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

[dina444444]

You can't, as far as I know from being there asking 20 minutes ago. Nothing changed in the app. It's down. CM tried to cheer me up that they should get to my BG 83 today.

You should be able to get on now. They are up to 86.

 

[Eastern]

Finally back up. I wonder if they’ll make it to 124. That certainly seems unlikely - especially if they have a bunch of recovery FPers returning. Will we see 1 day park hoppers handed out again? Hopefully they can rally and get to 124!!

Totally out of everybody’s control but such a bad look for Disney during one of their busiest days of the year. I’m really sorry for all those who grabbed BGs 11 hours ago and won’t get a ride today.

Now 71-87

 

[Wood Nymph]

Hi,
I don’t post a lot but have been stalking this thread since my family and I will be staying at the dolphin Jan. 17th-20th. I know this is going to be a busy weekend, and I really want to do everything we can to ride since my dad booked the dolphin specifically to be able to get to GE early. We have two day park hopper tickets, and I don’t mind getting up both mornings to increase our odds of getting on RotR, but I wanted to check if anyone knows if there are buses running to take you to the other parks at 7am. We were going to try to take advantage of early EMH at Animal Kingdom on the 18th and devote all of the 19th to DHS. Now we’re going to have to get up early both morning to increase our odds unless more availability starts to open up. Once we see if we’ve got a BG, we’d still like to go to Animal Kingdom for as long as we can that day! Thanks so much for all the helpful tips and knowledge! It is appreciated!!!

The boats run very early to DHS. There isn’t a bus from the Epcot resorts. You can also walk there. It is a 20 minute walk from the Dolphin.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

You can't, as far as I know from being there asking 20 minutes ago. Nothing changed in the app. It's down. CM tried to cheer me up that they should get to my BG 83 today.

I’ve been pulling for you all day after yesterday’s experience! Go go go!!!

 

[Kaleidodad]

Walt Disney World Guest Communications
PO Box 10040
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wdw.guest.communications@disneyworld.com

Oh you know it! As a librarian, I am all about providing UX feedback.

 

[TigerlilyAJ]

Now groups 71-85

You should be able to get on now. They are up to 86.

In line outside. It's down again. I swore when CM told me. (I apologized.) It's a slightly angry mob out here.

I’ve been pulling for you all day after yesterday’s experience! Go go go!!!

I appreciate all the good vibes. We and the ride need them apparently.

 

[JDirrim]

In line now...ride down again stressing because we have 8:30 hoop de doo reservations

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

In line now...ride down again stressing because we have 8:30 hoop de doo reservations

What??...no!! (Not spoken in a forky voice but rather a super sad voice...)

 

[Princess KP]

Ride was down for most of the afternoon. We were BG 64 and got in line at 1:35 and shortly after, they announced that the ride was down. Line would move and stop a few times for the next 2 hours before they made us all leave. Gave us a FP to come back.
Just finished eating and going back to see if we can get on now.

Update: Was able to get on at around 5:30 and it went down again shortly after we got off.

 

[JDirrim]

Rey coming down the line

 

[TigerlilyAJ]

There are a few people here who got booted out of line after the breakdown before this one. A woman was complaining to a CM that she should not have to wait in line again.
I totally understand why she feels that way.
But, here's another POV: Lady, the only reason you were in line earlier when your group was called and I was still waiting for mine to get called was because of a computing lottery. You might have actually arrived at the park 20 minutes after my family did, but got a lower number through sheer luck. So I don't feel bad if you have to wait behind me.
Which is why a lottery that does nothing for first come, first served is hardly the best system.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Didn’t have an appreciation for all of this before being there myself and running into our own troubles. 24 hours later I’m now at home sitting here rooting for those still trying to make it today. Good luck y’all.

 

[yulilin3]

I wonder if we'll see a return of first come first served, maybe waiting for the official opening time and allowing people in and the bg would be open by that time. Of course it would make people get in line extra early again

 

[Weedy]

For the morning mayhem lottery... can anyone make sense as to why one person's phone is able to grab a boarding pass while someone else cannot? My son has a newer Android phone and he registered as not being in the park. I have an older iPhone. I was able to get a backup boarding pass after refreshing numerous times. We were both on Verizon LTE, all bars filled (showing good connectivity). It was so disheartening hearing the cheers of people around who had snagged a pass, when you are still trying. And we KNEW what to do thanks to this forum. I'm certain there were plenty of people arriving with the intention of riding, with no clue that if they did not book a pass with their phone by 7:05, they were out of luck. Oh and yeah...I concur with the belief that there is no Disney Magic with GET with regard to RoR. None were roaming today. Very curt answers. Long lines in the 2 locations where they were camped. Cast members seemed aggravated that they had to deal with people who had problems. Seems they were more "helpful" in the initial reports.

Just one more suggestion Turn WiFi off on your phone if you’re trying use your phone service

 

[BarbSutto]

Just one more suggestion Turn WiFi off on your phone if you’re trying use your phone service

We tried that and we didn’t have no luck! I should have done one phone on WiFi and the other without.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

May have just been where I was in the park, but Disney Guest WiFi pretty much wasn’t working at all yesterday. It would occasionally show up for a few seconds as a WiFi option, but then go away again. I moved around various places from Hollywood to Sunset Boulevard, near buildings / away from buildings, and it would never consistently stay as a connection option. I wasn’t planning on using WiFi anyway but spent the time pre 7am checking just to see, was surprised how spotty / non existent it really was.

 

[akachop]

Vacations should not be this stressful!
In so many other ways Disney impresses me with how easy they make things for their guests.

 

[Krystal659]

After reading the pages for the past few days, I think I understand how to join a boarding group, but I do wonder if my family attempts several days and gets backup boarding numbers are we then able to park hop to say MK and use fast passes there or will the boarding group prohibit us from using fast passes anywhere but HS?

**I apologize if this has been answered and I missed it.

 

[JDirrim]

Cheering...hopefully we are moving again

 

[GADisneyDad14]

After reading the pages for the past few days, I think I understand how to join a boarding group, but I do wonder if my family attempts several days and gets backup boarding numbers are we then able to park hop to say MK and use fast passes there or will the boarding group prohibit us from using fast passes anywhere but HS?

**I apologize if this has been answered and I missed it.

You’re all good, Boarding Groups and FPs aren’t connected to each other in any way. Get your Boarding Group and then use your FPs at any park as needed.