DHS Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Standby Line and Boarding Groups at Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Parker in NYC]

Softs as originally intended and instituted for years are no longer possible in this day and age.

True, no one has time these days for foreplay.

 

[disneygeek90]

We are group 139 and it looks like it will make it us before closing.

What time did you grab a pass this morning? Almost to your number now.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Softs as originally intended and instituted for years are no longer possible in this day and age.

No. People mob it. Honestly BGs are a controlled soft opening. You can’t just get in line whenever you want.

 

[mikejs78]

Softs as originally intended and instituted for years are no longer possible in this day and age.

Out of curiosity, what's the reasoning?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Yes. A week and a half ago it saw 8k guests in one day. Today it’s on track to do so by 2 pm with 7 hours to spare (i.e. halfway through the day).

If allowed, 16k would likely be possible. I don’t think they released enough groups, though. Early to bed, early to rise of the resistance?

 

[Parker in NYC]

No. People mob it. Honestly BGs are a controlled soft opening. You can’t just get in line whenever you want.

I didn't know this -- maybe this was the only way to go. I guess with the advent of social media, everyone and their #mother knows immediately what's happening. But were the boarding groups also put in place because of the "downtime" risk? I'm late to the party though I was there opening day. So, kind of late to the party I guess.

 

[mikejs78]

If allowed, 16k would likely be possible. I don’t think they released enough groups, though. Early to bed, early to rise of the resistance?

Up to 138 with a little more than 3 hours to go...

 

[ToTBellHop]

I didn't know this -- maybe this was the only way to go. I guess with the advent of social media, everyone and their #mother knows immediately what's happening. But were the boarding groups also put in place because of the "downtime" risk? I'm late to the party though I was there opening day. So, kind of late to the party I guess.

It was to help hide downtime, which they feared would be far worse than it’s been. They discovered that (to them and guests), a virtual queue is a great opening strategy, so it’s now the plan moving forward (until there’s a new plan).

But you are right. One Instagram post from a soft opening and 10000 people are there in an hour. This mitigates that.

 

[Jeremy Geertsema]

Do we think it’s ever likely that they’ll open more groups? Such as on a good day as today?

 

[Parker in NYC]

Do we think it’s ever likely that they’ll open more groups? Such as on a good day as today?

I imagine so. They'll probably be conservative about it until after the holidays but the data looks promising.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Up to 138 with a little more than 3 hours to go...

Since a BG is good for two hours, don't they try to stop calling groups two hours before close?

 

[jbolen2]

What time did you grab a pass this morning? Almost to your number now.

according to our life 360 we walked in the park at 10:21

 

[jbolen2]

They just called our group 139 at 5:50.

 

[disneygeek90]

They just called our group 139 at 5:50.

Waiting till after your dinner reservations?

 

[mikejs78]

Since a BG is good for two hours, don't they try to stop calling groups two hours before close?

My observation is that they usually stop calling BGs at 8. Unless they run out of BGs.

 

[Jeremy Geertsema]

Hmmm. If boarding group 139 is the last one and was called at 5:50, that means there is a whole hour where no one will be boarded.

 

[Raphael]

141

 

[disneygeek90]

Hmmm. If boarding group 139 is the last one and was called at 5:50, that means there is a whole hour where no one will be boarded.

141 now. Definitely into new territory.

 

[jbolen2]

Waiting till after your dinner reservations?

That’s our plan shooting for getting on about 7:15

 

[Raphael]

142