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News Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Standby Line and Boarding Groups at Disney's Hollywood Studios
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Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
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They've only advanced by one by one boarding group in the past 2 2/3rd hrs... must be a bigger issue...
And just like that... Group 28 is welcomed...
And just like that... Group 28 is welcomed...
disneygeek90
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Just got called for 28? Is it back open?
disneygeek90
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I’m in the queue. Fingers crossed.
Kman101
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Not that I recall. Though I think Flight of Passage had some of this same demand.
Shows what a well done dark ride can do though
ElvisMickey
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Finally in line! Let’s get through this!
tissandtully
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Just got push notification on the MDE app saying Extra magic hours start at 6, but no Rise available. Not sure what that means at all for the boarding groups thing?
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
The attraction per Disney will not be participating in EMH . They haven't stated when boarding group distribution would start for the day.
Kman101
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And with that, are folks still wondering why some of us have a problem with how they're handling the opening of the park every day? Even they don't know what they're doing. But the reality is, they have cast scheduled and in place for a 6am opening. They really set themselves up for these problems don't they? Maybe it's ultimately better I haven't been able to ride yet. I'm at the point where I just want to wait for them to figure this all out.
VaderTron
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If they say "Park opens at 6" people would just come earlier. If they are coming at 4am now they will just try to camp out at 1am or something ridiculous.
I get what Disney is saying about this being a safety hazard, having cars backed up onto the road. However, their narrative that they must let the people in is just a cover story. Airports have the same issue at guest pick-up. Cars quickly back up and create a safety issue and block others from accessing their passengers. What is their solution? They have one or two safety officers out directing idling cars to keep moving. If Disney wanted to they could post signs that you cannot wait at the parking lot and have a couple of parking attendants force people to keep moving toward the exit and circle back when they open. However, that's not what Disney wants. They want the people to come in early. By booking all of the boarding groups early that means some people will be lingering all day, some more than 12 hours, in the same park. Others, who arrive and try to book a boarding group find they are full after they have already scanned their ticket to get in. Unless they have a park hopper or an AP they are stuck in the park because they have locked themselves into that park for the day. That means a larger number of guests occupying the park at the same time. Since boarding groups allow guests to go on other rides and take up FP's while waiting (essentially being in as many as 3 lines at the same time, boarding group, FP, and standby line), this larger crowd occupies even more queue space than normal. All of these resulting effects ultimately lead to larger than normal numbers of guests spending more time in restaurants, getting food from quick service stations, buying drinks or snacks, and shopping/purchasing merchandise. That's the real goal here: Increased cash reaping from the peasants of Disney kingdom. It's a genius business plan if you don't mind slimy sales tactics.
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VaderTron
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From the reports posted so far I would guess a late January/February visit might be a bit more enjoyable. But if waiting that long it might be better to wait till Mikey's ride opens in March.
It sounds like Rise is great when it runs properly. If I can just get this bitter taste out of my mouth from Disney's park management I would love to ride it for myself.
...We'll see.
It sounds like Rise is great when it runs properly. If I can just get this bitter taste out of my mouth from Disney's park management I would love to ride it for myself.
...We'll see.
disneygeek90
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Stepped off a few minutes ago. Absolutely phenomenal. Can’t really even say much more than that but 100% worth getting here at 6am for it.
elfshadowreaper
Active Member
Is it stalled? Been stuck on 39 for a while.
No, but you have to remember that Falcon also had a full month of previews for cast members and their guests and passholders and their guests. That’s a biggg chunk of people that had already ridden by the time the ride had its “grand opening.” Plus it had been open in CA for months as well. A lot of demand had already been bled off.
VaderTron
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They would never do this. It would cut deeply into the extra profits that come with a crush of guests rushing into the park, more guests than can fit on the ride. The food, drink, merch profits are way too high. This strategy would be financially foolish.