Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

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socalkdg

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Marc Davis Fan said:
The Rise of the Resistance entrance should probably have balanced this better in a simple way: Just make the turrets 50%-100% larger! They'd still look like a "temporary" structure hidden in the forest, and they still wouldn't reveal the true scale of the attraction, but guests will nevertheless be drawn towards them. (Hopefully, the way they stand out against their surroundings, and the way that the main guest flow passes by them, will be sufficient to entice most wandering-general-public visitors - but we shall see.)
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Be great if the Turret actually moved. Lets just see how things go after a month.
 
ninjaprincesst

ninjaprincesst

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MisterPenguin said:
So, wait an hour at EMH rope drop. Get into the park, and wait by RotR for an hour for it to open.
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But then your are into your fastpass times for other rides that we made 45 days ago thinking we could rope drop this during extra magic hours, and with things like Slinky dog having no more fast pass you are basically screwed.
 
SWGalaxysEdge

SWGalaxysEdge

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This just in from a WDW CM about RotR ride testing...

"We are hoping for no downtime opening day. But right now we are getting consistent downtime. Right now DHS is operating like a normal attraction. They are operating for 14 hours a day. Most downtime lasts for about an hour or more. Guests (CMs) have been riding and they have been Evacuated a lot. "
 
britain

britain

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SWGalaxysEdge said:
This just in from a WDW CM about RotR ride testing...

"We are hoping for no downtime opening day. But right now we are getting consistent downtime. Right now DHS is operating like a normal attraction. They are operating for 14 hours a day. Most downtime lasts for about an hour or more. Guests (CMs) have been riding and they have been Evacuated a lot. "
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Oh boy...
 
Disney Analyst

Disney Analyst

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Any new highly technical ride experiences downtime usually everyday for the first while... I think we all can expect this? I remember when Transformers opened at USO, opening day I got stuck at the ride load area for over an hour waiting for the ride to come back up.

Forbidden Journey, which had been opened for over 3 years by the time I was in Orlando for a summer had downtime ALL the time.

Now, if this can't open at park open... or needs to close early... then we are having Hagrid type issues.
 
SWGalaxysEdge

SWGalaxysEdge

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Tune in Thursday night 8pm EST on ABC for this...
...You’ll want to make sure to tune into Disney’s Magical Holiday Celebration on Thanksgiving night on ABC as viewers will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at The Rise of Skywalker as well as the new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Rise of the Resistance attraction that is set to open at Walt Disney World on December 5 and at Disneyland Resort on January 17, 2020.
 
monothingie

monothingie

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SWGalaxysEdge said:
This just in from a WDW CM about RotR ride testing...

"We are hoping for no downtime opening day. But right now we are getting consistent downtime. Right now DHS is operating like a normal attraction. They are operating for 14 hours a day. Most downtime lasts for about an hour or more. Guests (CMs) have been riding and they have been Evacuated a lot. "
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Downtime shouldn’t be a problem. In fact it’s probably a blessing since Disney is probably desperately looking for something in SWGE that can command a constant 240+ minute wait from open to close.
Remember how MFSR got beat up for being a 30 minute wait at the end of opening day? Don’t want that to happen again.
 
KingdomofDreams

KingdomofDreams

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MisterPenguin said:
So, wait an hour at EMH rope drop. Get into the park, and wait by RotR for an hour for it to open.
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Except, there are no extra magic hours on the calendar beyond one hour on Sunday mornings.... ONE HOUR in the entire week. And we won't be there on a Sunday.

ninjaprincesst said:
But then your are into your fastpass times for other rides that we made 45 days ago thinking we could rope drop this during extra magic hours, and with things like Slinky dog having no more fast pass you are basically screwed.
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Exactly
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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matt9112 said:
So reading books in addition to movies is mandatory to enjoy a movie? Sure thats an opinion but in todays short attention span world i think thats silly.
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its a completely stupid stance that Disney NEVER would have suggested was even a goal 6 years ago.

We’re gonna have to start putting performance tires on these goal posts
mikejs78 said:
They aren't required by any means. But they enrich the story. I see nothing wrong with that approach. It's how much of Star Wars Lore was created through its entire history.
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I didn’t have to read a book to know what happened in return of the Jedi or realize the good guys should have won. And the movie looked neat too!
Disney Analyst said:
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Wow...im impressed...

You seem like a hard sell 🤪
 
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Disney Analyst

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
its a completely stupid stance that Disney NEVER would have suggested was every goal 6 years ago.

We’re gonna have to start putting performance tires on these goal posts

I didn’t have to read a book to know what happened in return of the Jedi or realize the good guys should have won. And the movie looked neat too!

Wow...im impressed...

You seem like a hard sell 🤪
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not my tweet. Just shared as I didn’t know there was a countdown.
 
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MiddKid

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Marc Davis Fan said:
This is a good point. There are plusses and minuses to giving a "weenie" facade to an e-ticket.

The plus is that, for the many of the "general public" casual guests who wander through the parks without plans or even looking at a map, "weenie" facades will make them visit the must-see attractions. This makes a big difference in terms of guest experience. Out of curiosity about this very topic, when people mention that they've visited Disneyland, I've often asked what they rode, and a surprising number of them completely miss Indiana Jones Adventure. If you care about the experience of the average guest, this is a big problem.
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I used to work the tip board on Main Street. It was a completely normal daily occurrence for someone to walk up to the board, look at it, then turn to me and ask “Where are the rides?” For a good chunk of the park guests they are used to their local Six Flags where you can choose the rides you want to go on from the parking lot. Weenies mean a lot.

Disclaimer: When I was working the tip board the year started with a “1” and most people were still on AOL. But the concept of unknowing guests continues today...
 
FullSailDan

FullSailDan

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tissandtully said:
What exactly are they hoping to save by opening later? Is this just to limit wear and tear? Or to get a few cycles going before opening?
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Longer work hours for the maintenance teams. Usually when rides open like this there’s still finishing touches going on overnight or working out a few quirks, but it’s nothing like this. The downtime overnight is usually when crews will come in, check it over, perform updates and testing, etc. Seems like they are anticipating engineering needing extended hours. Sometimes it’ll just take over the allotted hours to tear down, work on something, and put it back together. We’re all guessing here. But it’s a good reason why I’m happy to wait until January or February before bothering to head over and give it a go.
 

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