Star Wars Weekends Tips

 

I've been attending Star Wars Weekends since 2009. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan but I have seen all the movies and I enjoy the Star Wars Weekends. I like meeting and photographing characters that aren't normally out. I thought I'd share some tips to help make the most of the Star Wars Weekends.

• Arrive before the park opens. Stormtroopers will be on the roof of the turnstiles to entertain you and you'll be able to get in the park and hopefully get to your first destination before it gets mobbed.

• If there's a character that you're dying to meet, go to them first. Last year I wanted to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, or Donald. While everybody else was rushing to sign up for the Jedi Training Academy and to Toy Story Mania, I headed to their meet and greet location and I was the first person on line to meet Jedi Mickey.

• A lot of the characters rotate. If you get on line for a certain character, there's a chance that you may not meet them. Last year, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald rotated in one location. Boba Fett rotated with Jango Fett. Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, Shaak Ti, and Kit Fisto rotated in the same location. Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, Commander Cody, and Asajj Ventress rotated in the same location.

• If you'd like a good spot for the parade, grab your spot at least an hour early. Last year they changed the length of the parade. It only goes from the front of the park to the hat.

• Roaming characters are just that, roaming characters. They will stop to sign a couple autographs and pose for a few pictures but then they are on the move again.

• Make sure you have plenty of water. The lines for characters are long and a lot of them are in the sun and it gets HOT. You don't want to get dehydrated or pass out from the heat.