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

[Vysecity]

waiting in line...its been down like 45 minutes or so

 

[jlmarr]

I asked the general information Cast Member tonight, and he basically told mw to give up on wanting to ride tomorrow. AT&T is being crappy and I'm losing cell data right at 8 every morning because of the mass of activity, and boarding groups are always full by the time I start seeing service again. I asked the CM if there's a solution, but he said no, and it sounds like I just won't be able to ride at all because park wifi isn't reliable, either.

I thought you can go to a fastpass kiosk to get into the queue. They must have some accommodation for people without smart phones. ... Saw this in the disneyland.com web site: "After entering Disneyland Park, you can request to join the virtual queue and will be assigned a boarding group, either with the Disneyland app or at select locations within the park." (bold is mine)

 

[midnight star]

I thought you can go to a fastpass kiosk to get into the queue. They must have some accommodation for people without smart phones. ... Saw this in the disneyland.com web site: "After entering Disneyland Park, you can request to join the virtual queue and will be assigned a boarding group, either with the Disneyland app or at select locations within the park." (bold is mine)

They are near Buzz and Splash mountain. On the first day a crush of people went to the Buzz location. Not sure about the other. So it is available, but you will have to be at the very front of the pack.

 

[montreid]

I thought you can go to a fastpass kiosk to get into the queue. They must have some accommodation for people without smart phones. ... Saw this in the disneyland.com web site: "After entering Disneyland Park, you can request to join the virtual queue and will be assigned a boarding group, either with the Disneyland app or at select locations within the park." (bold is mine)

Buzz and Splash I think are the two locations.

Another option: Scan into the park, and leave. Go to Starbucks or good ATT signal for you and try from there.

 

[brightlined]

Another option: Scan into the park, and leave. Go to Starbucks or good ATT signal for you and try from there.

Echoing this. I think the BG machines will be bordering on useless unless you can get to the park early enough to be one of the first people let in and head straight to them. But leaving the park and finding a better spot would be entirely doable.

 

[VandVsmama]

I had to.

 

[mafpi]

So at&t and WiFi is useless in the park?

 

[brightlined]

So at&t and WiFi is useless in the park?

So far, it feels like a your-mileage-may-vary kinda thing. We've had people find success with both, but it seems like more people on T-Mobile have acknowledged success.

I think the best advice is to get there early enough to find a spot with reliable service. (One of our success stories said they found good reception on ATT at the Frontierland entrance.)

 

[ironband74]

I asked the general information Cast Member tonight, and he basically told mw to give up on wanting to ride tomorrow. AT&T is being crappy and I'm losing cell data right at 8 every morning because of the mass of activity, and boarding groups are always full by the time I start seeing service again. I asked the CM if there's a solution, but he said no, and it sounds like I just won't be able to ride at all because park wifi isn't reliable, either.

I echo the sentiments of the others suggesting maybe moving to a better locale to get your BG. Also possibly enlisting the help of "friends at home" to enter your ticket number(s) in and help you get a BG that way.

If you want to PM me, I'd be happy to try for you as I'm not anywhere near the park, but at the same time I do not encourage you to send your ticket numbers to strangers on the internet.

 

[SirBill]

I asked the general information Cast Member tonight, and he basically told mw to give up on wanting to ride tomorrow. AT&T is being crappy and I'm losing cell data right at 8 every morning because of the mass of activity, and boarding groups are always full by the time I start seeing service again. I asked the CM if there's a solution, but he said no, and it sounds like I just won't be able to ride at all because park wifi isn't reliable, either.

If you are having cellular issues right at 8am, scan into the park, then leave and get some distance - maybe to the other end of Downtown Disney. Then you should have a more stable cel signal to make an attempt.

 

[SirBill]

We waited 50 minutes for Smuggler's Run....and that ride is worth it. When we went to DW... We waited for an hour before AK closed in rain waiting for that Avatar ride. It was worth it.

No need for spoilers.....but is this ride even worth it?

I thought ROTR was much better than Smugglers Run, and vastly better than the Flight of Passage ride.

As an anecdote to how good I thought it was, I went to the opening of ROTR at Disney World, spent three days riding the ride every single day. Then even though I had not planned to originally, I decided after a few weeks it would be great to come out for the opening of ROTR in DisneyLand so I booked travel early January to come down. and rode ROTR this Friday and Saturday...

Going forward, my wife and I for the first time ever bought an annual pass for DL and will come out several times this year, where I'll try to get a BG every day I am here.

When I go to Disney World it would be my number one priority ride such that I'd plan the first morning at Hollywood Studios just to be sure I get as many chances as possible at getting to ride ROTR while there. I've seen other YouTube channels agree it's the #1 ride at WDW now, including Disney Food Blog.

To me ROTR has a lot more re-rideability than Smugglers Run does - I still enjoy it but some trips I don't even try to ride.

The ride videos people post show you what is going on, but it's nothing like all the little touches that make being in the ride feel so great.

 

[Lewdannie]

AT&T is being crappy

Dude...spoilers!

 

[baozi]

So question? Is Disney wifi available outside the parks (for instance, downtown Disney)? Thanks.

 

[BecAus]

So question? Is Disney wifi available outside the parks (for instance, downtown Disney)? Thanks.

No, it's not available in DtD and Disney's wifi in the parks is not great either.

When people are suggesting others try outside the parks they are saying try Starbucks which has free wifi doesn't it? or using your own carrier, if your a local, outside the parks away from the masses all trying to get on at the same time.

 

[emchen]

Yeah I wouldn't normally try it. Just curious. Our flight comes into SNA at 8:05 on 1/30 which is a 9am opening. We had the same flight on 12/30, and we were on Main Street at 8:45am using Uber. And that included going through bag line. So, I know it's possible that we could be in the park by 9am on the 30th. I just worry that the security line on the Harbor side will be huge and prevent us from getting in before opening.

Suggest you have uber drop you off at Grand Cal hotel, problem solved with Harbor Entrance.

 

[NeedhelpLol]

Im flying over to DL from Australia early next week - when i booked months ago to come i had no idea it would
be such a lottery if i could ride or not - i just assumed there would be long wait times in line but was prepared
to get up super early - i wish they had of let us know months ago that it would be so hard to ride - i only have 3 days
at DL and the first day i arrive after 10am so no chance to even try for a boarding group that day
plus ill be getting a pre paid sim card for my
mobile phone when i arrive so i don't even know if ill have good coverage and will probably have to rely on the wi-fi .....
im a super Star Wars fan so i will be so disappointed if i don't get on but im going to give it my best shot for the two
early mornings that i am there - wish me luck

 

[pocketwatches]

Im flying over to DL from Australia early next week - when i booked months ago to come i had no idea it would
be such a lottery if i could ride or not - i just assumed there would be long wait times in line but was prepared
to get up super early - i wish they had of let us know months ago that it would be so hard to ride - i only have 3 days
at DL and the first day i arrive after 10am so no chance to even try for a boarding group that day
plus ill be getting a pre paid sim card for my
mobile phone when i arrive so i don't even know if ill have good coverage and will probably have to rely on the wi-fi .....
im a super Star Wars fan so i will be so disappointed if i don't get on but im going to give it my best shot for the two
early mornings that i am there - wish me luck

I will be there next week too. I pushed my plans out 3 months for this ride had I known about a "virtual queue" I wouldn't have. Lets hope some of the lowest crowds of the year next weekdays will help us lol. We still might not do it. Most of the family doesn't wake up early in the morning anymore with our late work shifts.

I wouldn't worry about not getting on the ride as long as its on the weekday. If you compare this to wdw i bet during the week it will sell out in 10-15 minutes. Compared to the 2 on the weekend. So as long as you get into the part in the morning you will get on. We will learn alot about how it will act on Tuesday as this should be a "low" day. Today will be a holiday so its going to be crazy again.

 

[NeedhelpLol]

I will be there next week too. I pushed my plans out 3 months for this ride had I known about a "virtual queue" I wouldn't have. Lets hope some of the lowest crowds of the year next weekdays will help us lol. We still might not do it. Most of the family doesn't wake up early in the morning anymore with our late work shifts.

Good luck for next week may the force be with us !!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Still down. We are in fast pass line due to DAS. So far 30 minutes.

Without any spoilers, how was the line from a DAS perspective? Were there any issues that you could see being an issue for someone using DAS, e.g. issues for someone pushing a wheelchair, issues for someone sensitive to loud noises, etc.? For anyone else who has done the line and the ride with DAS, non-spoiler tips and advice would be very helpful to others reading along! TIA!

Suggest you have uber drop you off at Grand Cal hotel, problem solved with Harbor Entrance.

Not sure if this will be allowed -- we've had reports that ride share cannot drop off unregistered guests at the front of the GCH (valid room key, registration/reservation, or TS reservation number needed). You can always ask to be dropped off at the PPH, DLH, or the drop off lots on Harbor or by DTD. Since the Harbor bag check was expanded last year, the lines move much more quickly there.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Thank you again to everyone for reporting your experiences and hard earned ROTR wisdom today! You are helping so many DISers!