If it's anything like the opening of SWGE it'll be much, much earlier than opening time. I would recommend booking an Uber or Lyft. For SWGE the parking lot opened at 3:30am and they let us into the park short after and I was inside SWGE by 4:30am
For people in the Epcot resorts they were not allowed to walk over until 3:30am
Some of the replies are sad.....
We will also be there and while I'm willing to head over at 3:30, I'm almost tempted to wait and go over around 9-10. If it's anything like SWGE opening, the first people that went in waited for 3-4 hours (between waiting for the park to open and the ride), but then it died way down and waits were less than 90 minutes. Anyone have thoughts?Thanks for the reply. I was afraid you were going to say that. I guess we won't be sleeping much. Ha!
Just like most rides, you can put your stuff on the floor at your feet. I had my backpack there each time I rode (about the same size).We have an appointment at Droid Depot. Afterward, we wanted to ride Smugglers Run. Is that possible? Can we bring our droids with us? They will be in their boxes.
We will also be there and while I'm willing to head over at 3:30, I'm almost tempted to wait and go over around 9-10. If it's anything like SWGE opening, the first people that went in waited for 3-4 hours (between waiting for the park to open and the ride), but then it died way down and waits were less than 90 minutes. Anyone have thoughts?
What is your goal? Do you only want to ride ROTR? Explore the whole land?
I don’t know the capacity of the ride and how it compares to MFSR. I do think the line will be longer for more of the day given this is supposed to be the main attraction.
Do you have any reservations that guarantee you entry if it goes to boarding groups?
I don’t know if I would feel the need to head over at 3 am, but I would probably try to get there earlier than 10.
That being said, I can summarize my opening day experience.
I was at opening day of the land in WDW. I knew I was not going to be anywhere near the front of the line so did not even attempt something crazy early. I also had multiple reservations inside the land so knew we would get in eventually.
We left our hotel at 6:00 am and drove to HS. Parking and security were easy. We waiting for merch first since boarding groups we already in place. We were boarding group 42 and were entering the land at 9:30am. Over the day we went to Oga’s, tried the blue milk, had lunch at BD7, built a saber at Savi’s.
We got in line for MFSR just after 8pm. I had my engineer card at 9:30. We also managed to pop into Dok Ondars just before 10. While we were in there I think they did eventually stop people from entering.
We also took a mid-day break and went over to Epcot for a bit.
In the end I think we did most of what we wanted to do.
Anyone else hearing or seeing that Rise of the Resistance may not open on December 5th?
I only want to ride ROTR. We have two other DHS days on our trip for exploring the land, and our reservations for Oga's and droid building are on a different day. I love the nighttime strategy but we have an ADR for Storybook Dining at 6:30.
What is your goal? Do you only want to ride ROTR? Explore the whole land?
I don’t know the capacity of the ride and how it compares to MFSR. I do think the line will be longer for more of the day given this is supposed to be the main attraction.
Do you have any reservations that guarantee you entry if it goes to boarding groups?
I don’t know if I would feel the need to head over at 3 am, but I would probably try to get there earlier than 10.
That being said, I can summarize my opening day experience.
I was at opening day of the land in WDW. I knew I was not going to be anywhere near the front of the line so did not even attempt something crazy early. I also had multiple reservations inside the land so knew we would get in eventually.
We left our hotel at 6:00 am and drove to HS. Parking and security were easy. We waiting for merch first since boarding groups we already in place. We were boarding group 42 and were entering the land at 9:30am. Over the day we went to Oga’s, tried the blue milk, had lunch at BD7, built a saber at Savi’s.
We got in line for MFSR just after 8pm. I had my engineer card at 9:30. We also managed to pop into Dok Ondars just before 10. While we were in there I think they did eventually stop people from entering.
We also took a mid-day break and went over to Epcot for a bit.
In the end I think we did most of what we wanted to do.
We had our two droids held at the front of the park so we did not have to take them with us as we explored the rest of the land and park. It takes about three hours to get to the front but you can then pick them up on your way out.We have an appointment at Droid Depot. Afterward, we wanted to ride Smugglers Run. Is that possible? Can we bring our droids with us? They will be in their boxes.
It seems the plan is Rise is going to open that day ready or not. I would pack patience and maybe expect downtime when it does debut. It’s likely not going to be a glorious opening.Anyone else hearing or seeing that Rise of the Resistance may not open on December 5th?
It seems the plan is Rise is going to open that day ready or not. I would pack patience and maybe expect downtime when it does debut. It’s likely not going to be a glorious opening.
What is all this boarding group stuff? we have reservations at Oga's too, do you get called to ride the rides from Oga's?I think going at 9 or 10 could work then. I would just try to pay attention to boarding groups and be ready to go earlier if it goes to boarding groups.
no, this is a system that, in the case of the land reaching capacity, goes into effect.What is all this boarding group stuff? we have reservations at Oga's too, do you get called to ride the rides from Oga's?