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

[Mathmagicland]

I know most people aren’t looking to do this but can you actually cancel your BG like you can cancel your FP then try to get a different number?

I don’t recall seeing a way to do this until your BG is called. When it is called, that is when the passes with bar codes will show up in the app. You might be Able to remove people like with a FP at that point, though I don’t remember, but by then it would be too late to get another BG.

 

[disneyholic family]

Thank you, I definitely do need a time after 5:00 pm preferably. This will be on a Wednesday (Feb. 12).

i would think that trying to fine tune that way is risky....
there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to what numbers people are getting, even when on the same type of phone, same service, same location....

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[theluckyrabbit]

remind me how baby swap works...
lets say i have a group of 4 adults and 1 baby...
all 5 get a boarding group and go into the regular line when the BG is called...
when they get to the point of BG scanning, they ask for a baby swap (whatever it's called)...
3 of the adults continue through the line, while 1 adult stays off with the baby waiting at the exit..
when the 3 adults exit, the remaining adult gets to go on and takes with him/her 2 of the adults who already rode, reentering the ride via the FP line...
is that correct?

If the baby really is an infant, s/he won't have a ticket, so won't need/ be able to get a BG. So you'll only be needing 4 Boarding Passes in one Boarding Group. Tell the CM at the beginning of the line when you check in that you'll be using Rider Swap. (@Smrtalec33 recently posted about using RS -- and gave the great warning to take a screenshot of your RS pass, in case it disappears from your app before you get to use it!)

 

[dina444444]

I know most people aren’t looking to do this but can you actually cancel your BG like you can cancel your FP then try to get a different number?

Yes you can. You remove yourself from the party and then can pickup a later group.

 

[Erin M]

Just woke up, getting ready for our day. Heading to the gates at about 6:30 to try for our first BG. We were going to hold off until tomorrow but the friend who is joining us later in the trip convinced us we must not wait for her, we need to increase our chances and try any day we can. So to the mob of Sunday morning we will head. Wish us luck! Trying with four phones, for providers, and four very sleepy people who over did it yesterday upon arrival. But hey, that’s what we do at DL!

 

[matthewthompson87]

Just woke up, getting ready for our day. Heading to the gates at about 6:30 to try for our first BG. We were going to hold off until tomorrow but the friend who is joining us later in the trip convinced us we must not wait for her, we need to increase our chances and try any day we can. So to the mob of Sunday morning we will head. Wish us luck! Trying with four phones, for providers, and four very sleepy people who over did it yesterday upon arrival. But hey, that’s what we do at DL!

It’s our day to try for the first time too!

We were up at 4:30am this morning and are driving down now from the valley.

MTFBWY!

 

[Aurora0427]

Good luck to everyone arriving early today! May the Force be with you!!!

 

[gelatoni fan]

Are the ropes dropping any earlier than 8AM? If possible I'd like to grab a physical ticket at Splash Mountain or Astro Blasters to avoid technical errors preventing me from getting a boarding group. But if I won't get to those machines before 8AM, what spots get the best signal for t-mobile?

 

[Skyegirl1999]

We are in quite a line at Toy Story, and the lone bus is just hanging out.

Sooo... our Toy Story loyalty is being tested here. The birthday boy is stressed.

 

[Erin M]

6:53 and lines just hit beyond the monorail. We’re about halfway between the gate and the monorail, maybe a little closer to the gate. So far no chaos. There are some CMs at the turnstiles, but no movement to open yet. We’re so excited!!!

 

[ironband74]

Last week Sunday I got BG 123 at 8:16 a.m. The times vary depending on crowd levels. As @ironband74 notes, Wednesday seems to be the lighter day, so the suggestion of trying approx 8:05 or so on a Wednesday is good. The Tough trick is to wait a a bit but not too long, to get a backup group thst is more likely to be called, but not too high a number that may not get called if the ride has issues. And there is not yet enough data to have any certainty for getting a particular backup group range. It’s a best guess at most.

So here's an idea, don't know if it will work, but might be worth a shot on a Wednesday if the pattern holds...

Go to one of the distribution kiosks (Buzz Lightyear/Space Mountain). I expect people are trickling up to them on a Wednesday after the initial push. And nicely ask folks getting their passes which BGs they are getting. When you hear they are getting close to 100ish, get yours.

It's still risky...for all we know 100 might be happening at 8:02. But assuming there are enough people using the kiosks, and you are able to hang out for 5-10 minutes, it might give you a better sense of what time to pull your pass.

 

[ironband74]

Are the ropes dropping any earlier than 8AM? If possible I'd like to grab a physical ticket at Splash Mountain or Astro Blasters to avoid technical errors preventing me from getting a boarding group. But if I won't get to those machines before 8AM, what spots get the best signal for t-mobile?

They typically drop early enough for you to go to one of the kiosks before 8. Unfortunately, it sounds like a lot of people do the same thing. There are people who will run, so it is an actual footrace, based on the video I've seen. If you are not one of the first couple of people at each station, you may get skunked.

 

[ironband74]

(Announcer Voice)

Welcome to Boarding Pass Bowl 17! Our matchup today pits Disneyland Fans against Disneyland Fans as they vie for a top spot to view the new attraction, RISE OF THE RESISTANCE! We can see the crowds lining up now, expectant, lines stretching across the esplanade. It's just 50 minutes to game time and tensions are high at the happiest place on Earth. Sunday has traditionally be a disaster for this team, but we're hoping today the funk will be broken and Sunday will be glorious, especially on the heels of yesterday's triumph of 131 boarding groups called. Best of luck to all our competitors...and remember...the Force will be with you...Always.

(Cut to commercial)

 

[Skyegirl1999]

ETA: 7:15 Well, we are in line now, lines are almost back to DCA. This is stressful even though I know we will most likely get in fine based on past reports.

We got lucky because they opened a new security line on our side right as we hit security. It helped us, but I always feel bad when that happens and leaves people who’ve been waiting longer out.

 

[Aurora0427]

Well, we are in line now, lines are almost back to DCA.

That’s better than last Sunday. We arrived at 7:15 and they were already past DCA and curving around. It was chaos. You’ll get in! Good luck!!!!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

(Announcer Voice)

Welcome to Boarding Pass Bowl 17! Our matchup today pits Disneyland Fans against Disneyland Fans as they vie for a top spot to view the new attraction, RISE OF THE RESISTANCE! We can see the crowds lining up now, expectant, lines stretching across the esplanade. It's just 50 minutes to game time and tensions are high at the happiest place on Earth. Sunday has traditionally be a disaster for this team, but we're hoping today the funk will be broken and Sunday will be glorious, especially on the heels of yesterday's triumph of 131 boarding groups called. Best of luck to all our competitors...and remember...the Force will be with you...Always.

(Cut to commercial)

Shhhh, don’t bring up the Sunday curse!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

That’s better than last Sunday. We arrived at 7:15 and they were already past DCA and curving around. It was chaos. You’ll get in! Good luck!!!!

At 7:20 they have hit DCA and are wrapping. Glad we snuck in before then because it looks a mess back there.

 

[Erin M]

7:21 gates opened. We’re at the train platform, grabbed a fast pass, now we wait.

 

[msteddom]

7:21 gates opened. We’re at the train platform, grabbed a fast pass, now we wait.

I had good luck from the train platform yesterday. May the force be with you!

 

[ironband74]

Shhhh, don’t bring up the Sunday curse!

Life is a storm, my friend. You must look into the storm and shout, as you did in Anaheim: DO YOUR WORST! FOR I WILL DO MINE!

After all, curses were made to be broken!