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Star Wars' Rise of the Resistance ride opens today

BringBackSonics

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This ride looks like a winner, even the 'queue' part of it looks like a blast. Anyone planning on going? Opens today in Disney World and January 17th in Disneyland


Resistance base, Batuu, Outer Rim (aka Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida) (CNN) — Whatever your sympathies to the rebellion or your level of Star Wars acumen, you're rebel scum now.
That's your fate once you enter the most ambitious interactive attraction in Disney theme park history -- Rise of the Resistance -- which opens in Walt Disney World Resort's Hollywood Studios today.
For Star Wars fans these days, as Yoda might say, runneth over our cup does.
Earlier this year, both Disney parks in the United States opened a twin pair of ambitiously immersive lands (Galaxy's Edge, aka the planet of Batuu). In November, Disney launched the first live action TV series ("The Mandalorian"). In late December, the final cinematic chapter in the Skywalker saga -- "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" -- will be released.
And this week, a new ride at Galaxy's Edge takes you so deep into the Star Wars universe that you're in the plot.
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Nice video of the pre ride (queue) story and the ride itself.

 
Z-Beat

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Yeah a lot of the ride through vids went up yesterday. Can't wait for it to open out here in DLR
 
Haloid1177

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My GF flew over to Orlando to go to the opening, I couldn't cause of work. Hype to go back there sometime next year to experience it, looks like probably the best ride at Disney.
 
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BringBackSonics

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The most amazing piece of it is that the Queue up, pre-ride area looks and feels ridiclously awesome lol Like even the QUeue up area is a part of the 'show'
 
Dozer

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I live in Orlando and a local Facebook group posted a picture of the line at 4:00 a.m. this morning. It was over 150 people. At 4:00 a.m.
 
WillyFive

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The queue may be amazing, but is it amazing for 5 hours straight while waiting in line?
 
Ziltoidia 9

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Onscreen, the world building of the "Resistance" was so weak. How and why are we back to ANH start? It would seem like after Starkiller base destroyed the new republic, that is when it rise.
 
mikeamizzle

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I'll be there on Christmas and for the next couple days. Trying to not watch a ride through till then haha (I'm sure I'll cave like later today).

really excited. I was in galaxies edge in Orlando in September and am stoked to experience phase 1 finally done/open and use the sky liner.
 
WillyFive

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BringBackSonics said:
Well it seems like everyone assumes its going to be 5 hour lines...and what ends up happening is no one actually shows up. The good thing is this is opening in the off season (Well Disneyland it is), so the crowds should be lower
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Perhaps, but then this happens:

Dozer said:
I live in Orlando and a local Facebook group posted a picture of the line at 4:00 a.m. this morning. It was over 150 people. At 4:00 a.m.
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For the opening today, the only way to get on the ride was to join the virtual queue they have in the app, which is now closed. You can still visit Galaxy's Edge and wait for the Falcon ride, but if you didn't get into a boarding group earlier today, then you can no longer ride Rise today.
 

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That's nuts, it's probably the most immersive attraction in the whole park currently (though the star wars hotel they have planned will probably smash that record)

I'm trying to go to WDW in February, hopefully the lines aren't that bad (I know the crowds are history low in Jan-March)
 
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Trying to not watch ride throughs between now and my next trip will be difficult.
 
Rogue Blue

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I won't be going to a Disney park until a year from now (Planning on going to Disneyworld at the end of 2020), so this wait is REALLY killing me inside now.
 
ryutaro's mama

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It's always hilarious seeing people in regular ass clothes be filmed against the backdrop of themed rides.

"I'm on the deck of a Star Destroyer...in a shirt, jeans and Birkenstock's."
 
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Virtual queue is money because you can go check in and leave and come back.
 

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Even better than Avatar Flight of Passage? I'm skeptical of the early hype, but I'm looking forward to it when I'm there in a couple weeks.

And by Avatar, I really mean the true best theme park ride: WDW's Tower of Terror
 
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Note: this is the time of year to come to Florida if you're coming.

Do not come between May - September. It is unbearably hot for amusement park line waits and runs into hurricane season.

Nov - April is your best bet to have a good time.
 
Genesius

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Dammit I'm taking the kids to Disneyland for the first time just after Christmas so we'll miss this.
 
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The ride apparently doesnt have tracks and runs on computers driving cars and you go on elevators and lifts and shit. Sounds high tech,
 
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Going in Jany art.
AndreGX said:
Even better than Avatar Flight of Passage? I'm skeptical of the early hype, but I'm looking forward to it when I'm there in a couple weeks.

And by Avatar, I really mean the true best theme park ride: WDW's Tower of Terror
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Anyone who actually think FoP is the best ride (including best ride in DAK) is a cop.
 
CommodoreKong

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Watched the video of the ride and it looks super impressive, I'm hoping to go to Orlando to visit Disney World and Universal sometime after the Nintendo area at Universal is built so I'm looking forward to riding this in person.

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Im surprised at how many people been allowed to record huge portions of the ride
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You can find tons of ride videos of pretty much every ride on Youtube, the parks don't care.
 
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Flight of Passage still sees 2 hour waits after all this time, it's nuts.

I'm definitely going on RotR in the next couple weeks. I even blocked out some days right before the holiday rush to stay on site, though I may have fucked up and picked some days without Hollywood Studios Extra Magic Hours. I'm going to have to just try my luck at standard rope drop on a Monday or Tuesday.
 

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Staying away from watching the video until I get to go on it at Disneyland. Intend to be there on day 1.
 
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The ride opens on January 17th at Disneyland and there are no blockout dates on my annual pass, so I'm going. I'll try to get there extra early before the queue gets ridiculous.
 
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Lump said:
Flight of Passage still sees 2 hour waits after all this time, it's nuts.

I'm definitely going on RotR in the next couple weeks. I even blocked out some days right before the holiday rush to stay on site, though I may have fucked up and picked some days without Hollywood Studios Extra Magic Hours. I'm going to have to just try my luck at standard rope drop on a Monday or Tuesday.
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Soarin' over Pandora is a fun ride, but you can do Soarin' over America at Epcot with much less wait.
 
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I might have the opportunity to go in April and I will stay all day in Galaxy's Edge if I have to.

It'll be even better because now Toy Story Land is there and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railroad will be done in March so Hollywood Studios is practically worth it as an all day park now.
 
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I need to go to Disney for this and Galaxys Edge at some point. It's now become a must do.
 
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Ryan. said:
I might have the opportunity to go in April and I will stay all day in Galaxy's Edge if I have to.

It'll be even better because now Toy Story Land is there and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railroad will be done in March so Hollywood Studios is practically worth it as an all day park now.
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Toy Story Land in WDW is awful in the warm months. It's so out in the open that there's no hiding from the sun - there's virtually no shade anywhere and it just roasts everyone alive. In cool months, it's pretty nice though.
 
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This kills me. We went a lot in the 00's because we hadn't had kids yet, I've got pictures of EE in various stages of construction and we managed to get to ride while it was in A mode. My kids only know Disco Yeti/B-Mode.

Edit: Also EE is good but Dinosaur is the one to beat.
 
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WillyFive said:
The queue may be amazing, but is it amazing for 5 hours straight while waiting in line?
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Well, the queue IS simulating being in prison.

CommodoreKong said:
Watched the video of the ride and it looks super impressive, I'm hoping to go to Orlando to visit Disney World and Universal sometime after the Nintendo area at Universal is built so I'm looking forward to riding this in person.


You can find tons of ride videos of pretty much every ride on Youtube, the parks don't care.
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Disney did care when they launched Smuggler's Run. They wouldn't let the media people record their own footage and instead recorded footage for them and didn't show the whole ride. I guess that made sense for that ride, though, since the simulation is kinda underwhelming and they wanted to make a better first impression by carefully filming on-ride videos to show the people interacting with the ride.

Edit: Disney told the media they weren't supposed to film this whole ride, either.

As for this ride, it looks great, but I do think the final Kylo Ren animatronic is really underwhelming. The way he waves his arms around makes him super un-intimdating and he doesn't even have his lightsaber out. Ride deserves a better climax.
 
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Trouble said:
I just like to point out that it's the exact same ride tech, but FoP definitely has some next level cringe in the ride prep room.
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But it isn't the same tech. The ride system itself is entirely unique to Soarin's and the "banshees" play a significant role in the experience. It would be akin to saying Soarin' is the same tech as Star Tours
 

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Wasn't this supposed to be a half hour?
 
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