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

[vwdisney]

I’ll see you lot in the queue somewhere! If you see a woman with a ponytail & glasses with a grumpy looking man with a walking stick with English accents, say hi!

See you all there this morning. We will the be the tired party of 14 dressed in star wars best. Fingers crossed it all pays off with a low BG!

 

[caitycaity]

I’m here! Listening to all the people strategize around me is kinda crazy. I caught a lyft from pop since there were about three buses worth of people. Lyft was great. No wait with small backpack at security all the way to the right.

 

[choirfarm]

Here is my info from yesterday. I put our whole story above in the share your story section

So we parked REALLY close at 5:45 yet we had to stand 10 feet or more back from the Hollywood Studios sign. I guess everyone in front of us was from the resort because the parking lot was pretty empty. They opened gates at 6:15. We got through at 6:30. We had gotten there so early to be front for Mil. Fal. We weren’t there nearly early enough to do that. We were by Star Tours. There were tons and tons of people in back of us, but a lot of people in front of us as well. Thanks to our son, he got boarding group 16.

They let us go probably 7:05 so that people could get BG and not have people trampling over those on their phones. We walked shoulder to should down the street to Me. Fal. It was horrible. At 7:20 we were nowhere close to the entrance. We were only 4 across at that point. Son looked on phone and the wait was already 120 minutes. And we were not near the entrance yet. We didn’t think we would make our 2 hour window, so we got out of line. I read that someone yesterday got there later than us and yet made it through Mel. Fal in an hour…I do not understand how they did that unless they elbowed their way through or something. Maybe as a single. But with 5 of us not willing to run over the lady in the wheelchair and multiple strollers, yeah, wasn’t happening. We looked at the stores, kids building robots ( first thing is the time to do it btw. When we returned later the crowds were horrible.)

Our group was called at 7:30. We only had maybe 50 people in with us in the group. I’m guessing because others were riding rides. RIDE WAS AWESOME. Got off at 8 and people agreed our day was complete. Star tours had a 25 minute wait so they did that. Then they all rode TOT. I just wandered around or sat on my phone. They finished that at 10. Our Prime Time café reservation was at 11 and the lines were all too long to do anything, so we rested and watched the Galaxy show at 10:30. Cute

. Got to Prime Time at 10:50. Do not understand why we had such a hard time getting a reservation until yesterday. Our section had empty seating for about 25 people until about 11:45. Anyway, we went to our fp of Muppet to let our food digest. Then we saw that Mil Falc was only 85 minutes. ( ONLY..uggh). So we waited in line. From stepping in line to getting back outside where the line started was exactly 85 minutes. We did have a ball on that ride since it was us and a very quiet single rider. My daughter and husband were the pilots. Boys were the gunners. And my motion sickness self was at a perfect job as a gunner where I could look at buttons instead of the screen. I would not have survived as a pilot. I would have thrown up. It was 1:55 at that point.

 

[rteetz]

@rteetz Yesterdays BG full at 9.04 (not 9.09) jyst FYI (I posted an image at the time, and just double checked).

Hope you have a brilliant trip! (We're there in 3 weeks and can't wait!) Just spotted you're updating @SouthFayetteFan so tagging you in

9:09 was the time disney listed so that’s what I went with.

 

[yulilin3]

9:09 was the time disney listed so that’s what I went with.

Im wondering if the close it in the app but leave it open for a couple of more minutes for the GET CM to finish with whatever guests they have in line at that moment?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I’ve noticed a pattern of the Disney reported backup group time being around 5 mins higher than actual, FWIW, so I think that may be more or less the normal deal.

 

[Minnie368]

Here now on Sunset Blvd. No finger print scan again. Arrived at 6:15. Through security pretty quick and taps open by then.

 

[yulilin3]

I’m here! Listening to all the people strategize around me is kinda crazy. I caught a lyft from pop since there were about three buses worth of people. Lyft was great. No wait with small backpack at security all the way to the right.

Do you happen to know exactly what time they opened the tapstiles?

 

[Minnie368]

Got group 9. Same as Monday.

 

[msteddom]

I had to refresh a few times before the “join” icon turned red. I ended up with 91. I’m headed back to the Dolphin for a nap!

 

[MissLiss279]

BG 37

 

[ecclescake]

Boarding groups still there as of 7 mins in... better than yesterday so far!

 

[caitycaity]

Boarding group 58. Process seemed pretty straightforward.

 

[caitycaity]

Do you happen to know exactly what time they opened the tapstiles?

I think it was 615. That’s when it looked like lines started moving

 

[Harlaxton]

Whew, panic ensued when my phone started going nuts. BG 98 at 7:02. Nap time indeed!

 

[ecclescake]

Back up group now (12 mins in)

(am on uk time so ignore the wrong looking time on the screen grab!)

 

[yulilin3]

Park opened at 6:15
Backup groups at 7:12
For @SouthFayetteFan

 

[samsteele]

Any info re whether WDW wifi is good enough to grab a boarding group? International guest and never travel with data plan as over $80 for trip. Since I won't be there until the fall, suspect the present strategy will change hugely by then and perhaps even limited FP by late summer. All speculation now.

ps would love to see a vlog head to head comparison with the DIS Team one using data and the other wifi to get in boarding group. Would guess most American guests usually have data. Most international guests - Brits, Canadians, Australians & NZ - usually don't have it.

 

[yulilin3]

Any info re whether WDW wifi is good enough to grab a boarding group? International guest and never travel with data plan as over $80 for trip. Since I won't be there until the fall, suspect the present strategy will change hugely by then and perhaps even limited FP by late summer. All speculation now.

ps would love to see a vlog head to head comparison with the DIS Team one using data and the other wifi to get in boarding group. Would guess most American guests usually have data. Most international guests - Brits, Canadians, Australians & NZ - usually don't have it.

If you read the thread there have been plenty of reports of people having luck/ no luck with either. Families where one uses wifi and the other data.

 

[caitycaity]

Any info re whether WDW wifi is good enough to grab a boarding group? International guest and never travel with data plan as over $80 for trip. Since I won't be there until the fall, suspect the present strategy will change hugely by then and perhaps even limited FP by late summer. All speculation now.

ps would love to see a vlog head to head comparison with the DIS Team one using data and the other wifi to get in boarding group. Would guess most American guests usually have data. Most international guests - Brits, Canadians, Australians & NZ - usually don't have it.

I was off WiFi bc it seems glitchy. After I got my bg I turned it back on and everything is twice as slow. Ymmv