Star Wars Characters

[Tweedle Adie]

I know during Star Wars weekends MGM has the Star Wars characters around the area of star tours for pictures. Does anyone know if the characters are there all the time or just during Star Wars Weekends?
Thank you

 

[Ralphlaw]

Only at the Parade

The only time I have ever seen the Star Wars characters was at the "Stars And Motor Cars Parade", (SAMCP) at Disney/MGM Studios (DMGMS). Animatronic R2D2 and C3PO can be seen in the line for Star Tours (ST). And some of the original Darth Vader and Stormtrooper costumes can be found on the Back Lot Tour (BLT). Some of the original ships can also be found in the backlot tour, including I believe a Hoth snowfighter and one of the barges for Jabba the Hut.

Last year, we tried to arrange a meet and greet with any of them for a birthday, but they were not available.

Good luck.

 

[Master Yoda]

I honestly can't remember seeing any of the Star Wars characters doing meet and greets except during SWW.

 

[december]

On July 11 Darth Vader and a storm trooper were outside Star Tours. We got Vader's autograph. My son was thrilled-he knows every word to all 6 movies. Luke, Leia, and R2 were in the parade.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Disneys MGM Studios features -
Star & Cars Parade = Luke Skywalker and Princess L. in a car. Darth Vader and R2D2 are on foot (or casters)
R2D2 and C3PO are to be found in Star Tours

 

[meryll83]

Apart from the Stars and Motor Cars parades, there aren't any Star Wars characters around in the parks do get photos / autographs etc, apart from the Star Wars Weekends.
Threepio and Artoo can be seen in the Star Tours queue though!

 

[Galen]

While I was a CP at ODF at the studios, every once in awhile you'd see Luke, Leia or Han out side Tatooine Traders even when Star Wars Weekends was not going, expecially a few weeks before and several weeks after. Chewbacca is rare due to the height requirement. (Side note, I was told I was too tall for Chewy. *sigh*)

 

[TheTophDaddy]

Too tall!

My lord, are you human or a real wookie?

 

[Atlaslaw]

Darth Vader?

Friends of mine reported seeing Darth Vader in October this year. Anybody know if Darth Vader appears regularly? My three year old loves Star Wars and it would make his trip to see Darth Vader. I can't find any schedules for Star Wars character appearances anywhere.

 

[GoofMasterHookX]

All summer Darth Vadeer and Two stormtroopers did sets outside of star tours, trust me I know . Towards the end of summer they started to revamp the meet and greet, and I left for school, so I amnot sure what the status is of them right now. Last time I went they were not doing meet and greets.

 

[mathmagic]

We were at Star Tours on Dec 11 and saw Darth Vader and Storm Troopers. I don't know what time they started, but they closed the line about an hour before the parade.

 

[kennygman]

We were at Star Tours on Dec 11 and saw Darth Vader and Storm Troopers. I don't know what time they started, but they closed the line about an hour before the parade.

Cool we were there the same day! We were in the same line too!

Yes Virginia, there is an evil villian at MGM. Just ask the FP person at Star Tours and they'll tell you if he's out that day.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o23/kennygman77/Disney Christmas Trip 2006/100_9153.jpg

 

[pacochran]

Bummer, when we were at MGM on the 1st of December, the time we were at Star Tours it was only the Storm Trooper, which we took a picture for my son.

A couple of years ago we saw Darth in the Parade and when my son boo'd him he came right over to him and stood in front of him, it was great, the look on my son's face was priceless.

 

[drew81]

Darth Vader and 2 Stormtroopers have been doing sets near Star Tours. Sometimes its only 1 Stormtrooper though.

 

[kennygman]

We had 2. One signed and maintained the line and the other posed.

 

[spaceghost]

Well, I'm sure things have changed, but years ago when my wife and I went to WDW on our honeymoon, I got my picture taken with Chewbacca just outside Star Tours...this would have been in March, but again, that was years ago, so I'm sure this has changed. Although, I'd think that if they had the costume they wouldn't get rid of it...