HOW TO GET ON STAR WARS RISE OF THE RESISTANCE - Part Two

WELCOME TO PART TWO OF DISNEY SCHOOL! 

My husband had one request this Disney trip. To get on the new Star Wars ride.
I have never felt so much pressure in my life.

I want to give you all the advice and all the knowledge, and hopefully peace of mind, because these are all the things I wish I would have known.
We got on the ride though! Honestly I think prayer had a lot to do with it.
If you're not the praying type, this might bring you to Jesus. Lol!

First off I read this. It's the Magical Kinda Mama overview and it's perfectly written.
I don't want to rewrite, I just want to add to it, so start there.


Here's the deal. There is ONE way to get on the ride, and that is to be in a boarding group.
You can join a boarding group from your phone as soon as the park officially opens and your ticket is checked into Disneyland. That means,
1. You cannot join early with Magic morning.
2. You cannot join from California Adventure.

I thought that if I was at Magic morning, I was in the park early and when the gates opened everyone would still need to scan their ticket to come in. WRONG.
Disney lets in guests to the park 10-15 minutes early then they line up on main street and are released to rides at 8am (or whenever it opens). So that means you and a million other people all have your tickets scanned in fighting for your boarding group slot.

Here is what to do. 
1. You have to be IN the park at opening. That means you have to come early.
Either go in with Magic morning OR be the first one in the gate at opening. Come at least an hour early, at LEAST. You got this.

2. Turn off Wifi and get on your phone and be ready (no rides, no nothing. just stare at your phone).
-All tickets linked to one phone.
-Signed into Disney app
-Looking at the app and the clock

3. RIGHT AT 8AM (or whenever) click join boarding group. It's a crap shoot from there.
If I could redo it, I would have closed the app before, watched the clock and opened the app at 8am then clicked join boarding group.


My phone didn't link right FOUR TIMES and I had to quit the app and restart and I got boarding group 120. I WAS SO ANNOYED. I felt like a toddler about to throw a tantrum, I was so sad LOL. I know how much Justin wanted to go on, and so did I!

This is where prayer and manifestation came into play hahhaha.

They guarantee up to boarding group 82 to ride the ride. But they keep going until midnight.
By the grace of GOD we were able to get on at 7:15pm. We were THRILLED! We were watching like a hawk to see when it would get there (it lets you know what group they are on).

But, as I type this, it's 7:15pm and they are only on boarding group 92. You never know.
But chances are group 120 will get to go on, just lateeeee tonight.


You can and will get on this ride. 

I am telling you NOTHING about it, except it is the greatest thing Disney has ever done.
It was incredible and out of this world...literally. (I'm around Justin too much, the dad jokes are seeping in lol)
You will be talking about it for a while.
Enjoy it.

May the force be with you. xo Kelsie




Don't forget to read Part One of Disney School! Tips & tricks for Disneyland and California Adventure!

Then check out Part Three of Disney School : Chef Approved Favorites from Disneyland and California Adventure!

Plus Part Four of Disney School: Disneyland with Babies and Toddlers! 

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Coming soon...  

Babies at Disneyland / California Adventure 

Toddlers at Disneyland / California Adventure

What to wear to Disneyland / California Adventure 

Staying at the California Adventure Hotel 

Discounts at Disneyland / California Adventure