**Official** Star Wars at DHS, Galactic Spectacular Dessert Party/Galactic Nights/Launch Bay/JT

[CJK]

With the park opening around 6:30am these days, does anyone know what time you can register for JTA? Does that open up at the same time as the park?

 

[raraavis]

So I've been planning my family's Disney trip for like a year, and I had definitely planned to do one of the dessert parties, either Star Wars or Frozen, to celebrate my daughter's 5th birthday while in the parks. I decided to book the Star Wars party because the 3 of us are big fans (even my soon to be 5 year old) and also because I heard it had better food and drink. I have it booked for Thursday Feb 6th 2020. Fast forward several months, and my lifestyle has changed drastically since I had gastric sleeve surgery in September 2019. I personally believe the party is still worth the cost even if I can't really eat more than a few bites and drink a few sips of a specialty drink because your're paying for the experience more than the food in my opinion. My husband and kid can go through tons of food and drink, so it's definitely worth it for them . It was a hard sell to my husband when I could eat and drink without limit. But now he isn't convinced it's worth the extra $231 for the 3 of us. What do you all think? Thanks!

p.s. I didn't know if this should be posted in this forum or the restaurants/food forum, so moderators please move it if necessary.

 

[dbb727]

“Worth it” is relative. My husband refused to eat anything when we did HEA dessert party(he said “I told you I’m not interested in desserts”) and as much as I wanted to strangle him, it was still worth it to me in order to have the garden viewing and not have to stand in the Hub and get pushed around. Even if someone eats a TON of items, it’s never going to outweigh the costs of these events. So if it makes you happy to do it and you’ve been looking forward to the event (I think there are characters too right?) then go ahead with it and use it as time to celebrate your daughter. If it’s going to break the budget or cause you undue stress, then spend $10 to enjoy a large dessert y’all can share, find a good spot for fireworks and find other free/less expensive magical moments.

Be sure to get your daughter a birthday button! Sometimes those are the best (and free) souvenirs, and people will be sure to wish her happy birthday during your trip and it really does make your feel special

 

[bryanb]

It’s a personal decision, but my opinion is that you can still find it worthwhile as a group. I think about my family’s last trip to Las Vegas. Great grandma eats very little, and can’t chew foods that are harder than a pancake. But we still go to the fancy hotel buffet anyway because we’re there as a family, and she can enjoy the conversation, take in the atmosphere, and shared experience of sampling a few nibbles of different new things before she declares herself satisfied. And even if they make a little extra profit on her, my uncle is going to be sure to eat her share as well so it evens out.

Our family visit to Disneyland a few weeks ago included a bunch of older people (75+), and most of the time they sat on the bench instead of zipping around from ride-to-ride like the teenagers. While they’re in good enough shape that they’d never consider wheelchairs, the day did leave them tired to even walk after getting on few rides and a parade, so they spent the second half of the trip sitting at dinner at the Plaza Inn and chatting, and taking in the piano player at Coke Corner, and browsing the shops. They admired the castle and the Christmas tree, and marveled at how beautiful Disneyland really is. You could argue that they didn’t get their $149 tickets worth compared to most guests, based on the usual dollars per attraction ratio, but for them this visit to Disneyland wasn’t about maximizing rides than a shared experience.

 

[yulilin3]

Merging you to the SWGE dessert party thread

 

[yulilin3]

Really want to try and do this party again this year, i miss it

 

[YawningDodo]

I had decided not to do the dessert party...and then saw it was available for my big Star Wars day and heck, booked it. I've only ever done the HEA dessert party, and "worth it" is a tricky question--I personally wouldn't do the HEA party again, but there were enough things I liked about it combined with some things at the Galactic Spectacular party that sounded better that I decided to go for it. I'd like to see the Star Wars fireworks, since I haven't seen them before, and not having to show up early and not being jostled or having people blocking my view during the show is great. Whether it's $89 worth of great is debatable, but the Galactic Spectacular party won me over with a few things the HEA party lacked:

1. Better themed party area. The dessert party at MK felt a bit bleak to me, tbh; Tomorrowland Terrace is not a particularly inspiring location. The images I've seen of the Launch Bay seating may not be hyper-themed, but the addition of roaming stormtroopers and better-themed food displays tips the balance.
2. The inclusion of alcoholic drinks. Figure you'd be paying $12 per drink anywhere else in the park, and figure I'll probably have two drinks, that's $24 out of the $89 right there. Compare it to the cost of a buffet dinner with two alcoholic drinks and it's surprisingly comparable--and I do view this as a dinner reservation, because--
3. The inclusion of savory options. Having looked over reviews, menus, and photos, I'm confident I can get my fill at the party without going into a sugar coma from eating nothing but chocolate.

The cost is still high enough that I find myself going "did I really book that??" but I've decided to view it as an indulgence worth doing at least once.

 

[FastPasser.]

Really want to try and do this party again this year, i miss it

Me too.

 

[texasgingerbread]

Has the tour been discontinued? Thanks.

 

[yulilin3]

Has the tour been discontinued? Thanks.

Yes, believe so

 

[CJK]

Is there a current pattern for when the dessert party gets released? I was surprised to see that they haven't released past February yet. TIA!

 

[yulilin3]

Is there a current pattern for when the dessert party gets released? I was surprised to see that they haven't released past February yet. TIA!

Recentlly it's been 2 to 3 months in advance

 

[123SA]

I went to this dessert party and the show/fireworks after in August 2019. I'm planning August 2020 trip. Has anything changed with either the party or the show? Thanks for your help.

 

[CJK]

I haven't been keeping up with registration for Jedi Training. How quickly does it sell out these days? Is it safe to do Smuggler's Run or Slinky Dog before registering or will it be too late?

 

[yulilin3]

I haven't been keeping up with registration for Jedi Training. How quickly does it sell out these days? Is it safe to do Smuggler's Run or Slinky Dog before registering or will it be too late?

Yeah you'll be fine. Registrations are usually open until the afternoon

 

[yulilin3]

I went to this dessert party and the show/fireworks after in August 2019. I'm planning August 2020 trip. Has anything changed with either the party or the show? Thanks for your help.

Nothing has changed at the dessert party. Although I'm not sure if they added a snip from the new movie

 

[CJK]

Yeah you'll be fine. Registrations are usually open until the afternoon

Perfect, thank you!

 

[unbanshee]

Still nothing for March. It's getting a bit odd now, no?

 

[yulilin3]

It is odd but not unprecedented. Some months have been loaded up only weeks in advance. They might be trying to figure out logistics with MMRR opening March 4th

 

[Disneyfan754321]

In fast passes it says fantasmic/HS is at 8:30 isnt that fireworks?
Maybe i have a different day mine is 3/9