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

[ironband74]

I got back up group 106. Anyone know if there is any chance?

I'd say you have a very good chance. They've gotten to 106 66% of the time.

 

[dina444444]

And backups are gone, they start with 82 today.

 

[ironband74]

Backups are gone. 82 and up are backups.

 

[ironband74]

And backups are gone, they start with 82 today.

JINX!

 

[katyringo]

iPhone?

Yeah 8S

 

[midnight star]

I’ve been playing at home using a seconds countdown and I’ve noticed something. My red button doesn’t turn red right on time. It happens a few seconds later. What does work right away is clicking on my status first..

Yep. Happened to me at WDW. Had to join by pressing my status.

 

[dina444444]

Yep. Happened to me at WDW. Had to join by pressing my status.

Same here, Did that for about half of my rides in WDW.

 

[Mathmagicland]

For the data folks - pulled back up 123 at 8:16 a.m. we did not plan to ride today so did not try for a regular BG. Pulled the backup to see where it would be.

 

[JWelch62]

BG12!

I have a Pixel XL2, on VZW. I had a clock with a second display. Switched to Disneyland app at 7:59:59 and button was red when app switched.

 

[Aurora0427]

I used my dad’s phone. He has a newer model iPhone on AT&T with 5G. I stood in the hub where I had 5 bars. His phone was lightning fast. We never would’ve gotten a BG with my old iPhone. I had a clock ticking down on my phone. At 7:59:59 I opened his app, clicked find out more, join boarding group, and we were in. I’m convinced it’s all in the speed of your phone. Everything pulling up was immediate and we got BG 21. My parents don’t live here and my mom is so excited. She was cheering. It made my heart so happy to do this for my parents. They took me to see empire strikes back when I was two weeks old and I’m convinced that’s why Star Wars means so much to me!

 

[Mathmagicland]

Re the line jumping - The big problem was the wrapped ends of the lines, who arrived later, on either side of us ended up as
New lines somehow. Maybe when the
Single lines split to the two ticket turnstile per gate. Folks were NOT happy at all.

for us it took 25 min from DCA gate to get scanned in once the gates opened. we made it at 7:56 & not everyone behind us was going to get in before 8 today.

 

[jxhide]

If back up groups started at 82, might there still be a chance?

 

[ironband74]

For the data folks - pulled back up 123 at 8:16 a.m. we did not plan to ride today so did not try for a regular BG. Pulled the backup to see where it would be.

Thanks. Leads me to believe based on the timing that they issued between 130-140 groups today.

This also suggests that when our attraction gets to the point of being able to handle 150 groups per day that some days it will be "easy" to get a BG.

 

[dina444444]

If back up groups started at 82, might there still be a chance?

Yes, it's all going to depend on if the ride has downtime today. But based on how Disneyland has been loading I would expect to not be called back before mid to late afternoon.

 

[ironband74]

If back up groups started at 82, might there still be a chance?

I'd give you better than even odds to get to 106.

 

[dina444444]

Ride is now boarding. Group 10 is first group of the day.

 

[disneyholic family]

Word is definitely getting out. Today was crazy. Way more people than I expected from previous reports. Way worse than our experience WDW.



We did ROTR a couple weeks ago at DHS and today was our attempt at DLR. Wow, what a difference. There were way more people at DLR than DHS from what I could tell. It was a very stressful morning.

We are staying at the Grand and got up around 6:45 am. We were at the downtown disney security gate from the hotel right after 7am. OMG the lines were crazy. My stress level shot through the roof. I had a backpack, but DH and DS23 (birthday boy today) didn't have any bags so I sent them through the line. I figured worst case scenario they would be in the park and able to ride even if I couldn't. I ran back up to the room to get rid of my backpack. The no bag line was walk through, and I caught up with them at the magic morning lines. I can't believe they had all those hotel people funneling through one line.

Then by time we got to the gates, the magic morning lines were ridiculous. They seemed to take forever. This was a completely different experience from WDW where you "tap in" very quickly. We seemed to be in the line that had every clueless person possible. Super frustrating. We didn't get though until about 7:40! Not what I was expecting.

We stuck to the right to enter the not-very-magic-morning line and headed toward the back of the park by small world. I had a speed tester app going and we tried out a few different places, and I was panicking. Last night when I speed tested *inside* Oga's, I was getting in the 150s. Today it was more like in the 30s. I finally found a place that was decent (70s) and we sat down without our five phones. The three of us had our regular iPhones (one 11, one x, and one 8 all on AT&T) as well as an old 8 and an old 6 that were on wifi. I had my apple watch with the count down on the table. We decided to split the difference and had two phones at the landing page and three pones with nothing open. It was all a flurry, but basically, I had a couple phones turn red, and I ended up going with the oldest phone (the iPhone 6) that was on wifi. I could have also done my iPhone 11 on AT&T, but I was worried about doing something at the same time and screwing up. So I kept my iPhone 11 AT&T on the red "join boarding group" page while I proceeded on the old iPhone 6. We ended up with boarding group 53, which was perfect for us as we had the napa rose princess breakfast for DS's birthday.

There were so many people that didn't get groups, I felt really badly for them. At WDW, it felt like most people were successful. That wasn't how it seemed here. I'm not sure how long the regular boarding groups lasted, but it felt really fast. My husband said he had a full about 35 seconds after 8.

WDW felt way more civilized compared to this morning. Very stressful.

my best friend is at DHS today..
she and her family were inside the park waiting for the queue to open.
They got boarding group 14.....i was so excited for them..
i'm wondering what phone they used and whether they were on wifi or their carrier..
their group boarded a half hour after opening...

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[CaliforniaGirl09]

Yes, it's all going to depend on if the ride has downtime today. But based on how Disneyland has been loading I would expect to not be called back before mid to late afternoon.

Ditto, and just as a comparison, we were 58 yesterday and got our notification at 2:57 pm. There seemed to be one shut down yesterday, and it was stuck on 49 for a long time afterwords as they cycled people through after.

P.S. Meant to add that we are really glad we decided not to go for a second day. Sounds like even more of a CF out there than yesterday and my stress levels were through the roof with that. I think it was partly that I wasn't expecting it from prior reports, but this weekend the crowds have really arrived. Everything was horribly packed yesterday and last night. Maxpass for CA was gone in the early evening if not before. We were there on Dec. 22-26th and the crowds were much much worse yesterday. I talked to a CM and she said to visit when passes were blocked. I also complained to the Grand about the hotel security line and apparently I wasn't the first. She tried to pass the buck to security, but I told her even if they don't handle it, it is part of the hotel experience that would be reflected on my survey. I must have said the magic words because I was immediately transferred to a very sympathetic manager, LOL.

 

[JWelch62]

I have a Pixel XL2, on VZW. I had a clock with a second display. Switched to Disneyland app at 7:59:59 and button was red when app switched.

Also, thanks to everyone for all the tips and advice. I hope you all get to experience this ride!

 

[ironband74]

Earlier start than yesterday. Here's hoping for a good day!