We did the Star Wars Dessert Party again for the 3rd time on 6/25 and this was the best one yet! This was our first time doing it since seating was added and it was a much more relaxing experience this time around. I checked the night before to see if the party was sold out and it was but it didn’t feel crowded at all and no one from the Star Wars tour came to the viewing area that night.
We checked in at 7:00pm and we went straight into the Launch Bay to look around and wait. We were let into the party area at 7:45pm and had a great table against the wall right by the buffet tables so we weren’t crowded in like some of the other tables and it was handy for quickly getting food.
We thought the selection of food was great and enjoyed everything that we ate especially the cheese selection, sea salt pita, passion fruit mousse domes and the blue milk panacotta. We noticed though that while they were restocking the savoury items constantly they weren’t really restocking the desserts so grab what you want early on. We also had a few cocktails and wine. The cocktails seemed a lot sweeter this time though but the Citrus Vodka one was pretty good.
The stormtrooper interaction was so good. They were absolutely hilarious and constantly coming around the tables and patrolling the party area. We really enjoyed that aspect of the party. In fact, I was even “arrested” before the party for refusing to pledge allegiance to the First Order and made to stand against a wall while they “secured the area”. We didn’t bother to meet Kylo Ren as we weren’t interested but they were letting people use their lanyards before and during the party, which acted like a super fastpass to see him.
We were told when we checked in that everyone needed to be at the bottom of the stairs at 8:50pm to go over to the viewing area so we left the Launch Bay at 8:40pm to get over there first and get a good spot on the back wall dead center. This really is the best spot for the show so thanks for the advice. I know a lot of people don’t like the new viewing area because it’s too close but this was the best view we’ve ever had. It felt like you were right in the action and you could feel the heat from the flames, which was cool. There was plenty of room to move around in the viewing are and everyone stayed sitting down during the show so everyone could see. We also really enjoyed the Wonderful World of Animation show before the Star Wars fireworks.
We all had an amazing time and were glad we got do it again this trip in case this was the last time we got to see them if they stop doing them after Galaxy’s Edge opens.