***Official*** Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Information Thread *** Contains SPOILERS ***

[fatmanatee]

More reviews including Savi's!

Spoiler: SWGE

FALCON GROUPING: Like stated before, everyone is handed a card. But now I learned the cockpit positions are upside down and cannot be seen by the CM. CMs quickly/anonymously hand out 6 at a time and you flip over your card to reveal what position you got. YOU CAN TRADE.. its just all up to your family.. you dispute and fight amongst each other. The cast is not held responsible.

GUNNER POSITION: 3 friends have all now said that the gunner position wasn't their favorite.
-One said that the buttons are placed at such a weird angle that it was difficult to watch the show and simultaneously push the correct flashing buttons
-Another said that the position was just boring and wasn't nearly as fun as the pilot position
-The last CM actually said she preferred the engineer position more than gunner bc there were more things to do. (This CM is tall and also stated that she didn't have a hard time seeing from the back)

SAVI'S WORKSHOP: So while one of my CM friends was exploring, another approached his group and asked if they wanted to build a lightsaber. They said yes and got pulled into Savi's to test the experience. The workshop was rehearsing show material and needed "guests" to participate in order to test and adjust. He said he did the entire experience and was blown away. He even got emotional throughout the experience. He said the experience really tugs at your heart and makes Star Wars fans feel like they're a part of something special. They hand built their custom lightsabers with eager grins to only have them taken after the experience. Nothing is free at Disney, folks. At the end, he said he would go back and pay $$$$ bc it was really that great.


CONCLUSION: I've received a lot of mixed reviews about falcon.. But through them all, I've concluded that your ride experience really just depends on how your group contributes... If you have great pilots and gunners, the engineer position could be boring with nothing to fix.. You could have an amazing time as an engineer if you're tall, can see the screen, and have crappy pilots that make you fix a lot of things.

Is there any word on reservations for Savi's? I don't think there's been an explanation on how you get a spot to build a custom lightsaber.

 

[ThistleMae]

The only thing that concerns me about the joke of stormtroopers helping move people along when their timeslot is over, is that some people will actually want that "experience" and do it on purpose.

I think it would be cool to herd the offenders into a vehicle, driving around with a loud speaker calling out " all green wrist bands must surrender now! Those who fail to give themselves up will be secured and ushered out of the park."

 

[rteetz]

Is there any word on reservations for Savi's? I don't think there's been an explanation on how you get a spot to build a custom lightsaber.

Nothing yet.

 

[gberg]

More reviews including Savi's!

This has me intrigued. I don't buy many souvenirs these days but I wonder what it's going to cost for a light saber...umm...one of each type!

 

[evlaina]

A status bar in the app will show how full the land is at any given time. When it fills to capacity, the option to secure your boarding pass will pop up. After guests secure the pass, Disney will send a push notification to their phone when it is their turn. Guests will then have two hours to return to the land entrance to redeem their pass.

Disney hasn’t stated how long the virtual queue system will be in place for, simply stating that they will stop using it when the crowds die down and there is no longer a need for it. Disneyland is implementing this virtual queue so guests can continue to enjoy the park without the need to stand in line for Galaxy’s Edge all day."

I mam totally unfamiliar with virtual queues but I am super impressed by this! I really really hope they do something like this for DHS.

 

[rteetz]

New images from D23

 

[rteetz]

 

[yulilin3]

translation from Aurebesh: Sales, Service, Trades

 

[yulilin3]

Dave Filoni wall I love they are highlighting Ahsoka and Plo Koon

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I do think they are putting this out there to reinforce the time frame of 4 hours. And I guess you could say it's a reasonable time period, since they want as many as possible to enjoy the opening. It seems fair to me. Whether or not die hard fans agree, who knows.

I think it is "fair" for an initial period - they say they want to keep the queue for Falcon at <2hrs, so if you leave it to that that gives you two hours for the rest of the land. Figure 40 mins for either a lightsaber or droid, 40 mins for food and that leaves you about 40 mins for just random stuff. I think that is "enough" for this initial phase knowing they need to get the max # of people through

But in a "normal" phase I don't think 4 hours is really enough to enjoy the entire land

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This has me intrigued. I don't buy many souvenirs these days but I wonder what it's going to cost for a light saber...umm...one of each type!

I would be shocked if they start for under $100 ... I think closer to $200 for full experience with blade, etc.

 

[yulilin3]

I think it is "fair" for an initial period - they say they want to keep the queue for Falcon at <2hrs, so if you leave it to that that gives you two hours for the rest of the land. Figure 40 mins for either a lightsaber or droid, 40 mins for food and that leaves you about 40 mins for just random stuff. I think that is "enough" for this initial phase knowing they need to get the max # of people through

But in a "normal" phase I don't think 4 hours is really enough to enjoy the entire land

I know I'm being beyond bratty when I say 4 hours is not enough, especially in my case that I am a local. I would be downright upset if this was my one and only time to go to DL or WDW and I couldn't really enjoy the land to it's fullest

 

[fatmanatee]

I'm going to be an absolute mess when I get to this place.

 

[Cloe Colton]

So for the boarding pass virtual queue, is that the option for those who did not get a guaranteed timeslot into the land? I guess I'm confused as to how thats working with the reservations into the land

 

[yulilin3]

So for the boarding pass virtual queue, is that the option for those who did not get a guaranteed timeslot into the land? I guess I'm confused as to how thats working with the reservations into the land

virtual queue is after June 23rd

 

[Cloe Colton]

virtual queue is after June 23rd

Oh gotcha! Have they said how long the virutal queue will be in effect?

 

[yulilin3]

Oh gotcha! Have they said how long the virutal queue will be in effect?

No, I'm sure as long as it seems necessary. Meaning once the land doesn't go into full capacity at all hours I'm sure they will drop it

 

[rteetz]

Oh gotcha! Have they said how long the virutal queue will be in effect?

As long as needed.

 

[rteetz]

translation from Aurebesh: Sales, Service, Trades

Probably in Dok-Ondars then.

 

[kpd6901]

Is there any word on reservations for Savi's? I don't think there's been an explanation on how you get a spot to build a custom lightsaber.

Nothing yet.

This has me intrigued. I don't buy many souvenirs these days but I wonder what it's going to cost for a light saber...umm...one of each type!

Honestly, I really like how this seems to be set up. Keeping it a secret and needing to have the code, etc, is great immersion for the story. Letting the Force find the Force user. With only 20 or so doing this at a time, this is needed to keep from there being a line. You get a return time reservation. At least that's how I read it. I like that!