Disclaimer: My last Disney trip was a split trip with Universal in 2000 and have been 100% Universal since. I'm a "Battle Plan" type of planner that prefers not to have to structure a vacation as much as Disney requires. But without boring you with too much info, suffice it to say that most of you would classify me as an anti-Disney Universal shill that gets an unhealthy amount of pleasure out of Disney management falling on their face - but I've lurked on the Disney side of the forum enough that I could plan a Disney trip tomorrow if I needed to. I've been following SWGE and RotR religiously for 2 reasons. The "falling on their face" aspect mentioned above and also because I'm a huge Star Wars fan (saw original in Munich Germany 1977).
From an outsiders perspective, I've got to say that Disney has done an incredible job with the opening of RotR. Whether planned ahead, or impromptu, the BG plan is a great way to handle a high demand new attraction with a chance of down times. There are subsets of people with scenarios that can make a case that it is unfair, or worse than a more traditional opening, but it accommodates the highest volume of guests in the fairest way possible (at least more than any other plan proposed) and as a bonus it minimizes the amount of time riders need to invest to experience the attraction. It also doesn't introduce anything that makes it more difficult to get on if you aren't following every detail on the DIS. Get there early and refresh app often. Those not on the DIS may not get there early enough, but that's their own fault. Common sense tells any visitor that you need to get there early for something in high demand. If you don't want to research what time you might want to head over, then you're free to wing it, but that's on you. Some people camp out before a Black Friday sale, some don't. It's worth it to some, for others it's not.
Virtually everyone (if not everyone) here at the DIS that got there as early as it was speculated to be necessary got to ride that day - some multiple times on the first day of opening. More importantly, after only one day of data, the successful plan to get on the ride was known for Day 2. While there were some caveats about EMH this morning, the "Get there early and refresh app often" plan for the most part worked just fine for the vast majority of people. Some people got there unnecessarily early, and as it turns out, it may actually be better to go non-EMH whether you are a park guest or not because the likelihood you get to ride is directly tied to how early you are willing to get in line. But everyone here knew that EMH was a big unknown with multiple variables and today's visitors were going to be guinea pigs - to the benefit of, and with the appreciation from, the rest of us.
Bottom line: Unless something changes, it seems that anyone wanting to insure that they get to experience the ride is going to have a way to do it assuming they are motivated enough to get there early enough unless they are only there for an EMH day - then it's possible you may not get a spot regardless how early you get there. They also aren't going to have to invest as much line waiting time as many had expected. That's a win for Guests and a win for Disney.
oh, and Disney Sucks.
...so at this point do you think there’s an advantage to Saturday over Sunday? Would we be getting up at the same time either day? Forgot to say THANK YOU to everyone here for all this great information!! I am addicted to this thread!
I will probably plug into my battery once I get off the ride 
