RotR Planning & Daily Boarding Group Discussion - *CLOSED*

[rteetz]

all in all Disney has to be pretty happy with how well it has functioned for Day 1 though

They are.

 

[Storminion]

Ok, I know everyone is excited but we MUST try and keep similar topics in each thread.
There's a thread on the attraction and it's systems,technology, ride thru, times here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/star-wars-galaxys-edge-attractions-planning.3728060/
There's a thread for how the Virtual queue, boarding pass system works: https://www.disboards.com/threads/joining-a-boarding-group-question.3781381/#post-61316060
and of course we have the various threads for merchandise, food, and just back experience reviews.
This is for everyone's benefit. Lets keep this thread discussing opening day/week experiences for RotR ONLY
Also any discussion on circumventing Disney rules is strictly prohibited by the Dis guidelines.
I will now go back as far as I can and delete off topics posts from here

 

[Anthony Vito]

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I can't seem to find any footage/photos of the drones from the media event though. Anyone wanna help with that?
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Disney Parks on YouTube - they live-streamed it last night - which you can watch after the fact (I watched hours later).

 

[Tink1987]

while the ride itself at face value is impressive, there are other rides much more compelling eg. Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, Mystic Manor, PotC Sunken Treasure & upcoming Beauty and the Beast ride

I think some of it depends if you are a Star Wars fan as well. Some people will be theme park fans who appreciate a great attraction without necessarily being a SW fan.

I’ve rode Tokyo’s and Paris’s trackless rides and they are great. I would say Pooh’s Hunny Hunt is on par with ROTR not for technology but just because it’s a fun ride and I’ve always been a massive Winnie the Pooh fan.

I (shockingly) loved Pooh's Honey Hunt. When I rode it, I didnt know how awesome trackless was. I am hoping RotR is just as good.

Honey Hunt is fantastic isntYou won’t be disappointed with ROTR

I haven't been to Japan (yet) so haven't ridden that but have been to Hong Kong and Mystic Manor is the best Disney attraction I have ever been on so will be interesting to see how I feel after getting to ride RotR

I need to get to HK and ride MM. Keep waiting for the castle to be finished. Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on ROTR after knowing hou

Two improvements to this would be to not allow people to join a boarding group until they actually tapped into the park AND to only allow one ride per guest. Some people will have the ability to ride twice today at the expense of others not riding at all. With demand so high on this ride I think it actually would’ve warranted a one BG per guest limit.

Yes it’s always a difficult one. I’ll be honest I requested another boarding group after riding the first time. CM’s were telling people too so it was one of those instances where well if other people are going to do it I will take one.

 

[Chrisd05]

There have been minor stoppages.

I thought the vq worked really well. Was in at 6:40 and was able to do a few rides, go back to the hotel for 2 hours and return when I was called to board.

I am not a huge star wars fan and had not read, watched or seen much at all about it so went in blind. I was amazed by it all, it really blew me away, the epic size of everything and the fluid of the story with the cast playing a huge part in the experience of it all.

I have ridden ratatouille in Paris and while that is fun the tackles system for this is different class the whole experience was. They must be running low capacity as most of the vehicles we saw on trackless bit were empty.

 

[keishashadow]

Haven’t given up quite yet. We are 138, they are on 88. Hey, it could happen. I’m thinking/hoping more than a few folks won’t come back for their slot.
If not will arrive a bit earlier tomorrow.
2 GS agents told me they’ve eliminated the glitch of signing in prior to entering the park itself. I don’t see how but who knows how tomorrow will roll out

 

[DGsAtBLT]

There are a few other issues with this system. You don’t actually know how long your wait is. It’s like being given a ticket at a deli counter but you don’t have a clue how long it will take to serve those in front. And why not allow fastpasses? My understanding was that they were concerned about the effect of FPs on the standby line but there isn’t a standby line so that doesn’t make sense.

This system might work if you are able to get to the park at the crack of dawn and don’t mind pottering around for a non-specified length of time but that won’t suit everyone.

FP would just make this a bigger cluster. With the boarding groups they can better control when the ride goes down, and IMO with a new ultra popular attraction I think first come first serve at the park that morning is the fairest way to handle it, not 90 days for (certain) club level guests, 60+whatever for onsite, and nothing for offsite.

It also acts as a bonus of sorts as part of a DHS day. It doesn't take up a FP or force you to choose it over something else at rope drop.

 

[Lydia S]

Apologies if this question was answered previously in the thread. There’s been so many responses that I can’t keep up!

Hoping to go tomorrow and join a virtual queue. Does my whole party need to be in the park in order to add them on MDE or can I let them rest, head to the park early and do it for them?

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Yes it’s always a difficult one. I’ll be honest I requested another boarding group after riding the first time. CM’s were telling people too so it was one of those instances where well if other people are going to do it I will take one.

Oh if I were you, I would’ve done the same thing

You were playing by the rules. I just think Disney could’ve (should’ve) made different rules.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

Apologies if this question was answered previously in the thread. There’s been so many responses that I can’t keep up!

Hoping to go tomorrow and join a virtual queue. Does my whole party need to be in the park in order to add them on MDE or can I let them rest, head to the park early and do it for them?

Everyone needs to be in the park.

 

[hiroMYhero]

There’s been so many responses that I can’t keep up!

It’s okay, most have been off-topic.

Everyone you Select in your MDX account needs to be in the entrance area of the park.

 

[Liljo22]

How many individual "tracks" are there? Two or is it four? I have only seen videos that send you to the doors on the right as you come up to the last pre-show. Are there tracks to the left of the two STs also? I am talking about tracks as in sets of two vehicles.

 

[Mikey_B]

FP would just make this a bigger cluster. With the boarding groups they can better control when the ride goes down, and IMO with a new ultra popular attraction I think first come first serve at the park that morning is the fairest way to handle it, not 90 days for (certain) club level guests, 60+whatever for onsite, and nothing for offsite.

But that’s no different to any other popular attraction. Should they scrap the FP system for 7DMT, SDD etc?

I realise I’m being quite critical of what is technically a fair system but to force people to arrive well before park opening or not ride an attraction at all seems a bit of a bad system

With the alleged high capacity of the ride I’m hoping it might not be quite so difficult to get a slot in the future.



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[MusicalAstronaut]

Oh if I were you, I would’ve done the same thing

You were playing by the rules. I just think Disney could’ve (should’ve) made different rules.

Not caught up (I was on the plane) but every CM I talked to said to ride it again I had to join another boarding group. They didn’t make it sound like that wasn’t allowed or anything. Is that what folks are saying, that you shouldn’t join another? It seems to me just like getting in line to ride something multiple times, if you are there why not do it? To be fair, those that managed to grab a second group were in the 140s+ (or at least the folks I know that did we’re) so it’s debatable if they’ll get on it again. It was a moot point for me. I asked if I could ride it again since my group was still “boarding” and was told no, so that was it for me. I’m back home in Atlanta now.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

it’s always a difficult one. I’ll be honest I requested another boarding group after riding the first time. CM’s were telling people too so it was one of those instances where well if other people are going to do it I will take one.

I would 100% do that too. So would I'm willing to bet anyone here who wanted to ride a 2nd time. You don't need to justify it! I hope you get on again.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

But that’s no different to any other popular attraction. Should they scrap the FP system for 7DMT, SDD etc?

I realise I’m being quite critical of what is technically a fair system but to force people to arrive well before park opening or not ride an attraction at all seems a bit of a bad system

With the alleged high capacity of the ride I’m hoping it might not be quite so difficult to get a slot in the future.

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I mean there's certainly the argument for scrapping the system as we know it. Too OT for this though I think.

Capacity is limited. Reliability is iffy. People are going to miss out, 60 days out, 30 days out, day of, doesn't matter. First come first serve day of is about as equal as you can get.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

it's also more friendly to Disney's bottom line as instead of standing in a 6-7 hour line you are off doing other things - including shopping and eating

I was just thrilled because instead of standing in line for 5 hours & risking not actually getting to ride it (I left for the airport around 10am), I at least got to ride all of the other things. That alone made the god-awful early wake up worth it! And my group got called around 9am so it was perfect.

 

[rteetz]

How many individual "tracks" are there? Two or is it four? I have only seen videos that send you to the doors on the right as you come up to the last pre-show. Are there tracks to the left of the two STs also? I am talking about tracks as in sets of two vehicles.

Two vehicle paths. When you enter the destroyer you can be taken left or right. This is when they group you up for your vehicle.

 

[fflmaster]

I wonder if Disney would extend the hours of HS if the demand was there? I know this could be very difficult with the staff already having their schedules.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Not caught up (I was on the plane) but every CM I talked to said to ride it again I had to join another boarding group. They didn’t make it sound like that wasn’t allowed or anything. Is that what folks are saying, that you shouldn’t join another? It seems to me just like getting in line to ride something multiple times, if you are there why not do it? To be fair, those that managed to grab a second group were in the 140s+ (or at least the folks I know that did we’re) so it’s debatable if they’ll get on it again. It was a moot point for me. I asked if I could ride it again since my group was still “boarding” and was told no, so that was it for me. I’m back home in Atlanta now.

Nobody would fault anybody for riding again if they were able to secure a 2nd BG. It’s allowed! Perhaps Disney should’ve set it up differently but that’s between Disney and people who weren’t able to ride. It’s not the fault of people who were able to ride twice within the rules. The thing I’m pointing out is that one benefit the VQ system would provide is the ability to only allow one ride per person - but Disney has not elected to do it that way.