Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Today I woke up at 4:30am so I could get to Hollywood Studios in time for their 7am opening. You MUST get up this early if you want to experience Disney’s newest Star Wars cutting-edge, immersive attraction which just opened on 12/5. At 6:15 I was parking my truck & by 6:24 I was standing shoulder to shoulder behind hundreds of other crazy people!!

This attraction puts you in the middle of a battle between the First Order & the Resistance. It is a sensory overload of 4 rides in 1. There is a lot of visual & sound effects, simulations, animatronics, holograms, computerized trackless vehicles & an unexpected elevator drop. The cast members create an amazing experience as they are in full character when they interact with you during your ride. The building that houses this ride is massive !! Some of the props were over 2 stories tall!

To enjoy this ride, one must download the Disney My Experience App & at precisely 7am you need to click a link in the app to join a virtual boarding group queue. This morning I was lucky enough to join group 9! By 7:09 my phone alerted me that my group was boarding the ride (you then have 2 hours to board the ride). By 7:13 I was entering the ride & by 7:37 I was exiting the ride.

By 8:15 this morning, all boarding group passes were distributed for the day, which means if you weren’t there on time you were out of luck for the day!!

This ride is incredibly over the top Disney ! I definitely recommend getting up early – it’s worth it !!

I did not ride every single ride in all the parks, I just picked the most popular. Below is a list of my favorite rides from all the parks:

Rise of the Resistance, Avatar Pandora’s Flight of Passage, Animal Kingdom Safari, Test Track, Hollywood Tower of Terror & Millennium Falcon-Smuggler’s Run.

Please enjoy the pics & videos from Rise of the Resistance.

May the Force Be With You !! 😂