TRON Lightcycle Run Not Accommodating Late Boarding Group Arrivals for Virtual Queue, Despite Erroneous Estimated Callback

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TRON Lightcycle / Run soft opened at Magic Kingdom ahead of its official grand opening on April 4, 2023. Only guests who have purchased individual Lightning Lane access or snagged a virtual queue boarding group can ride the new attraction. Unfortunately, the callback time for the virtual queue can change significantly and Disney isn’t accommodating … Read more

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Boarding Groups Available Into the Late Afternoon at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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During our visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, we saw a sight we thought we’d never see: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance boarding groups still available after 4 p.m. At the time of writing this article, guests using the My Disney Experience app were being assigned to boarding group 165 with an estimated wait … Read more

A Stay at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Guarantees Entry to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Front of Line Access to Both Galaxy’s Edge Attractions

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While Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance still requires guests to obtain a Boarding Group to ride the newest attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, it seems guests staying aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will have guaranteed access, and likely even a shorter wait to ride. Here’s what the official Galactic Starcruiser website has to … Read more

UPDATE: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Boarding Groups Are Included in VIP Tours Once Again at Walt Disney World

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In the latest update, we can confirm that boarding groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance are officially included with a VIP Tour at Walt Disney World Resort. This service was available for a few days earlier this month before it was discontinued. Today, we spoke with a VIP Tour representative who let us … Read more

WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure Will Use Virtual Queue System Similar to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

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Today, Disney has shared that when Avengers Campus opens on June 4, 2021, they will be utilizing the virtual queue system for WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure. The attraction’s virtual queue is only accessible via the Disneyland mobile app, and you may only experience the attraction by joining the virtual queue. Similar to Star Wars: Rise of … Read more

New Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Procedure Debuts with Usual Glitches; Virtual Queue Filled in Seconds at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Disney has rolled out a newly-revamped boarding group procedure for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in light of guest feedback. Guests now have the option of booking as early as 7:00 AM on the day of their Disney Park Pass reservation from the comfort of their hotel room or any … Read more

BREAKING: New Star Wars – Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Procedure Announced Starting November 3; Guests Can Book at 7:00 AM From Outside Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Disney has announced newly-revamped boarding group procedures for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in light of guest feedback. Guests now have the option of booking as early as 7:00 AM on the day of their Disney Park Pass reservation from the comfort of their hotel room or any location “near” … Read more

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Suffers Downtimes, Low Boarding Group Progress at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has been plagued by downtimes and broken effects since opening. One of the issues with operating the most advanced ride on the planet is that it is very complex. With hundreds of individual effects all lining up to meld seamlessly in one ride experience, it is easy to spot … Read more

BREAKING: No Virtual Queues or Single Rider Upon Walt Disney World Theme Park Reopening, Including Rise of the Resistance

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With the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks set to reopen beginning with the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 11th, the main question that’s been on everyone’s mind is how are attractions going to work? This morning, we got a full list of all of the attractions, shopping and entertainment offerings that … Read more

FastPass+ Selections Disappear From My Disney Experience Through Reopening Period

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UPDATE: After hours of being offline, it seems FastPass+ selections have returned to My Disney Experience. However, we still expect a number of changes leading up to the official reopening, so stay tuned for more updates as they occur. As we alluded to in an earlier post, a lot of things are changing on the … Read more

New My Disney Experience App Update Suggests Expanded Use of Virtual Queues at Walt Disney World

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Here at WDWNT, we’ve been tracking the distribution of Boarding Groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance since the ride debuted here at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and then again after it opened in Disneyland. Recently, we saw the integration of new “My Queues” menus rolled out throughout the Disneyland App, with potential for the … Read more

New Disneyland App Update Suggests Expanded Use of Virtual Queues at Disney Parks

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Here at WDWNT, we’ve been tracking the distribution of Boarding Groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance since the ride debuted here at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and then again after it opened in Disneyland. Today, we noticed some tinkering with the Boarding Group system, and as was first reported by Twitter user @Hastin, it … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disney’s Hollywood Studios 2/17/20 (Large Crowds, New “Onward” Pins, and Still No Sporks)

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Good morning from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Even if you’re not a morning person, you have to admit that rope-dropping this park is exciting. So many Star Wars fans all excited to enter the new land — and all vying for the ever-elusive boarding group to ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. You can’t have … Read more

EDITORIAL: The Rise of the Resistance Boarding Pass System Has Failed, Here’s Some Better Ideas

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Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of WDWNT LLC. Last week marked my second experience with the virtual queue boarding group process for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. My first encounter was back in December, under … Read more

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland Experiencing Numerous Breakdowns on Opening Weekend; Boarding Groups Progressing Slowly

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At Disneyland, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is experiencing repeated breakdowns that are stalling the boarding group process. At 1:40 p.m. Pacific time, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland has only reached boarding groups 28 – 29. The ride has experienced issues since around 11 a.m. Pacific this morning. The attraction was then … Read more

Disneyland Releases Official Virtual Queue Boarding Group Procedures for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Grand Opening

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When Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens at the Disneyland Resort one week from today, you will be able to ride one of the most ambitious, advanced and immersive experiences ever undertaken by Walt Disney Imagineering. Already open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, this epic adventure blurs the lines between fantasy and reality … Read more