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

[socaldisneylover]

One theory is that they're still fine tuning the system. Another thing I thought is perhaps those in the "guaranteed" boarding groups get longer, and those in backup groups only get 1 hour. Maybe they want to keep those who might be waiting 12+ hours, in the park, as opposed to going home.

I think we'll obviously learn more in the coming days, but I still think given that it involves peoples' timing, it needs to be consistent. People have to know, especially if the ride is going down for periods of time, and the calling of groups can sometimes be inconsistent.

 

[Version 6]

I was noticing that too. If it’s not down, could they have possibly run through all the boarding groups? If there were a lot left, I don’t know what would be the point of keeping people away to clear the line.

Definitely lots of groups left. People are camping in baatu waiting for their group to be called.

 

[EmJ]

Definitely lots of groups left. People are camping in baatu waiting for their group to be called.

Hm. Curious. Is the line moving?

 

[Vysecity]

watch it become free for all...

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I had an hour.

And Skyegirl1999 had 3 hours, so everyone whose BG gets called needs to double check their return times! Clearly, the times are not the same for everyone.

 

[AmyJamer]

Thanks everyone for all the info! I’ll be checking in as we will be there in a month to see if much has changed. My kids are the biggest Star Wars fans and will need to figure out a way to ride while there.

 

[montreid]

Really stalled out at 114 and tight groups - looks like done for the night and shutting down really early (usually 2 hours is last group call). --- still not bad for day 1 at 114 groups if this is the end tally.

 

[socaldisneylover]

I did not go near the masses at the Buzz & Splash machines. Did more than 20 people total actually get into a boarding group that way?

 

[EmJ]

Really stalled out at 114 and tight groups - looks like done for the night and shutting down really early (usually 2 hours is last group call). --- still not bad for day 1 at 114 groups if this is the end tally.

Yep it looks done. I think that ROTR at WDW needs a lot of overnight maintenance. I wonder if they needed time tonight to work on it before Day 2 begins?

 

[EmJ]

Alright well it was a fun day! I’m off to bed and vicariously excited for tomorrow

 

[Version 6]

And Skyegirl1999 had 3 hours, so everyone whose BG gets called needs to double check their return times! Clearly, the times are not the same for everyone.

Yep I was agreeing with you

 

[Aurora0427]

The wait times look low at the other attractions... we were there last Friday night and the lines were much longer. Interesting

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Yep I was agreeing with you

It will be interesting to see if Disney develops any consistency with the return times as time goes on or if the return times will continue to vary.
For those who will be riding this weekend and in the next few weeks, please report back on this!

 

[brentm77]

I did not go near the masses at the Buzz & Splash machines. Did more than 20 people total actually get into a boarding group that way?

My daughter was about 20 back. By the time she got to the machine, I had already pulled 92 on my phone. Unless you are in the top 20 or so, it will too late. Phones seem to be a better bet.

 

[brentm77]

The wait times look low at the other attractions... we were there last Friday night and the lines were much longer. Interesting

For a Friday night, the crowds aren't bad. Park was very manageable all day.

 

[Nonsuch]

I did not go near the masses at the Buzz & Splash machines. Did more than 20 people total actually get into a boarding group that way?

I was wondering if there would be some boarding groups dedicated to the FastPass machines, otherwise guests without smartphones effectively cannot ride.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

There were reportedly 142 groups. I really thought they’d get to at least 120.

I know “backup” means backup, but man, I feel sad for people who were close and hung around all day and never got to ride.

 

[LeiaOfAlderaan]

People are reporting that the return time can be anywhere from 1 to 3 hours, so always double check!

This is a bit upsetting to me. We always make a lot of dining reservations for our trips, so I figured a 2 hour window would be plenty of time to eat if we got a notification close to a dining reservation. 1 hour is not a lot of time, and if you bail on a dining reservation you’ll be penalized. I hope they settle on a 2 hour (or more) window before my trip next month!

And thanks so much to everyone posting today, it was not only informative but also very exciting to read the play by play this morning!

 

[dina444444]

I present the very first chart for ROTR at Disneyland.

 

[dina444444]

Chart updates are going to be sporadic till next Saturday since I'll be in WDW this week.