March of the First Order is ending July 7th

[rteetz]

March of the First Order is ending July 7th. The walk around Storm Troopers are also ending that day.

I expect this is a getting ready for SWGE thing.

 

[softball chick]

Makes sense because of SWGE, but this still makes me sad. Hearing that music blasting through the park was one of my favorite things at Hollywood.

 

[gharter]

i enjoyed watching them march through, but it happened way too often during the day. Should have been a two or 3 time thing.
Kind of surprised to see it end now. would have expected it to end just before SWGE opened.

 

[GillianP1301]

Seems awfully early to end it because of GE opening? Too bad, I really enjoyed it.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Bummer, but understandable if they're worried about crowd flow. Having that block traffic a half dozen times a day isn't going to work if the park is operating at our near capacity.

Any confirmation on Jedi Training either way? It isn't on the calendar after 7/6. I'm assuming it is at least in discussion to meet the same fate.

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

I usually watch the March 3 or 4 times a day when we are there, really going to miss it. Glad I caught it wen I was there beginning of the month.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Cool we get to see it one more time!

 

[Truxi]

I would say "Good. It's weird and creepy." But I know they'll just be moving more Join The First Order-esque demonstrations to GE.

...it's so deeply unsettling.

 

[sponica]

@Truxi I was entertained by it, but I also worked for a now defunct toy store that had a lifesize Lego Darth Vader and storm troopers at corporate HQ. Yeah because that's not intimidating...."you need to come to corporate for a meeting....and look who is greeting you"

 

[qwerty2k]

Might not be a popular view but I’m glad it’s stopping. I like the old Hollywood feel of dhs and this just doesn’t fit with that.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Also minority opinion but I’m in the “fine with this” camp too. I fully concede I’m not really a Star Wars person so I was not the target audience for this in the first place.... just always seemed “forced” with not that much entertainment value??

 

[only hope]

Also minority opinion but I’m in the “fine with this” camp too. I fully concede I’m not really a Star Wars person so I was not the target audience for this in the first place.... just always seemed “forced” with not that much entertainment value??

Oh, for us SW fans it has a huge entertainment value. For those who don’t like SW I’m sure it’s boring and annoying. For me, there is no other street entertainment anywhere at WDW that is even half as good. It’s thrilling to hear that awesome John Williams music and see the villians from the movie marching to it in reality, not on a screen. And the inspection on the street is fantastic, it’s different every time as they react to guests SW clothing and such.

 

[GNH2000]

We enjoyed it.

 

[Klayfish]

I'm not a Star Wars junkie. I would say I mildly like it, as I grew up in the age of the original 3 movies. I thought the march was neat. It was fun, they were/are interactive and it was cool to hear the music blasting in the park. I do agree it didn't quite "fit" in the park theming overall, but I still enjoyed it. I'm sure something bigger and better will be in SWGE.

I can only imagine how hot those poor people must be inside those costumes in a mid-summer daytime march. Every time I watched it, that's what went through my mind.

 

[Truxi]

I guess I just never got the appeal of it. I just always found it really unsettling and uncomfortable. I...I don't want to watch space nazis marching...

 

[Mommymarie]

july 7 is our park day for hs....will it be happening on that day or is thst 1st day without it? really hoping to see it

 

[rteetz]

july 7 is our park day for hs....will it be happening on that day or is thst 1st day without it? really hoping to see it

Last scheduled day is July 6th I believe.

 

[Mommymarie]

Last scheduled day is July 6th I believe.

oh no....we will just miss it but switching adrs and fp would be too kuch of a headache to flip days!

 

[monkyby87]

All of the Star Wars things they had going right now seemed like things thrown together just to keep the Star Wars interest going in the park until SW:GE opened, acting more as a placeholder than anything else. I always assumed everything Star Wars related in the park would shift over to SW:GE when it opened. I hope it returns I some fashion though, it was still pretty cool and created a neat atmosphere when it was going.

 

[vinotinto]

We enjoyed this every much. Have had great interaction with the Storm Troopers at Launch Bay, especially the time my DD was dressed as Rey and the time we wore our First Order caps. Sad that our end of July trip won't have it, but hopefully, the roving Storm Troopers will continue once SWGE opens.