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

[WDWMP7]

Got lucky this morning (Sunday) doing the mash refresh from our house before driving to Orlando.

First time riding and my 8 y/o got a second with our child switch with our littlest.
Park wasn’t too crowded overall.

 

[DCBaker]

7am boarding group window was open for ~5 seconds.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I've got very fast thumbs apparently

 

[DCBaker]

Groups began being called at 8:40am (1-7). Groups started calling ~5 minutes earlier than yesterday.

 

[DCBaker]

1pm window was open for ~17 seconds - at 1pm, groups were called up to 47 (19 groups less than yesterday).

 

[dmw]

I've got very fast thumbs apparently
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If we ever get back to WDW or HS, I think I need to invite you to be in our party so you can get us on! LOL

 

[DCBaker]

153 is the last group of the night, called around 8:10pm (13 groups less than yesterday).

 

[StarWarsGirl]

If we ever get back to WDW or HS, I think I need to invite you to be in our party so you can get us on! LOL

I once got in boarding group 4 as well. Both today and that time I was rather mad because I wanted to sleep.

I actually waited a split second last week to get group 48 so I could sleep later.

 

[Goodeone]

I once got in boarding group 4 as well. Both today and that time I was rather mad because I wanted to sleep.

I actually waited a split second last week to get group 48 so I could sleep later.

Out of curiosity, what's your strategy now? Using the world clock and mashing refresh/join a few seconds before 7am? Or wait until 7:00:01 and hitting refresh/join?

Seems like before it seemed best to wait until 7, but now mashing a few seconds before may be the better bet.

 

[DCBaker]

7am boarding group window was open for ~5 seconds.

 

[DCBaker]

Groups began being called at 8:40am (1-7). Groups started calling at the same time yesterday.

 

[DCBaker]

1pm window was open for just under 3 minutes - at 1pm, groups were called up to 56 (9 groups more than yesterday).

 

[Hawg G]

Is the park packed today? The app doesn’t show a lot of long lines, MK is empty it seems.

I’m starting to think Disney has reduced capacity on RotR. Labor Day over, weekend over, ride seems to be doing good today. Yet 1pm window has gone from 3 hours to 3 minutes?

 

[doctornick]

Is the park packed today? The app doesn’t show a lot of long lines, MK is empty it seems.

I’m starting to think Disney has reduced capacity on RotR. Labor Day over, weekend over, ride seems to be doing good today. Yet 1pm window has gone from 3 hours to 3 minutes?

It certainly seems like it is possible but then wouldn’t they blow through all the guests before the end of the day if they were releasing fewer BGs?

The one dynamic that just changed was new sales of APs. All these weekdays would be a possibility for any level of AP holder to go to DHS - could that be driving the demand? It feels like it shouldn’t be enough new folks (in Florida) to drive demand that much but I dunno

 

[DCBaker]

149 is the last group of the night, called around 8pm (4 groups less than yesterday).

 

[DCBaker]

7am boarding group window was open for ~7 seconds.

 

[DCBaker]

Groups began being called at 9:20am (1-7). Groups started calling ~40 minutes later the yesterday.

 

[DCBaker]

1pm window has been open for over ~60 minutes - at 1pm, groups were called up to 62 (6 groups more than yesterday).

 

[DCBaker]

1pm boarding group window closed for new joins around 2:30pm.

 

[Hawg G]

1pm boarding group window closed for new joins around 2:30pm.

Strange inconsistencies.