Mastering the Virtual Queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Star Wars:  Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney is currently using a virtual queue system to help alleviate long lines and give guests time to enjoy other attractions instead of waiting in a traditional line.   Due to the incredible popularity of the attraction the queue fills up shortly after park opening each day.  Here's what you need to know to get a boarding pass:

To use the virtual boarding pass for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, download the My Disney Experience app before arriving at Walt Disney World and be sure you’re updated to the most current version prior to arriving to the park.  If you don’t have a smartphone, see the Guest Experience Team at the front of DHS, and they can assign you to a boarding group.

Joining a virtual queue boarding group is as simple as launching the My Disney Experience app and clicking the “Find Out More” button under “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – Access by Boarding Group” window on the home screen.
From there, this will show you the status of the land (it’s always open now) and provides options to check “My Status” or “Join Boarding Group.”

Select “Join Boarding Group” is the button you want. From here, you select party members and click confirm.   ​​This process works like selecting people for making a FastPass+, and you can only add people if they’re in the park.

After that, when you click on “My Status,” you’ll see this screen. The green bars show progress and tells you what the current group number is.

It’s highly recommended to enable push notifications on your mobile device for the My Disney Experience app so you will be notified when it is time to enter the queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

​When it’s your time to enter today, you’ll receive notifications on your Apple Watches and phones.

If you don’t enable notifications, you’ll need to keep refreshing or check the “My Status” screen in the My Disney Experience app or digital signage in the park to see when you’re up.

Once your virtual queue boarding group is called, you’ll have between 1 -2 two hours (times vary daily) to enter the physical line for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

​Distribution times are at 7:00 am and 2:00 pm daily.  For best results, you’ll need to be logged in and ready to join at those exact times.  If you have a park reservation, you’ll be able to access the queue system at 7:00 am from your hotel or nearby location.  But you must be in the park to access the 2:00 pm queue.  

Once the initial boarding passes for the day are distributed, backup boarding passes will be released.  Backup boarding passes are not guaranteed.  They will only be called if there is capacity for more guests riders later in the day.  If you get a backup boarding pass don't be discouraged. Many times these groups are called.

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