Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Opening Day *August 29* Planning Thread

[BabybetterDisney]

Fingers are crossed that Rise of the Resistance will be up and running by the time we're there middle of September!

Yeah, but there won't be fastpass.

 

[BabybetterDisney]

I guess it’ll be an early round of Fantasia mini golf then.

But seriously, no need to be such a downer.

Sorry, just trying to be funny. Didn't mean to damping your enthusiasm. You should still keep to your walking plan. Might not be as bad as what I said, and even if it is, it will be worth it. It's a historic event; you will remember that walk for the rest of your life! I have a toddler, or I'd do it too! This is all so exciting!

 

[10CJ]

So will having an ADR or FP elsewhere in the park that day at least get you into HS that day?

If you plan to go opening day do you plan to book any ADRs or FP?

 

[yulilin3]

So will having an ADR or FP elsewhere in the park that day at least get you into HS that day?

If you plan to go opening day do you plan to book any ADRs or FP?

here are the phase closures explained. So guests with ADR can get in all the way to Phase 3
Phase A Closing
No admission of guests with one day tickets, and no admission of guests even with FastPass+ reservations unless they have one of the following:

• WDW Resort Guests, including The Four Seasons Resort, Swan, Dolphin or Shades of Green, Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels arriving by bus (Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel, The Buena Vista Palace, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, B Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort, Hilton), Golden Oak residents and guests.
• WDW Premier Passport, Annual & Premium Passholders
• Guests with Park Hopper tickets re-entering or crossing over from another WDW Theme Park
• Guests with Memory Maker
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Harmony Barber Shop or The Pirates League.

Phase B Closing
No admission of guests with one day tickets, and no re-entering or crossing over from another park unless they have one of the following:

• WDW Resort Guests, including The Four Seasons Resort, Swan, Dolphin or Shades of Green, Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels arriving by bus (Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel, The Buena Vista Palace, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, B Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort, Hilton), Golden Oak residents and guests.
• WDW Premier Passport, Annual & Premium Passholders
• Guests with Memory Maker
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Harmony Barber Shop or The Pirates League.
• FastPass+ reservations and is a WDW Resort hotel guest.

Phase 1 Park Closing
Guests with 'Magic Your Way' base tickets, or a '1-Day 1-Park Ticket', Guests without an admission ticket, and Cast Members using Main Gate & Silver Passes will be turned around at the parking lot booths.
Phase 2 Park Closing
Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual, Premier and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with Hopper tickets coming from another park
• Guests re-entering the park
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League
• Guests using Walt Disney World Resort Transportation will be admitted.
• Guests with pre-purchased 1 day Magic Kingdom tickets

Phase 3 Park Closing
Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual, Premier and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League

Phase 4 Park Closing
Closed to all guests.

 

[goofygal531]

That’s what I thought, they’ll use a Phase-type system for entry. Hoping an AP and resort guest would grant better access. But doesn’t seem the case. This is the disclaimer on their main SWGE website, more detailed than what’s posted when booking a resort.

Capacity for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and its experiences is limited. Access to the park, land and experiences may be restricted or unavailable depending on guest demand and other factors.

Park tickets, Annual Passes, vacation packages and Walt Disney World Resort Hotel stays do not guarantee access to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

 

[yulilin3]

That’s what I thought, they’ll use a Phase-type system for entry. Hoping an AP and resort guest would grant better access. But doesn’t seem the case. This is the disclaimer on their main SWGE website, more detailed than what’s posted when booking a resort.

Capacity for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and its experiences is limited. Access to the park, land and experiences may be restricted or unavailable depending on guest demand and other factors.

Park tickets, Annual Passes, vacation packages and Walt Disney World Resort Hotel stays do not guarantee access to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

well yeah, it doesn't guarantee going in if the park hits phase 4 and everyone is locked out. That's a full capacity park. But they will go by the phased closures accordingly. Meaning maybe, and this is all just speculation for the sake of this argument, lets say you come to DHS without buying a ticket in advance and plan to buy it at the ticket window...you might be locked out at around 10am while people with tickets, staying at Disney or with dinning reservations are still let in.

 

[goofygal531]

well yeah, it doesn't guarantee going in if the park hits phase 4 and everyone is locked out. That's a full capacity park. But they will go by the phased closures accordingly. Meaning maybe, and this is all just speculation for the sake of this argument, lets say you come to DHS without buying a ticket in advance and plan to buy it at the ticket window...you might be locked out at around 10am while people with tickets, staying at Disney or with dinning reservations are still let in.

That’s my point. We have no idea how they are planning to handle this.

 

[10CJ]

How often does Phase 4 happen? I thought that was pretty rare. I realize it could still happen in this case.

So based on all of that, it seems like if you have an ADR, an AP or are a resort guest you will most likely make it into HS at some point however you may not get anywhere near Galaxy’s Edge.

 

[yulilin3]

How often does Phase 4 happen? I thought that was pretty rare. I realize it could still happen in this case.

So based on all of that, it seems like if you have an ADR, an AP or are a resort guest you will most likely make it into HS at some point however you may not get anywhere near Galaxy’s Edge.

Very, very rare. But with DHS being the smallest in capacity it could very well hit that

 

[yulilin3]

That’s my point. We have no idea how they are planning to handle this.

No, we know that the parameters are there, these are the rules, what we don't know is when or if it will hit capacity

 

[Future_WorldPhonencian]

Will Disney even allow Line Camping/ Queing the Night Before? Im thinking about bringing sleeping bags or even a tent. Would pulling up in a car at DHS say around midnight run the risk of being towed? Any one with experiences at previous SW weekends or similar please feel free to share.

Also... If you are checking into a hotel the same day you are trying to enter a park for Morning EMH are you eligible? (As in you havent yet checked into your disney hotel reservation for that day/night)

 

[chinarider]

We will be there Sept 4-13, Am not a Star Wars fan but didnt want it to interview with our 2 afternoon/evening plans at HS-We have ADRS and are staying on property so, I think we will probably be okay. I am really debating changing the plans for the EMH that Sunday though- not sure that the extra hour we would get would be worth the extra crazy crowds ( since it would be the 2nd weekend). Hoping park hours are extended.

 

[yulilin3]

Will Disney even allow Line Camping/ Queing the Night Before? Im thinking about bringing sleeping bags or even a tent. Would pulling up in a car at DHS say around midnight run the risk of being towed? Any one with experiences at previous SW weekends or similar please feel free to share.

Also... If you are checking into a hotel the same day you are trying to enter a park for Morning EMH are you eligible? (As in you havent yet checked into your disney hotel reservation for that day/night)

Yes, as mentioned up thread, during sww we were able to camp out, many people would show up in their cars around midnight, park, bring out chairs, sleeping bags, small tents and then before opening we should take everything back to the car. Some people stayed the entire weekend. The parking lot is still open 24 hours.
Disney has not announced anything about no camping, maybe sooner to the date or if someone starts camping out soon we'll know

 

[BabybetterDisney]

here are the phase closures explained. So guests with ADR can get in all the way to Phase 3
Phase A Closing
No admission of guests with one day tickets, and no admission of guests even with FastPass+ reservations unless they have one of the following:

• WDW Resort Guests, including The Four Seasons Resort, Swan, Dolphin or Shades of Green, Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels arriving by bus (Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel, The Buena Vista Palace, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, B Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort, Hilton), Golden Oak residents and guests.
• WDW Premier Passport, Annual & Premium Passholders
• Guests with Park Hopper tickets re-entering or crossing over from another WDW Theme Park
• Guests with Memory Maker
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Harmony Barber Shop or The Pirates League.

Phase B Closing
No admission of guests with one day tickets, and no re-entering or crossing over from another park unless they have one of the following:

• WDW Resort Guests, including The Four Seasons Resort, Swan, Dolphin or Shades of Green, Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels arriving by bus (Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel, The Buena Vista Palace, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, B Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort, Hilton), Golden Oak residents and guests.
• WDW Premier Passport, Annual & Premium Passholders
• Guests with Memory Maker
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Harmony Barber Shop or The Pirates League.
• FastPass+ reservations and is a WDW Resort hotel guest.

Phase 1 Park Closing
Guests with 'Magic Your Way' base tickets, or a '1-Day 1-Park Ticket', Guests without an admission ticket, and Cast Members using Main Gate & Silver Passes will be turned around at the parking lot booths.
Phase 2 Park Closing
Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual, Premier and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with Hopper tickets coming from another park
• Guests re-entering the park
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League
• Guests using Walt Disney World Resort Transportation will be admitted.
• Guests with pre-purchased 1 day Magic Kingdom tickets

Phase 3 Park Closing
Admission is limited to:

• Disney Resort Guests (including the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, and guests arriving by bus from the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels)
• Annual, Premier and Premium Annual Passholders
• Guests with dining reservations
• Magic Kingdom Guests with reservations for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League

Phase 4 Park Closing
Closed to all guests.

Um, ok, this sounds scary. I sort of know about this, but have never had to deal with it. Wow. This is called "all bets are off." Talk about disrupting my plans.

In phase 4, do they post signs at the hotels to tell you not to bother going to the parks? Or do they stop running the buses?

 

[yulilin3]

Um, ok, this sounds scary. I sort of know about this, but have never had to deal with it. Wow. This is called "all bets are off." Talk about disrupting my plans.

In phase 4, do they post signs at the hotels to tell you not to bother going to the parks? Or do they stop running the buses?

Yes they will be able to tell you at the hotel. For people driving they post signs all around property

 

[GillianP1301]

I managed to snag an 8:05 ADR at H&V on 8/29. Any guesses as to whether that will gain me any advantage? I don't care if I actually eat there, I just want to be able to get in the park.

 

[yulilin3]

I managed to snag an 8:05 ADR at H&V on 8/29. Any guesses as to whether that will gain me any advantage? I don't care if I actually eat there, I just want to be able to get in the park.

The only advantage would be in case of phase 3 closing, with an adr you would still be able to get in. Other than that, no

 

[GillianP1301]

The only advantage would be in case of phase 3 closing, with an adr you would still be able to get in. Other than that, no

Thanks! I'm undecided to keep it or not bit may not hurt to have it as a bit of insurance.

I'm assuming that they will open the park before 8am on opening day, so this won't be PPO. Anyone recall park opening time for either Avatar or Toy Story?

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks! I'm undecided to keep it or not bit may not hurt to have it as a bit of insurance.

I'm assuming that they will open the park before 8am on opening day, so this won't be PPO. Anyone recall park opening time for either Avatar or Toy Story?

Pandora opened at 6:30am. No reservation will be a ppo for a long time

 

[GillianP1301]

Pandora opened at 6:30am. No reservation will be a ppo for a long time

@yulilin3 I hope you don't mind me picking your knowledgeable brain. Any guess if they will have the SWAGS dessert party going during the initial opening?