Rise of the Resistance BOARDING GROUPS Superthread Part 1 *No Ride Spoilers Please* *PLEASE READ POSTS 1-4*

[dieumeye]

I have a PERFECT solution to all the RotR problems: Just rename it...

Rocket Rods of the Resistance.

Just retcon Star Wars to say the Resistance uses futuristic experimental transport vehicles. Now the repeated breakdowns are just part of the authentic experience!

 

[StarGirl11]

I do get the not wanting to be negative but there have been some real concerns brought up. Particularly the CMs that were telling riders they have to stay in the queue for 2+ hours or they won't ride. I've ridden it twice via the DAS and even knowing the likelihood of me being trapped (and lets be real that is whats happening in a sense) in the decision between riding and having to leave to address a medical issue extremely unsettles me to the point where even though I've ridden it safely in the past it's making me almost second guest the choice to ride in Februray. And I'm probably not alone in that. I'm hoping whoever it was (can't remember original commenter) brought it up with Guest Relations. Because while a short stop stay in line thing is okay. Telling someone to stay in line for 2 hours while not knowing when it will come back up is not in my opinion.

 

[CableKC]

From rest of wait times - seems typical MLK weekend day -- how are the crowds doing?

I switched up going on non Early morning days to both parks ( DCA on Saturday and DL on Sunday ). The crowds at DL seemed to slightly above average but not super crowded IMHO. To give u an idea.....at 8pm.... there is only a 60 minute wait for Space Mountain and Smuggler's run.

 

[nutshell]

To even have a chance, you have to be inside the park prior to rope drop. But that guarantees you nothing. You then have to hope for a reliable app connection, fast fingers, and not getting any app "errors." But even then....no guarantee you'll get to ride. You may end up in a backup group, in which case you're going to be waiting 12+ hours before your ride time arrives. So you don't have to wait in a line, but you do have to wait 12+ hours to ride. MAYBE. You may wait 12 hours, and then get a notification that you're SOL.

And this is after 6 weeks to get things right at WDW. Little has changed there, except from the size of crowds going to the park.

NONE of the rides are guaranteed. The virtual queue frees up the visitor to do anything else he/she wants while waiting for the potential (not guaranteed) ride. No one is entitled to get on the ride. But thousands are rising/riding it every day.

 

[EmJ]

Well unless something goes really haywire, it looks like they will make it through the primary boarding groups. They're on 76 now!

 

[Mathmagicland]

At what time did they stop taking BG yesterday? 8pm? I'm group 80 and I'm not liking my chances

App shows they are up to group 77....hoping it gets to 80 for you.

 

[socaldisneylover]

So things will probably remain the same when we are there in 6 weeks?

Impossible to know. It will probably be challenging to get into a boarding group on the weekends for quite some time though.

 

[nutshell]

Well unless something goes really haywire, it looks like they will make it through the primary boarding groups. They're on 76 now!

Imagine that....it’s likely to get to the predicted number. Again. Sounds like Disney knows a thing or two.

 

[mafpi]

What time does toy story open?

 

[CastAStone]

So things will probably remain the same when we are there in 6 weeks?

As I posted earlier today, Touring Plans is reporting that from their first hand counting of guests exiting the ride, WDW is getting nearly 2x the guests through per hour as DLP, and that’s just counting when the ride is up.

Disneyland has a lot of upside y’all.

 

[Vysecity]

just got called! BG 80

 

[sayhello]

App shows they are up to group 77....hoping it gets to 80 for you.

It just hit 80!

Sayhello

 

[Mathmagicland]

just got called! BG 80

So happy for you! Enjoy!!

 

[vharris2828]

What time does everyone think we should be leaving toy story lot tomorrow? We can walk to it and catch the shuttle. Just a bit unsure what time to do that. I figured we should be the the entrance by like 715?

 

[socaldisneylover]

Someone in Group #84 just got notified they won't get to ride, so they're going to stop calling new groups soon.

 

[ckb_nc]

I agree. We rode FOP in Aug 2017, 3 months after opening. We woke up at 4 am PST for 4 mornings in a row trying to get FP+’s, and finally scored one evening slot for the last day of our trip. But since part of our family was only there for the first few days of the trip, we ended up at AK at 6:15 am for an 8 am opening with a group that included a 4 yo and my FIL with hip problems. We were nearly trampled as everyone speed-walked to the ride, where we waited another hour in line. The ride was incredible, the experience of getting to the ride was not, and we technically still ended up waiting in line for almost 3 hrs.

I agree that this process isn’t fully fair or fun, but it’s still better than that chaos. I mean, we did Indy, Space Mtn, and a yummy breakfast at Carnation Cafe while waiting for our BG to be called today, which was sooooo much more pleasant than 3 hrs in line.

That said, we didn’t take the kids this morning and have decided to go back tomorrow, and I’m worried about dragging them out of bed so early and maybe not getting a BG. We’ll see....

We did a ton with 71 and even snuck in a great nap back at the Tiny House Friday before we got called back.

 

[EmJ]

Someone in Group #84 just got notified they won't get to ride, so they're going to stop calling new groups soon.

I wouldn't be surprised if they go to 81 or 82 and call it a day. That's all the primary boarding groups, and it sounds like they need some extra time tonight for maintenance.

 

[ckb_nc]

So back in the very cold East Coast (wind chill of 33 was a rude hello). Been tracking the ride - very much unfortunately is luck. Luck to get a good boarding group and luck that the ride has a good day. And after 2x on Rise, our collective feeling after Smugglers run was ok ? It reminded me of the 1980s game Dragon’s Lair where you had limited control on the outcome.

 

[ckb_nc]

So we should get there tomorrow morning around 6. Which parking lot do you suggest we go to. Thanks in advance.

First day Toy Story was open early. But getting to the park at say 6:30 is not better than strolling into DL at say 7:55. We got 36 on Saturday hitting the turnstile at 7:48am. We had 3 phones working the problem

 

[ckb_nc]

Luigi is trackless. Same tech iirc

The Imagineer we met did Luigi first then Rise so yes