Well, let’s go do that,” Larena said. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times, Orlando Sentinel and Orange County Register. As you follow the path you enter into the first part of the caverns and behind a waterfall visible from the outside. The problem is that the attraction is SOOO popular that they can’t do an event like this anytime soon because of the high demand it currently has. Just like the 7:00 am slot, the 2:00 pm slot sells out in between 30-60 seconds. Just ask assistance from a Cast Member and they will then direct you to the loading area. No, it’s a combination of different ride systems, but a roller coaster is not one of them. I wasn’t even upset when you had to actually be in line at the park at 6:00 am. There are no loops or inversions in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, so if that makes you nervous, there is no need to worry about this attraction. The Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction in Galaxy’s Edge is the ride I’ve been looking forward to more than any other ride coming to the Disney parks in the next few years. The scale and size of both ships is made to scale, and they are very impressive to look at. It’s THAT good and something that just has to be experienced to understand fully. It opened December 5, 2019 in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and January 17, 2020 in Disneyland Park. Disney also opened up another big attraction in Hollywood Studios, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway which is definitely worth a visit. wisdom of (Disney personality) Harrison “Buzz” Price and his Unlike a roller coaster or any amusement park ride that is outdoors and easily viewed from the midway, visitors at the Disney parks have no visual cues to observe Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in action and gauge its intensity. There is one outdoor part, but even that is covered by a roof so you won’t get wet. Crews were testing the trackless dark ride elsewhere in the attraction. “If you look up, it might be ancient star maps up there from the previous civilization that was in here. However, if forced to pick we give the slight edge to Rise of the Resistance, an attraction unlike anything else that’s been created in a theme park. You feel like a little ant under their feet and wonder how they could be so big. If you want to read more about the roles these characters play in Star Wars Rise of the Resistance then read the walkthrough further down. Let us know in the comments section below! So keeping such a complex system working in unison has been a challenge. Music – A huge part of the attraction is the killer soundtrack. On good days (before the closure) the boarding groups have reached all the way up to 222 so far, it depends on how it’s running the day you go. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland on May 31 and at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Aug 29. What Characters are in Rise of the Resistance? There may be times when Guests may be required to join a virtual queue to experience the new Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction. This is your first exposure to the many characters throughout Rise of the Resistance as Rey, Finn, Poe and other characters from the new series play a big part in this attraction. “You’ll then notice this is a very stark difference to what you’ve seen in the village in the Resistance space,” Larena said. This board holds the Resistance plans and looks just like what you see in the Rebel/Resistance bases from the Star Wars films: I’m very impressed with the walls, which have a very similar look and feel to what you find in the Smugglers Run queue. In the future, Disney will most likely get rid of the Virtual Queue for this ride, but with how long the standby queue would be, we don’t expect that to happen for quite some time. How Scary is the Rise of the Resistance Ride? One of the coolest scenes in the whole Rise of the Resistance ride though is when you make it into the room Disney has built holding 2 giant AT-AT walkers! He wrote the Funland theme park blog for the Los Angeles Times for a decade. You are suspended in mid-air on a banshee on Flight of Passage, but all the action takes place on a screen. In this room two of the trackless ride vehicles are waiting to help you escape! Thankfully Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is not coming to only one park, but it is located in both Galaxy’s Edge lands, one Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and also in Disneyland Park. Here is a look at what the escape pod is supposed to look like outside: You can see the nose of another escape pod sticking out from the wreck which has landed back down on Batuu when you leave the attraction: This pod has Lieutenant Bek inside as he has also made it safely off the star destroyer: Here is a look at the inside of the unloading area where you make your crash landing: Once you arrive on Batuu, you will then be recognized as a Resistance hero and having had an instrumental part in taking down the First Order! There is no reason if you are in Disney World not to go, and it’s a must-experience ride for everyone! While not quite as good as Flight of Passage or Smugglers Run, this is still an amazing work of art and gets you immersed in the story right from the beginning. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has had fans on the (galaxy’s) edge of their seats since it was originally announced in 2015. While not as big, they are built realistically like the Millennium Falcon over in Black Spire Outpost. Your ship pulled into a Star Destroyer. Here is what the real attraction turnstiles look like and where you enter: Once you pass through the turnstiles your journey begins and the attraction queue winds back and forth outside for a considerable amount of time. Brady MacDonald is a freelance writer based in California. They’re ready to arm up and get on their way.”. It’s been very problematic, and difficult to keep running correctly for long periods of time. TIE fighters will swoop past as the second Star Destroyer from the battle hovers in a 100-foot-wide space window. That means every member of your group must be present in Hollywood Studios to make a reservation. This negates the need to arrive hours early, and you will know before you leave for the park that day whether or not you have a boarding group or not. At times during the first couple of weeks of operation, Hollywood Studios opened as much as 2 and 3 hours EARLIER than the listed opening time. That means that the waiting is over if you are going to either Disney World or Disneyland soon! That will give you the best chance to get a boarding group and ride Rise of the Resistance that day. the Village Roadshow approach on safety and social media hits... Urban We’ll keep an eye on this for you and update you if something is announced. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the newest attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World and Disneyland. Up in the cockpit, the transport is piloted by an audio-animatronic jowl-faced smuggler named Nien Nunb. Check out some highlights from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios! After the interrogation is over and it looks like you’re never getting out of there, rescue arrives! That said, if you are in Galaxy’s Edge and only have time for one attraction, make it Rise of the Resistance. That takes into consideration the pre-show before boarding the shuttle and all ride elements. *This number has been greatly reduced since reopening and is now about 10-15 guests. Even though the Resistance base is cool and all, nothing beats the feeling of stepping on board the Millenium Falcon and chilling for a while in the Main Hold. You could risk waiting until 2022, but we don’t know what will be happening then, and it’s just as likely you’ll hit huge crowds there too. Copyright © 2017  Ziggy Knows Disney. Log in to My Disney Experience before 7:00 am on the day you are going to the park. Join the Resistance in an epic battle against the First Order on this thrilling new ride at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Here is our current touring recommendation for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance –. If for some reason you get in the attraction queue and change your mind about riding Rise of the Resistance, you can opt-out and tell a Cast Member there at the end that you prefer not riding. The Hollywood Studios version has FastPass+, while the Disneyland one still does not. What a tremendous job here! We get how great this attraction is, but when is the best time to visit it? In the room with the AT-ATs the two trackless vehicles become separated, and Finn arrives to provide cover fire as you escape. The Resistance will then store its laser weapons and munitions in locked cages in the Red Room. It’s very brutal and hard architecture. That’s because the attraction takes place inside an enormous show building nestled in a wooded area. You immediately get the sense you are about to stumble upon something special. There’s a big showdown that happens. This should be right at 7:00 am. In the video we show each show scene and you can see all the surprises. “The Resistance came in here with their laser torches and cut out the bigger opening here so they can get their big power cables through this space. This is a good place to look at the mountains from the outside that you will soon be entering. Now after having ridden it, I am completely speechless!! Here toward the end of the queue, FastPass+ and Standby lines merge together in another war room, and you are then gathered to wait in groups of 45-55 people in front of large blaster doors before entering: Once the door opens, it’s time to start the show! Here is the Rise of the Resistance ride video. This is a long list and there isn’t much we don’t love about it. The ship is then cleared for take-off as the transport doors close. “When those doors closed, you were looking at Poe’s X-wing spooling up, everything getting ready,” Larena said. Then depending on how high your number is, you can decide whether to stay in the park until closing or leave early. There is a height requirement of 40 inches, but Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is definitely kid-friendly. BB-8 and Rey play a big role in the pre-show for the ride, and Poe Dameron and Nien Nunb accompany you on your mission. We’re going to share with you everything you need to know about this ground-breaking new ride! You can even feel the ground shaking underneath their feet as the ship takes off to bring you to your mission. Because of maintenance and technical problems, capacity has gone down some lately, and some days they haven’t been calling the backup groups. The only reason Smugglers Run has been thought of that way is because it was the only ride operational when Galaxy’s Edge opened. Our answer to this is a bit different now than some months ago. This includes the pre-show, space shuttle and Star Destroyer hanger portions of Rise of the Resistance. Rise of the Resistance is a moderately intense ride, and not something you want to do if you have severe health problems. Changes to the Ride – Right now Rise of the Resistance is brand new and everything is working great. “You can see this was once three separate rooms,” Larena said. There aren’t any special extra magic hours for the attraction at this point, which is not surprising given that Disney is not currently running any Extra Magic Hours at this time. Immediately we think of a roller coaster when talking about a thrilling ride in a Disney Park, but it isn’t a roller coaster at all, not even close. Download Data! will help you to make a more informed decision and we explain the pros and cons to each year. These are just a few of the changes and new safety measures in the Disney Parks at this time to protect guests and Cast Members. The amazing part though is how realistic all of this is. Then in the AT-AT room, they are equally as impressive and built to-size. If you’re unable to transfer from your ECV you can still enjoy the in-queue interactivity, initial capture, and scope out the Stormtroopers in the airlock hangar, but you’ll be required to take the last chance exit before boarding the actual “ride” portion. Little did they know that would be the first of an uncountable number of trips we would take. Make sure to read our Rise of the Resistance Boarding Groups Guide for more information. Featuring four interworking ride systems in conjunction with Audio-Animatronics, practical sets, projection mapping and screen-based media, Rise of the Resistance is one of the most complex and advanced attr… In fact, I was hoping for something that was more intense than this. One of the cool parts about Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride is that it’s full of your favorite characters from the actual Star Wars films. Now you’re telling me it opened first in Disney World?? Now Open! Join the Resistance in an epic battle against the First Order on this thrilling new ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios … Star Wars Trackless Dark Ride, including preshows, at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Visitors enter the attraction queue near a Resistance gun turret and they then wander through tunnels carved by an ancient civilization. It even has an R5 droid in the front who will be your guide throughout the adventure: (Update) – Since reopening in July, the ride vehicle for Rise of the Resistance was only carrying one party at a time. While we were initially thrown off by the Virtual Queue showing up on opening day (it should have been obvious in hindsight), we have to say Disney has figured out a nearly flawless system to get people into the attraction in the most painless way possible. The figure appears out of nowhere, and Kylo ignites his lightsaber in rage. This might change the more I think about it, but as of now we’re sticking to our opinion and saying it’s true. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has one of the most interesting and detailed ride queues we’ve ever seen in a theme park and it will keep you busy for the entirety of your wait. (Updated: Rise of the Resistance has reopened in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but remains temporarily closed in Disneyland. They’re meant to deal with people like Resistance prisoners.”, Riders will then be thrown in jail cell similar to the one where Poe Dameron was questioned by Kylo Ren in “The Force Awakens.”, “The same sort of thing will happen to you,” Larena said. When the doors to the shuttle open you find yourself in the middle of a gigantic, First Order star destroyer bay! The Ride vehicles have an “onboard droid that reacts to its surroundings” and is your guide on this crazy ride through the spaceship hallways. Re-Rideability – Both rides can be experienced time and time again. Disney has created an advanced simulation for this part of the ride which makes you feel like you are being jettisoned from the star destroyer. I was speechless when I stepped onto that Star Destroyer floor for the first time. You need to use that time for touring other attractions in the park before the crowds come in. However, in almost 3 years we’ve never walked off Flight of Passage without a huge smile on our face either. The walls look authenticly First Order and all the details are here. Boarding Groups per Hour (All Day): 6.6; Time to Board 10 Groups (All Day): 1.5 hours; Boarding Groups per Hour (Last Hour): 1.8; Time to Board 10 Groups (Last Hour): 5.6 hours; Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Graphs. You’ll board your ride vehicles, and ride through the halls looking to escape. 2021 will be much busier with all the Disney World 50th Anniversary hoopla being planned, plus even more new attractions. In addition, perforated steel Marston mats like the ones used by the military are embedded into the ground. “Speaking as a father that has spent many, many hours waiting in queues, I’ve always wanted a place that I could sit with my kids,” Larena said. The elaborate new attraction will be set amid a rebel military camp next to Black Spire Outpost on the remote planet of Batuu. How do they stack up? It uses trackless technology like Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, which means that the vehicle doesn’t have a visible path it will take, making it much more unpredictable. Previously I would have said Flight of Passage is the best in WDW, and while they are close, RotR wins out by the slimmest of margins. I work hard at making this website into a useful resource for you and your family to plan your visit to the Disney Parks and I hope it can help you! Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is accessible for ECV’s, Wheelchairs, and any other accessibility device. All of this puts you into the story and sells everything perfectly. The problem is with 4 different ride systems in play, all working together, if one of them goes down, the whole ride goes down. (More on this later.). At that point just tell a Cast Member you don’t want to do the rest of the ride. The actors who play the First Order officers in the detention block, are incredibly believable and really mean! Disney is more than happy to accommodate guests who have special needs. In the next room, visitors weave past lockers filled with fighter pilot flight suits and breathing apparatus. The opening for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has come and gone in both parks, and there wasn’t a soft opening for Annual Passholders in either of them. It will have 4 different ride systems, all different and all forming one epic storytelling experience. I’ve been in this ride vehicle many times, and I can say it really adds a lot to the ride experience because there is no track and therefore you can’t prepare yourself for what’s coming next. “There’s a whole backstory of this place that our guests are left to puzzle over and make a story.”. The backstory for Galaxy’s Edge is that the Resistance has built a new base on the remote planet of Batuu by carving out a cavern which is thousands of years old with lasers, to form their new base. Our one critique with Rise of the Resistance is we thought it could have been slightly more thrilling. This is the highest form of immersion and the ride and story start from the pre-show. There are plenty of amazing spots where you can take photos though, so get ready for some awesome selfies. That will most likely change in the future as the infrastructure is in place for one. At least as much should be expected for this ride once things get back to “normal” in the Disney Parks. Go to Hollywood Studios and experience Rise of the Resistance, Go to Hollywood Studios and skip Rise of the Resistance. “You will physically be moving and you will feel the sensation of yourself taking off,” Larena said. If you would like to know more about how long you can expect to wait for other attractions and experiences in Galaxy’s Edge, and how to avoid the lines, check out our Star Wars Land Wait Times Guide. It’s definitely among the best new Disney World attractions, and in our opinion is number 1! While Rise of the Resistance does have a Single Rider line, at this time they are not using it. The shuttle ride at the beginning is fairly tame and it’s not even necessary to hold on to the handles during space travel. However, it’s not much of a comparison and Rise of the Resistance is the vastly superior attraction. 7:00 am Openings – From the beginning, boarding groups have sold out only minutes after park opening, sometimes less than 1 minute after! After years of anticipation, the long-awaited attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance inside Walt Disney World's' Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Hollywood Studios is complete and poised to open to the public. The technology works well though and the color and clarity of the image is spot on. I started young when my parents took me to Disney World when I was 18 months old. The DAS Card is accepted on Rise of the Resistance but there are a limited amount of riders it will take each day. Seeing this is the current situation, our advice is still to go to bed early the night before and online before 7:00 am. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which debuted in December, is one of the newest rides at Disney World. The outer space look Disney makes possible using screen technology, and a giant high-definition screen over 100 feet long which will even simulate open space through the hanger door with First Order ships flying by! If you are seriously thinking about visiting Disney World, and go often, then we feel strongly that the Rise of the Resistance ride needs to be experienced ASAP. Now you have two chances to get a boarding pass: 7:00 am and 2:00 pm. Now that we’ve gushed all over it, Rise of the Resistance is not a perfect attraction and does have some flaws. Matt Stroshane. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance was always supposed to be the main E-Ticket attraction in Galaxy’s Edge. The ceiling falls down around him, giving you just enough time to make your way towards the escape pods to leave the ship before The Resistance blows the whole thing up. Tools for maintaining the infrastructure are on crates: There are dozens of crates filled with supplies for the mission: The level of detail you find inside the queue is unparalleled! Star Wars Rise of the Resistance is a revolutionary ride and the next chapter in how queues and pre-shows are integrated into a ride. There is only 1 drop in the escape pod, and it’s only 10-20 feet high, so not quite as scary as we had thought it might be before riding. Honestly Rise of the Resistance is worth it as a ride, to be experienced now. So is it the absolute best attraction in Walt Disney World? It is a straight down drop like in Tower of Terror, only not nearly that high. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on a scale like nothing else you’ve ever seen in a theme park attraction. That means more surprises and more re-rideability for everyone. Here are the ride floor prints for Rise of the Resistance. You can find the height requirement on a sign stationed outside of the attraction entrance. “Our props people have done a wonderful job working with Lucasfilm to get all the exact stuff that that is actually what is used on A-wings and X-wings,” Larena said. This means more than one party at a time can load the vehicles. Most of the First Order troops in this area are actors, and they play the parts brilliantly. It will definitely have FastPass and FastPass+ options available in the future, but the Rise of the Resistance attraction does not have FastPass in either Disney World or Disneyland at this time. One of the big pluses was the way they bring you from room to room, and make you feel a sense of urgency while doing it. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the best attraction currently in Walt Disney World, and only rivaled by Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Sunken Treasure in Shanghai Disneyland for the title of best theme park attraction in the world. There is one small drop at the end of the attraction, but it’s not overly high, only about 10-20 feet. Recent Galaxy’s Edge news: Rise of the Resistance now open at Disneyland / Disneyland unveils virtual queue guide for Rise of the Resistance / R2-D2 joins cast of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, “This is an operating resistance outpost,” Larena said. Everything starts outside the giant show building on the planet of Batuu where Galaxy’s Edge is based and a Resistance outpost. Is it really that good? Right now Disney is using a virtual queue and boarding groups instead of a traditional stand-by line, and wait times are usually between 30 and 40 minutes. Once you get your boarding group number, go off and do some of the other Hollywood Studios attractions on your list while you wait for your turn to be called. (See the Subheading Below for a RotR vs Flight of Passage comparison). The Disney tour ended then, about a third of the way through the Rise of the Resistance attraction. The floor will move and shake throughout the experience as riders stand aboard the transport ship. This is the same thing they did with the Millennium Falcon for the opening of Galaxy’s Edge. Ironically December 5 is Walt Disney’s birthday so no doubt Disney chose this date with a specific purpose in mind. It looks like we will have to wait until 2021 for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT too. Ensuring guest safety at attractions: are vaccines bulletproof? Flip Out opens adventure play ‘super-centre’ in former BHS... Indoor golf expands into new demographics, fusing technology and... $1.25bn new waterfront park with play areas for Toronto. One time through we were forced to wait a solid 3-4 minutes for the interrogation to begin. The last and climactic confrontation with Kylo Ren happens here. However, separate openings for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance were scheduled for Phase 2. Storytelling/Immersiveness – Rise. Our post on Visiting Disney World in 2020 vs 2021 – Which is Better? There guests can step on board the iconic Millennium Falcon and take control of the ship, actually flying it and working together as a team to complete the mission given. Come back on the later side and use that time to do some other attractions. No need to show up for rope drop in that case. If you are going to be in Disney World in the coming months you basically have three options: Some Disney fans wanted to avoid Galaxy’s Edge when it first opened and will also want to avoid Rise of the Resistance for some time. The laser effects are awesome and completely mesmerizing to watch, just one of the many. Here is the list of characters that we know about so far that are in Rise of the Resistance: If you’re wondering who Vi Moradi is, she’s the resistance spy hiding in Black Spire Outpost that the stormtroopers and Kylo Ren are always looking for. Stormtroopers appear overhead on walkways and are constantly barraging your vehicles with laser fire, all the while causing major damage to the walls of the hallways. Plus, if you are planning on touring the whole park and doing other things, you don’t want a backup group. I think other people will agree.”. Should you book your trip to Disney World for Rise of the Resistance in 2020? This is all about the First Order aesthetic. Since then we’ve seen Rise of the Resistance open in both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and in Disneyland. “They’re ready to go. The first encounter happens when you arrive at the ship bridge where he and General Hux are having a conversation and you see dozens of Resistance ships arrive in front of them to rescue you. Riders for this attraction must be at least 40 inches tall and not have any serious medical issues. We’ll keep an eye on this and continue to update our updated rope-dropping strategy for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in the weeks to come. A great touch to the queue are also the many benches located throughout, which give guests a chance to sit down and take a load off if the line slows down. Disney didn’t give an official reason for the bigger delay at Disneyland, but the extra time apparently didn’t matter. Specifically, they will be pitched into the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the First Order. In 2021? Looking up you’ll see stormtroopers keeping guard over your until Kylo Ren and General Hux arrive. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is an attraction at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. Disney will open the Rise of the Resistance attraction later this year as part of a second phase of the new land. Make sure to scroll down to that subheading to see just exactly what we think of Rise of the Resistance and if it lives up to expectations. A couple of months back Disney CEO Bob Iger made the shocking announcement during a conference call where the Galaxy’s Edge opening dates were announced. See also: How Disney magic and Imagineering tech make the Star Wars hotel possible, “You’ve just been asked to leave the planet and get on a spaceship. There we bring you the latest updates on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance including riding strategies, as well as vacation planning tips. Ultimately, this means more people are going to be able to ride Rise of the Resistance each day than over the last few months.