A TCD Easter at The Fort Trip Report

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

4 minutes ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

We may have just made issues you. I will check at home but I think we got there around 6:45. 

It was fun with some meet and greets and photo ops. Lines weren't too bad either. Sil and I didn't bother with rides except she rode Rockin Rollercoaster which had different lighting and Star Wars music. She said it was a lot of fun. 

I may write a short bit about the night with some pictures. We got to meet BB8 that night for his premiere so that was fun too. 

It looks like I just missed you then. 

As far as I could see, they did a good job capping the ticket sales for this event.  I saw that RNRC was closed at 6 pm, and heard they were doing a Star Wars overlay for the party.  That would have been cool to see.

I hope that you get a chance to write a short report. Rumor has it that they will be dong this event again, and I believe that.  Especially with Star Wars land on the way.

We haven't met BB8 yet, but I guess he//she/I will be out during regular hours now, so we will get a chance.

TCD

[mouseketab.....Carol 1,261]

I'm in!! I think the big issue with trip reports, (and I may be wrong) is storage site availability. Photobucket was my huge go to for a long time, and since they changed, they keep wanting more and more money to keep adding to my storage. I have yet to find anything else reliable and easy to post with as PB was.

Post to Facebook and linking seems to delete the photos after awhile, and Google photos has a glitch that I can't seem to resolve with posting.

As far as a WWW report, we're really just enjoying each other's company and not taking too many pictures. Sorry!

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

6 minutes ago, mouseketab.....Carol said:

I'm in!! I think the big issue with trip reports, (and I may be wrong) is storage site availability. Photobucket was my huge go to for a long time, and since they changed, they keep wanting more and more money to keep adding to my storage. I have yet to find anything else reliable and easy to post with as PB was.

Post to Facebook and linking seems to delete the photos after awhile, and Google photos has a glitch that I can't seem to resolve with posting.

As far as a WWW report, we're really just enjoying each other's company and not taking too many pictures. Sorry!

I hear you on the Photobucket.  I still use it, and they just hit me up for some more money.  And, it's still very glitchy.  I noticed they are running ads even though I'm a paid subscriber too.  And my computer does not like the ads.

I'm glad to hear everything was OK at WWW. It's hard not to notice that there was never much said about this year's trip.

TCD

[shoreline99 137]

20 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I'm glad to hear everything was OK at WWW. It's hard not to notice that there was never much said about this year's trip.

TCD

That's because I gave Mo my extra beer and snacks when we left.

[mouseketab.....Carol 1,261]

24 minutes ago, shoreline99 said:

That's because I gave Mo my extra beer and snacks when we left.

Nicole and Mo enjoyed the beer!

[Friend of a Fiend ... Pam 8]

Thanks for adding a new trip report! I'm in! Kelly and I met up with the WWW and I got a button! Fun times!

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[LONE-STAR 370]

What  no update? 

[Travisma 1,317]

10 hours ago, LONE-STAR said:

What  no update? 

I noticed that there were very few posts from anyone over the weekend up until maybe Wednesday.

Guess everyone OD'd from eating too much Easter candy and were trying to recover !  

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

11 hours ago, LONE-STAR said:

What  no update? 

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

Photobucket was a PITA yesterday.  It took forever to load the photos for my next update.  But they're uploaded now, so hold my beer, and I'll get going on the next update.

TCD

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Update time.

It's still Friday, April 14th, and we are watching the folks who shelled out $120 to attend the Galactic Nights event arrive.  I have a whole post's worth of photos from that.  I hope that y'all find this as interesting as I did.  If not, no worries, we will be moving on to other things.

They were really coming in now:

There goes another BB8 dress:

I'll have to be honest here and say that I am probably very low on the scale of Star Wars fans.  I like the movies OK, but I don't know the names of any of the obscure characters, and I especially don't know much about the prequels.  I think this lady is supposed to be Padme when she was Queen Amidala, but I really don't know:

You may not be aware of it, but there are Disney fans who are famous on social media.  Some of them have little businesses that they make money from.  This young lady has a thriving button making business.  As far as I can tell, she lives in Arkansas:

This is here website, in case you're interested: http://www.parkboundbuttons.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

One more comment on that last photo- I'm sure you noticed the dude with the Popeye shirt.  I wonder what he thought about all of the Star Wars people coming in the park?  I'll bet he wished he had picked out another shirt to wear.  And, while we are talking about this guy, who in the heck has a Popeye t-shirt anyway?

Looking at that last photo, it looks like those folks figured out that I was taking their photos.  The reason that a lot of these photos aren't framed well is that I was trying to be discrete with the photo taking.  I just pointed my camera and snapped away without looking.  Most of the time, people didn't notice.  But, sometimes they did.

There goes another BB8 dress:

The BB8 dresses definitely were the most popular dress to wear to this event.

More arrivals.  There goes another solo traveling dude dressed in black.  The number of solo men dressed in black was a bit worrisome.  Why are all these dudes on the Dark Side?:

Here's some more guests- I don't know who the lady in the white dress is supposed to be.  The dude all the way over to the right has a Last Tour to Endor shirt- that was an event they had a few years ago when they closed down Star Tours to make it 3-D and add different sequences.  So it's vintage:

There's a fairly decent Rey:

 I should have mentioned that somewhere in this timeframe, they finished getting the red carpet down, and now guests were walking in on it:

This couple look like they're OG Star Wars fans:

There were still a lot of guests without lanyards mixed in with the paying customers.  I hope that Disney had a plan for throwing them out of the park at 7:

Based on what I was seeing, it seemed like more guests came without costumes than guests who wore costumes:

Another BB8 dress!  Let's make this a drinking game. Everyone take a shot:

If you look over there on the red carpet, you will see two guests with Superman and Batman t-shirts.  WTF?:

So far, my photo spot wasn't too bad. Then this balloon guy showed up:

Actually, him being there was good, it made guests walk around him, and also hid me and my camera until it was too late for them. 

Here is a fun trio:

I guess that green guy is a really tall Yoda.  And the red guy is Darth Maul. So, who's the blue girl?  Smurfette?:

I don't know about you, but spending 6 hours in face paint doesn't sound like a good time to me.  I'd rather wear a Popeye shirt.

Another balloon guy photo:

Here's a group of ladies, and not one of them is wearing a BB8 dress.  Wow:

One thing that was interesting about this party is that there were very few children- it was by far mostly adults, and a lot of them were solo travelers, but there were some families, like this one, all in costume:

Hey, it's Phil Holmes again!:

I know that I make fun of Phil, but I do think it was great to see him out and about and making sure things were going according to plan.  There have been some huge failures of special events at Hollywood Studios in the past, and it was good to see Phil take ownership of this party.

A blonde Rey.  Why not? There was a lot weirder stuff than that happening here tonight:

Speaking of weird. Here is a young lady in a Captain EO outfit:

Here comes two more single dudes in black.  I have a bad feeling about this:

Another Rey.  Take a shot:

Two ladies not in BB8 dresses or Rey costumes- take two shots:

Here's a guy with Star Wars Mouse ears.  I thought that I'd see more of those:

Guess what?

It's another BB8 dress.  We're all going to be drunk before this is over:

Before we leave that photo- look at the dude in the red shirt in the center of the photo.

Here's another look at him.  He's got a big puppet wrapped around him.  I think he's supposed to be that monster that was in the trash compactor that Luke, Leia and Han got thrown in:

This is what I'm talking about:

That's what the dude's puppet is, right?

I think that's a good stopping point.

I hate to tell you this, but there's some more Galactic Nights stuff coming, and then we will move on.

TCD

[ImDownWithDisney 342]

Something tells me that the JEDI Elsa chick likes to...ahem....party at those conventions.

[Avatab.... Steve 124]

Did you ever figure out what was up with the Men in Black? If not, do you remember one of them holding up a silver pen in front of you?  

The guy in the Popeye shirt kind of looks like Bruce McGill  (D-Day from Animal House) with a flat top haircut.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569226/

 

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

1 hour ago, ImDownWithDisney said:

Something tells me that the Jewish Elsa chick likes to...ahem....party at those conventions.

Jewish Elsa?  Is that a spellcheck thing?

Whatever- I do agree with your premise.  That girl is probably very popular with the lonely guys in black.

8 minutes ago, Avatab.... Steve said:

Did you ever figure out what was up with the Men in Black? If not, do you remember one of them holding up a silver pen in front of you?  

The guy in the Popeye shirt kind of looks like Bruce McGill  (D-Day from Animal House) with a flat top haircut.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569226/

 

Yes.  The silver pen. I tried not to look at it.

Good catch on the Popeye guy. He did have an impressive haircut.

TCD

[ImDownWithDisney 342]

Yes spellchecker fail

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Since it's Friday, and I didn't get an update posted yesterday, I have some good news and some bad news.

First, the good news:  I am posting a second update today.

But, the bad news is that it's all from the Galactic Nights event.

This will be the last batch of photos from there.

I promise.

But, please enjoy these.

I do.

Here comes another guy in a robe:

And another Rey.  Take a shot. I think that's supposed to be Han over there to right:

That big dude with the Boba Fett helmet is giving me the stink eye.  Sorry, bro, but thanks for filling in my "My Hasbro helmet IS my costume" Bingo card square:

Also, what's up with the dude in the jersey?  It's got a #23 on it, which is a big Disney number.  But I don't see anything Star Wars about it.

More guys from the dark side.  Also, way in the back, there's a guy in a red Chinamen's hat  (I know it isn't PC to say Chinamen, but I don't know what else to call that kind of hat-so no offense) :

Check out the grandma with a walker.  Star Wars is for everyone!:

Now, what the heck is that?  Is that a Jedi Cinderella? She has a light saber. OK, but then what about the Prince?  I'm really confused:

Here comes Princess Leia:

Another BB8 dress-take a shot!:

There's a resistance pilot posing there in the street:

There's a lady dressed as a character from one of the animated Star Wars series:

Oh, and check out this family- they all have nice costumes:

Take a closer look at them- the girl has a Chewbacca Mom mask and a fur suit:

A lot of these guests are darn lucky that the weather was so pleasant this evening.  It was in the mid 70's, with low humidity.  It could have been brutal for some of these guests and their costumes.

I noticed a lot of the party goers were wearing shirts and vests that mentioned the 501st Legion, which is a group of folks who get together and dress up in Star Wars costumes.  Here's a bunch of them gathered in the road:

A closer look at them:

I thought it was odd that members of the 501st where here, as I thought they'd be part of the motor car parade that was one of the scheduled events for the this party.  The 501st always marched in the parades they had for Star Wars weekends.  It turns out that they did not march for this event, and the motor car parade was just that- just a few "stars" in cars.  No marchers. Too bad.

Here comes another solo Kylo Ren.  Keep your distance:

More guys in robes.  Also, note how busy the balloon guy is in this and the other photos- the dude sold a lot of balloons in the short time he was out:

More guests- there was a group coming through here that I tried to get a photo of:

Here they are:

Here are a few more kids whose parents paid for them to come in:

Here's an interesting combo- Boba Fett, Rey, Anna and Han:

We had Jedi Elsa, so I guess this is Jedi Anna:

I have no idea who these people are supposed to be:

But the dude made me think of Jimmy Fallon's tight pants song:

Yikes.

Look, a solo traveling grandma.  And another solo Kylo Ren:

LANDO!:

This family is all wearing boots, God bless them:

That guy in the crosswalk is wearing a Hawaiian shirt with sweat pants.  What's up with that?:

This group had good costumes:

I think this guy was supposed to be the blind guy in Rogue One (sorry, I don't know his name, but you know- the guy who believed in the force), he wasn't blind, but he had some contacts in that made him look blind:

Here goes a middle aged Kylo Ren.  I checked my Bingo card, but there was no square for that.  Again, he was solo:

Even though there were too many Kylo Rens, I would rather see them than some of the other things that were listed on the Bingo cards.  Like Dude as Slave Leia.  I'm glad I didn't see one of those.

PSA- leggings are not pants:

If you're still reading along, here's a reward for your persistence- Jedi Merida.  I know you never thought you'd see that:

There's a Rey taking a break wondering what the heck is walking by:

Hey-is Captain EO leaving already?  Did she just realize that Captain EO is not a Star Wars character?:

Does anyone recognize who this lady in the black is supposed to be.  I don't. And I also don't know why they have an empty stroller.  Very strange:

Here's a young Anakin (I think):

And an old Han Solo (I think):

It was past 6:30 pm now, and we had to leave when the party officially started at 7.

Our plan was to hop in line for Toy Story right before 7, and then leave the park immediately after that.  No rule breaking there.

So, we will be heading deeper into the park next.

TCD

[Memphis 105]

I/m FiNdn Ot woh LittLe of a Sta Wors faN i aM.  HowEveR, The drunking gam was W O N D ER F U L .    When the fist movie came out I (like everyone else) Thought it was the greatest thing on earth.  It was so far ahead of it's time.  I have liked all the movies in the series but they were just OK.  No way will  ever wear fur in Florida to a park.  But hay they were fun to look at.  Thanks for the show. 

[jmaul 65]

5 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

 

 

And, while we are talking about this guy, who in the heck has a Popeye t-shirt anyway?

 

I Am What I Am....

[jmaul 65]

5 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I guess that green guy is a really tall Yoda.  And the red guy is Darth Maul. So, who's the blue girl?  Smurfette?:

 

Hey Sweetie. Avatar Land is down the road a way.  

#wrongpark

[Katman1356...Jason 1,140]

The blue girl is probably going for an Aayla Secura look. 

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aayla_Secura

[CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547]

Still reading along, but I can't comment because I'm clueless about all this Star Wars stuff.

[momof3kids-Yvonne 596]

Since I had to work this afternoon I couldn't take any shots when I was reading earlier. Some people frown upon that when you are taking care of their children. Go figure.

I know I will just re-read throughout the weekend and take the shots then.

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[jjbescher 17]

I knew this trip report was coming. I was behind the TCD girls when they were getting to device for the TVs, then I went to galatic nights and saw TCD with his camera. I was in a rush to get to Toy Story Mania.

The Rock N Roller Coaster was cool. They changed the lightning and the music.

Then, as I was bringing my Kenny cart back on Saturday, I saw TCD and girls driving their cart. I was the one in the uhaul truck, since I had to borrow their truck.

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[LONE-STAR 370]

Jimmy Fallon tight pants guy and his crew are from the cartoon star wars rebals.

[Momof6....aka Marty 769]

Quick theory on the Popeye shirt and other non_Disney looks:  My eldest son told me he didn't want to wear Disney shirts to the parks.  His reasoning was that everyone would know he liked Disney, since he was there.  By wearing a shirt showing something else, people would know even more about him. 

[Avatab.... Steve 124]

18 hours ago, LONE-STAR said:

Jimmy Fallon tight pants guy and his crew are from the cartoon star wars rebals.

Correct, the TPG is Kanan, who is one of the last surviving Jedi and a leader of the Rebels, and the other is Sabine, she is another one of the Rebels.

 My boy LOVES Star Wars Rebels which is on the Disney XD channel. It's actually quite good and we both look forward to new episodes. 

There are several references to the Rebels from this show in Rogue One and their ship and their Droid both are seen briefly in the movie.