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

[yulilin3]

Sorry... What is a DAS?

Disability card

 

[AngiTN]

Sorry... What is a DAS?

Disability Assistance, a system to shorten waits for those that need it

 

[Shellyred8]

Oh my! Our first day at HS and our first try at ROTR will be Monday 1/27. We’ll be the 8am opening guinea pigs lol. Our times will be posted to the thread!

Us too!!!

 

[Shellyred8]

Last day of this trip and pulled bg8. So for three days that’s a 15 an 16 and an 8 ( I think toljose were the numbers. Know the other two were in the 10s)

You should play the lottery with those numbers! Lucky you!!!

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

Took boat from beach Club, through security by 6:45
on iPhone 6S, no cellular plan (b/c I’m cheap) and on WiFi. Kept dropping off.
Was trying to connect and kept losing a signal. Got BG 92. It’s fine because we had early day plans.
AVOID WIFI.

 

[kpd6901]

Not that i know of. Hopefully someone has tried and has a clear answer

Just an FYI for @yulilin3

Here is a thread to what I was thinking. We used these at DL in June and heard they were coming to WDW last summer. I link this here just for your reference, and now all potentially off-topic topics are complete (*spoken as Palpatine would describes Luke's potential "journey to-wards the Dark Side"*)

https://www.disboards.com/threads/guest-information-booth-and-das.3747953/

 

[RobDoc]

If it's running smoothly now your group should be called within an hour to an hour and a half

You were right on - it took 80 minutes!

 

[LandonDunes]

Reporting back my experience at HS on Tuesday, January 14th. Keep in mind I woke up at 3am to drive over so I tried to remember best I could!

5:45am--parked the car. Yay for front row!!! And I will add it was a steady stream of cars (not crazy) but people arriving by their own vehicles.
5:55am--thru security check. Shortest waits I have EVER had at any park anytime. They had workers out there ready!
5:56am--got in line to enter park. We were just inside the booths where they sell tickets outside the gates so that little holding area. They had people lining up already organized in lines so there was no mad scramble or line jumping when it did open. They started making some announcements around 6:10am explaining the process & what would happen but unfortunately in that area there was no speakers & it was loud. I couldn't see, but people behind us in line that could said by about 6:15 the area after security was already full & people were lined up waiting behind security check to get in.
6:28am--they started letting people in the front gates. There was no fingerprint scan. Just holding your MB or card up to the reader. It did go pretty fast doing that.
**upon entering the park everyone is directed down the main corridor straight towards the stage area. You can turn off to go to ToT & such OR continue straight where they have 2 big signs on the stage screens directing you left to Star Wars OR right to Toy Story. Lots CM's are positioned along the way so there is no detouring from this path.
6:35am--we were now in the "holding area" for Star Wars which put us just past the entrance to the old American Idol & here we waited til the official park opening. Again we were pretty near the front (maybe 30' back). I could see people still coming down the main road & getting into the Star Wars line. That main area in the front of the stage looked really full right before opening, but I don't know how much was Toy Story or where those people went to wait?
6:57am--I turned off my wifi (don't know if that helped or not?) & pulled up the Disney app so it was ready (my phone is older too)
6:59am--the whole area is glowing from screens & people are ready staring at their hands (my BF couldn't stop laughing at this lol)
7am--MAGIC TIME
**my phone didn't change over automatically so I pushed back & then selected it. Got the wrong guests at 1st (ARGH) so fixed that & then it went thru. Except there was no message saying success or here's your BG number so I thought I got kicked out, panicked & tried to join a BG again only to then be told wait you're already assigned one & then was able to look it up. WE GOT BG 46.
7:01am--the group is now moving forward to Star Wars land. Which it was just starting to get a little light & it was foggy so walking out of the tunnel we all went OHHHHH & AHHHHH cause even Disney can't make the whole sky foggy & lighting like that on command. It was SO cool!
**as we got past RotR entrance they again have lines of CMs out directing traffic towards MFSR & telling us to start moving to the right side as the line will narrow to 2 people across. The line didn't turn at Ronto Roasters, but instead we went down past Droid Depot. At this point we kept shuffling along & on to the ride.
7:45am--we were done riding MFSR. SWEET!!
**they did not open RotR until close to 8:30am that day. I don't know why or if that is normal not to open it when the park does? I had FP's & we did other things while waiting. I never felt rushed or that we HAD to be anywhere during our visit. It was easy to check MDE or the boards around the park for updates.
12:15pm--they called our BG 46 & I got a notification from the MDE app
12:28pm--we entered the ride area, got our MB scanned & in we went. It's an experience that's all I can say!!

Overall we had a GREAT day! Also rode Star Tours twice, ToT, TSMM, RnRC, watched a SW show on Center Stage, ate lunch (at 10am lol), met Darth, explored GE stores...the whole deal. BF only had a 1 day ticket so I tried to do everything we wanted to (SUCCESS!). Got some fun photos with photopass too! Hopefully my experience helps others get an idea for planning & have a great time when you go!

thank you for this. Does everyone in your party have to be there to get your BG?

 

[Miffy]

thank you for this. Does everyone in your party have to be there to get your BG?

YES. This question is addressed on the first page of this thread and also has been answered about 50 times. But yes, EVERYONE who wants to ride RotR has to be tapped into the park in order to be included in a BG.

 

[yulilin3]

You were right on - it took 80 minutes!

Im glad you got to experience it!!

 

[yulilin3]

Just an FYI for @yulilin3

Here is a thread to what I was thinking. We used these at DL in June and heard they were coming to WDW last summer. I link this here just for your reference, and now all potentially off-topic topics are complete (*spoken as Palpatine would describes Luke's potential "journey to-wards the Dark Side"*)

https://www.disboards.com/threads/guest-information-booth-and-das.3747953/

I asked my DD, she said they assign the times at the falcon for DAS, she has not seen anyone coming with an assignment done by GET. Again just check when you get there and let us know
I have spoken

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I asked my DD, she said they assign the times at the falcon for DAS, she has not seen anyone coming with an assignment done by GET. Again just check when you get there and let us know
I have spoken

Do the spirits give you any inkling on whether the 8am opens starting Jan 27th will hold?

 

[LandonDunes]

YES. This question is addressed on the first page of this thread and also has been answered about 50 times. But yes, EVERYONE who wants to ride RotR has to be tapped into the park in order to be included in a BG.

thanks. I wanted to take it to 51.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

YES. This question is addressed on the first page of this thread and also has been answered about 50 times. But yes, EVERYONE who wants to ride RotR has to be tapped into the park in order to be included in a BG.

Coming soon...a chart to track how many times the following questions are asked:
- Will the Parking lot be open
- Does everybody have to be present in the park to join a BG
- Which is faster/better: WiFi or Data

 

[kpd6901]

I asked my DD, she said they assign the times at the falcon for DAS, she has not seen anyone coming with an assignment done by GET. Again just check when you get there and let us know
I have spoken

This is the Way

 

[holden]

Wait 3 min and then get a boarding group.
What time does the park open that day? If 8:00, you have no worries whatsoever. Go to Savi's and then ride.
If 6:00 or 7:00, just wait a few minutes and you'll get a late enough number.

it opens at 7am.

 

[Krandor]

That's awesome!

Now we're all wondering what phone, data plan and method you used?

first what I didn’t do was play the “refresh game”.
All 3 days after coming in I went and sat down by the fountain near sunset intersection.
Was also doing a group of 1.
iPhone X AT&T data.

day 1 - app closed had watch app up at at 7:00:00 launched app hit find more and then join bg. Right in.
Day 2 - app closed again had watch up and a few seconds before 7:00:00 launched app and when I hit find more bg was not lit but when I hit my starus it lit on that page and right in.
Day 3 - app open on home page but app was in background. Had watch app front and center and as soon as it it 7:00:00 task switched to Disney app find more and bg was lit.

So my experience was they went up right at 7:00:00 the days I was here and going in right at that time worked better then sitting and refreshing. In fact today a guy beside me was doing the refresh my status page screen and I was through abd done and his still hadn’t lit. Of course ymmv.

 

[Miffy]

thanks. I wanted to take it to 51.

Love it!

 

[Miffy]

Coming soon...a chart to track how many times the following questions are asked:
- Will the Parking lot be open
- Does everybody have to be present in the park to join a BG
- Which is faster/better: WiFi or Data

Actually, @SouthFayetteFan (I picture you wearing that helmet all the time, but, you know, helmet--see my avatar) . . . anyway, my sense is that data is better than WiFi. At least that's my impression based on having read all 4,638 posts in this thread, absorbed them all, and come to an unscientific conclusion. With help from Baby Yoda.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Actually, @SouthFayetteFan (I picture you wearing that helmet all the time, but, you know, helmet--see my avatar) . . . anyway, my sense is that data is better than WiFi. At least that's my impression based on having read all 4,638 posts in this thread, absorbed them all, and come to an unscientific conclusion. With help from Baby Yoda.

First off - I always wear the helmet. Absolutely - never comes off as I walk through the parks

I also am on the data train. I just like the thought of it better. I think we'll have a secondary phone going on the WiFi just to cover both bases though.