disneygeek90
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I live about 15 mins away but my parents will be in town this weekend and they're down to try as well. I think I'd try and be there between 6/6:30??
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DHS Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Standby Line and Boarding Groups at Disney's Hollywood Studios
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tissandtully
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it's amazing what a good line system does
Are you at the studios parc in the US?
DarkMetroid567
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If people were waiting in lines for other rides while waiting for their Rise VQ, wouldn’t those lines be longer than normal??
I mean, Smuggler’s was regularly past 100 last week. Admittedly, Thanksgiving. It was at 90 for a very short while today.
disneygeek90
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80 mins for ToT and 70 for Slinky doesn't exactly scream quiet.
DarkMetroid567
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Yup. Not busy comparably. These aren’t at all the crowds we expected.
Looking at the MDX app, wait times at DHS appear to suggest the park is rather busy. 80 for Tower, 45 for RnRC, 60 for TSM, 75 for Slinky, 50 for MFSR, and 10 each for Star Tours and Muppetvision.
DarkMetroid567
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You’d be hardpressed to find a day that the A-listers don’t reach 70. Studios isn’t exactly the biggest park.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Many people who got into the virtual queue this morning are still waiting to ride. The queue closed down before 9am.
disneygeek90
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The people that received boarding passes most likely have been up since 2-4am last night. Nearly 100 groups have loaded now. You really think they wanna hang around and continue to mosey through the park they have been at for 12 hours on such little sleep?
Compared to what?
Signs all over WDW told people the new ride was full early in the morning, so who was expecting the ten hour lines?
That hasn't been the case for a while.
BoarderPhreak
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This. I rode my ROTR rides and got the heck outta Dodge. Went back to the resort and slept for 3-4 hours.
DarkMetroid567
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OOf, I wasn't expecting so much pushback. As someone who's been visiting for the past two weeks, it's just been very very strange. The scenarios are obviously very different with Thanksgiving, but today has seriously been one of the easiest days to do Studios, besides yesterday where it was dead virtually all day. If you put me on Sunset Boulevard right now, I'd have no idea a new attraction just opened.
I think this makes the most sense. Virtual Queue has created a really nice luxury, and it seems like it'd be a great idea to leave. We haven't yet, though, and I'm not sure how many vacationers would want to if they're not passholders or anything.
I think the VQ might have been a mess if it was employed last week though, for example. If it only took us about 30 minutes to get on after we used our VQ, then it's really not eating up that many people, isn't it?
I think just compared to the holidays and busy season. I know early December is supposed to be slow, but I think a lot of us were expecting a jam-packed day. Then again, I didn't get to come down for the opening of Smuggler's Run, so I'm not sure how this compares to that.
I think this makes the most sense. Virtual Queue has created a really nice luxury, and it seems like it'd be a great idea to leave. We haven't yet, though, and I'm not sure how many vacationers would want to if they're not passholders or anything.
I think the VQ might have been a mess if it was employed last week though, for example. If it only took us about 30 minutes to get on after we used our VQ, then it's really not eating up that many people, isn't it?
I think just compared to the holidays and busy season. I know early December is supposed to be slow, but I think a lot of us were expecting a jam-packed day. Then again, I didn't get to come down for the opening of Smuggler's Run, so I'm not sure how this compares to that.
DarkMetroid567
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ALSO: I heard from another person in the line that Guest Experience told them that they expect to use VQ today and tomorrow. Not exactly a reliable source, and I would be very shocked if they didn't use VQ Saturday, but don't be shocked if it isn't here come Monday.
DarkMetroid567
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They'll probably find some stuff to complain about like the screens. Rise is incredible, but they always find a way.
Mickeyboof
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Today has ran so incredibly smooth.
I can’t imagine how hard everyone is working backstage, at the ready, to make today so great.
This land is smashing now. I’m still on a high from today! And sleepy.
I can’t imagine how hard everyone is working backstage, at the ready, to make today so great.
This land is smashing now. I’m still on a high from today! And sleepy.
TP2000
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The local news is also covering this ride here in SoCal. Out running errands this afternoon and the local LA news radio stations had reports on the ride, crowds, downtimes, etc. which is so funny considering it's a ride 2,500 miles from LA.
The local Orange County Register also just put this story up on their front page. https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/...-on-opening-day-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Supposedly, as soon as you scan in at the ride you can request another boarding group.
NateD1226
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Let's not jinx it
