If you are staying onsite and can take advantage of the half- hour early entry for resort guests, then rode dropping Rise can work to minimize time in the Rise queue. But you have to get there very early and be at the front of the line, and yes you will be waiting for the park to open.
We were there the last week of July. We arrived around 7:00 and were the first in line at our entry turnstile. We were not the first to arrive, some other parties were in line at other turnstiles but the far right one was empty so we headed there. Official opening was 8:30 ( I think) so the official "early" opening for resort guests was 8:00. They let resort guests in through the turnstiles around 7:30. We walked quickly, (didn't run, but didn't meander either) and walked right into the ride, and I believe we were the first ride group of the day.
We did this two different days. The first day, we were off of Rise and were able to go right to Mickey and Minnie and ride that without a wait, then rode Toy Story Mania as a walk- on. By the time we got off that, all ride wait times were high. The second day we got off Rise, went directly to Smugglers Run, and walked on that. By the time we got off that we headed to Slinky, which already had a 25 minute wait.
We did not do any ILL or G+, so I can't comment on that. I will say that while we were in line, at 7:00, other guests around us were frantically trying to book Rise on their phones and many were frustrated, having difficulty doing so.