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

[areno79]

For anyone who's been to the party recently...what type of savory foods (aka non-desserts) did they have? Hoping this can take the place of a dinner ADR, but DH and I really aren't big dessert people.

 

[FastPasser.]

For anyone who's been to the party recently.

I've been at the party a number of times recently.

what type of savory foods (aka non-desserts) did they have? Hoping this can take the place of a dinner

There are a handful of savory items and I guess if you ate enough of each one it could take place of dinner. If you go back a few pages on this thread, there is a review of the food offerings.

DH and I really aren't big dessert people.

I realize that people attend the dessert parties for different reasons. As you're not big dessert people, what are your reason(s) for attending?

 

[areno79]

I've been at the party a number of times recently.
There are a handful of savory items and I guess if you ate enough of each one it could take place of dinner. If you go back a few pages on this thread, there is a review of the food offerings.
I realize that people attend the dessert parties for different reasons. As you're not big dessert people, what are your reason(s) for attending?

Fireworks viewing, the drinks, and the theme of the food. Mostly we love Star Wars. The desserts help a little lol

 

[glocon]

The options that were there for me Friday Night were...pita bread, red pepper hummus, another hummus or dip, mozzarella with tomato, prosciutto (boy did I get my money's worth of that!), another pork or beef product, olives, another cheese, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes, lemon blueberry cupcakes, a vanilla cupcake, mini cheesecakes, blue milk panna cotta, kitchen sink bread pudding, vanilla ice cream, frozen nitrogen chocolate truffles, ice cream bars, 3 cocktails (a margarita, a watermelon citrus vodka drink and a rum drink), wine, beer, soda cans

I feel I may be missing some things but I kinda forgot to take photos of the spreads!

My friend with her milk/egg allergy was given a key lime dairy free jar, dairy free ice cream, a special panna cotta and she declined the allergy cookies and the chocolate jar. She loved the key lime dish! She wished she could have gotten another one. She had done the party about 3 months ago with someone else and thought the food was greatly improved this time!

Areno79- This is from page 873... food served at the SW dessert party

 

[areno79]

Areno79- This is from page 873... food served at the SW dessert party

Thanks SO much!!

 

[Vickie1016]

Hi everyone! I posted this question on the TSL thread as well, but am asking here too as this thread has been so helpful for the Star Wars Dessert Party & Jedi Training information for our past several trips!

Heading back to our Happy Place next week & was looking for info on Jedi Training sign up. Does anyone have any info / first hand knowledge if the opening of TSL and the opening of the parks at 7:00 am has had any effect on Jedi Training sign up?

We have two HS days planned (with FP for SDD on both days) but would like to take advantage of the very early hours to ride Alien & TSM as well as sign up DD for Jedi Training at least one of the two days. Not sure if we should plan to head straight to JT sign up as we have always done (we would like the last show of the day if that matters) or head to TSL first. TIA !!!

 

[mlnbabies]

If SWGE isn't open by the first of Nov. 2019, we will definitely do the dessert party for my SW loving daughter for her 16th birthday trip. Thanks for the info about the party.

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

Right now it looks like the DHS dessert party is offered almost every night... will this be the case during the Christmas holiday? Totally get we'll have to be watching daily for it's release in late December but we're just hoping some variant (either Star Wars or Jingle Jam is fine by us) will be offered each night. Is this likely?

We wouldn't normally book the Fantasmic Dessert Party --- but likely will since we don't want to make sure we avoid as many crowds as we can during Christmas weeks...

 

[FastPasser.]

Right now it looks like the DHS dessert party is offered almost every night.

No, it's every night.

will this be the case during the Christmas holiday?

Too early to know.

Totally get we'll have to be watching daily for it's release in late December but we're just hoping some variant (either Star Wars or Jingle Jam is fine by us) will be offered each night. Is this likely?

In 2016 and 2017, the SW dessert party was replaced by the JBJB party in early Nov until mid Dec. In 2017 both parties were offered each night. That doesn't necessarily mean that it will be the same in 2018.

We wouldn't normally book the Fantasmic Dessert Party

It's not a party, it's a viewing experience.

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

No, it's every night.
Too early to know.
In 2016 and 2017, the SW dessert party was replaced by the JBJB party in early Nov until mid Dec. In 2017 both parties were offered each night. That doesn't necessarily mean that it will be the same in 2018.
It's not a party, it's a viewing experience.

Thanks for all this....

We're pretty much okay if it's JBJJ or star wars..... we just want to make sure one of the two will be offered... so totally appreciate your reply.

Totally get that Fantasmic Dessert offering is more about the reserved seating (with an added a boxed dessert thing/drink thing with the guaranteed seating) rather than being a "party". For the cost, during the Christmas peak, we're okay with that for the guaranteed seating (plus we don't eat nearly enough to make the Fantasmic dinner package worth it for us.) We've never gone at Christmas week and are trying to balance the insane crowds with what we want to see while we're there.

BTW, we really appreciate all the info/contributions you and Yuillin provide to threads like this. Another example of how awesome WDW CMs really are (as you totally don't have to do it but you do... so really you're just awesome.)

 

[Lsdolphin]

I think I read in previous post that price would be increasing soon for this party. Is $79 the new price or previous price?

 

[TIME4DIZ]

I think I read in previous post that price would be increasing soon for this party. Is $79 the new price or previous price?

No price change - $79 is the price. There hasn’t been a new price announced or introduced, although it’s been speculated.

 

[Lsdolphin]

No price change - $79 is the price. There hasn’t been a new price announced or introduced, although it’s been speculated.

Thanks

 

[FastPasser.]

we really appreciate all the info/contributions you and Yuillin provide to threads like this. Another example of how awesome WDW CMs really are (as you totally don't have to do it but you do... so really you're just awesome.)

Thanks for the kind words. Although IMO, she should be and would be a great CM, just to clarify that Yulilin3 chooses not to be a CM. I'm guessing she wants to keep "The Magic" alive. As for me, it's getting closer to hanging up my Ears.

 

[FastPasser.]

No price change - $79 is the price. There hasn’t been a new price announced or introduced, although it’s been speculated.

And it surprises the heck out of me as the cost to put on the party has surely increased. Maybe they're waiting until they update the website to reflect the changes.

 

[yulilin3]

And it surprises the heck out of me as the cost to put on the party has surely increased. Maybe they're waiting until they update the website to reflect the changes.

I need to book this party soon, I am almost 100% sure that when they update the website with the new info the price will also go up

 

[Steven G]

Star Wars Guided Tour or Star Wars Dessert Party?

Hi, as a background, I've been to Disneyland many times, and pretty much done everything Star Wars there with my DS, as well I have a Disney Visa card so I can do the Disney Visa Character Interaction. So the following have already been done at Disneyland:
1) Star Tours
2) Path of the Jedi short movie
3) Launch Bay
4) Character interaction with Chewbacca and Darth Vader (not with Kylo)
5) Trials of the temple

So I have the Galactic Dessert Party booked already since it is now available just in case, and I realize that the guided tour no longer has the dessert party included for a while, just the ability to go in the same area as the party guests.

So the new stuff is really:
1) A galaxy far,far away show
2) March of the First Order show
3) The lunch (eh?)
4) Kylo Ren greeting (But I can use Disney Visa perk)
5) Galactic Spectacular reserved viewing (but no dessert)


With all that said, my question is whether the guided tour is still worth it or not? Are there any added perks not listed on the website? ARe any of the ones that are in Disneyland any noticeably different in Disneyworld? How different is the Trials of Temple, for example?

Right now, I'm leaning towards no, but maybe there are some additional perks?


Finally, along with the Frozen Dessert party, the Star Wars guided tour is the last major extra paid event that is still not scheduled for September and October.... so annoying.

No one has any thoughts on this, please?

 

[TheDisneyNurse]

We went to the dessert part on 6/17 and had a great experience with the assigned tables, even if it didn’t start out so great.

One, if you are a group of friends or something, please buy all at once! That’s how they make the assignments. I joined my family on the trip at the last minute, and I had to ask to have my assigned seat rearranged to sit with them.

The only other problem was the CM at the entrance who was trying to convince my sister not to bring her son’s stroller into the launch bay. He said it would be too crowded and wouldn’t fit well. He said the stroller wouldn’t be able to be near the tables. DN is autistic and has the red tag for his stroller to be treated as a wheelchair. We found it offensive, and we actually took him out of the stroller and carried him. Later on, we spoke to a Manager in launch bay, and she apologized greatly, took us outside to get his stroller, and gave us a new table assignment with plenty of room for his stroller. We even got an extra table! And we were escorted out in the front of the pack. Very thoughtful and accomodating.

All in all, we had a great time! My nephew doesn’t eat much dessert, but he loves holding cupcakes for some reason. He had a ball! I loved the citris twist, and the ice cream. Real yummy stuff

 

[FastPasser.]

if you are a group of friends or something, please buy all at once! That’s how they make the assignments.

That's the most straight forward method, however if that's not possible, just let them know when you book the party that you'd like to sit with or near another party. It's ok if you don't, some Guests are relocated just about every night.

The only other problem was the CM at the entrance who was trying to convince my sister not to bring her son’s stroller into the launch bay. He said it would be too crowded and wouldn’t fit well. He said the stroller wouldn’t be able to be near the tables. DN is autistic and has the red tag for his stroller to be treated as a wheelchair.

Assuming the CM was aware of the red tag, he was absolutely incorrect. The official party policy is that a stroller with a red tag or a sleeping infant are allowed in.

Although they wear the Launch Bay CM costumes, which IMO is not right, the Check-in CMs, the table assigner CM and any CMs inside the actual party area have nothing to do with the Launch Bay attraction or DHS. In fact, DHS management would rather that the party not be there.

Later on, we spoke to a Manager in launch bay

If that manager was in the party area and if she had a British accent, she was not a Launch Bay manager, she was the Lead party manager and she is great.

And we were escorted out in the front of the pack.

That's the standard procedure for all ECVs or strollers with red tags. It's due to safety concerns.

Very thoughtful and accommodating.

That's what the party staff is all about..

 

[dismom57]

No one has any thoughts on this, please?

I am by no means an expert, only an avid reader of this thread. Cost is a subjective thing. The CM's who do the tour are very knowledgeable, but that being said you can do a self-guided imitation of the tour. You cannot do the dessert party on your own. And as many have said it is one of (or the best) dessert party at WDW.