A little after 7 they started handing
out wristbands for the merchandise tent and for those who showed up
for autographs and before we knew it they were letting us in the
merchandise line in to spend stupid amounts of money. I looked at my
wristband and saw that I was 48th in line....48th
and I got there at 3 am! We were led off stage to get the Darth's
Maul which is a huge tent located behind the Tower of Terror and the
only way in that early was with this wristband.
If you could see the
lines to get into the Maul later in the day you'd be able to see why
I was up that early, I'd rather do my waiting when it's dark and cool
rather than sunny and brutally hot. It takes a certain kind of nut to
get up that early to spend money and I'm that kinda nut. I bought my
things and I was off to enjoy the rest of my day at the Studios. My
main goal for Friday was to get my merchandise and to get a great
spot for the parade once I got my merchandise I was off for my spot
for the parade.
I was in the Maul for close to 3 hours, the lines for
paying for your stuff were long and slow moving and when I got out of
the tent I realized I had just enough time to buy a soda and claim my
spot. Again my folding chair came in handy, I had a little over an
hour to wait for the parade and I had a nice spot to sit and relax
and chat with the people around me. I did have a few issues with late
comers just trying to wedge themselves in a minute before the parade
started, I paid my dues sitting in the sun to claim my spot and you
want to put in no effort and take my space? Yeah, right. We missed
the parade last year because Disney threw us a curve ball and changed
the route and we didn't know until it was too late, we had staked out
a great spot just to realize it was moot since the parade wouldn't be
passing us.
I was hell bent on making sure I was getting great
pictures this year and I was very happy with my spot and the pictures
I was able to snap. The parade is led off by Disney characters in
their Star Wars garb Jedi Mickey, Princess Leia Minnie, Darth Goofy
and Stormtrooper Donald are followed by the 501st and
they're followed by the celebrities and the Star Wars characters you
can meet in the park. This year the celebrity hosts were Ashley
Eckstein (she's the voice of Ahsoka on the Clone Wars) and James
Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan on the Clone Wars) the other Star
Wars celebs were Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Ray Park (Darth Maul)
and Dee Bradley Baker (he voices the clones in the Clone Wars). Once
the parade ended I was off to ride Star Tours before lunch.
More to come! Stay tuned!
Susan S. Disclosure: The reviews and or opinions on this blog are my own opinions . No monitory compensation was received. I was not required to write a positive review. Your experience may differ. The opinions I have expressed are my own I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use
5 comments:
Wow this looks like a great parade what fun. I can't believe how great the make up is on these people a little scary too.
heather hgtempaddy@hotmail.com
I bet that was alot of fun.I love the costumes!
This looks that everyone is have a great time. Happy faces and "Make-Up faces = Fun.
I love parades and the costumes were something else.
my son would be so mad if he found out about this....we live about six hours from orlando, and try to go to disney once a year....beautiful pictures!
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