Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance: attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World — live wait times, operating status, and planning data on MouseHub.

Wait time history

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Visitor sentiment

4.6· 3,118 Google ratings

Visitors say this attraction offers an incredibly immersive and cinematic experience, with impressive animatronics, detailed sets, and special effects that make them feel like they are part of the Star Wars story. They also highlight the engaging cast members who stay in character, enhancing the overall adventure. Many mention that the long wait times are worth it, and suggest using the single rider line or Lightning Lane for quicker access.

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The MouseHub take

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios on December 5, 2019, and Walt Disney Imagineering built it out of multiple ride systems instead of one. You sign on with the Resistance in the forest outside Black Spire Outpost, launch aboard a transport shuttle, and get pulled in by a First Order Star Destroyer full of stormtroopers and Kylo Ren. Rey and BB-8 run the escape from the other side. The trackless vehicles that finish the mission appear to be piloted by R5 droids.

It shapes a Hollywood Studios day more than anything else in the park. Skipping the standby line means buying a Lightning Lane Single Pass, sold on its own and not selectable on Multi Pass. The 40-inch minimum is low enough that most school-age kids ride with the adults. Guests walk away impressed by the scale, or worn down by a long wait and a breakdown that took half the effects with it. Both happen often enough that timing matters more here than it does anywhere else on the property.

At a glance

Best for
Star Wars fans, and families with kids over 40 inches who want one big swing in their Hollywood Studios day.
Skip if
A long standby wait or a mid-ride breakdown would sink your day, or someone in your party sits on the wrong side of Disney's health warning for motion.
Ride type
Multiple ride systems, including a simulator sequence and a trackless dark ride
Intensity
Indoor and in motion throughout. Disney warns off riders with high blood pressure or heart, back, neck, and motion-sickness trouble, and says expectant mothers should not ride.

The good

  • One mission runs across several ride systems
    Imagineering combined multiple ride systems for this one, and the seams barely show. You start with the Resistance outside Black Spire Outpost, launch on a transport shuttle, get captured by a Star Destroyer, and finish in a trackless vehicle.
  • The trackless vehicles still feel new
    Disney calls them some of the most advanced ride vehicles it has used in a park, and they appear to be piloted by R5 droids. Riders describe the cars turning and backing away from trouble with nothing visible under them.
  • The figures are Disney's top tier
    The attraction is built around Disney's A-1000 Audio-Animatronics figures, and actors from the film trilogy, including Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver, reprise their roles. The line of stormtroopers waiting inside the Star Destroyer is the moment reviewers bring up first.
  • Cast members hold the First Order act
    Staff working the Star Destroyer play it cold and clipped, and reviewers say the performance holds through the whole boarding process. It does more for the tension than most of the effects around it.
  • Forty inches gets most school-age kids on
    The posted minimum is 40 inches (102 cm), and Disney asks that children under 7 ride with someone 14 or older. Parents report elementary-age kids handling it better than the First Order theming suggests.
  • Most of the wait happens indoors
    The bulk of the line and the preshow rooms sit in air conditioning. Reviewers bring that up about as often as they bring up the ride itself during a Florida afternoon.

The bad

  • Breakdowns are part of the deal here
    Reviewers report the ride stopping while they wait and stalling partway through, sometimes leaving them standing in a preshow room long enough to lose the thread of the story. You either hold your place with no idea how long or give up the wait you have already put in.
  • Skipping the line costs extra
    This one sits on Lightning Lane Single Pass at Hollywood Studios, so it cannot be picked on Multi Pass and has to be bought separately. Reviewers report the return times going fast once they open.
  • Effects run in backup mode when figures fail
    When a major figure or set piece goes down, the show keeps running with static scenes or screens standing in. Reviewers who got that version describe a thinner ride than the one their friends told them about.
  • The standby line spills outside
    On busy days the queue runs past the indoor stretch onto open ground with no shade. Reviewers describe waiting in full sun and humidity before they reach any air conditioning.

Veteran tips

  • Ride while the evening show pulls the crowd
    Standby drops once the nighttime show starts and stays down through the last hour of operation. Reviewers who ride late report their shortest wait of the day.
  • Buy the Single Pass before your trip starts
    Guests at a Disney Resort or select hotel buy 7 days before the stay begins, covering up to 14 days of it. Everyone else buys 3 days before the visit. Both open at 7:00 AM Eastern, and reviewers report return windows going fast once they do.
  • Wheelchair and ECV users transfer to board
    Disney lists this attraction as Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV, with a transfer access vehicle available. Say so at the entrance and the cast member can route your party to it.
  • Read the health warning before you commit
    Disney's warning covers high blood pressure, heart, back, and neck problems, and motion sickness, and it says expectant mothers should not ride. Anyone sitting out can wait with the party rather than alone outside the entrance.
  • Rider Switch sends two people, not the group
    The attraction is on Disney's Rider Switch list. Your group splits at the entrance, and when the first half comes off, only two of the waiting party ride next, so decide who goes in which half before you get there.
  • Stay put through a short stop
    Brief holds usually clear and the line picks up where it left off. Reviewers who walked at the first pause describe giving up a long wait for nothing.
  • Save the single rider line for a repeat ride
    Disney lists this attraction for single rider, so your party splits up and fills open seats as they come. Riders report it skipping preshow rooms, which makes it a poor way to see the mission the first time.
  • Ask for captioning or audio description
    Disney lists handheld captioning and audio description for this attraction. Ask at the entrance rather than partway in, since much of the story arrives as dialogue in rooms with nothing to read.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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