about this tour. I hope it will be worth it!!!

 

[ama_george]

Me again! I have so many questions!

During the dessert party, is there time to explore the Launch Bay? I thought I read that somewhere. I am wondering if we need to have time earlier in the day to explore or if we will have time during the party to look around/meet characters.

 

[frisbeego]

Me again! I have so many questions!

During the dessert party, is there time to explore the Launch Bay? I thought I read that somewhere. I am wondering if we need to have time earlier in the day to explore or if we will have time during the party to look around/meet characters.

In my experience, there is time to enjoy the dessert party plus look around or meet characters, but not all 3. YMMV, and it depends on factors such as how much you eat or how long the character lines are.

Nervous about the availability of tables, we were there right when it opened. We needn't have worried. There were plenty of tables. Unless you can eat for 45 minutes straight, you can arrive later or take some of that time to enjoy Launch Bay. All of the food was plentiful through the time the storm troopers led you to the show. In hindsight, I would not have arrived at the dessert party the moment it opened.

 

[kabbie]

Dessert Party question - When the fireworks occur at 7:45pm and the party starts at 6:30pm, what time should we check in at Launch Bay and what time should we go to the viewing area (if we go earlier than w/ the stormtroopers)?

Thanks!

 

[cakebaker]

Dessert Party question - When the fireworks occur at 7:45pm and the party starts at 6:30pm, what time should we check in at Launch Bay and what time should we go to the viewing area (if we go earlier than w/ the stormtroopers)?

Thanks!

We did this last Thursday. We checked in about 30 minutes before the start and could have easily checked in later. We had more than enough time to eat and explore ( actually got a little bored waiting around) and did not leave until escorted by the storm troopers. We were right at the roped off handicap/child area. There was no need for us to leave before we were escorted- it was fun being walked over by them and made the trip through the crowd much easier.

 

[FastPasser]

When the fireworks occur at 7:45pm and the party starts at 6:30pm, what time should we check in at Launch Bay

For a 6:30 party, check-in begins by 5:45, I suggest being checked in and in line around 6:15. The advertised party start time is 6:30, but guests are allowed in at 6:15. On the days when there is a SW tour, those guests are allowed in first.

what time should we go to the viewing area

The Stormtrooper escort to the viewing area is scheduled for 7:25. If you decide to leave early, just leave before that.
If you don't leave early but want to be towards the front of the viewing area, try to be towards the front of the escort line because you enter the viewing area in that order.

 

[The Sunrise Student]

Hi Dizzers,

Looks like @yulilin3 gave you the highlights for the Star Wars Guided Tour...

For those whom do not know the relationship between Lucas Films and Disney it is a fun history lesson, because this relationship started long before the purchase of Lucas Films.

However I will tell you I probably should have skipped this tour, I could have given it myself... the only area that was new to me was when they walked us into Star Tours and we stood on a balcony above the queuing area... and they told us about the original Captain Rex robot pilot and how he is cannon now. The relation ship between Lucas Films and Pixar was a new fun fact I didn't know but nothing I couldn't have learned on Wiki.

IF you have visited all the SW areas in DHS, then you have actually done all aspects of the tour. The only perks are, the free Chewie Stein, the badges with your name in aurbesh that yulilin already posted my pictures of, and the good viewing area for the fireworks. Food at Backlot was the same offerings you can get by walking up to the counter, and there was nothing special about the area we sat in... The desert party we entered first and our orange lanyards got us front of the line to see Chewie and Kylo, but those lines really were never too long... all and all, if you never have done the desert party, that might be a fun thing... but a real Disney Star Wars pro would find the tour a waste of time because there really isn't a lot of new stuff that would justify the cost.

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks @The Sunrise Student so if there are people that:
*Are thinking of doing the dessert party
*Have not done A Galaxy Far Far Away, March of the First Order...
* Want their kids to do JT
*Don't mind spending 7 hours on all Star Wars stuff
then recommend it?

If there are people that:
*Want to do the dessert party
* could take it or leave it if they do the other SW stuff
don't do it?

The price point is pretty much the same if you do the dessert party, plan on getting quick service lunch and buy the nametag

 

[mommyrants]

I shall hold hope in my heart! Disney Dining said they really didn't know....
Thanks.
Hey, I noticed when I called in they referred to CM's as "agents" now? When the heck did that start? Guess I'm really, really old.

It is available now. All of March is, and I am sure it wasn't on Sunday. The real question - when will April open up?

 

[ILovePixieDust]

Thanks @The Sunrise Student so if there are people that:
*Are thinking of doing the dessert party
*Have not done A Galaxy Far Far Away, March of the First Order...
* Want their kids to do JT
*Don't mind spending 7 hours on all Star Wars stuff
then recommend it?

If there are people that:
*Want to do the dessert party
* could take it or leave it if they do the other SW stuff
don't do it?

The price point is pretty much the same if you do the dessert party, plan on getting quick service lunch and buy the nametag

We were going to do Hollywood and Vine PPO breakfast just to do Jedi Training for our kids (and none of us had any desire to breakfast with the Disney Jr. characters) and we were considering the Dessert party too. And so when we added up the prices of those two things it was already at $322. So at $516 for our family of 4 for the tour, it was $194 more to have someone else plan out the day for us and lead us to different areas at the right time and get a special star wars experience. Hopefully it will be worth it!

 

[cvjpirate]

Question about the SW tour and Dessert party. I have two people that would like to do the tour but only one wants to do the dessert party. I assume I can meet up with my party during the dessert party and the viewing area for the fireworks or do they keep the two groups separated at the fireworks?

 

[rteetz]

Question about the SW tour and Dessert party. I have two people that would like to do the tour but only one wants to do the dessert party. I assume I can meet up with my party during the dessert party and the viewing area for the fireworks or do they keep the two groups separated at the fireworks?

I would imagine you could meet up and be together during the party. I didn't notice any separation of the groups.

 

[cvjpirate]

I would imagine you could meet up and be together during the party. I didn't notice any separation of the groups.

That is what I would think, but figure I would check to be sure. Thank You.

 

[kpolumbo]

Thanks @The Sunrise Student so if there are people that:
*Are thinking of doing the dessert party
*Have not done A Galaxy Far Far Away, March of the First Order...
* Want their kids to do JT
*Don't mind spending 7 hours on all Star Wars stuff
then recommend it?

If there are people that:
*Want to do the dessert party
* could take it or leave it if they do the other SW stuff
don't do it?

The price point is pretty much the same if you do the dessert party, plan on getting quick service lunch and buy the nametag

We thought about that as we currently have the dessert party reserved.... but the price for the tour for us (family of 5 - 2 adults/3 kids) was SO much more than the dessert party. The dessert party has separate price points for adults and kids (since the adult tickets include alcoholic beverages), whereas the tour is one set price for everyone, which with 3 kids it made it pretty pricey! The dessert party included tax too, which I don't think the tour did. We have the dessert party reserved for $255 I think, and the tour would be about $650 for us... so almost $400 more! It does come with dinner (just a QS) but you'd still need to factor in some money for lunch too. We're learning towards just doing the dessert party and rope dropping JTA sign ups.

 

[yulilin3]

We thought about that as we currently have the dessert party reserved.... but the price for the tour for us (family of 6 - 2 adults/3 kids) was SO much more than the dessert party. The dessert party has separate price points for adults and kids (since the adult tickets include alcoholic beverages), whereas the tour is one set price for everyone, which with 3 kids it made it pretty pricey! The dessert party included tax too, which I don't think the tour did. We have the dessert party reserved for $255 I think, and the tour would be about $650 for us... so almost $400 more! It does come with dinner (just a QS) but you'd still need to factor in some money for lunch too. We're learning towards just doing the dessert party and rope dropping JTA sign ups.

Makes sense

 

[FastPasser]

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[texasgingerbread]

So with an 8:30 close what time would Dessert Party and SWAGS be? I'm there June 9. Do I have time to park hop and see Wishes if Wishes is at 10?