This is an awesome thread, thanks to @Jeff_AZ for all the research and computations and everyone else for recording their personal experiences. I will be there next Weekend, originally was not planning on trying to ride but this thread gives me hope. Just hubby and myself and we are early risers staying at Swan, so get our early morning walk/exercise in and drink our coffee in line waiting.
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I agree. It would make more sense to be able to take yourself out of BP if you end up not wanting to wait. I’m thinking the area is probably already clogging with those looking for BP though. And if this is the way this is set up, I’m not sure I want to try it either. To me they are are going to have to change something, especially with another new attraction opening in March.
Still in queue as of 8:30. Have not moved in 30 minutes. No communication from cast about ride being down or any evacuation of ride or queue. Have not even made it to preshow.
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Started moving again 8:37am. There were reports online of snacks being handed out, but nothing made it to my section of queue.
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I’m with you. After experiencing the boarding groups last week, I love them! I would much rather wake up early, grab a BG then do other things vs waiting in line. I wish they would expand the BG to other high demand rides. RD is getting ridiculous with people throwing elbows, ramming strollers into people…etc just to get to the front of the line.
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Day 9 Timeline 12/13/19
Link to OP
4:30am First guests reportedly arrive at HS
5:05am @T_I_double_gah_errr arrives at HS
5:21am @HalfBludPrincess arrives at HS
5:26am HBP through security, held at tapstiles
5:29am @mikem1526 arrives at HS
5:30am @thedownsfamily arrives at HS
5:36am Mikem through security, held at tapstiles
5:50am @PagesNY1899 arrives at HS
6:40am Park opens; Tigger and HBP through tapstiles - BG 9/10
6:45am Mikem through tapstiles - BG 24
6:46am DF through tapstiles - BG15
6:54am HBP (BG 10) joins queue
6:55am Pages through tapstiles - BG 37
7:00am Published park opening
7:31am HBP completes ride
7:38am DF joins queue
8:00am Ride down; MDE stops issuing BGs
8:30am Accepting BGs 6-23
8:37am Ride back up
9:00am Accepting BGs 6-25
9:09am DF completes ride
9:45am Mikem (BG 24) joins queue
10:00am Accepting BGs 14-33
10:45am Ride down; Mikem completes ride
11:00am Accepting BGs 24-38
11:45am Ride back up
12:00pm Accepting BGs 25-39
1:00pm Accepting BGs 34-52
2:00pm Accepting BGs 40-58
3:00pm Accepting BGs 53-67
4:00pm Accepting BGs 59-77
5:00pm Accepting BGs 68-88
6:00pm Accepting BGs 78-98
7:00pm Accepting BGs 89-108 (Highest BG issued)
9:00pm Published park closing
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You can do this. Once you are in a BG and no longer want to be, you just remove yourself.
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Total timeline of ride experience:
Entered queue 7:38am
Queue stopped ~8:00am
(Ride down, reports of snacks being handed out, did not make it to my section of queue)
Started moving again 8:37am
Into preshow 8:51am
Into interrogation 9:01am
In ride vehicle 9:02am
Off ride 9:09am
ETA: Was allowed on SDD with expired FPP due to RotR downtime.
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This is excellent!
Where did you ask about this?
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I asked the cast member at the FPP tapstile at SDD. Just told them I was late due to RotR being down for 45min. She checked her watch and let us in.
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Here is how things are shaping up through the first week of RotR:
| Time | Avg BG | BGs/hour |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 | 1 | – |
| 7:00 | 18 | 17 |
| 8:00 | 22 | 4 |
| 9:00 | 30 | 8 |
| 10:00 | 30 | 0 |
| 11:00 | 39 | 9 |
| 12:00 | 43 | 4 |
| 13:00 | 49 | 6 |
| 14:00 | 56 | 7 |
| 15:00 | 61 | 5 |
| 16:00 | 65 | 4 |
| 17:00 | 74 | 9 |
| 18:00 | 79 | 5 |
| 19:00 | 89 | 10 |
| 20:00 | 93 | 4 |
| 21:00 | 98 | 5 |
| 22:00 | 111 | 13 |
Of course these numbers are skewed based on all the issues they are having keeping the ride going and also that they are not yet running at full capacity.
Notice that the ride is typically down everyday between 9am-10am. This is just one of the mutiple shutdowns they have per day.
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Yay that you are there and got a BG! Boo that the ride is down … keep us posted. 
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At least you have the company of all those Stormtroopers.
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I got a paper FPP for today only, which is no use to me. So I’m going to try to negotiate for another day.
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Apologies if this has been answered before, but I’m staying in AoA in Feb, and if I want to get to the park very early, is it possible / feasible to walk from AoA to the HS gates, or should I plan on taking a 2 min Uber/Lyft ride?
Glad you made it mesh with your plans!
I’ve heard that at least sometimes they have honored the next day even if it says today. So yeah, be sure to ask about that.
That stinks.
Here’s a scenario I’m contemplating for my January trip. Assuming things are still crazy. Arrive at HS ~530-6ish, taps open at 630ish, I get my BG and Uber over to AK and arrive 7-730ish (9AM opening), RD FOP, return to HS for ROTR.
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