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DHS Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
- Thread starter The Grand Inquisitor
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G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
I thought they didn't have single riders for this ride.
nickys
Premium Member
It’s a recent thing, a trial of a single rider line.
gerarar
Premium Member
Got to try the single rider line over the past 4 days. And it's literally a dream come true.
There's basically no wait for it (currently). You enter through the exit. They also promote the new single rider line at the main entrance with a sign, so not like it's a hidden secret anymore.
You walk through a short path then stop at a door. This is the backstage entrance/exit for CMs to the outdoor area before the ITS preshow.
You wait here for about 5-10 mins then they take you as a group into the area before the Rey preshow through a (unthemed) hallway where the CM break room is.
From there on, everything is pretty much the same.
I will say when you get intercepted by the First Order, they refer to y'all as "single units" instead. They even play on it, like one FO officer said upon entering the ITS – "...Your interrogation will be expedited, at the cost of your family and friends". Another said "Come this way single units, no one clearly cares for you as you got caught alone. How sad."
I absolute love it. Adds a whole new dimension to the narrative and immersion.
I was on and off in like 30 mins each time. I did the single rider line probably 10+ times throughout my trip. Did 5 in a row on Saturday (10/12).
Hope this stays a thing because this is the best implementation of it thus far. I even voiced my feedback/praises when I saw a GR CM standing nearby the entrance the other day.
There's basically no wait for it (currently). You enter through the exit. They also promote the new single rider line at the main entrance with a sign, so not like it's a hidden secret anymore.
You walk through a short path then stop at a door. This is the backstage entrance/exit for CMs to the outdoor area before the ITS preshow.
You wait here for about 5-10 mins then they take you as a group into the area before the Rey preshow through a (unthemed) hallway where the CM break room is.
From there on, everything is pretty much the same.
I will say when you get intercepted by the First Order, they refer to y'all as "single units" instead. They even play on it, like one FO officer said upon entering the ITS – "...Your interrogation will be expedited, at the cost of your family and friends". Another said "Come this way single units, no one clearly cares for you as you got caught alone. How sad."
I absolute love it. Adds a whole new dimension to the narrative and immersion.
I was on and off in like 30 mins each time. I did the single rider line probably 10+ times throughout my trip. Did 5 in a row on Saturday (10/12).
Hope this stays a thing because this is the best implementation of it thus far. I even voiced my feedback/praises when I saw a GR CM standing nearby the entrance the other day.
Sounds good to me!
Can't wait to give Single Rider a try in December.
Appreciate your report, thank you!
gerarar
Premium Member
It's still currently in testing, so not sure if it will still be there come December as it seems to come and go.Sounds good to me!
Can't wait to give Single Rider a try in December.
Appreciate your report, thank you!
They are still doing daily changes, for example one day I've observed them handing a piece of paper to the FO saying the current batch is single riders/units. Another day they radio'd it in. Seems like they're still trying to figure out what's best basically.
But hopefully it does stay and becomes permanent!
Ooops!, thought the testing phase was over. Hope it stays.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
I truly do hope this is a thing for us next September but I am not holding my breath. It sounds like it works and is very beneficial so that means Disney will come up with some reason for getting rid of it. But, here's to hope and as well all know.... rebellions are built on hope.
Purduevian
Well-Known Member
It all comes down to $$
- Does this hurt ILL sales?
- How much extra does it cost to staff
- Does this improve the GS enough that they are more likely to buy something now that they aren't stuck in line?
JohnD
Well-Known Member
They're still experimenting with it. I jusr rode LL. They told me about single rider as I exited. Will do later today.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
My observations.
1. If you remember anything, if you want to be fully immersed, do NOT ride Single Rider.
2. You go down a walkway by the exit intended for CMs.
3. Your first stop point is by a standard door with a rectangular window. You have a hidden view of the starcruiser. Think C-3PO and R2 waiting to board the Falcon on the Death Star.
4. The wait is counter-intuitive. You're not immediately plugged in to board the cruiser. You wait about every 6 groups from the briefing room to allow the single rider group to collect. Maybe 10 min.
4a. You're figuratively taken "outside" the experience. By that I mean, you only hear the music as the guests exit the briefing until after they have entered the starcruiser and the doors shut. Its like an out of body experience.
5. When enough have collected, you're escorted through the normal door into a normal hallway which connects with the briefing room waiting area.
6. All simgle riders are escorted into the same briefing room then together into the starcruiser.
7. On the FO ship, single riders wait at the same collection point to be dispatched. This is where the single rider portion takes effect. One got put with another group. 10 others were sent to the same meeting room waiting point. Two from the "regular" queue joined.
8. The rest is the same after that.
if you don't have single lightning lane, its a good option. Otherwise, I prefer Rise with LL.
1. If you remember anything, if you want to be fully immersed, do NOT ride Single Rider.
2. You go down a walkway by the exit intended for CMs.
3. Your first stop point is by a standard door with a rectangular window. You have a hidden view of the starcruiser. Think C-3PO and R2 waiting to board the Falcon on the Death Star.
4. The wait is counter-intuitive. You're not immediately plugged in to board the cruiser. You wait about every 6 groups from the briefing room to allow the single rider group to collect. Maybe 10 min.
4a. You're figuratively taken "outside" the experience. By that I mean, you only hear the music as the guests exit the briefing until after they have entered the starcruiser and the doors shut. Its like an out of body experience.
5. When enough have collected, you're escorted through the normal door into a normal hallway which connects with the briefing room waiting area.
6. All simgle riders are escorted into the same briefing room then together into the starcruiser.
7. On the FO ship, single riders wait at the same collection point to be dispatched. This is where the single rider portion takes effect. One got put with another group. 10 others were sent to the same meeting room waiting point. Two from the "regular" queue joined.
8. The rest is the same after that.
if you don't have single lightning lane, its a good option. Otherwise, I prefer Rise with LL.
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networkpro
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
It might make it worth riding again. We havent ridden it in the past two years as more than 30ish minutes waiting isn't worth it to us. The only variability in the ride is which vehicle you get assigned to which determines which elevator you go up. That said, its still much better than the button slapping coaxium ride.
The Lochness Monsta
Well-Known Member
I wish they would have gone with the Mickey and Minnie seating. Rise has some of the worst in WdW. You are crammed in with strangers and can't reach the front bars. And if you manage to grab the bars it looks really awkward like you're getting on Tron Lightcycles.
vikescaper
Well-Known Member
I probably had my worst experience on Rise this past Sunday. For the first time, the shuttle was not working so we were routed down the backstage hallway to get to the Star Destroyer. We also got B-mode Kylo Ren at the end. We also decided to try the single riders line and felt that it wasn’t worth it since we save about 8 minutes (we timed it and it was a 42 minute wait compared to 50 for standby).
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Single rider purposely routes down that backstage hallway. If you want to be fully immersed, don't do single rider.
vikescaper
Well-Known Member
Maybe I didn’t word it properly but we did both single rider and standby. We did single rider first and was fully expecting to head down the hallway. We did standby afterwards because the wait wasn’t long. They walked us through the briefing room and straight to the hallway as the shuttle was down.
Disone
Well-Known Member
You misunderstood the theming and brilliance of the story telling that is going on here. Disney put so much thought into star wars Galaxy's edge to make it their most immersive experience to date... You see General Hux and the first Order took out the shuttle, greatly limiting the Resistance ability to transport their new recruits. It was a fairly genius tactical move on the general's part and is definitely given the first order an advantage.
HoustonHorn
Premium Member
When I was there for Thanksgiving, I had my first two experiences with the final Kylo in B mode. The first time, our transport was in the back, and it made no sense whatsoever. The second time, we were in front, so we saw Kylo in his ship in the "window," so there was at least some semblance of what was going on.
To me, that isn't B-mode. That's just broken.
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
Whilst true the other option could be that whenever there's problems with Kylo they just close the attraction down whilst they try to get him working again. So it's kind of a situation on whether people would prefer to be able to ride it without Kylo or not ride it for x amount of time (or at all depending on the time) when he goes down.
Personally I would prefer the attraction open in B mode than shut completely unless in A mode. The only concern with this way of operating would be that they think "Well there's no rush to get him working today because we have B mode". It's kind of like a double edged sword really, ideally the ride would never break down or malfunction but when it does it's kind of good for those who are desperate to see it even though the experience isn't as good.
Perhaps if there was a way to find out whether it's in A mode or B mode before riding it would be the best way of operating it? However how would Disney do this without breaking the theming? If there was a sign saying "We're operating Kylo in B mode right now" it wouldn't look right. If they had a sign saying "Kylo is not here today as he's currently on a mission" then most wouldn't understand it either. Perhaps you could ask a CM before joining the queue, however that would only help a small % of the guests as many wouldn't even know there were different modes to begin with.