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

[DreamFlightFlier]

Amazing day- entered park at 5:30 on the dot for rope drop at 6. No issues that I saw with anyone there at 6 getting a boarding group. Got group 32! Cast members held us by Chinese theatre to make sure we had BGs, then escorted us either to galaxy’s edge or toy story land. Walked on slinky, group called right around 7. Also, the breakfast bowl at Woody’s is delicious. Got everything done that I wanted to by 3, now back at Port Orleans straight chillen. Happy New Year!!

 

[jt04]

Nope. Sure they will try to Get Most of The cast out ASaP so they can go enjoy there New year ECE

A lot of them are probably too exhausted. There should be a Disney+ documentary about what they have accomplished the last few weeks. From the outside it seems pretty astonishing.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Should crack 200 today. Any idea how many backup boarding groups were distributed?

 

[Rich Brownn]

Certainly. As I said, I saw the same pattern for my recent trip, which was not during a slow period. Perhaps someone has actually tracked this over time, though that sounds awful so I hope not. Haha

But we're also talking mostly about guests at Disney hotels. As I understand it the number of guests in the hotels doesn't vary by huge amounts across the year, as far more people are coming from off-site than on property. It's definitely fewer hotel guests, but perhaps not dramatically so. These numbers are from a couple years ago.

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Also the tiers open up availability to the non-Slinky rides as people are forced choose Muppets or Little Mermaid instead of Rockin Rollercoaster or Tower of Terror. As Nickys mentioned, day-of availability at HS seems to have greatly improved since they moved all the good rides to Tier 1.

The dirty little secret is Disney doesn't count room off inventory or rooms being used for DVC. So they can "fudge" the occupancy level.

 

[relic827]

Random: If the story of Galaxy’s Edge is set between TLJ and TROS, why does Kylo Ren have his helmet?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Random: If the story of Galaxy’s Edge is set between TLJ and TROS, why does Kylo Ren have his helmet?

It's not random if it's been brought up dozens of times.

 

[relic827]

It's not random if it's been brought up dozens of times.

Oh ok cool so is there an official explanation? Or is it just because it “looks cool?”

 

[MisterPenguin]

Oh ok cool so is there an official explanation? Or is it just because it “looks cool?”

So the CM has a mask.

 

[DCBaker]

6:52pm. We've hit a new high? Groups called to 194.

There's a 32 group split between the high/low (boarding groups 162-194).

 

[relic827]

So the CM has a mask.

So, no then

 

[MisterPenguin]

So, no then

Well, then. You did your duty posting the haters' talking-point du jour off-topic in yet another thread. Good for you.

 

[DCBaker]

7:15pm - hit the 200 mark!

 

[disneygeek90]

Eyyyyy 200!

 

[relic827]

Well, then. You did your duty posting the haters' talking-point du jour off-topic in yet another thread. Good for you.

I was just asking a question...chill

 

[Raphael]

214

 

[TomOutEast]

Group 222 has been called......which I only point out because this is page 222 of this thread.

 

[easyrowrdw]

The dirty little secret is Disney doesn't count room off inventory or rooms being used for DVC. So they can "fudge" the occupancy level.

Wouldn't that mean occupancy is underestimated given that DVC runs near full capacity year round? And I wouldn't expect them to count rooms pulled from inventory (refurbs and such). Neither seems like fudging to me so perhaps I'm not understanding what you're saying.

 

[waltography]

These numbers give me a little hope for DL’s opening weekend given DL is open for longer.

 

[relic827]

222 the cap today possibly?

 

[disneygeek90]

222 the cap today possibly?

Yep. Based on when they called them I’d guess that was all given out this morning.