D23 EXPO 2019 Superthread - dates announced!

[Lesley Wake]

Ok, because I was procastinating at work, I made this map up (was also helping a friend):

Pink - the 8am entrance path
Red - all the other entrance paths
Orange - Both paths
Yellow - Savi's Lightsabers
Light Blue - Droid Depot
Dark Blue - Cantina (very likely the line will already have extended further away from the entrance.

 

[midnight star]

Ok, because I was procastinating at work, I made this map up (was also helping a friend):

Pink - the 8am entrance path
Red - all the other entrance paths
Orange - Both paths
Yellow - Savi's Lightsabers
Light Blue - Droid Depot
Dark Blue - Cantina (very likely the line will already have extended further away from the entrance.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

I was looking forward to hearing the John Williams score but I didn't hear that at all, anywhere.

I read somewhere that the music for the land was composed by someone else. The approximately 5 minute piece of John Williams music that was created for the land and released on iTunes was commissioned as "inspiration" for the land and the land's composer and does not actually play in its entirety anywhere anytime in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. I suppose there may be snatches of John Williams - type music inevitably since his work is the inspiration, but I agree with you that I didn't really notice anything that stood out as sounding like his style. I guess when I return I will have to pay more attention to the music because sitting here a couple days later I realize I didn't find any of it all that memorable or even particularly notice it as I was taking in everything else during my visit.

 

[crystal1313]

WOW. Long way to walk and hope people aren't jerks and cut in line! (meaning from Critter country) We will try our best for Oga's. If it happens, that would be amazing. If not, we will just be happy to be there!

 

[Lifeinabox]

We decided to try for the Cantina tomorrow at 8am. Five us including 15, 11 and 4 year olds AND I need to rent an EVC for the first time so this is going to be very interesting. Will report back in lines, seating and overall enjoyment for the kids, I hope...

 

[alvernon90]

I read somewhere that the music for the land was composed by someone else. The approximately 5 minute piece of John Williams music that was created for the land and released on iTunes was commissioned as "inspiration" for the land and the land's composer and does not actually play in its entirety anywhere anytime in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. I suppose there may be snatches of John Williams - type music inevitably since his work is the inspiration, but I agree with you that I didn't really notice anything that stood out as sounding like his style. I guess when I return I will have to pay more attention to the music because sitting here a couple days later I realize I didn't find any of it all that memorable or even particularly notice it as I was taking in everything else during my visit.

There is definitely John Williams music in Savi's workshop.

 

[Piglet99645]

I’ve been swamped with life and just spent two days in the parks. Our reservation is tomorrow at 8 am. I haven’t had time to keep up with this thread. Does somebody want to tell me what to do?! We are a party of 5. Two adults. One special needs 18 yo (autism spectrum), a 13 yo and 9 yo. Will go to launch bay as soon as we can at 6 am. After that I have no idea how to best navigate our four hours. Four of us are seasoned Disney folks and all of us Star Wars geeks.

The ride is the priority. Beyond that I’m clueless. Help!

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

There is definitely John Williams music in Savi's workshop.

Oh yeah. I noticed that when I watched some YouTube videos. I wasn't noticing his stuff specifically when walking around and visiting the other locations. It must be there some though; it's not really Star Wars without some John Williams.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Glad I am not the only one getting that! Beyond frustrating!!

I've been getting something worse... something NSFW! I posted about it on the Technical Support page, and I'm hoping they'll fix it soon... in the meantime, I can only DIS from my computer.

I took a few pictures yesterday that I wanted to post here just to show where some stuff is, a few procedures, etc., but I can't post from my phone, now, so... oh well.

I'm not sure if you mentioned his height because he'll be lost in a sea of rear ends if you don't have a table or because you're worried he can't ride the ride but just in case it was the latter I wanted to make sure you know Smuggler's Run has a 38" height limit so he'll be good to go on that.



Add me to the list! I'm also getting either Comcast (when on my home network which is Comcast) or AT&T (my provider) when on cellular on my phone and it's SO annoying! I thought it was fixed last night when I didn't get any for several hours but then it happened again this morning. Glad I'm not getting the NSFW ones though!

I've posted on the technical board as well, but no response--which is even more frustrating. In one of the threads, I think I saw that the moderator was having problems, too! I'm really glad I'm not getting the "other" redirect. Yikes!

 

[Lesley Wake]

I’ve been swamped with life and just spent two days in the parks. Our reservation is tomorrow at 8 am. I haven’t had time to keep up with this thread. Does somebody want to tell me what to do?! We are a party of 5. Two adults. One special needs 18 yo (autism spectrum), a 13 yo and 9 yo. Will go to launch bay as soon as we can at 6 am. After that I have no idea how to best navigate our four hours. Four of us are seasoned Disney folks and all of us Star Wars geeks.

The ride is the priority. Beyond that I’m clueless. Help!

Do you care about Oga's, Savi's (lightsaber), or Build a Droid? And will you be getting a DAS? Is your 18-yr old good in crowds, or do you want to avoid them?

If you want to do one of the first three options, you should do it first. If this is your only reservation, I also only recommend only one, as each take time for line-up and the experience itself, and you want to enjoy the land. If you don't care about doing any of those experiences, then I would say you can enter the land a bit more relaxed. Wait further back in the crowd or at the end. Don't do the ride in the beginning, as the line will be longer. Around 1 hr afterwards the line should drop; I have been waiting for times around 25 minutes. You guys should be able to do it a couple times via standby.

If you are getting a DAS return time, you will need to stop at the kiosk. On Saturday night it was just inside the Big Thunder Trail (basically right outside of the tunnel you will enter through at 8am), but is portable, so could be moved (if you don't see a stand with Guest Services CMs, then ask a CM and they should be able to direct you).

Besides that, wander the land. Pop into stores. Grab some food. Just savor the experience! Make sure to get anything essential done by 11, as that's when the next group comes in. You can probably leave any food or shopping in the Marketplace until then.

Anyone else have other ideas?

 

[Piglet99645]

Do you care about Oga's, Savi's (lightsaber), or Build a Droid? And will you be getting a DAS? Is your 18-yr old good in crowds, or do you want to avoid them?

If you want to do one of the first three options, you should do it first. If this is your only reservation, I also only recommend only one, as each take time for line-up and the experience itself, and you want to enjoy the land. If you don't care about doing any of those experiences, then I would say you can enter the land a bit more relaxed. Wait further back in the crowd or at the end. Don't do the ride in the beginning, as the line will be longer. Around 1 hr afterwards the line should drop; I have been waiting for times around 25 minutes. You guys should be able to do it a couple times via standby.

If you are getting a DAS return time, you will need to stop at the kiosk. On Saturday night it was just inside the Big Thunder Trail (basically right outside of the tunnel you will enter through at 8am), but is portable, so could be moved (if you don't see a stand with Guest Services CMs, then ask a CM and they should be able to direct you).

Besides that, wander the land. Pop into stores. Grab some food. Just savor the experience! Make sure to get anything essential done by 11, as that's when the next group comes in. You can probably leave any food or shopping in the Marketplace until then.

Anyone else have other ideas?

Thank you!

Wait, what is DAS? What is Ogas? I’ll google.

18 yo not good with crowds but manages Disney because he loves it. We will likely break back at the hotel at noon. I’m not too worried about it, but great question.

No lightsabers for us, but might build a droid. Definitely want to shop, eat, and do the ride. We will do standby once then single rider if anybody wants to do multiple times. We are single rider pros.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[Piglet99645]

Apparently this is the thread I’m looking for:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/official-star-wars-galaxys-edge-information-thread.3727093/Dis boards are hard to navigate in my phone!!

 

[amyg1975]

Can just one party member get in the line for Oga's Cantina to get in the queue and the rest of the group wander around?

 

[GoldeneyezCA]

Trying to decide if the Cantina is worth it. On one hand it looks super cool and it is my birthday BUT just worried that with kids it isn't really practical between having to arrive super early to get in and just the bar set-up. Has anyone done the Cantina with kids (5 and 8 for reference)

Hello, did the cantina for the first time for our 3rd and final reservation yesterday, Sun 6/9 at 8 am, with our 6 and 10 year olds. We arrived at the park at 6:15 and were about 200 people back. We let the kids sit by the stairs at Tomorrowland Terrace to save their legs from standing and were walked back around 7:45 am, as others reported. (Lots of line-jumping occurred from people walking up through Tomorrowland Terrace and then just using the stairs to cut into the front of the line, BTW.) DH waited about 20 min (edited, it wasn’t an hour) for the cantina, since we were too late to be in the first group but too near the front to get a text. We were admitted to a standing-room only table in the cantina around 8:20 am, at which point DD6 was miserable because she'd been up since 5:15 am and had nowhere to sit for much of the last hour.

She perked up with a blue milk and the delicious lava roll (a cinnamon roll with what tasted like oreo cookie crumbles and raspberry sauce sprinkled across it), but I really felt bad for her and almost left, because not only was there nowhere for her to sit, but at 50" tall, she was only a little bit taller than the high-top table. She could basically rest her head and arms on it = Not very comfy. I did see some shorter countertops at the bar, and of course, the booths. She and DD10 enjoyed DJ Rex, and we actually liked our food, though everything was ordered from the bar due to them being short-staffed.

Bottom line: If we'd had seats, it would have made for a much different experience. I wouldn’t subject her to that again at this age. So, if you're going to try for the cantina with a little one, I'd get there VERY early, like 6 am, to have a better shot at seating.

ETA: After 3 trips to SWGE, my kids’ favorite experiences in SWGE were building lightsabers at Savi’s (we had a bunch of gift cards, thank goodness), being pilot (DD10) and gunner (DD6) on the Falcon, and learning Jedi mind tricks from Rey. The lightsabers blew our droid budget, so we’ll do that some other time. LOL

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I was there Saturday afternoon. There is actually a large amount of shady space in the land with buildings, trees, etc. The ride queue is almost entirely indoors-the part outdoors is behind the Falcon so it ends up being pretty much in shade too (of course the sun changes position, but then it would just be patches of sun). The marketplace has fabric coverings so it is covered. Plus the stores have A/C and they are open to the walking area.

The worst area for sun would probably be the lines for Savi and Droid Depot. I would say even the Cantina line gets fairly good cover.

Thank you for this helpful information! I know it will be useful to many DISers with heat sensitive issues.

 

[GoldeneyezCA]

Thank you for this helpful information! I know it will be useful to many DISers with heat sensitive issues.

Another tip: We bought lunch wraps yesterday at Ronto Roasters but couldn’t find covered seating since there are only a few tables. We remembered the patio at Docking Bay 7 and were happy to find several covered tables available there, since most people were eating inside. YMMV, of course, depending on the crowds.

 

[hngo003]

For those who had a 8am reservation, when is the best time to be at the Disneyland to have the best chance of getting into cantina? I’ve been reading various reviews and still can’t figure out what time would be best. I’ll be staying at the hotel across the street from the park and want be there as early as possible to be able to get into the cantina during the reservation period.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

For those who had a 8am reservation, when is the best time to be at the Disneyland to have the best chance of getting into cantina? I’ve been reading various reviews and still can’t figure out what time would be best. I’ll be staying at the hotel across the street from the park and want be there as early as possible to be able to get into the cantina during the reservation period.

We got into the park at like 6:50, went straight to Launch Bay and then got in line, and I walked purposefully once they let us in. My “your estimated wait time is 45 minutes” text came through at 8:07, and my “please return to the line” text came through at 9:06.

Make sure you’re prepared to make a HARD right and loop backwards - some people walked straight to the Cantina and didn’t realize the line already wrapped around, so they fell behind dozens (if not hundreds) of people.

 

[GoldeneyezCA]

If you’re relatively fit/ a fast walker, you want to be through security and at the DL gate no later than 6:15-6:30 to guarantee entry to cantina or Savi’s. We did two 8 am’s and were successful with those entry times, even with a slower-moving 6 year old. If you’re in the first 300-400 people or so, you should get to do what you want. Beyond that, it will likely be a more stressful and uncertain experience, because if you arrive at 7 am or later, they may have cut off the line by the time you get into the land. The line grows exponentially starting around 7 am. Also, yesterday, the CM had an orange flag and was loudly directing people to the cantina, and a lot of people followed who may not have been headed that way initially, LOL.

You need to allow some time cushion for people moving faster than you are, people who pass you because they know exactly where they’re going due to prior visits, and 1-2 checkpoints to check wristbands, all while others may be streaming past you. But I want to reassure you that once you’ve accomplished your goal activity, you will have plenty of time for everything else, especially with the 8 am time slot.

 

[midnight star]

The reports of the slightly higher crowds, and me having an 11am reservation are making me a little nervous....thanks @Lesley Wake for posting that map earlier. Our 3 main goals are Cantina, Droid, Ride. I already told my aunt she may have to build my droid for me if I take a long time putting our names down lol.