READ POST 1 & 2 FIRST-Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Planning and Information-*No Spoilers*

[SouthFayetteFan]

They made it to 170! What a day

I wonder what the highest backup # is today??

 

[wisblue]

120-165. I’ve personally never seen it that large (45 BGs) but I don’t wake up before 9am either

Remarkably good performance today!! That is exciting after yesterday’s dismal result

EDIT: and now I see 122-168...a 46 group spread!

I wonder if they’re just putting fewer people in each backup boarding group to help manage expectations for people with the higher numbers.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I wonder if they’re just putting fewer people in each backup boarding group to help manage expectations for people with the higher numbers.

That’s been questioned a lot and of course nobody knows but I personally feel like messing with the # of people in a BG and the # of BGs for the day (and how to split them between regular and backup) and then managing how to call back said BGs is just way too many variables and way too complex.

I could be way wrong but I see no reason for them to mess with the # of people in a BG. Keep that standard, determine how many BGs you want to issue for the day, and then call them back while monitoring the throughput of the ride.

I mean this is Disney IT. How many variables are they really capable of handling here

 

[Opie100]

That’s been questioned a lot and of course nobody knows but I personally feel like messing with the # of people in a BG and the # of BGs and then managing how to call back said BGs is just way too many variables and way too complex.

I could be way wrong but I see no reason for them to mess with the # of people in a BG. Keep that standard, determine how many BGs you want to issue for the day, and then call them back while monitoring the throughput of the ride.

I mean this is Disney IT. How many variables are they really capable of handling here

I agree - there doesn’t seem to be much value in altering group size on a day to day basis. Here’s to hoping ride performance continues on this trajectory.

 

[dina444444]

Hasn’t moved in a few minutes. Is 173 the final number for today?

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I agree - there doesn’t seem to be much value in altering group size on a day to day basis. Here’s to hoping ride performance continues on this trajectory.

Yup. If for no other reason, they should acknowledge that people are attempting to plan their day around general BG pacing. I would actually hope that they are keeping that factor consistent.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Hasn’t moved in a few minutes. Is 173 the final number for today?

I wish there was a way to know if it was the final group called or the highest group they handed out. I assume that data doesn’t get published anywhere.

I had incorrectly guessed that they were getting thru all backup groups most days but a twitter search showed that there were days that people missed out. We don’t have great DPs on our thread here of people in higher BGs since everybody here has done their homework.

 

[Spaceguy55]

Maybe just fewer people coming back in the BG's

 

[dina444444]

I wish there was a way to know if it was the final group called or the highest group they handed out. I assume that data doesn’t get published anywhere.

I had incorrectly guessed that they were getting thru all backup groups most days but a twitter search showed that there were days that people missed out. We don’t have great DPs on our thread here of people in higher BGs since everybody here has done their homework.

Yeah, there were at least 3/4 days minimum before this past week that I know they didn’t get through all the backup groups.

 

[dina444444]

Hasn’t moved in a few minutes. Is 173 the final number for today?

And I’m wrong. Just moved up to 174.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Just moved to 174 so not done yet!

 

[Eastern]

I wonder if they’re just putting fewer people in each backup boarding group to help manage expectations for people with the higher numbers.

People have 2 hours to return. Maybe if the lines are getting shorter they call more groups to keep the queue filled.

 

[Revan46]

Currently at 130-176.

 

[quandrea]

My friend is there and she’s been told that she will need to wait 80-120 minutes before riding. We walked on this morning with our recovery fastpass from yesterday’s fiasco.

 

[Vicki Rickerd]

but also out of our hands at the same time.

This is what frustrates me. We can do everything right, get there 2 hours early, tap in and wait, have a good data signal and still not get a boarding pass. I hate that they changed it from first who gets there gets the pass. If you get up early, the people who walk in just before the passes go live shouldnt get the pass.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

My friend is there and she’s been told that she will need to wait 80-120 minutes before riding. We walked on this morning with our recovery fastpass from yesterday’s fiasco.

Hopefully for your friend’s sake they are exaggerating that a bit. I’d imagine they’d rather overestimate and over-deliver than say something too short.

 

[ecclescake]

Wow, lots of groups through today! Up to 179

 

[Disneylover99]

I agree - there doesn’t seem to be much value in altering group size on a day to day basis. Here’s to hoping ride performance continues on this trajectory.

It seems like people are recommending to join a boarding group and then get your family/friends added in. I was thinking as more and more people catch on to this and begin to use that as a strategy, maybe they need to adjust boarding group sizes daily and allow fewer people to join initial BG’s as they know they’ll need space to add people in.

 

[Revan46]

So spoke with my folks (they're my ride while I'm in Florida) and expecting to get there for 6 a.m. on Monday. Given everything's that's been going on, is this still good enough? Like I'm going without a bag, just my jacket and sweatshirt (it's supposed to be in the mid 60s that day) so should be able to blow by the bag check. But should this likely give me enough time to get into the park still and also ensure the app hopefully recognizes I'm there? Just asking given it seems like past two-three days has been nothing but havoc and IT issues.

Please note, I recognize could still have issue at park open in getting a boarding group with so many doing the same, but I figure I can at least try to ensure the app works and still have time to spare.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just moved to 174 so not done yet!