READ POST 1 & 2 FIRST-Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Planning and Information-*No Spoilers*

[rteetz]

Ive been reading along and trying to understand all of this information! Thanks to everyone who has posted about their experience. We are going with a group of 10 family members on January 10, and we only have one day at HS. We are staying at the Swan hotel. We can walk from there I think? And from what I’m gathering, we don’t maybe have to arrive way before the park opens in order to get a boarding group?

Yes you can walk. Also yes you don't have to arrive way before park open. If you look at the chart you can see how long it takes for boarding groups to be taken. If you are in the park before then you'll be fine.

 

[Becky201068]

Yes you can walk. Also yes you don't have to arrive way before park open. If you look at the chart you can see how long it takes for boarding groups to be taken. If you are in the park before then you'll be fine.

Thank you! Can I just ask, then, why people are getting there so early? Just for a lower number boarding group?

 

[montreid]

I was still in San Diego when fellow family checked into HS. I was able to try to get BG for them, but they got in already. So though I wasn't tapped in, I could assist in obtaining the BG.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Thank you! Can I just ask, then, why people are getting there so early? Just for a lower number boarding group?

More to be at the front of "rope drop" for other rides (Slinky dog, Smugglers Run, etc). As long as you are in the park before park opening you have same chance for low boarding group as everyone else

 

[dina444444]

6:14 left boardwalk
6:30 through security (busiest day at security including no bag line out of 12/29, 12/31, and 1/1)
6:40 in park (still tap and go, but took a lot longer than last few days)
7:00 boarding group 48

 

[dina444444]

Group 7 is the first group of the day

 

[Woodcourt]

Whew! That’s stressful. Arrived around 6:10. Security wasn’t bad but line was almost backed up to security. Boarding group 54 and some of our group were first on RnR.

 

[dina444444]

Backups starts at 113 today. Not sure what time it flipped over but it was in the last 5 minutes.

 

[Opie100]

Left BCV at 6:29
Walked to DHS (used BW short cut)
Thru no bag security 6:52
Thru tapstiles at 6:55 (no fingers)
BG 23
DW used Verizon and got it
I used wifi but she won
Big crowd

 

[JDirrim]

Here is my timeline:
Left SSR 5am
Bus 5:11
Arrived at DHS 5:32
Through security 5:36 standing next to ticket booths
Turn styles opened 6:31
Tapped in 6:34
My app wouldn’t refresh at 7. Never got the red link to join boarding group. Had to go to a CM around 7:05...Boarding group 92

 

[Opie100]

Rotr Line moving slowly right now (or stopped) 7:45

 

[JDirrim]

Left BCV at 6:29
Walked to DHS (used BW short cut)
Thru no bag security 6:52
Thru tapstiles at 6:55 (no fingers)
BG 23
DW used Verizon and got it
I used wifi but she won
Big crowd

Really? When I went through around 6:30 I had to finger scan Crazy.

 

[alicat130]

Tried round 2 today. Arrived at 5:50, started behind the ticket booths, much further back than Sunday.
Waited for BG to open near guest services this time, where Donald and Daisy meet.
My sister was able to get it to open first and pulled BG 18. We got in line around 7:25 and walked for a bit before being stopped now for at least 10 mins.

 

[Opie100]

Really? When I went through around 6:30 I had to finger scan Crazy.

Interesting - maybe some CMs weren’t - we went to the right tapstiles.

BG 23 called at 8:07pm

We finished MFSR at 9am - we were towards the back of the street at 7am and followed the hoard over.
Entered RotR at 9:06, out at 9:55.
Amazing ride!

 

[poohj80]

Anyone arrive recently that can report whether backup groups are still available? Trying to decide whether it’s worth running over to get one.

 

[dina444444]

Anyone arrive recently that can report whether backup groups are still available? Trying to decide whether it’s worth running over to get one.

They are still available according to the app.

 

[dina444444]

Backups are now gone

 

[ray3127]

Left BCV at 6:00
Walked to DHS (used BW short cut)
Arrived 6:20, big security line
Through security w/bags 6:30
Thru tapstiles at 6:50 (no fingers), again huge line
BG 70 at 7:00
Used 2 phones logged into my MDE, one WiFi one Verizon. The WiFi won, but not a great group. Those around us were in the teens.

 

[Becky201068]

Hi! I have two more questions (sorry!). Our hotel doesn’t give out MagicBands. Do you need those to “tap in”? And what are the back up boarding groups for? Thank you!!!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Hi! I have two more questions (sorry!). Our hotel doesn’t give out MagicBands. Do you need those to “tap in”? And what are the back up boarding groups for? Thank you!!!!

1) Magic Bands - you do not need those, just your ticket or however you are getting into the parks. Magic Bands are just a link to your account where your ticket information is stored - so the hard plastic tickets do the same thing

2) Back-up boarding groups are the same as regular boarding groups just no guarantee you will get on the ride if there are mechanical problems. Basically if you have a regular BG and don't get on, you cna expect some compensation from Disney ... if you have a Backup BG and don't get on, no compensation. Other wise there really is no difference