There’s just a lot to it, with probably cutting edge technology that’s also cutting edge buggy.
Yes, you don't need the tickets really, just open the app, and on the first page you will see "find out more" right on the Star Wars section. At straight up opening time, you hit that find out more button, and then on the next screen, if "join boarding group" is red, hit it, or if not, go into "my status." If the "join a boarding group" is brighter blue hit that. When either "join boarding group" is active, you will be able to pick your people from a list, and click the button. That's when it will know ya'll are not in a park, and that's as far as you go.
Where's the Bluetooth settings in the App? Never mind, found it in the iPhone settings -> Disney World, not in the App itself.
Pretty much when you practice, you can keep an eye in the Find Out More section to see if your Join Boarding Group goes red (in the My Status though please note it does't go red, instead it just becomes more like a white and blue button instead of being greyed out. Once you click Join Boarding Group, it'll ask you to choose your party members but then after doing that it'll likely then recognize you're not in the park so you'll pretty much be unable to go further. The practicing is more just to see what it's like when the Join button goes red.
I'm pretty sure they changed my day from 9 AM to 8 AM only the week prior I was just glad they didn't change it to 7 AM!
I just went to look at numbers (because nerd) and saw you updated, you’re so quick!
For those who enjoy watching the numbers, 3 out of the last 10 days, so 30%, have been “bad” days. 10 days, because that’s where the red line is so my eyes didn’t screw up the count. Easy to say from home, but knowing that possibility I think will help me keep my expectations in check.
| BG per Hour | # of Days | % of Total Days |
| <5 | 1 | 2% |
| 5-6 | 7 | 12% |
| 6-7 | 0 | 0% |
| 7-8 | 4 | 7% |
| 8-9 | 9 | 16% |
| 9-10 | 8 | 14% |
| 10-11 | 13 | 22% |
| 11-12 | 11 | 19% |
| 12-13 | 5 | 9% |
That’s not as bad as I would have thought. They have a lot more good days then bad.I'll expand the data a little bit to try to give a bigger sample size.
There have been 58 days under the current BG arrangement. Hard to say where we should draw the line with a "good" and "bad" day, but if we say anything <7 BG per hour average is a bad day, that's around 13% of the days so far. If we say <8 BG per hour is "bad", then around 21% of the days so far.
Definitely a good reminder that occasionally there are just going to be days where ride operations may not be in your favor.
BG per Hour # of Days % of Total Days <5 1 2% 5-6 7 12% 6-7 0 0% 7-8 4 7% 8-9 9 16% 9-10 8 14% 10-11 13 22% 11-12 11 19% 12-13 5 9%
I'll expand the data a little bit to try to give a bigger sample size.
There have been 58 days under the current BG arrangement. Hard to say where we should draw the line with a "good" and "bad" day, but if we say anything <7 BG per hour average is a bad day, that's around 13% of the days so far. If we say <8 BG per hour is "bad", then around 21% of the days so far.
Definitely a good reminder that occasionally there are just going to be days where ride operations may not be in your favor.
BG per Hour # of Days % of Total Days <5 1 2% 5-6 7 12% 6-7 0 0% 7-8 4 7% 8-9 9 16% 9-10 8 14% 10-11 13 22% 11-12 11 19% 12-13 5 9%
thanks!! We rode! So awesome.,
You can turn off both as far as I understand it. Background refresh keeps the app actively receiving info even when it’s not active (but is in the background) and Bluetooth enables some in-park communication between your device and devices on property but not Boarding Group. The Bluetooth was such a battery suck that I figure it must be striving-away trying to do something even though I’m in Vermont? When I had Bluetooth on, I could literally watch my battery life ticking down on my IPhone 7. The Disney tech folks told me to turn off background refresh and make sure cell data was on. They didn’t mention Bluetooth, but I’m sure they’re discouraged from telling users to shut it off!
I'll expand the data a little bit to try to give a bigger sample size.
There have been 58 days under the current BG arrangement. Hard to say where we should draw the line with a "good" and "bad" day, but if we say anything <7 BG per hour average is a bad day, that's around 13% of the days so far. If we say <8 BG per hour is "bad", then around 21% of the days so far.
Definitely a good reminder that occasionally there are just going to be days where ride operations may not be in your favor.
BG per Hour # of Days % of Total Days <5 1 2% 5-6 7 12% 6-7 0 0% 7-8 4 7% 8-9 9 16% 9-10 8 14% 10-11 13 22% 11-12 11 19% 12-13 5 9%
