READ POST 1 & 2 FIRST-Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Planning and Information-*No Spoilers*

[dina444444]

Does anyone know if practicing on the Disneyland app is the same process as MDE? Seeing how it works at opening for myself seems much more reasonable at 11 AM my time than 6, lol.

Yes

 

[backformore]

DH keeps showing me social media posts where this or that football player or other VIP was at WDW the last few days. Any possibility that some of the late starts and frequent “breakdowns” the last few days have been related to VIP tours vs. actual attraction issues? I’ve read the reports above of parts of it not working but wondering if there won’t be so many interruptions once the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl stop bringing a lot of VIPs into town.

Yes, that was my thought this past week - when I read a news article that the Kardashians had been at the Magic Kingdom. I wondered if perhaps they had also been at Hollywood studios, and how that might mess up the wait times.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Yes, that was my thought this past week - when I read a news article that the Kardashians had been at the Magic Kingdom. I wondered if perhaps they had also been at Hollywood studios, and how that might mess up the wait times.

A celebrity group, one that would have the entire thing to themselves, would hold up the line for what half an hour at most if they literally had it cleared for them? And would they actually clear it for them, or just hold a group back one cycle to allow the VVIP to go through the attraction alone?

Knowing what we know about this attraction and it’s performance, I think it’s likely it was just regular unexciting downtime for the most part.

 

[DollyM]

Please keep us posted once your bg is called

I got an hour.

 

[dbb727]

Quick question for IOS App usesrs. When you say “refresh the app” do you mean go back one screen and hit “find out more again”? Heading to WDW in 3 days!

No. Close the app completely (“kill it”) and then re-open at 7am or a few min beforehand. At least this was the most successful for our family. My husband opened the app right at 7am based on advice from a friendly CM and easily selected an early BG, meanwhile I toggled back and forth to the home screen and tried to pull down on the ROTR screen to refresh and my button never became selectable

 

[Jamiers123]

We're staying at the Dolphin... There doesn't seem to be bus service from the Dolphin to Epcot and HWS because they are already so close. If boats don't start running until an hour before park opening, but we were thinking of being at HWS an hour early - does that mean we are walking (or ubering)?

 

[dina444444]

We're staying at the Dolphin... There doesn't seem to be bus service from the Dolphin to Epcot and HWS because they are already so close. If boats don't start running until an hour before park opening, but we were thinking of being at HWS an hour early - does that mean we are walking (or ubering)?

I would walk from there. It’s like a 10 min walk.

 

[LSly]

We're staying at the Dolphin... There doesn't seem to be bus service from the Dolphin to Epcot and HWS because they are already so close. If boats don't start running until an hour before park opening, but we were thinking of being at HWS an hour early - does that mean we are walking (or ubering)?

We order a cab and paid for it in advance. Hoping that insures a ride

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I would walk from there. It’s like a 10 min walk.

Agree.

If physically able, walking from the crescent lake resorts is going to be as stress free as you can get getting to DHS. Take advantage lol!

 

[dina444444]

Agree.

If physically able, walking from the crescent lake resorts is going to be as stress free as you can get getting to DHS. Take advantage lol!

Yup. We walked when staying at the boardwalk. It was least stressful since all we had to deal with was bag check and the tap stiles to get in.

 

[Jamiers123]

Agree.

If physically able, walking from the crescent lake resorts is going to be as stress free as you can get getting to DHS. Take advantage lol!

Thanks! That'll probably be what we do.

 

[Vicki Rickerd]

Cast members have been coming around making people stand up who are sitting

That is not good. Mom is 74. Them telling her to stand instead of sit is about the only thing that could unhinge me. Sounds very unDisney like.

I think it's just a little disheartening that they're running out of main BG's in a minute or less, especially when they were lasting longer during busier times

Yes, I dont understand that as well. Last week BG were at least lasting 5 minutes. Could it actually be busier or are they just not putting as many people in the boarding group

 

[CastAStone]

All of the sudden all of the regular groups have been called.

 

[yulilin3]

That is not good. Mom is 74. Them telling her to stand instead of sit is about the only thing that could unhinge me. Sounds very unDisney like.



Yes, I dont understand that as well. Last week BG were at least lasting 5 minutes. Could it actually be busier or are they just not putting as many people in the boarding group

The no sitting on the floor is a safety issue. When they have large groups of people in one small area it's not safe to sit cause people can actually trip over

 

[Jamiers123]

I would walk from there. It’s like a 10 min walk.

Thank you! The last time we were at the Dolphin we walked to Epcot all the time, but never to HWS. 10 or even 15 minutes - that's not bad. That'll probably be what we do.

 

[SammyStamper]

We had to leave the park for a ADR and our BG was called at 6:05 and we only have an hour to return. We can’t make it that quickly. Such a bummer.

 

[CastAStone]

We had to leave the park for a ADR and our BG was called at 6:05 and we only have an hour to return. We can’t make it that quickly. Such a bummer.

Do you want to try and report back what happens? FastPasses can be scanned in up to 15 minutes late...

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

My daughter is in the park today and I don’t have time to look for the answer to her question,

How late in the day do they continue to call backup boarding groups, and do they call groups during evening EMH.

Regular park close is at 8 pm with EMH until 10.

 

[dina444444]

My daughter is in the park today and I don’t have time to look for the answer to her question,

How late in the day do they continue to call backup boarding groups, and do they call groups during evening EMH.

Regular park close is at 8 pm with EMH until 10.

They are still calling groups. Usually they stop 2 hours before regular park close, but since they changed it to one hour to return they will probably call groups till at least 7pm. What group is she?

 

[CastAStone]

My daughter is in the park today and I don’t have time to look for the answer to her question,

How late in the day do they continue to call backup boarding groups, and do they call groups during evening EMH.

Regular park close is at 8 pm with EMH until 10.

They have only kept the ride open into evening EMH once and it was because they hadn’t gotten through regular boarding groups yet.