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Disney World’s Rise of the Resistance is having a strange day

Disney World’s Rise of the Resistance is having a strange day


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Rise of the Resistance is one of the most popular attractions in all of the Walt Disney World Parks. Check out the current status of this amazing attraction.

Rise of the Resistance

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The hottest attraction in all of Disney World right now is Rise of the Resistance. Two years after opening, it still consistently draws lines of 2 hours or more. With no virtual queue, you have a few options of riding. The first is to wait in the standby line. Your best chance of riding in less than an hour is by using Early Entry or getting in line right before closing.

The second option is to pay to ride. Using the Individual Lightning Lane option, you can opt out of the standby line and ride with a confirmed return time, but what happens if the ride fails to open for the day?

Fails to Open

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Many times, Rise of the Resistance fails to open until the late morning-early afternoon.  Many times we have shared that Rise was not operating with the rest of the park. This is not that uncomomon occurance. It is also fairly normal for this attraction to experience unexpected downtime throughout the day as well.

Unfortunately, for guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, this may be a bit more uncommon than expected. If Rise of the Resistance fails to open with park opening and occasionally experiences downtime throughout the day, the My Disney Experience app will simply show that it is “Temporarily Unavailable.”

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Guests are encouraged to periodically check the My Disney Experience app to see when it is available once again. However, today the Rise of the Resistance was not even on the listing of attractions for Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Today the Rise of the Resistance was not operating and not on the listing of attractions for Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Typically it is listed as “Temporarily Closed.”

This was unfortunate for the many guests hoping to experience this attraction at the park opening. When Rise of the Resistance was once again listed on the My Disney Experience app at 12:00 pm, the wait time was at 240 minutes. This will undoubtedly affect wait times throughout the day.

Have you ever experienced downtime for Rise of the Resistance? How would this affect your day in Hollywood Studios? Do you think this may affect the attraction for multiple days? Share your thoughts with us on our Facebook Page.

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