If its not red, then quickly swipe down on the screen which should refresh the page. That is a nice timesaver and helps simplify the process so you dont have to look for them yourself. Either way, if you dont get a boarding pass, you arent riding Rise of the Resistance anyway. Hollywood Studios at 12PM Then for months, Disney was only opening the virtual queue at the parks listed opening time, even if they opened the gates to let guests in earlier than that to let people in line. Emotional and behavioral symptoms often accompany delirium in older adults, exhibiting signs of agitation and anger. If they do get called, it will likely be closer to closing ( but not during evening Extra Magic Hours ), and only if all regular boarding groups have been called for the day. People who will start doing backup Yesterday I advanced from type 2 to type 1 :-/ undefined. You are still stuck going there with the hope of getting a boarding pass at 1:00 pm. 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Disney commented on the latest change to Rise of the Resistance: We know our guests love choice and flexibility when planning their time in a theme parkwhich is why, starting Sept. 23, we will pause the use of virtual queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and guests at Disneys Hollywood Studios may experience this incredible attraction using a traditional standby queue for the first time since it opened in 2019. That means you can show up late and still have a chance of riding Rise of the Resistance. Keep checking back on the app to see what boarding groups have been called to board. That combined with a lower hourly capacity doesnt make for the greatest guest experience. This is a perfect idea if you arent really interested in seeing many other Hollywood Studios attractions that day, or if you just want to experience the park at night. Do you have to be on Disney World property? This number counts down the approximate remaining minutes until your group is called. Even if your friends and family are in the park with you, you wont be able to make a reservation for them until their accounts are linked to yours. What should you do? The boarding groups are usually totally gone within a matter of minutes, then they move to backup boarding groups, which do not guarantee you access to Rise of the Resistance. Our top recommendation is still waking up in time for the 7:00 am online distribution, then going 1 hour before the park opening. Before we get started, make sure to sign up for our FREE Weekly E-Mail Newsletter. While in line for Slinky Dog, I secured a last-minute reservation brunch reservation at Ohanas. Copyright 2022 Ziggy Knows Disney. To ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance you have two options: Each of these options has different positives and negatives, but before we go into more detail, we want to make it clear we still think arriving early is the best overall option for touring Hollywood Studios. Once their turn is called, proceed to the ride entrance and a Cast Member will accommodate you. If Rise of the Resistance experiences more downtime than usual, it affects how many people can ride per day. All adults with a smartphone should have their own My Disney Experience account which will then be easy to link to your own. Again, do all this BEFORE even going to Hollywood Studios so you arent panicking once you are there. We recommend to start coming back even before your group gets called to give yourself extra time. We think when used properly it is a huge time-saver and a much more convenient way to ride one of the most popular attractions in theme park history, plus all the others in Hollywood Studios. How Do Boarding Groups Work for Rise of the Resistance? Disney. On the plus side, since a backup boarding pass will be at the end of the day, you dont have to stay in Hollywood Studios all day to wait. Not all boarding groups may be called to return, based on availability of the experience. This is the lowest number we have seen in the two months the attraction has been open. And you'd better get lucky, too. Thats why we say to use the cell network on your phone. You definitely dont want to miss your turn! We are finding it is cheaper to do a trip to Hawaii or other extravagant locations with more perks than to do a Disney trip. They are just too unreliable when trying to get there early, and even though the Disney Skyliner just modified its hours for Rise of the Resistance, it still doesnt get you there in time for the opening. If you are going to do it, do it right! If you enable Push Notifications for My Disney Experience, you will get a message across your mobile phone screen which will tell you right when your boarding group is ready. Keep in mind though, planning on getting a backup group is not a good strategy and should only be done in emergencies. The new attraction, Rise of the Resistance, has been generating long wait times since it opened on December 5, 2019. While its possible you will get to ride Rise of the Resistance if you are in a backup boarding group, we still feel its safer to be in one of the regular boarding groups, which means arriving early. Regular boarding groups will start filling up as normal every morning, immediately upon park opening. Not only that, but you are in the 100s. The only difference is that a FastPass tells you what time you need to be back in the park and on the ride. Important note: you do not need a Boarding Group to enter Galaxy's Edge or to Ride Smuggler's Run. For a short period of time, Disney was allowing guests who were part of a Disney World VIP Tour to skip the virtual queue and walk right on to Rise of the Resistance. Once we were done with brunch, we headed back for Disneys Hollywood Studios. You might be able to go a little early to the park and see if both devices sign in simultaneously without any problems and go from there. . The short answer is: Whenever you want. Its really an unknown at this point, and I dont think Disney even knows yet. Even though weve done both and very rarely had a problem, we think using your own cell network gives you a better chance of getting a boarding pass. PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF SERVICE. What does who hap tapped mean? There are 2 Boarding Group Distribution windows: 7:00 am and 1:00 pm. One big problem with the ride is its unreliability, with lots of downtime during the morning hours especially. We have been die-hard Disney fans for years (going on 50! With boarding passes split across two booking windows, if you dont get a pass for the first group at 7:00 am you can try again at 1:00 pm. A better strategy, however, would be to wait till your hour is almost up and do the other Hollywood Studios attractions before the lines get too crowded there. 2009 - June is Backup Awareness Month. 2008 - In 2008 we did the survey, but did not write a blog post. One change Disney has recently made to the Virtual Queue system is it no longer tells you which boarding groups are currently boarding. There are multiple windows to book a boarding group and with the option to join before going to the park, its not necessary to get there so early. Little did they know that would be the first of an uncountable number of trips we would take. At official park opening, not before, you can take out your phone and book a Rise of the Resistance Boarding pass from the My Disney Experience app. Either way, we got to say hi to Stitch and Mickey. However, there are now additional Backup Boarding Groups that additional guests can be put into, giving them the opportunity to ride. This is when the locals who normally have to work also want to go on Rise of the Resistance, and therefore youll be fighting both tourists and locals. Created in 2005, what started as a tiny central Florida-based website and short weekly podcast that allowed our audience to visit Walt Disney World virtually has grown into the publishing company it is today. This isnt a perk guests get for staying on-site. First, if you wait, you run the risk that there might not be any backup boarding passes left, which means you definitely wont be riding. I did not know this ahead of time. In the meantime, we are leaving up all our info about how to get a boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance in this post. Read our Hollywood Studios Guide After Reopening for more information about all the attractions and how to tour the park right now. Instead of having to wake up early and be inside Hollywood Studios to make your reservation, at 7:00 am each morning guests will now be able to get a Rise of the Resistance boarding group from their resort, or any other place nearby. The virtual queue is like a reverse FastPass. That would be the best solution if possible, though we dont know how feasible it is. Showing up this early allows you to do the majority of the Hollywood Studios attractions before the long lines start. Remember, this new procedure is valid for both the 7 am and 1 pm distribution times. While technically you can come for the later group, its going to make it harder to get into the Virtual Queue. Unfortunately, Disney wont switch the ADRs or your Virtual Queue time for you. Make sure you are online at 7:00 am on My Disney Experience to get a boarding pass. At this rate, we will probably still be using the virtual queue in 2023 too. Its interesting that Disney used the wording pausing the virtual queue instead of something more final. Stay tuned for more as we update you on the latest Rise of the Resistance virtual queue procedures and keep reading for the full explanation and all our tips. I wanted to get on that attraction as soon as possible. The more times you play, the better your chances are of winning, and not participating in the first time slot is knocking off 50% of your chances. Back when you had a solid 2 hours to get back to Rise of the Resistance once your boarding group was called, Guest Services wasn't budging . in Writing from Spring Hill College and working in Ft. Myers, Phoenix, and Miami. Have faith that the ride will remain operational. There are no high-speed launches, no inversions, and no massive drops (just a small one!). Since park hopping has returned that is now possible again in the afternoon. Hi Harry, you can also get one on a tablet with the MDE app. Thanks . I know from personal experience. 20052023 JAK Schmidt, Inc. All rights reserved. There are safety restrictions throughout the parks, limited attractions, and entertainment offerings, and we just dont feel like its worth it for the amount of money it takes to visit Disney World right now. At least this means you wont have to be at the park entrance at 5:00 am like in the early days, or even at rope drop. That used to be the only way you could get to ride Rise of the Resistance. As far as the location, the wording from Disney says wherever else nearby you might be at that time. How far away can you be to still make reservations? Honestly, if you want to go on Rise of the Resistance sometime in the next year, the best time to do it would probably be in early 2022, January March. Guests still must wait until 7 am (or 1 pm) to join the virtual queue, however, you can confirm your boarding party up to one hour earlier at 6 am or 12 pm. We have an update and some clarification on how the Backup Boarding Groups will work for Rise of the Resistance. Boarding Groups make the most sense right now because it allows Disney to control when guests get in line for the ride and how many at a time. Trust us, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance lives up to the hype, and it will be totally worth the extra hassle it takes right now to get to experience it! Back Up Boarding Groups. I get it, waking up before 7:00 am on your vacation is not the most pleasant idea in the world. This site is an Unofficial Disney Fan site and is in no way affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or any of its affiliates. Once you are in the system and making your reservations in the Virtual Queue, just link whoever you want to include from the list of your family and friends, and you are good to go. Now if you try to get a second boarding pass, a notification will show up on My Disney Experience telling you youve already been on the ride that day and you will have to try another day if you want to ride again. If you wanted to change to the Magic Kingdom for example that morning, that park might already be at capacity for the day. Of course, I didnt want to play with it. I have a flip phonenot a smart phone. If you try for a Rise of the Resistance boarding pass and are unsuccessful at the 7:00 am distribution time, you can always try again at the second distribution at 1:00 pm. We certainly think this is a better idea than what Disney has been doing up to this point and it should relieve some of the frustration commonly found among guests. But, the app assured me that we had until 4:58 pm to join the line. Conversely, some people seem euphoric while in a state of delirium. The latest change is valid for Rise of the Resistance in both Disneys Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. Is there any way to get the fast pass type or something like it of a ride reservation without having a smart phone? The queue should be ready at exactly those times.For the first time slot, you dont have to be inside Disneys Hollywood Studios, you can be at your Disney hotel or nearby the park.For the 1:00 pm distribution time, guests must be inside the park to get a boarding pass. In a time where IP-based coasters are the name of the game, the Imagineers flipped the script with Rise of the Resistance. People who do backup 2. 2013 - The Survey Says: Apathy is Winning. If Disney could get some things tightened up on the maintenance end, and make Rise of the Resistance a bit more reliable, all 100% of guests there for the park's opening would get a boarding pass. Overall park attendance is increasing as well as wait times. This issue is still not resolved with park hopping now back at Disney World since you cant change parks until 2 pm. Lets face it, not everyone wants to get up before the sunrise when they are on vacation to ride a theme park attraction. Boarding group 108 was called at 2:58 pm, and we joined in the line right away. This is a controversial subject from both sides as regular guests obviously dont like the idea that some people can just skip the hassle and get right on the ride. All members of your group have to be inside the park to enter the virtual queue for the second distribution time. Stuck in boarding group 108, I decided to spend some time in Disneys Hollywood Studios. We are two adults going with 4 kids. Todays the day. However, the Virtual Queue for Rise of the Resistance will open at 7:00 am, BEFORE the park opens and being there isnt necessary anymore. While we still stand by our best strategy, which is waking up early, getting a boarding pass at 7:00 am, and then getting a big part of Hollywood Studios done before the crowds, there is another option. Good Morning and Happy Resurrection Sunday. Usually, we would say to avoid going on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday). It was used a little bit, but there was never the tremendous demand for Star Wars Land as originally thought and so it was phased out after a few days of operation. This is a backup group. At 7 am or 1 pm when the virtual queue opens, just refresh the same page and click the Join Queue button. Backup Boarding Groups. But, we got back soon enough to ride the latest edition of Star Tours. Thankfully, Disney has started listening to guest complaints and things look like they are getting better. A Tampa native back home after earning a B.A. Now, everything is changing, and starting September 23, 2021, Disney is pausing the Rise of the Resistance boarding pass procedure and guests now must wait in a standby line to ride. Youve seen this same situation go down on social media in the past, and you are starting to feel defeated. Hope that helps a little, sorry that I haven't tried it before! Then its just a matter of showing up within one hour from that time. First off, its important to note that there are two kinds of boarding passes for Rise of the Resistance: So far since reopening, the guaranteed regular boarding passes for Rise of the Resistance have run out every day within minutes of the official virtual queue opening time. The last time I checked that is the exact description of brunch. You might even have better luck on the weekend since more people are visiting the other parks. It just isnt needed if you are only interested in riding Rise of the Resistance. As of now, there is no advantage to getting a VIP Tour for Rise of the Resistance. (The number of assigned Regular Boarding Groups is much lower than before when as many as 200 or more groups could ride in one day. It is obvious to this Disney veteran that they are simply becoming like all other theme parks. You'll find the . 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