I was watching Touring Plans Instagram page and their intern, Yoel got BG 1 at RotR today! Here are the steps he took (not sure which of these made the biggest difference):
- Arrive 9:30am
- Sit at Woody’s Lunchbox
- Sign out and sign back into MDE about 2 minutes prior to 10am
- Went back and forth from home screen to BG page until right at 10am, then went through all steps to get BG
Whether you get BG 1 is obviously pure luck, but getting a good BG seems to require the following:
- Have multiple people trying to get a BG for your party.
- Be in an area with good reception. Preferably not too crowded. TP crew has tested and WiFi is actually better than cell service, though it might help to hedge your bets with some in your party on each.
- Make sure you have registered as being in the park by restarting / signing out and back into your app after entering.
- Be ready right at 10am. Practice the process from home so you are familiar with the screens (you can do everything right up until after you select your party).
- Take screenshots if something goes wrong so you can show guest services.