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

[jackbo487]

AT&T, old 5S, speed test apps said I had awful coverage (like 4-5 mbps) in the fire station next to city hall.

despite all that, and Find OutMore not lighting up (had to use My Status), somehow landed group 43 anyway.

 

[CastAStone]

AT&T, old 5S, speed test apps said I had awful coverage (like 4-5 mbps) in the fire station next to city hall.

despite all that, and Find OutMore not lighting up (had to use My Status), somehow landed group 43 anyway.

Nice! Bumping for the morning crowd:

Just a note on cell phones and carriers.

The issue with a carrier is simply can your phone get a signal through. The amount of data needed should be trivial. No one has reported in this thread any issues with T-Mobile, Sprint, or Verizon, and the issues reported with AT&T have been a small % of total AT&T datapoints.

If you can load a website at 7:59, you should be fine.

As for phones, I haven’t seen anything in this thread or the WDW thread to make me think that your phone model matters

Honestly if you’re getting 2-3 Mbps you’ll be fine. The difference between 100kb of data (which is almost certainly way more than is transmitted in the entire BG process) at 2 mbps and 100 mbps is less than 4/10ths of a second.

 

[njchris]

Ugh. Got here 15 mins later than I wanted and line was out to DCA. It was very confusing with the lines looking like they wrapped back and forth. But got in at 8:01. My friend scanned in after me and it took about 30 seconds for the system to recognize he was here. I really don’t think type of phone matters much. It’s not doing a lot of work to display a screen. It prob has more to do with the ping to the server that you have.
Anyway we got on backup group 102.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Ugh. Got here 15 mins later than I wanted and line was out to DCA. It was very confusing with the lines looking like they wrapped back and forth. But got in at 8:01. My friend scanned in after me and it took about 30 seconds for the system to recognize he was here. I really don’t think type of phone matters much. It’s not doing a lot of work to display a screen. It prob has more to do with the ping to the server that you have.
Anyway we got on backup group 102.

Fingers crossed for you - as long as they have a decent day, you should get to ride!

I hope they’re going to streamline entrance procedures. They’re going to have busy days as people think “the crowds will have died down by now” or “I heard you’re fine if you arrive at 7:45!” I shudder to think what Presidents’ Day week is going to look like...

 

[crystal1313]

I was reading on an AP Facebook page this morning that there were a lot of line cutters, which is unfortunate. Hopefully Disney learns from this experience and opens the gates earlier when it’s packed like today.

 

[aymiewilson]

Lines were REALLY long this morning. Security line short at about 7:15 am but lines went all the way back to DCA entrances and wrapped around. They started letting ppl through at 7:30, and we were in the wrapped around part of the line and STILL got thru at 7:54 am!

We went to the stairs for the Main Street station again, this time on Tomorrowland side. Same process as yesterday - watching friend’s smartwatch with second hand. Opened DL appa few mins before - all other apps closed. Hit “find out more” exactly as second hand hit 8 am. Got BG 22 today!

Looks like they started with BG10 at around... 8:30? We got the notification our group was called at about 9 am while loading onto Pirates.

currently in line now as I write this!

 

[msteddom]

I got backup BG 105 at 8:08 this morning. I was very pleasantly surprised to get anything!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

I was reading on an AP Facebook page this morning that there were a lot of line cutters, which is unfortunate. Hopefully Disney learns from this experience and opens the gates earlier when it’s packed like today.

To be fair, the line situation can be very confusing. A lot of the lines “split,” or it’s hard to tell where they lead, or there’s no way to know who “belongs” in a new, short line. When people are panicking and see a short line, they’re going to rush there... a lot of perceived “cutting” isn’t intentional; it’s a byproduct of disorganization and the stress of people trying to get in.

I mean, the same thing happens at the grocery checkout when they open a new lane - it’s not always the people waiting the longest who get to use the new checkout, you know?

I do think Disney needs to do a better job of regulating the lines. We’ve been in some situations in the past where line dynamics got ugly, and that was before BGs made it 100 times more stressful. There’s the potential for some real issues

 

[Mathmagicland]

For those from Oz, had some Aussies behind us in line today, here one day only so quickly shared the DIS strategies. Just saw them and they scored BG 61 on their LTE service.

 

[coaches24]

Ok reading through and want to make sure I understand what to do. Seems simple enough in theory but I want to make sure I am not missing anything. We are going with my daughters theater group Feb 20-22 with 3 day park hoppers and I am a chaperone so our schedule is set by the group leader which means I am at their mercy as far as park times go (and we don’t know the daily schedule yet).
We really want to ride both SW rides.
Is getting a BG at park opening the only way to ride RoTR?
And I can only get a BG if I have scanned my ticket that day in DL?
And do they have any accommodations for groups that have impacted schedules due to classes and such that anyone knows about?

 

[Etonduf]

Ok reading through and want to make sure I understand what to do. Seems simple enough in theory but I want to make sure I am not missing anything. We are going with my daughters theater group Feb 20-22 with 3 day park hoppers and I am a chaperone so our schedule is set by the group leader which means I am at their mercy as far as park times go (and we don’t know the daily schedule yet).
We really want to ride both SW rides.
Is getting a BG at park opening the only way to ride RoTR?
And I can only get a BG if I have scanned my ticket that day in DL?
And do they have any accommodations for groups that have impacted schedules due to classes and such that anyone knows about?

Take a look at the first three posts in the thread for the updated rundown, but the short answers to your questions:

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No

 

[montreid]

"Never tell me the odds"

May the Force be with You

Yes we saw that happen. Line shifted on the far right a lot. We of course had chosen the middle section....

 

[Aurora0427]

We scanned in at 9:07 and were off at 9:37. I rode with my parents, and it was amazing. Ride was walk on. By the time we got off, the line was backed up to where they scan boarding groups, so we didn’t use our rider swaps. My husband and older daughter will ride another time.

It was wonderful and we are so lucky everything worked out for us so perfectly. I still can’t believe it.

 

[VandVsmama]

Ok reading through and want to make sure I understand what to do. Seems simple enough in theory but I want to make sure I am not missing anything. We are going with my daughters theater group Feb 20-22 with 3 day park hoppers and I am a chaperone so our schedule is set by the group leader which means I am at their mercy as far as park times go (and we don’t know the daily schedule yet).
We really want to ride both SW rides.
Is getting a BG at park opening the only way to ride RoTR?
And I can only get a BG if I have scanned my ticket that day in DL?
And do they have any accommodations for groups that have impacted schedules due to classes and such that anyone knows about?

Right now, boarding groups are the only way to get on ROTR. There are no special accommodations for groups with impacted schedules. Even people paying thousands of dollars for VIP tours must be at the park at 8:00 am and have to get a boarding group like everyone else. No standby line. No FP. No single rider line. Only boarding groups.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

I got a red button and no back-up warning just as my phone hit 8:01 from home. Opened the app on a whim to check at some point after it was already 8:00.

(I’m recovering from surgery, so no parks for me this weekend.)

Hope you recover quickly!

 

[Go💛Go]

we didn’t use our rider swaps. My husband and older daughter will ride another time.

Those who ride on the “swap” use the FP line so they bypass the majority of the BG/Standby line up until the merge point.

 

[Aurora0427]

Those who ride on the “swap” use the FP line so they bypass the majority of the BG/Standby line up until the merge point.

Yeah, I thought about that. But my husband had to leave to go to the airport and my eight year old was starting to really freak herself out about riding it, so I just let it go and went and saw princesses.

 

[Ferrellcon]

Yeah, that's one area that DHS has Disneyland beat. They have gotten everyone in the gates before the park officially opens that were in line before it opens. and usually by opening there isn't a line to go through the tap stiles. The fingerprint vs. picture makes all the difference in how long it takes.

I feel like DHS Beats Disneyland in many ways. Lol

They get everyone in the park before opening and they are more efficient in loading boarding groups. I have seen them often go through over 100 groups. If i had a choice I would go to DHS over Disneyland any day to get on the new ride. They do have an advantage though. They have been open longer.

 

[Kellina]

Question- I can't seem to find a clear answer on this one.

It will be my husband, 2 kids and myself going in about a month. Should my husband and I both try for a BG? If so can we just use either one??

Thanks!!!

 

[dina444444]

Question- I can't seem to find a clear answer on this one.

It will be my husband, 2 kids and myself going in about a month. Should my husband and I both try for a BG? If so can we just use either one??

Thanks!!!

You can both try on your phones, you will each need to have your entire parties tickets scanned in to both logins on the apps. You can also use one login on both phones.