Hey folks! Live from HS and just got off RotR. I read up on tips last night and secured boarding group 6 for myself (solo).
I am using a Verizon iPhone 11 with 128g storage.
- Removed all other guests from family and friends list in advance
- Left CSR room at 7:04 and called a Lyft quoted 15min
- Maybe 30-40 people in line for bus so I wouldn’t gamble
- Lyft arrived to Gran Destino tower lobby 7:21 (got dropped by drivers twice)
- Dropped off HS 7:31
- Through bag check 7:38
- Scanned into park 7:40
- Restarted my phone
- Found a nice bench on Sunset since it was calm and watched the lines grow for RnR and ToT which by 8 were being quoted like 90 min
- Turned off WiFi and ran the app Speedcheck and got about 27 pings and 40mbps download even as the lines of people started to extend past my bench close to 8
- I watched the clock change and started a stopwatch at 7:56 so I’d have a second hand
- At 7:58 opened the MDE app
- The announcement came on about boarding groups 15 seconds before 8
- When the clock reached 8 I counted about three seconds before clicking “Find Out More” as tips on here have suggested
- The red button to join a group was available and I quickly clicked join since I was the only person in my party (this is why having the correct friends and family list is best)
- Boarding group 6!
- Not many cheers but I could tell who was and wasn’t successful I would recommend a bench on Sunset since most were empty
- 3 was first and 3-7 was called at 8:12 as I was entering Galaxy’s Edge
- I scanned in at 8:15 and was off the ride by 8:35
- There were like 30 people in my group for the intro stuff and there were no issues all very smooth
All in all super easy and low stress for a single rider. If you aren’t worried about rope drop I recommend arriving late because I assume the lines to get in (car/bus and security) are longer if you arrive earlier than I did. There was pretty much no line for me to get into HS because it was past the rush I assume.
Fun ride but as someone who has only seen the original trilogy once it was just another fun ride for me but not super thrilling. Glad it went well for me and now I can enjoy my trip without worrying. Best of luck to everyone!
Off to MK for a 9:10 7DMT FP so I am glad I got an early group and didn’t have to stress about Park hopping!