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

[panda123]

Ok, so only your first party waits in the line. I’ve read the lines at WDW were up to 70 minutes when the ride opened.... another poster just posted that the lines are 5 minutes to an hour. So basically the person who has to wait with my three year old won’t have to go through the entire line again like out first group. Not sure if I’m making sense!

That's correct. The second part of your rider swap group will go through the fast pass path instead of the regular queue and won't need to go through the regular line again that the first group did.

 

[montreid]

We have TMobile and haven't experienced technical issues with connecting and I'm one of those who is always on the DL app checking FP availability, often finding ones that look unavailable. The only issues is if we are in a queue that goes deep in a building, like IJA or GotG:MB. I know Verizon's coverage is the best but the bill I pay is ridiculously low for 5 lines, free Netflix, & 50 Gigs data per line. I'm sticking to TMobile.

Didn't have an issue at WDW on tmobile and rarely an issue in DLR except for sorin' and gotg. Ija...at the well you get reception to catch up Midway through the queue....weird but it is the tmobile way!

 

[Aurora0427]

That's correct. The second part of your rider swap group will go through the fast pass path instead of the regular queue and won't need to go through the regular line again that the first group did.

Thank you.... one less thing to worry about! Maybe my almost four year old will have a growth spurt over the next few weeks. Ha!

 

[socaldisneylover]

I think I feel extra anxious because when we are going we will have my parents and a toddler who is ONE INCH TOO SHORT to ride.

Don't they have shoes for that?

 

[panda123]

I think I feel extra anxious because when we are going we will have my parents and a toddler who is ONE INCH TOO SHORT to ride. All the potential chaos at rope drop and the potential for extra crowds everywhere else is what’s adding to my anxiety. I’m probably over reacting.... if it’s too much we’ll just skip it and my parents will just have to miss it. The focus of this trip is my daughter turning 4.... Disney threw me for a loop when they announced the ROTR opening. I’m just glad we aren’t going opening weekend!

Not sure when you're going but it's possible that your toddler might be tall enough. They measure with shoes on and your toddler might grow just enough to make up the difference. I thought my daughter would be too short but had a bit of a growth spurt before our trip and with shoes on was past 40 inches. It's worth measuring again when you get there!

Edited to add: just saw your post! Will keep my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Aurora0427]

Don't they have shoes for that?

I know right? We were at the parks Thursday and Friday and even with Ugg boots on she’s 1/2” too short.

 

[Aurora0427]

Not sure when you're going but it's possible that your toddler might be tall enough. They measure with shoes on and your toddler might grow just enough to make up the difference. I thought my daughter would be too short but had a bit of a growth spurt before our trip and with shoes on was past 40 inches. It's worth measuring again when you get there!

Edited to add: just saw your post! Will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Ha thanks! I’m keeping my fingers crossed she grows just enough!

 

[Carl4628]

Quick Question about joining a boarding group. Do you actually have to enter DL park? Or, does it work like fast pass where you can scan into DCA and join a boarding group just like you can book a fast pass for DL?

 

[dina444444]

Quick Question about joining a boarding group. Do you actually have to enter DL park? Or, does it work like fast pass where you can scan into DCA and join a boarding group just like you can book a fast pass for DL?

Per the Disney Parks Blog official announcement you have to enter Disneyland park to join a boarding group.

 

[ZCarroll]

There is no doubt that having the BG start at park opening helps avoid early crowds... those that would be willing to line up the night before would now question the point of investing so much time with no guarantee it will give them an advantage. I say yay to that... I'd even love it if they didn't open BGs until an hour after park opening, that would help immensely. I'm just so done with the insane crowds of people waiting for hours for things making it almost impossible to navigate the parks. Actually, why don't they just have online reservations for the ride? Wouldn't that solve so many issues and make everyone happy being able to know before you go whether or not you will be able to ride and plan your vacation around it? I'm also concerned that with this current method we will no longer have those nice mornings.... would really suck to have to get up early on vacation with no benefit, curious to find out just how much this is going to change things up.

 

[montreid]

There is no doubt that having the BG start at park opening helps avoid early crowds... those that would be willing to line up the night before would now question the point of investing so much time with no guarantee it will give them an advantage. I say yay to that... I'd even love it if they didn't open BGs until an hour after park opening, that would help immensely. I'm just so done with the insane crowds of people waiting for hours for things making it almost impossible to navigate the parks. Actually, why don't they just have online reservations for the ride? Wouldn't that solve so many issues and make everyone happy being able to know before you go whether or not you will be able to ride and plan your vacation around it? I'm also concerned that with this current method we will no longer have those nice mornings.... would really suck to have to get up early on vacation with no benefit, curious to find out just how much this is going to change things up.

I think this BG method is of LESS impact compared to it being in WDW where planning starts 180 days ahead for food and 60 days for rides whereas here in DLR we don't FP until in the park.

BG is essentially a FP. I think is they ran it like MFSR we'd have issues with hours if lines. We enjoyed SR. But ROTR really is the showcase experience despite the mystique of the MF.

 

[Aurora0427]

I'm also concerned that with this current method we will no longer have those nice mornings.... would really suck to have to get up early on vacation with no benefit, curious to find out just how much this is going to change things up.

This is what I’m worried about. Is Mr. Toad going to have a 20 minute wait at 9:15 because of all the hoards of people showing up to get a ROTR boarding group? We love our quiet rope drop park!!!!

 

[dieumeye]

This is what I’m worried about. Is Mr. Toad going to have a 20 minute wait at 9:15 because of all the hoards of people showing up to get a ROTR boarding group? We love our quiet rope drop park!!!!

I don’t think it’s going to change things in the long run. There will probably be an initial fervor, but the advantage of being local (both AP and non-AP) is that visiting Disneyland isn’t necessarily a once-in-a-lifetime cross country vacation where it is your one and only chance to do everything. The local population can be a lot more choosy about when to go and when not to go.

The whole boarding group concept was initially created to control access to the entire land when overcrowded. It was required here at Disneyland for one day.

So, I don’t think we’re going to have tens of thousands of locals showing up first thing in the morning for years and years to come.

 

[Aurora0427]

I don’t think it’s going to change things in the long run. There will probably be an initial fervor, but the advantage of being local (both AP and non-AP) is that visiting Disneyland isn’t necessarily a once-in-a-lifetime cross country vacation where it is your one and only chance to do everything. The local population can be a lot more choosy about when to go and when not to go. So, I don’t think we’re going to have tens of thousands of locals showing up first thing in the morning for years and years to come.

Well I was actually referring to what it would be like initially. We are local, and we are going January 25-27 for my little ones bday. So I’m a bit concerned, but agree that things will settle down after awhile.

 

[dina444444]

Hi all!

I’m planning to do a chart like on the dhs thread. I’m going to need everyone’s help to do this though. The below data points are what I’m going to be looking for:

• What time the turn stiles opened
• What time the boarding groups went live at
• First group of the day
• Time guaranteed groups distribution ended
• Time backup groups distribution ended
• First backup group number
• First group of the day to be called
• Last group of the day to be called
• If there was a delayed opening what time did the ride open

 

[disneylover102]

Hi all!

I’m planning to do a chart like on the dhs thread. I’m going to need everyone’s help to do this though. The below data points are what I’m going to be looking for:

• What time the turn stiles opened
• What time the boarding groups went live at
• First group of the day
• Time guaranteed groups distribution ended
• Time backup groups distribution ended
• First backup group number
• First group of the day to be called
• Last group of the day to be called
• If there was a delayed opening what time did the ride open

I’ll be glad to help when I go on the 17th and 18th!

 

[luvallprincesses]

We planned our (probably) once in a lifetime trip to DLR for the first week of March from the east coast long before RotR was scheduled to open. But we’re huge Star Wars fans too so we’re really torn on how to approach our 4 park days now. We wanted to get MaxPass instead of park hoppers. Wanted to use the early magic morning on our first morning and become familiar with the park. But now I think we need to try to get into a BG in case we don’t get on our first day and need to use our second DLR day as a backup plan for RotR. But is using early magic our first morning and trying to get a boarding group that same morning a good plan? We’ll have to be sure to NOT be in an attraction exactly at normal gate open time to get online instantly. And now there is a Pixar after hours event on the 3rd night of our trip making me wonder about staying away from DCA that day. And F! is only on Friday. Maybe we just need to buy park hoppers after all. I didn’t think DLR was going to require nearly the planning like our regular experience at the World, but these unexpected events, especially RotR, have me thinking otherwise.

 

[Susie63]

We were not getting hoppers either but now we will start everyday in DL. Five days = 5 tries at a boarding group.

 

[montreid]

It's really hard NOT to do Maxpass+ Hopping. You lose a lot of opportunities and efficiencies without either.

 

[twodogs]

This is what I’m worried about. Is Mr. Toad going to have a 20 minute wait at 9:15 because of all the hoards of people showing up to get a ROTR boarding group? We love our quiet rope drop park!!!!

At least at DHS, it used to be pretty quiet and reasonable early in the mornings, and now people there say RD is completely ruined because everyone shows up for RD to get a BG and then stays around and lines up for the rides since they are already there. Take a look at wait times first thing in the morning on the app. Not sure if this will happen at DLR, but it has at WDW.