Disneyland’s latest Star Wars attraction is the incredibly immersive and larger than life Rise of the Resistance. During this attraction, you will travel on several different space transports, come face to face with an army of stormtroopers, and try to escape from Kylo Ren. This ride definitely lives up to the hype that surrounds it.
Most Disney Park fans agree that this ride is amazing, which means there is a catch: there is no stand-by line like a traditional ride. Instead, you need to be inside Disneyland before it opens and use your phone to get a Boarding Pass for the virtual queue. It sounds complicated, but I have some helpful tips to make this process a little less stressful.
First, arrive early but not too early. If you are parking at the Disneyland Resort for the day, I recommend arriving at the Mickey and Friends or Pixar Pals Parking structure no earlier than 6:30 am for days when Disneyland opens at 8:00 am. This means that if you arrive at the structure at 6:00am, you will still have to wait for the lot to open. If the Park opens at 9:00 am that day, arrive no earlier than 7:30 am.
Second, visit on a weekday if you can. The parking lines, security lines, and main entrance lines will be significantly shorter on a weekday, which will make everything less stressful for you and your family!
Third, update your phone and the Disneyland Official App the night before you go. Bring a portable phone charger to keep your battery in good shape. You will receive notifications on your phone when it is your time to board the ride, there is no specific return time like a FastPass.
Fourth, before you arrive, be sure to delete any extra tickets or Annual Passes that may be on your account. If someone is not going to be getting a Boarding Pass with you that day, delete them (you can always add them later). When it’s time to get a Boarding Pass, you don’t want to waste time clicking through a long list of people.
Fifth, once you and your group have scanned into Disneyland before opening time, close all the windows and apps on your phone. Turn off Wi-fi and turn off AirDrop for iPhones. Stand in a spot that has good reception for your phone, whether that’s in the middle of the crowd or further away from people.
Last, open the Disneyland Official App one minute before Park opening. If possible, have someone help you count down so that you can try to hit the “Join Boarding Group” button as quickly as possible once it pops up. Try not to just hit the button repeatedly, as the screen will change once it’s ready. Only one person in your group should try to get Boarding Passes, it may cause an error if multiple people are trying to add the same passes and tickets at the same time.
One thing that has helped us to get early boarding passes (I’m talking being in the first group called almost every time) is to use the phone that is the most current, the fastest, and the most reliable. If someone in your group has a brand new phone, they will be your best bet since their phone may load the app more quickly.
I hope that these tips are helpful on your next Rise of the Resistance adventure! Let me know if any of these worked for you. If you have any other tips that you’d like to share, please leave a comment below!
May the Force be with you!
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