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

[detroitdad]

The park is opening around 9:15

So they just let you in and you wander until attractions start opening at 10am or do they start rides immediately?

 

[yulilin3]

So they just let you in and you wander until attractions start opening at 10am or do they start rides immediately?

Some attractions open prior to 10am but that's not guaranteed. You can walk and queue up for whatever attraction you want to do first

 

[doombuggy]

I'll be there Saturday as well, celebrating the one year anniversary of SWGE

Make that another DISer that will be there on Saturday...I have only been on Smugglers and am using a comp pass to get in. I was supposed to be in Anaheim for SWC 2020 right now...

 

[Skicks35]

Just got back from an amazing 9 night split stay (BCV/GFV) and just wanted to thank everyone in this thread for the invaluable tips/information. We were at HS on 8/18 and 8/20 and got BG's 4 and 2 respectively (while waiting in line for SDD using cell data both days)! Called basically immediately and got on around 10:30ish both days. Loved the ride - so unique and fun!

 

[butterscotchcollins]

I tried this morning from home, in anticipation of our upcoming trip in a little over 30 days and really??? BG gone in 20 seconds? Is that right or is my phone old (and it is old), but everything else seems to work....and it worked back in October when I tried....

Yup, gone in 20 seconds - they go super fast.

 

[ghtx]

We arrive tomorrow and Saturday is our HS day. Ive been practicing periodically and updated the app yesterday. This morning it still had me select the people in the my group, it was my understanding that it automatically populated who was there now? We are sans kids so there’s several names not with us who are on my list. I’m assuming that it will auto populate who is in the park after I scan in and that’s why it’s not doing it now since we are not there? Just don’t want to get caught off guard and lose precious seconds! I still got to the “people don’t have ticket screen” so I’m assuming I was fast enough but by the time I tried a second time I got the “boarding group full screen”.

This is my same question/concern, since I have a lot of people in my friends/family list (extended family), but only a subset (immediate family) will be with us in the parks next month. If the app automatically selects just us who are already in DHS, that would be great.

 

[Wendy98]

I practiced today for the first time and got the "wait. you need to be in the park" message. Everything loaded super quick on my phone. Will keep trying each day until our visit to HS on Tues Sep 8th. It's the day after Labor Day so hoping what crowds there are will be even less. Of course, does that mean they'll offer less BG's?

Also we're staying at Riviera Resort. Will the gondola's start running at 9am and allow enough time for the transfer at CBR to get to the park and through security in time? Any experience with this would be appreciated.
Thanks!

We stayed at Riviera this past week. We got in line at Riviera for Skyliner at 8:45. Around 9am (maybe a minute or 2 past), they started boarding the Skyliner--line moved quickly. We got off at CB for the transfer. That was a little crazier. We got in the line, which was down the ramp. There was another line down the other ramp--I think it was people that came from POP. The cm would alternate letting a few groups go from each line, to the actually HS Skyliner line. It was fair and efficient, but moved much slower than the Riviera line from the first Skyliner ride. We got to HS around 9:24, did the temp, bag screening, and scanned in, and was in line for MMRR at 9:30. My goal was to get there by 9:30 to ride MMRR. If we had been much later, I would have just waited for 10 am BG. Skyliner will get you in HS with plenty of time for BG.

Another option is to leave Riviera earlier and walk directly to CB transfer station. It is about .6 of a mile and not bad. That would position you closer to the front of the line.

 

[yulilin3]

98 bg today, not bad

 

[MonorailPrincess]

Is the 2:00 BG easier to get into than 10:00? Also, if I get one at 10:00 can I get another at 2:00 and ride twice?

 

[scrappinginontario]

8 weeks from today we will be at HS. We have 1 day to get on Rise. starting to practice from home. HS is our first day in the parks. Should I be concerned about being held up at the ticket booths? My tickets and stuff should all just be on the magic band right? Can our hotel make sure they are activated and stuff?

If by small chance you are Canadian and are using the discounted Canadian tickets sold late last year and early this year, you will need to take your passports to guest services to prove residency prior to entering your first park.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Is the 2:00 BG easier to get into than 10:00? Also, if I get one at 10:00 can I get another at 2:00 and ride twice?

Both go very quickly, often in less than a minute.

No, you may only ride once per day.

 

[jdd]

With HS officially opening at 10am when we are there on Sep 8th, how early will they allow people into the park so that we are able to join the virtual queue at 10a?

The park is opening around 9:15

Similar question - what time do you recommend arriving at DHS to be in the park before 10am? When we were there in December, we arrived about an hour before opening to queue up, but I'm not sure how they're doing that now.

 

[osufeth24]

Similar question - what time do you recommend arriving at DHS to be in the park before 10am? When we were there in December, we arrived about an hour before opening to queue up, but I'm not sure how they're doing that now.

If you're driving, be at toll booth between 9-915

 

[jdd]

If you're driving, be at toll booth between 9-915

Perfect- thanks so much for the quick response!

 

[yulilin3]

Just a reminder that if you read back a couple of pages you'll probably get the answers you're looking for even without posting

 

[jdd]

Just a reminder that if you read back a couple of pages you'll probably get the answers you're looking for even without posting

Sorry! I went back about 6 pages and didn't see anything, but I'll keep going. Appreciate the help!

 

[GoofTroop1392]

Yesterday 8/27 was our day We took the skyliner from Pop Century and got into the park around 9:15. We went straight to slinky dog dash, got off the ride around 9:50 (they didnt start loading until 9:45) and waited outside of midway mania to try for a boarding group, the stroller parking area wasn't crowded and we had good signal. We had 6 people total trying (two were under the age of 10) two people were on wifi, the rest one data (all verizon and one person on sprint). Our teenager (who had just gotten briefed on the boarding group process that morning) who was using disney wifi got us boarding group 7!

 

[GoofTroop1392]

Also our whole party was preselected correctly to only those that were scanned into the park for those wondering! We have a couple extra people on our list that didn't come on this trip but only the 6 of us there were chosen.

 

[Dave006]

Our teenager (who had just gotten briefed on the boarding group process that morning) who was using disney wifi got us boarding group 7!

See there are positive benefits to teens spending all that time on their smartphones. It is almost always the fastest fingers that win a single digit BG.

Dave

 

[ghtx]

Both go very quickly, often in less than a minute.

No, you may only ride once per day.

But of course the advantage of trying at the 10am release is that you get another chance at 2pm if you are unsuccessful.