Disney did not grant me any special access to the park or to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in order to conduct this review. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. Rise of the Resistance is likely the closest you'll get to starring in a Star Wars film, which makes it a helluva ride. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is not not the best attraction at Walt Disney World. 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In Rise of the Resistance, the pre-shows feel like an essential part of the experience. *I do want to note that if guests are in a wheelchair, they will have to transfer to the ride car. I don’t want to spoil all of the surprises along the way, but it ends with yet another transition, as your vehicle locks into an escape pod and “drops” down back to Baatu, simulating a small-scale version of a single plunge on the Tower of Terror. After seeing Rey’s incredible hologram, guests are led outside to a transport ship to be taken to a secret Resistance base, complete with an animatronic captain. You’ll find yourself thinking, “Doesn’t the First Order need to get me into interrogation quickly? It’s a ride and a show at the same time, without the seats… The Ride: The Ride is unlike anything I have ever seen before in the United States. And it’s even more incredible when you consider the fact that you spend all of a few seconds in that space. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy. (3 feet and 4 inches) The Amazing Line Entertainment. In more recent years, Disney’s attempts to use them for some story purpose have failed to disguise that all you’re doing is killing time (I’m looking at you, “scanning” sequences on Avatar Flight of Passage). © Theme Park Tribune. Rise of the Resistance is a technical marvel that delivers on its promise to fully immerse riders in the Star Wars galaxy. Affiliate links used when available. Trial canceled for alleged Disney World thief; Buzzy theft still unsolved Video: ‘Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’ Might Be One of the Best Theme Park Rides of All Time, ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ Introduces New Jedi Padawans, Including a Wookiee with a Huge Lightsaber, ‘Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge’ Trailer Reveals Gameplay Footage as Frank Oz Joins the Cast as Yoda, Remembering Zam Wesell, the Worst Assassin in the ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy. Could it be the best ride ever? Rise of the Resistance is even more ambitious in terms of scale and execution, but it never lets its spectacle overwhelm its storytelling. The ride was said to be such a leap in theme park attraction technology that it needed more time to complete, leading to a later opening date. Having now been captured, you’ll wait in a short line before being separated into smaller groups. All told, the action of the ride takes about 18 minutes, with the portion in the ride car accounting for a solid four and a half minutes, giving you plenty of Star Wars action even if the wait time is long (which it inevitably will be). All rights reserved. Rise of the Resistance cannot be easily compared to any other theme park ride, simply because it feels so much more advanced than anything that has come before. Rise of the Resistance cannot be easily compared to any other theme park ride, simply because it feels so much more advanced than anything that has come before. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run being added to FastPass I managed to get a boarding group for two consecutive days I was at Disneyland. sets a new high watermark for the themed entertainment industry. Like Hondo Ohnaka in Smugglers Run, the animatronics are the standouts here, especially a new Mon Calamari character called Beck who helps guide your breakout. You are a member of the Resistance who Rey commissions to help in the fight against the First Order. Before this, Flight of Passage was definitely the best ride I had ever been on. When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened, I was totally blown away by the highly immersive land designed by Walt Disney Imagineering. But in the case of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the hype is true. You are being traveled from Batuu (the setting of Galaxy's Edge) to a top secret base held by General Organa. The only lingering query after the press preview is how efficient the queue system actually is in terms of shuttling guests through each holding area and getting them loaded onto the cars without much of a delay - not to mention whether there will be any technical glitches given the complex nature of the ride’s design - something that won’t become apparent until Rise is open to the public. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Disney World Ride, Win 30 Invitations To ‘World War Z’ Premiere, M. Night Shyamalan Answers Your Questions, review of the Galaxy's Edge Disney ride Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens at Disney World, Star Wars hotel, Galactic Starcruiser, opens at Disney World, make like Baby Yoda and start touching buttons. Riding Rise of the Resistance isn’t an easy task at this moment.

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