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

[Erin M]

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!

Your posts make me feel like I should put on Braveheart battle paint!!

 

[ironband74]

Your posts make me feel like I should put on Braveheart battle paint!!

With hidden Mickeys in it.

 

[ironband74]

Regular groups gone at 8:01:20

 

[Skyegirl1999]

23!

 

[VandVsmama]

By 8:01, playing along at home, it looks like it went to backup boarding groups already. Big crowds this morning I think!

 

[ironband74]

23!

YES!

 

[Erin M]

We got 45! iPhone 11 on Verizon got it.

 

[matthewthompson87]

35!

Train station stairs.

T-mobile. iPhone 8

6:20am Toy Story Parking
Ticket Booth Upgrade 15 mins
7:20am got into turnstile (no photo taken)
Killed apps, turned off WiFi
7:59 opened app
8am switched from home screen watching clock
No red button
My status>> join group available.
Several second delay, then it popped up.

Lots of cheers and screams.

Was an organized, polite arrival and process.

 

[IsleofDisney]

Back up groups gone around 8:13?

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

23!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to your husband!

 

[ironband74]

I didn't see when the backups stopped distribution, but Thrill Data shows 8:12. Looks like backups are 82 and above today. It would seem ya'll are poised for a good day! Sending thoughts of reliability and up-time!

 

[jackbo487]

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.

in line for Toy Story to open? Or having already parked and waiting for a bus?

 

[senorhiney]

I got group 74!!!

 

[Epicnemesis]

For people who get 70+, are you getting your pass immediately at opening or is there some issue that caused you to refresh/reopen the app? I’m trying to figure out what causes some to get a below 20 group while others get much higher. Presumably everyone in this chat has the same process at this point.

 

[msteddom]

For people who get 70+, are you getting your pass immediately at opening or is there some issue that caused you to refresh/reopen the app? I’m trying to figure out what causes some to get a below 20 group while others get much higher. Presumably everyone in this chat has the same process at this point.

I’ve done the boarding group process four times now, three times at Hollywood Studios and once at Disneyland.

Twice, I clicked “find out more” right at 8 and the “join boarding group button was red. This resulted in boarding groups of 31 and 35 (I suspect someone with a faster finger probably could have done a little better)

Two other times, I followed the exact same process, but the “join boarding group” button was greyed out, so I went back and forth between the “find out more” screen and the “join boarding group” screen. This resulted in boarding groups of 61 and 91. Both of these occurred at Hollywood Studios, so I suspect that if I ran into the same problem at Disneyland that I would have ended up deep into the backup groups.

The real mystery is why, on the exact same phone, standing in similar places, I got such different results. Whoever can crack that code is going to be the hero of the Disboards!

 

[Mike_M]

For people who get 70+, are you getting your pass immediately at opening or is there some issue that caused you to refresh/reopen the app? I’m trying to figure out what causes some to get a below 20 group while others get much higher. Presumably everyone in this chat has the same process at this point.

I think the key for my group when we were there was having multiple phones and taking a few min before 8 to clear out all other running apps and fully closing and reopening the DL app before trying for a BG. Like I’ve said before, luck probably had a part to play too, but making sure your phone is ready ahead of time doesn’t hurt.

 

[ironband74]

I'm sure luck figures into it. But, as Edna says:

 

[desertgirl]

Staying at Grand Californian. Left room this morning at 6:30. No like for security and in line at Disneyland by 6:36. Gates opened at 7:21. After studying for weeks and practicing at home I scored boarding group 16!!!!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

in line for Toy Story to open? Or having already parked and waiting for a bus?

We were parked and waiting for a bus at that point. Five busses showed up at once so it turned out fine, but there was about a 10-minute delay where there was just nothing happening.

For those who care: we both have iPhone 11pros and Verizon. We were in Tomorrowland by the Galactic Grill. Used the second hand on my husband’s Apple Watch to count down with the app open. Right at 8, we hit “Find out more,” boarding group button was grayed out. Hit “My status” and both had the option to join from there; he hit his a half second before me, so he got 23. I would guess I would have been successful because I was *right* after, but probably would have been a higher number.

The people around us were yelling out 16, 21, and 35.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

In other news, 9:22 and they aren’t loading yet?