Left Star Wars Nite feeling disappointed
My boyfriend and I got last minute Star Wars nite tickets for may 4th for super cheap and I left feeling pretty disappointed and underwhelmed. I think my favorite part of the whole night was hyperspace mountain, which we usually get on with single rider so since we waited in line we asked to be in the front which I haven’t done in years and it was a much better experience and the overlay was super cool.
Other than that, it didn’t really seem like there’s much of a reason to go. The merch was so ugly and not even exclusive, it was in downtown Disney the next day. We got the millennium falcon Bundt cake which was one of the worst foods I’ve ever tried at Disney, both the light saber churros were nasty. We saw the march of the first order “show” which was just storm troopers marching around, the rivers of America show was funny and we liked, we stayed for the lightsaber instructional which dragged on and on, lightsaber summoning with Luke was cool for about 30 seconds but could have been 10 minutes shorter, darth maul I was expecting to be a show but it was just a photo op. We’ve seen shadows of a memory + fireworks a million times. So I feel like we didn’t miss anything major or do the night “wrong.” Am I just depressed or brain rotted from instagram? It feels like one of those viral hyped spots that turns out to be super mid but no one will admit. We had so much fomo but I don’t think Star Wars nite is worth it at all and I’d actually be mad if I paid full price.
I love Star Wars and galaxy’s edge but I feel like the overall experience of it is much better on a regular non event park day. We spent the next day in the park and got our black caf cold brews, met Leia and Han, saw chewie, watched shadows, talked to r2d2 and Luke, watched people meeting Ahsoka, saw the new darth Vader show. Literally the most perfect day. All I’ve seen online is the opposite opinion!