Hi all, surely there is a thread about Star Wars Weekends from a previous year, but I didn't find it, so I thought I would start one for this year awhile. So, we're going to our first Star Wars weekend May 16-18. I was at HS for a few hours in the evening on a Star Wars weekend day last year, but all of the events were over for the day and all I really did was go to Darth's Mall and get a picture with Luke Skywalker, so I'm basically a SWW newbie!! Since we're going for the first weekend, I won't have the advantage of reading about opening weekend on the boards and various fan sites. Some questions that I've come across so far are:
Do all events (parades, presentations, fireworks) run on all three days? Are the events on each day similar?
Follow-up: Would you plan to spend all 3 days at HS or do you dedicate one day to SWW and the rest to other parks? We're only traveling Thurs.-Mon., so Fri., Sat., and Sun. are our only full days and we have ADR's at non-HS parks for two of our full days.
There's a "motorcade" on the schedule for 11am. Is that the parade or is the parade at a more traditional 3:00?
How early would you recommend being at HS for rope drop and what should we give priority to once in the gate? FP for autographs seems to be important. Is there anything else we should be prepared to line-up early and wait for?
Where have the M&G locations been in the past? I saw Luke Skywalker at Darth's Mall, but there must be others.
Does anyone have any other tips for a smooth SWW?
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Trip Reports:
December 2013: 10th Anniversary, 1st DVC Stay | April 2014: Birthday on the Boardwalk | May 2014: Star Wars Weekend, Navigating WDW with a wheelchair | August 2014: Villains Unleashed | September/October 2014: MNSSHP, F&W, Tower of Terror 10-miler | March/April 2015: Disneyland and California Coastal Cruise | November 2015: Wine & Dine Half, Food & Wine, 1st Disney Cruise | February 2016: Presidential Classic Gymnastics Meet | March 2016: "Work" Trip, Tours, F&G Festival | April 2016: Conference at Disneyland | Fall 2016: Festive Fall Fun | January 2017: Festival of the Arts | May 2017: AbD Backstage Magic | July 2017: AbD San Francisco | Sorry I had to give up doing trip reports. Too many time commitments right now.
