Where did you find out who would be there during your trip? I got Stars of the Saga also, but can't seem to find out who will be there. It says the shows will take place in the Theater of the Stars. Where is that? Is it the Beauty and the Beast arena?
Here is the current guest list.
That's where it was last year, but it says the shows will take place in the Theater of the Stars on Sunset Blvd. I believe the theater behind Muppets is called Premier Theater. I could be totally wrong on this. I'll look again. Thanks.
When I click on change experience on 5/15 and 5/16 both the shows come up. I didn't click on them for fear I might lose the ones I have.
@ratherbeinwdw I just signed in and saw your question on the other thread...yes Star Wars Weekends shows USED to be in the Premier Theater but they are moving it this year to the Theater of the Stars on Sunset Boulevard where Beauty and the Beast is. BatB will have 3 morning shows on Star Wars days. I did read one blogger who said he thinks they didn't hand out any BatB fastpasses for Star Wars weekends so maybe everyone will be in the same standby situation if you were trying to see Beauty and the Beast that morning. I am not sure why they moved it but here is a Disney Blog about the locations and info by Shawn Slater, Communications Director for Disney...
I remembered you said that, so I was a little confused. I don't understand why they would move it from a comfortable, inside, cool, location to that hot, no back rest metal benches in an area with so little space. It was pouring rain last year in June during our second SWW, so having that indoor arena was very nice.
I know! But I just read where Shawn Slater, Communications Manager for Disney said on his blog it has more seating than the Premier Theater did. We are going the 3rd weekend so we are a little disappointed we won't have anyone big from the movies except Warwick Davis (ewok) while we are there. But maybe the crowds won't be as bad as other weekends.
I have them for two days--Friday and Saturday. We leave on Sunday. We always try to go the first day. It's a work day for the locals, so even though it's the first day, it's never been as crowded for us as the Saturday and Sunday of that weekend. We also make sure and do at least two days, because the motorcade has gotten rained out on us. As a matter of fact, on our June trip last year, it was rained out on Friday, but it did go forward on Saturday. We haven't had to deal with rain on our May trips, but you just never know. You can also wait in line. For one of the shows last year, we came straight out of the first show and walked across to the stand-by line and was able to get into the very next show. The line was already long, but there was plenty of room for everyone who was in the line. It was pouring rain so they lined us up across the way under the covered area beside Muppets.
It's hard to believe it has more seating, however, since they can make us shove together on bleachers, and they can't when you're in an armed chair, they may be able to put more people in there. The sound can't possibly be as good as it was in the PT. There will be so much outside noise and those loud fans won't help. And, what about all the stuff they had on the large screens? Some of the funniest stuff was video.
I agree about the noise hopefully rain won't blow into the theater- one Disney page said they might cancel shows there if it stormed and one page said it wouldn't. We went to Yellowstone National Park last summer and it rained and rained and we kept going. We will plan to do the same though hopefully we have better luck. But if a parade is canceled, that would be sad. We are doing Friday with the same thought that it won't be as busy as Sat or Sun.
It looks like you are correct. It will be in the same theater as Beauty and the Beast this year.
