With the reservation system the crowds are always the same. Olga's will be mobbed but everything else should not be to bad. If you want to do Olga's have someone get in line right away and give them a phone number.
With the reservation system the crowds are always the same. Olga's will be mobbed but everything else should not be to bad. If you want to do Olga's have someone get in line right away and give them a phone number.
Do they sell parts at any of the stores? That's kinda lame if they don't but it may make me get a legacy hilt instead.
My plan is to head straight for the lightsaber creation then smuggler run about halfway through my reservation (starts at 11). Olga's is a toss up since I'm not planning on drinking that day anywayWith the reservation system the crowds are always the same. Olga's will be mobbed but everything else should not be to bad. If you want to do Olga's have someone get in line right away and give them a phone number.
My plan is to head straight for the lightsaber creation then smuggler run about halfway through my reservation (starts at 11). Olga's is a toss up since I'm not planning on drinking that day anyway
How solid is my plan for wait times?
When you say nothing, do you mean like 10-30 minutes?As long as you go straight to build a lightsaber, you're good.
Smugglers run like is nothing after an hour or 2 into your reserve. In the beginning it's a wait so it's best to skip that first.
Oh, nice. Thank you for the feedback!The sign will read 5 minutes but it was something between 5-10 minutes. Real quick.
Does anyone know how the opening will work for Galaxy's Edge at Disney World?
Awesome thanks! My family is going to be in Disney world late-September and they were wondering how it would all work and I hadn't found a definitive answer yet so figured i'd ask here.From what I've read so far, it doesn't seem they're doing the reservation but it's best to see if that changes ones Disneylands Galaxy's edge comes out of reservation period on June 23rd.
I just know Disney world is offered the extra-Extra magic hour giving guests even more time before the park opens.
Question for those that have tried the Milks. Have you also tried Taiwanese Milk Tea (Boba/Bubble Tea, with or without bubbles)? And if so, are they comparable? I'm thinking I might like the Blue and Green Milks as I love Bubble Tea. I understand the texture would be different.
Some guy caught the Falcon ride breaking down. It's really interesting. It does have spoilers for the ride if you were avoiding that.
Some guy caught the Falcon ride breaking down. It's really interesting. It does have spoilers for the ride if you were avoiding that.
Question for those that have tried the Milks. Have you also tried Taiwanese Milk Tea (Boba/Bubble Tea, with or without bubbles)? And if so, are they comparable? I'm thinking I might like the Blue and Green Milks as I love Bubble Tea. I understand the texture would be different.
Finally found a video with Kylo Ren's legacy lightsaber.
Not the best quality look (more of a cute video with a dad and his son), but at least it's something.
One cool thing I hadn't heard anywhere is that Kylo's lightsaber lights seems to flicker a little to mimic his unstable blade from the movies which is a really nice touch.
Unless up-close details on it are mediocre (which I doubt given all the others), I'm all but certain I'll get this one.
Yeah, I was looking for reviews on the legacy lightsabers and found some from a year or more ago on Rey's and Mace Windu's that look almost identical to these new Legacy Lightsabers and were also exclusive to Disneyland parks, except that some of them couldn't have the blades removed.I have to imagine that the new Kylo Ren lightsaber is really similar to the old Disney Parks one, which I have, and is awesome*. It looks almost identical to what I can see in that video. The hilt I have is very nicely detailed and has a great heft to it.
* The soundboard on the old Disney Parks sabers stunk, but everything I've seen points to the new legacy lightsabers using a newer, better one.
There isn't supposed to be a "line," they just tell people to congregate. We arrived an hour before our reservation time, and sat on the railing across from the entrance (the ramp that goes down by the bathrooms). When they started leading people in, we simply walked across and ended up pretty close to the front of our group. What are you trying to do while on-planet? :)Quick question: there's a line formed in front of the hungry bear. This this line real as in we have to be in it or did someone just think there had to be a line
At the beginning of our reservation, they had one cast member with a flag leading the way to each of these two, so that it wasn't as much of a mad dash.
Our holding area was well-behaved - there was obviously some fast-walking to each stopping point, but no pushing or anything like that. Once they truly "let us out," it was a pretty orderly brisk walk through the first area, and then the mass split in two as the lightsaber folks went left, and the cantina folks went right. Some confusion because Savi's is supposed to be "hidden"... I was glad I knew to look for the blue banner!Oh that's a new wrinkle and smart of them. The holding area is just people pushing around once it opens but with that I think it will keep the stampede at bay.
Our holding area was well-behaved - there was obviously some fast-walking to each stopping point, but no pushing or anything like that. Once they truly "let us out," it was a pretty orderly brisk walk through the first area, and then the mass split in two as the lightsaber folks went left, and the cantina folks went right. Some confusion because Savi's is supposed to be "hidden"... I was glad I knew to look for the blue banner!
Finally got to go!
Blue milk was interesting. Tasted like blueberry bubblegum melted popsicle slushie.
Lightsaber construction was cool. Seems like if you're by yourself and they have an empty slot they'll bump you ahead to fill it so your wait time is potentially much smaller. Sold out a few minutes after I got in line though. Droid depot seemingly never sells out.
Rode Smuggler's Run 3 times because the line was 15 minutes (honestly the actual wait was less than that, even counting the preshow). Got all 3 positions. Pilot was definitely the most fun. I was on right side so I got to hit the light speed lever. Gunner is mostly a "sit back and watch" position, and engineer is the least fun because you're constantly looking at this wall of panels.
Overall I had a blast.
One question though: Is it possible to hit the brakes in time in Smugglers Run? Every single left pilot we had failed it.
Yeah I took a look at some other on ride POVs to see if anyone succeeded and I saw one person find the brakes in time. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that they did this on purpose by not telling you where the brakes were because it's a callback to the old Star Tours (Brakes! Brakes! WHERE ARE THE BRAKES?!). I also found out that if you do horribly the hyperspeed drive fails midway and you get an asteroid field fight.
Other than the Falcon set, I picked up a number of these patches while in Galaxy's Edge.
Where did you get the first set of badges?
I missed those the first time I went. I'll be returning Saturday one more time before reservation ends.
That's the real test isn't it? Should be a madhouse. People going during the reservation period have made some complaints about the four hour limit, which is understandable, but they have to appreciate that they are also going when the crowds are being strictly limited, which is a huge plus for them. So while lines may still get long during this period, you'd have to imagine they will get way worse once Disney removes this limitation.How bad do you guys think its going to be on the 24th when its open to everyone?
I am fearing the worst but hopeful that it won't be toooo bad on a weekday. I'm going next Thursday with a group of people and most will be doing Disney princess stuff. I want to peel off and enjoy this for a bit. I guess the best bet is to get in the queue as soon as possible. I have an old ass phone so I can't use their app but as I understand it you can also enter the queue at select locations around the park. I need to get their first thing upon entering the park.That's the real test isn't it? Should be a madhouse. People going during the reservation period have made some complaints about the four hour limit, which is understandable, but they have to appreciate that they are also going when the crowds are being strictly limited, which is a huge plus for them. So while lines may still get long during this period, you'd have to imagine they will get way worse once Disney removes this limitation.
Wait does the whole lightsaber come in a box that small as in the video above? Like what about the main blade, it seems too big to fit in that box? I was going to pass on this just because I didn't want to lug a whole lightsaber around and get on a plane with it but if the whole package comes in a box that size I might get one.
The Legacy lightsabers are sold without the blade so they can fit in that case.EDit: Wait does the whole lightsaber come in a box that small as in the video above? Like what about the main blade, it seems too big to fit in that box? I was going to pass on this just because I didn't want to lug a whole lightsaber around and get on a plane with it but if the whole package comes in a box that size I might get one.
Well, the trip was a success! Some notes:
- As others have said, you basically have to choose whether you want to do the Cantina or build a lightsaber, because the lines for each fill up pretty much immediately. At the beginning of our reservation, they had one cast member with a flag leading the way to each of these two, so that it wasn't as much of a mad dash. We were probably 10th in line for the lightsabers, spent about 15 minutes in the line / choosing the design / paying for them, and then our return time was 1hr 45mins later.
- We rode Smuggler's Run twice. Both times, we ended up in groups with people who had done it multiple times already, but they got the "better" seats and had no interest in trading. I was an engineer the first time, and a gunner the second. Engineer definitely felt like the lesser of the two, and by all accounts the pilot seats are more interesting than both. A fun ride, nothing game-changing, but the scoring system and the theming make it absolutely worthwhile. Bonus: my wife gets motion sickness on Star Tours, basically making it a no-go for her, but this wasn't nearly as bad.
The line for the Cantina "fills up" for a given reservation block immediately. If you're not in that line right at the start, you're likely not getting in. They get your number and get back to you when your spot opens up. With the lightsaber shop, they give you a return time, but same situation: you either go there right as you enter the land, or not at all.If you don't ride the Falcon twice, couldn't you go to the Cantina? Or is it, the other lines were too long so the Falcon was still short?
The line for the Cantina "fills up" for a given reservation block immediately. If you're not in that line right at the start, you're likely not getting in. They get your number and get back to you when your spot opens up. With the lightsaber shop, they give you a return time, but same situation: you either go there right as you enter the land, or not at all.
Of course, this will all change once Galaxy's Edge is open to all without a reservation! 😀
Chance cubes are at the toy shop, I believe, which has no special line.Got it.
That means I can't get chance dice unless I am in the Cantina?
Curious if this is how they are doing it in Orlando too since that is where I'll be going.
Edit: Wait does the whole lightsaber come in a box that small as in the video above? Like what about the main blade, it seems too big to fit in that box? I was going to pass on this just because I didn't want to lug a whole lightsaber around and get on a plane with it but if the whole package comes in a box that size I might get one.
That means I can't get chance dice unless I am in the Cantina?
You can buy those in the marketplace. Only things you can buy at the Cantina are the tiki mugs and rancor teeth thing in terms of merch.