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

[KevinPage]

I was so excited to get BG11 this morning. Now I’m wallowing in a Fuzzy Tauntaun at 2:30 with no ride...

Smells good on the inside AND outside

 

[MJJME]

Groups 39-41 called

 

[Kamikaze]

Now I'm kinda worried ... is this phone app lottery "the way forward" and likely to be the only way to access new, popular attractions at WDW ... or is it strictly a short-term solution (in scare quotes) to the allegedly "bad" reaction to the opening of Hogwarts at Universal Studios Florida?

Because good old fashioned ride testing, soft openings and "you take your chances" and queuing around the park don't look all that bad compared to freaking out trying to access an attraction lottery via 5 different cell phones.

I'm going to make a modest proposal ... fire at least 1/2 of the app development team and use the budget to add more hands-on engineers and technicians to build more rides. Even if the app developers are all H1Bs and the savings are not very big.

"Yay, more apps!" does not a great vacation make.

This is not how all rides will operate - MMRR is not using BGs. It will depend on the capacities and reliability of attractions as they open. And if (when) they introduce paid FP - all bets are off as to what new attractions will do once that occurs.

 

[disneygeek90]

I was so excited to get BG11 this morning. Now I’m wallowing in a Fuzzy Tauntaun at 2:30 with no ride...

Go now! Chug the tauntaun!

 

[MiddKid]

So you got one of the first BGs and didn't get on the ride? Is that what I'm reading?

Yup. Ride was down all morning so we went about our day and rode slinky and RNRC. While getting off RNRC it opened. On the way there we stopped and used our Star Tours FPs. Upon exiting ST it was down.
Had lunch at Ronto’s and went over to Rise. Waited 30 min in line then the queue was dumped. Walking over again now.

 

[Chadisa]

In the caves! I’m in!!!!

 

[MiddKid]

In the caves! I’m in!!!!

We’re on our way! Don’t break it!

 

[MiddKid]

We’re on our way! Don’t break it!

In the FastPass line. Nice to be able to skip standby... Don’t break, don’t break...

 

[disneygeek90]

It hasn't moved from 44. Down or allowing for all the other earlier groups to come back??

 

[KevinPage]

RISE OF THE RESISTANCE

Monday through Friday

Saturday & Sunday

 

[MJJME]

They said they had a VIP guide. Things happen when you are spending extra money.

Yeah $3,500 will buy you that

 

[Chadisa]

Made it through all sections, Kylo A mode. Great experience (finally)!

 

[disneygeek90]

Looks like they’ll be lucky to squeeze in the guaranteed groups. Good thing you worked that group change @Chadisa !

 

[DCBaker]

6pm - no groups called for the last ~35 minutes, since the last group, 56, was called.

Since they started at group 10, that means only 46 groups called so far today.

 

[KevinPage]

Looks like they’ll be lucky to squeeze in the guaranteed groups. Good thing you worked that group change @Chadisa !

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Does anyone have any inside knowledge of what’s going on? Things sure seem to be getting worse and worse but it’s hard to tell from the outside.

 

[KevinPage]

Does anyone have any inside knowledge of what’s going on? Things sure seem to be getting worse and worse but it’s hard to tell from the outside.

Monday through Friday seem to be the Achilles heel (though Tuesday & Wednesday were fine).

Weekends are

 

[SourcererMark79]

RISE OF THE RESISTANCE

Monday through Friday
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Saturday & Sunday
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Oh this is so great!

 

[Fleckdog]

Yeah, but there definitely was truth to both ROR West and East being off today. Wonder if there is legs to the software update rumor.

 

[DCBaker]

The final initial boarding group (70) has been called at 7:30pm.