Rise of the Resistance BOARDING GROUPS Superthread Part 1 *No Ride Spoilers Please* *PLEASE READ POSTS 1-4*

[NorthernCalMom]

I'm going to be in Disneyland Feb 14th - 17th. I've watched a few vlogs from the last two weekends with RotR. Is it safe to say that our best shot at getting a legit boarding group (not backup) is on Fri. Feb. 14th?

Not sure how many people will be there for Valentine’s, but Saturday with its MM crowds will probably be worse. Also, if you try Friday & don’t get to ride, you have a few more days for another attempt.

 

[e_yerger]

You will have a great time. I am sure you will get a BG if you plan correctly. Also hopefully you have Max Pass for your trip. It will be the best decision you made for the whole trip. Love being able to go to my room mid day for a rest and still be able to get FP.

Oh yes! Maxpass is already on our tickets & in the DL app - can't wait to hit the ground running!

 

[crystal1313]

I was playing along at work today on T-Mobile LTE. Right at 9 I did not get the red button after clicking find out more, so I clicked My Status and was able to hit Join boarding group from there. Went back out to home screen, hit find out more and then the button was red. Went back out again, hit find out more, and button was grey. Then nothing happened when I exited. So I closed and re-opened the app and by that time it was on backup BGs. Seemed fast today!

 

[ironband74]

1-3 Loading already - 72 and up are backups. Here's hoping for another good day!

I got in 30 seconds late and regular groups were gone. Backups went pretty quickly as well as expected on MM.

 

[e_yerger]

Not sure how many people will be there for Valentine’s, but Saturday with its MM crowds will probably be worse. Also, if you try Friday & don’t get to ride, you have a few more days for another attempt.

That's my exact thought! We have a photoshoot planned with a local photographer, originally scheduled for Friday. We just moved it to Sunday in order to not conflict with RotR BG times!

 

[ironband74]

I was playing along at work today on T-Mobile LTE. Right at 9 I did not get the red button after clicking find out more, so I clicked My Status and was able to hit Join boarding group from there. Went back out to home screen, hit find out more and then the button was red. Went back out again, hit find out more, and button was grey. Then nothing happened when I exited. So I closed and re-opened the app and by that time it was on backup BGs. Seemed fast today!

Are you on iPhone or Android?

 

[crystal1313]

Are you on iPhone or Android?

iPhone =)

 

[ironband74]

iPhone =)

As I expected. The "Status screen/Find Out More" cha cha seems to work well for you iOS folks. I haven't been successful doing this on my Android in play at home mode. I'd be interested to hear from any Android users for whom this works.

 

[Peachy0118]

As I expected. The "Status screen/Find Out More" cha cha seems to work well for you iOS folks. I haven't been successful doing this on my Android in play at home mode. I'd be interested to hear from any Android users for whom this works.

Well, we are only playing along at home, but DH and I both have androids, and this is working for both of us.

Our phones are quite new though. Perhaps that helps?

 

[ironband74]

Well, we are only playing along at home, but DH and I both have androids, and this is working for both of us.

Our phones are quite new though. Perhaps that helps?

Thanks. The phone age *shouldn't* matter...but when it comes to technology...all bets are off.

I did discover this morning that not having your phone even turned on at 8:59 really doesn't work well. Who knew?

 

[Rich M]

Oh yes! Maxpass is already on our tickets & in the DL app - can't wait to hit the ground running!

Smart move. After using MP you won't be happy at Disney World FP again.

 

[Mathmagicland]

Re the February 14-17 weekend, along with comments already posted re AP blackouts, holiday, & etc, also be aware that many school districts give Friday 2/14 off for Lincoln’s birthday to give a 4-day weekend. So Friday could be a heavier day.

just get there early, follow the tips in this thread, and hope for the best each day.

 

[crystal1313]

As I expected. The "Status screen/Find Out More" cha cha seems to work well for you iOS folks. I haven't been successful doing this on my Android in play at home mode. I'd be interested to hear from any Android users for whom this works.

I have played from work a handful of times and today was the first time the red button did not work initially and I had to go into My Status. I am glad to know the process in case we decide to plan a trip. I find this whole BG thing fascinating!

 

[ironband74]

BG 93 - back-up. Fingers crossed!!

We're rooting for you!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Re the February 14-17 weekend, along with comments already posted re AP blackouts, holiday, & etc, also be aware that many school districts give Friday 2/14 off for Lincoln’s birthday to give a 4-day weekend. So Friday could be a heavier day.

just get there early, follow the tips in this thread, and hope for the best each day.

Hmm, that is a good point.

The numbers game of a MM vs non-MM morning should be a pretty big swing, though, unless they’re prepared and open the gates super early.

Look at this past Sunday... backup groups didn’t fill up for quite awhile because loads of people were still in the esplanade when the park opened. So even though there were a lot of people there, on a non-MM morning, there’s simply less people in the parks when they open. Hopefully they’ll open earlier than they did on Sunday, but there’s still just less people in the mix when it’s a non-MM day.

 

[natebenma]

I was playing along at work today on T-Mobile LTE. Right at 9 I did not get the red button after clicking find out more, so I clicked My Status and was able to hit Join boarding group from there. Went back out to home screen, hit find out more and then the button was red. Went back out again, hit find out more, and button was grey. Then nothing happened when I exited. So I closed and re-opened the app and by that time it was on backup BGs. Seemed fast today!

Same here. Playing at home, iphone 11, AT&T
Loaded app a few seconds before 9, Join boarding group was grey, hit my status and got the red button very quickly, 1-3 seconds. Quickest time for me yet.

We are there next week and will be trying for realsies on Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

 

[B3rlingirl]

It’s up and running... now boarding groups 1-15
And backups start with group 72...

 

[dina444444]

What time did backups run out at?

 

[JWelch62]

Thanks. The phone age *shouldn't* matter...but when it comes to technology...all bets are off.

I did discover this morning that not having your phone even turned on at 8:59 really doesn't work well. Who knew?

Another variable may be the version of Android. A new phone probably ships with Oreo. An older phone may not have been updated to the latest version yet.

 

[EmJ]

What time did backups run out at?

It was sometime between 5 and 7 minutes. I got a red button at 9:05, but then was distracted by work (who needs that?!) and when I checked back at 9:07, it was grayed out.