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

TP2000

TP2000

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gerarar said:
Leaving our hotel to go to Hollywood Studios! Leaving later then I planned (hard to get the rest of the fam up at 5:30 lol), but hopefully we're not too too late yet!! :)
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According to my iPhone it's currently raining in Orlando.

I'm spending Christmas in Hawaii this year and it's just past 1am here and I just got back to my hotel room after a fun night of dining and carousing in Waikiki with some old friends. Funny how the various American vacations can be so different, but I'm struck by the need of WDW vacationers to get up before dawn in order to secure a spot on the latest new ride. :eek:

This whole Resistance ride thing seems.... rather inhospitable to paying "guests".

It seems to me that Disney (or more specifically, the Imagineers who design these rides and the park executives who fund them and then operate them for 50 to 75 years) needs to figure out a way to build new theme park rides that don't require their paying customers to roust a nice family out of bed at 5:30am to wait in the rain just so they can go on the new ride.

This whole thing feels like Disney has failed at its core product of hospitality. But maybe that's just because I'm not a morning person and the average family from Ohio is thrilled at the prospect of dragging themselves to DHS before dawn on their vacation? :oops:
 
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gerarar

gerarar

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Arrived at front entrance 6:24. Park already opened.
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gerarar

gerarar

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Got BG 42! It was a fun time with everyone around you tapping right at 7!

I even got to help a family behind me. They were each trying to get a boarding group on each of their phones, which is a bad idea as y'all could get different BG/times. I helped them link up their party and they all got a BG together!

So excited for today! Whoooooo!
 
Twirlnhurl

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I'm in boarding group 60. I think the best way to think of the current system is that it is a lottery for the first few minutes, followed by first come first served until it hits capacity.

As far as Disney failing due to the demand for the ride, that's a strange argument. Many people called Millennium Falcon a disappointment because it has been relatively easy to get on. And other new Disney attractions like Lightning McQueen Racing Academy is even easier to ride.

But fundamentally, a WDW vacation can be very relaxing. The golf courses are still here. You can still rent a boat and go fishing. There are great restaurants at Disney Springs with day-of reservations and walk ups. Likewise, I could have a super pre-planned and stressful trip to Hawaii if I wanted to schedule it that way.

Have Disney's new attractions been increasing the number of low-stress things to do lately? Not really. And that's a legitimate criticism. Should new rides be designed to have higher capacities like the early Epcot rides? Maybe. Should the ride have had more padding in the schedule so they would have had more time to test and adjust? Maybe. But the demand to see a good ride is going to make it hard to see for a while. And that is at least partially a sign of success, not failure on WDI's part.
 
SJN1279

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Two questions. I will be there xmas eve: what time does the lot open? Also, when I open the app, where do I find the boarding groups?
 
gerarar

gerarar

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One word....AMAZING! It's everything I imagined it would be!!

I've seen like every video on it, yet it doesn't do it justice. Everything is so massive and bigger compared to the videos! It's such an amazing "ride"...or an appropriate word would be EXPERIENCE! I was smiling throughout the whole thing. First Order CMs were exceptional!

Definitely would do again and wake up early for. My only complaint is that I can't ride it again today!!
 
Mickeyboof

Mickeyboof

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TP2000 said:
According to my iPhone it's currently raining in Orlando.

I'm spending Christmas in Hawaii this year and it's just past 1am here and I just got back to my hotel room after a fun night of dining and carousing in Waikiki with some old friends. Funny how the various American vacations can be so different, but I'm struck by the need of WDW vacationers to get up before dawn in order to secure a spot on the latest new ride. :eek:

This whole Resistance ride thing seems.... rather inhospitable to paying "guests".

It seems to me that Disney (or more specifically, the Imagineers who design these rides and the park executives who fund them and then operate them for 50 to 75 years) needs to figure out a way to build new theme park rides that don't require their paying customers to roust a nice family out of bed at 5:30am to wait in the rain just so they can go on the new ride.

This whole thing feels like Disney has failed at its core product of hospitality. But maybe that's just because I'm not a morning person and the average family from Ohio is thrilled at the prospect of dragging themselves to DHS before dawn on their vacation? :oops:
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There’s nothing I hate more in this world than early mornings. In fact, my career in theatre in New York is such that I usually don’t have to work until 5 or 6pm. Stay up late, sleep in.... Its a very intentional career choice I’m sticking to it. That’s just how much I despise waking up before 10am.

My frequent trips to WDW certainly throws a wrench into all that. If you choose to sleep in, or even wake up reasonably and naturally, you’ve already lost valuable time. And I’m talking normal days, not even about Rise! If you don’t get up before the sun, you’ll only get 8 to 10 hours at WDW compared to Disneyland’s marvelous schedule. At Disneyland, one can sleep in and still get to the parks and enjoy 13 to 16 hours of operation.

Although, we’re close to learning how Disneyland is going to queue Rise on the west coast. Maybe rope drop mornings will be in our future for the next year or three.

All said, Rise is certainly worth a early morning visit in the rain, especially if you’re not a local.
 
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easyrowrdw

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TP2000 said:
This whole Resistance ride thing seems.... rather inhospitable to paying "guests".

It seems to me that Disney (or more specifically, the Imagineers who design these rides and the park executives who fund them and then operate them for 50 to 75 years) needs to figure out a way to build new theme park rides that don't require their paying customers to roust a nice family out of bed at 5:30am to wait in the rain just so they can go on the new ride.

This whole thing feels like Disney has failed at its core product of hospitality. But maybe that's just because I'm not a morning person and the average family from Ohio is thrilled at the prospect of dragging themselves to DHS before dawn on their vacation? :oops:
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I'd say that may have been the case initially, but doesn't seem to be the case anymore. With the current system opening groups at park open time and ample backup distribution there doesn't seem to be a need to get up at 5:30 or stand in the rain in order to ride. Obviously there are early hours this week (the busiest will of the year), but then it returns to more reasonable times.

My personal experience was riding three times in a week. I only woke up super early once. And while I was waiting for my ride I got to stroll around the park and enjoy other attractions rather than standing in line.

But even if that wasn't the case, I don't see how it's the fault of the imagineers. Unless you want them to make bad rides, anything good is going to have strong demand.
 

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