For NON Star Wars Fans: Go to the park Monday through Thursday and avoid Hollywood Studios on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I can't tell you how many times I see parents with little kids complain about all the Storm Troopers and scary Star Wars characters. The Stormtroopers will interact with the crowds and if you think your child will be frightened by them then go to Magic Kingdom instead. They usually have the right side of the park set up with the "Dark Side" characters. Remember a Wookiee can also be scary to a small child not familiar with the Star Wars characters.

For Star Wars Fans: Have patience. It will be very crowded. Many characters will be present and they will all have long lines, and they are timed because of the heat of the summer. So you may be waiting on line for a certain character, but by the time you get to the front of the line there will be another character there. Ask the Disney cast members who will be next, they are very helpful.

If you want limited edition merchandise, you WILL need to be on that line one hour prior to opening.

If you plan on staying the whole day in the Hollywood Studios, make dinner reservations prior to getting there. The restaurants fill up fast for Star Wars Weekends.

If you can get away with not renting a stroller, do it. IT IS VERY CROWDED and pushing a stroller through all those people is very difficult and frustrating. - Suzanne Friedenreich      1413

Remember to get a special map with the times and info on all the events.

If you desire general merchandise that is not Limited Edition you can wait until the end of the day. Last year I saw a lot of people lining up early and they waited for hours to enter the store. When I walked up later that day there was no line.

If you just want to attend the festivities (see characters, the parade or Jedi Training Academy, celebrity Q&A) you can get there around opening time and head to the Star Wars section.

My last tip is take breaks and drink plenty of water. Most of the events are outdoors and the Florida heat during June is unforgiving. Take it easy and have fun. - yulady Rodriguez      1415

-- If you want pins, t-shirts, or a print to collect your autographs on, try to get it on the first Friday of the event. This is the day in which all the brand new goodies get released, and the line is always quite long. I waited in line for four hours last year (that's AFTER I waited two hours for the park to open) and was lucky to get exactly what I was looking for. The others behind me weren't so fortunate, as a couple of items were sold out and no longer available for the remainder of the event. Keep in mind this usually only happens with the pins, but with the event becoming more crowded with every year, you never know.

-- In the past, for the autographs, there are three lines to choose from. There will be two lines for the visiting celebrities (they are there only for one weekend), and one line for the host (he/she will be there for the entire event). If you get there early, the lines will start forming for the different celebrities out by the turnstiles (the ones on the far right are usually reserved for this). A few minutes before the park opens, a cast member will guide each individual line into the park, and you will be taken to the Fastpass machines. You will get one Fastpass per person, so if you are in line and have three tickets you'll still only get one Fastpass. If multiple people in your party want autographs, then they must be in line with you to get passes. Your pass will have a time printed on it (much like normal Fastpasses) and you will return to one of the booths set up for each celebrity at that time. The booths are usually set up around the body of water located directly across from the Indy attraction, but that is not always the case. Just ask a cast member, and they'll point you in the right direction.

-- There are only a limited number of guaranteed times that are given out for autographs, but don't give up hope if you don't get one. Once all the passes for the day are given out, they will start handing out "standby" tickets. A standby ticket works like this: once a celebrity finishes one session of autographs (there are usually three or four sessions in a day and the celebrity takes breaks between sessions) and there is still time before the celebrity takes a breather, they will start letting in those with standby tickets. Standby tickets are not a guaranteed autograph, and it could be two or three sessions before they are utilized. Keep in mind that you can try to use them at any of the autograph sessions for whichever celebrity you stood in line for, but there is a possibility that the standby pass won't be used at all. - Jason Glover      1418

-- Dress up as your favorite character. There are fans of all ages with lightsabers and such. You can tell who the fans truly are when you're just waiting in line.

-- The Store is only open on Star Wars weekends so don't think you will be able to come back during the week. They are closed. Also the first weekend the store is a madhouse so be patient. If you come back for the second weekend it's not so bad. - tazemdevil      1419