Lol at people still calling this a misfire...
Not that anyone cares, but we got in! Group 69! 3 out of 3 times I got a descent boarding group! Heres what I did:
-Location services on
-Closed all of the apps except
-Kept the app open
-Did not refresh or close out the app right before boarding.
-Tapped in and out of the “find out more” window instead of refreshing/closing it.
-Hung our around an area that wasn't super populated which was Lincoln entrance. (Don’t know if this would be a big factor).
Now I look forward to having some of my folks experiencing it!
How early did you get to the park?Oh and I forgot to mention this, but I turned off the WiFi. I don’t trust it as the signal has been iffy. I suggest you do the same when trying to snag a boarding group.
Absolutely this. Use data and be away from massive groups and you have a good chence of getting a low group, I got in the park at 8:40 and ended up with group 16 because i did that.Oh and I forgot to mention this, but I turned off the WiFi. I don’t trust it as the signal has been iffy. I suggest you do the same when trying to snag a boarding group.
So we got up to the Mickey/Pixar parking structure at 6:45. We were greeted with a line to get to the parking booths. Thankfully they moved them through fairly quickly. By the time we actually parked, it was 7:20. We briskly walked to get to the line at security. By the time we got through security, got to the tram, got off, ran to the restroom, got in line at the gates, and got in, it was a little after 7:45. It was cutting it a little close, but we had a descent amount of time to double check everything was in order.How early did you get to the park?
Yup. I stood in front of the Lincoln entrance. Only a few other people were there. Everyone else was up the street or camped out around the hub. Ended up with group 69 (Which isn’t terrible). Would’ve been better to have been further up to look for a more isolated spot, but couldn’t do much about it considering my timing going in.Absolutely this. Use data and be away from massive groups and you have a good chence of getting a low group, I got in the park at 8:40 and ended up with group 16 because i did that.
Hit bad luck on Saturday. Parking seems to be sorted out. I got to the lot by 6:35 and they were running all booths. Tram was OK too. Got to the Esplanade and it was almost full at 7:00am. Got in line but it was not moving at all. Most lines seemed slow but others were moving. Getting in another line is a hard decision as they were all packed. Closer to 8:00 we were still too deep. The CM for our line was extremely slow and had no interest in speeding up. He seemed out of it. He should not be on the front lines on a busy day. It is frustrating waiting 1 hour to get in. I finally got in at 8:03 and got pass 133 (they went up to 130 that day). I was pretty pissed off. I asked to speak to a supervisor but there were none around. I don't mind the boarding pass lottery but I do mind that I don't get a chance by no fault of my own. Disney really needs to address this. they have crated a situation where demand to get in the park is too high at 8:00 am. The need more CM's in the esplanade scanning tickets or let people go into DCA and get a boarding pass there.
I was hoping that this ride would have a normal queue by early April. I’m becoming more convinced that boarding groups are going to be around for a long whileChapek's public slap at Hagrid's opening issues are looking like real big time irony. What goes around, comes around. RotR daily capacity, on both coasts, has been close to atrocious. Like Hagrid's, a great attraction, but horrible reliability.
and that's probably one of the key reasons they stay with this somewhat poor reservation lottery system, namely, they're making a ton of money off of the people who are showing up early, spending money, even though their chances of riding are slim. It's close to being a sham, almost a dishonest marketing enticement, knowing how unreliable it's become, especially at DHS. It's actually gotten worse at DHS, if that was even possible. I would think it's close to impossible for the average tourist that doesn't know the intricate in and outs of the app hits. . I, for one, will never do it (boarding groups) again after our experience with it at DHS.I’m wondering when the ride eventually gets to the state Disney wants it to be at, if they will keep the boarding group system regardless, or just have it on “peak” days/holidays. It’s unfair time the people showing up for one day, but it forces people to show up early and spend money before the park even opens on coffee and food.
I know it sucks, and I'm sorry to hear that. I know several people that are going tomorrow that are probably oblivious about the boarding pass system so I feel bad for them.and that's probably one of the key reasons they stay with this somewhat poor reservation lottery system, namely, they're making a ton of money off of the people who are showing up early, spending money, even though their chances of riding are slim. It's close to being a sham, almost a dishonest marketing enticement, knowing how unreliable it's become, especially at DHS. It's actually gotten worse at DHS, if that was even possible. I would think it's close to impossible for the average tourist that doesn't know the intricate in and outs of the app hits. . I, for one, will never do it (boarding groups) again after our experience with it at DHS.
Nope. We had BG 78, and @UK-Trigg had been there twice before, so he knew how to play the app. In the early weeks of the ride that would have been an automatic number, but the breakdowns have gotten progressively worse. They ended up with around 4 dozen actual groups by the end of the night .. Two girls sitting next to us, in a spot away from the big crowd, got a #5 (first actual number used that day) and a #7, all hitting at the same time. At 4:30 they shut off the non guaranteed groups from the app, and there was a mass exit of people from the park immediately. That tells me they were only there to ride RotR, and probably weren't happy campers....At least in Disneyland there's plenty of other rides. At DHS most of the rides turned into two hour lines with no fastpasses available. About the best most could do was to see one of the shows or do Star Tours, whose line was usually only 30 to 45 minutes standby. It's just a total mess at DHS, a park with too few actual rides.I know it sucks, and I'm sorry to hear that. I know several people that are going tomorrow that are probably oblivious about the boarding pass system so I feel bad for them.
Did you get to ride?