PHOTOS: Plexiglass Added to All Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Ride Vehicles in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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After successful testing, Disney has installed Plexiglass dividers to even more ride vehicles on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As with the test barrier, the divider is a hard piece of plastic between the vehicle’s two rows. These dividers could allow multiple parties to safely board the same vehicle. So … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (10/16/20): Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary License Plates, Guests Who Can’t Wear Masks Asked to Reschedule, Count Dooku Gets a Lightsaber, and More!

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, October 16, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more

Plexiglass Dividers to be Installed on All Ride Vehicles on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Last month, a soft plastic divider was added to one car on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. That later evolved to a hard Plexiglass divider, one that would provide slightly more visibility—albeit still hindered by glare. Now, in a statement released by Disney, it appears these dividers are soon … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (10/14/20): Warren and Chapek Feud Over Executive Salaries, AP Exclusive Pop-Up Shop Opens at EPCOT, Curfew Affects Disneyland Paris, and More!

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (10/13/20): Guest Brings AR-15 to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, More Plastic Dividers on Rise of the Resistance, and Amazon Prime Day Disney Deals

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: New Hard Plexiglass Divider Being Tested on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Last month, a soft plastic divider was added to one car on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. As we’ve been checking on the ride, we’ve only seen the divider on that one vehicle, presumably for testing. Now a hard Plexiglass divider has been added, and we were lucky enough … Read more

PHOTOS: Plastic Dividers Added to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Ride Vehicles at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance boarding groups are filling up within seconds each day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Now, it looks like Disney might be looking for a way to increase the ride’s capacity. New plastic dividers have been added to some ride vehicles as a trial. The folks at Goofketeers saw the dividers … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Rise of the Resistance Glitches, Fall Decorations, EPCOT Construction, Maskless Man, Mandalorian Emmys, and More

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 14 to September 20, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Tour the Magic Kingdom with us … Read more

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Issues Continue With My Disney Experience Glitch at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Following our report yesterday about Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’s frequent issues and downtime, guests are having difficulty getting a boarding group for the attraction today. Multiple guests in Disney’s Hollywood Studios have tweeted this morning about My Disney Experience not detecting that they are in the park, stopping them from getting a boarding … 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

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Boarding Groups Fail to Distribute at 10AM, Distribution Times Altered for Remainder of Today

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This morning many eager guests entered into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, ready to secure their Boarding Groups in order to ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Unfortunately, Boarding Groups failed to distribute on the My Disney Experience app for the 10 AM slot, which is the first of the day. This has left Boarding Group … Read more

VIDEO: R5 Droid Haggles with Finn, Fights Over Doors, and Resistance Radio Chatter Fills Minutes of Time During Pauses in Movement on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

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Your vehicle coming to a stop on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios isn’t uncommon, but while you might feel the end of your journey may be near thanks to a common breakdown of the ride, sometimes you may experience some moments that not every guest gets to. This evening during … Read more

VIDEO: Celebrate the Anniversary of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with Three New Animated Shorts Based on Smugglers Run, Black Spire Outpost, and Rise of the Resistance

It’s officially the first anniversary of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, having opened August 29th, 2019, and to celebrate the occasion, the Star Wars Kids channel on YouTube has released three fun, new shorts titled “Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures” featuring stories from the land. Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run | Star … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Halloween Merchandise Arrives at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, “Mulan” Sneak Peek Comes to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and More

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 16-23, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom TRON Lightcycle / Run has just reached … Read more

VIDEO: Rise of the Resistance Opens with Major Technical Difficulties – Invisible Stormtroopers, Busted Audio, and No Kylo Ren Animatronic

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In the words of Lieutenant Bek, “This does not look good.” Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has been the subject of many headlines lately, but unfortunately, the ambitious attraction has suffered for a number of flaws, from the burdensome nature of Boarding Groups to recent mounting malfunctions and maintenance issues. During today’s WDWNT daily … Read more

Disney Simplifies Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Virtual Queue Booking System at Hollywood Studios to Help Larger Groups

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With the reopening of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, there have been a lot of changes to adapt to, such as the new Park Pass system and modifications to nearly every inch of the Walt Disney World parks. For the most in-demand attraction in the world, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is also seeing changes in … Read more