Hollywood Studios Report: Skip or Strategize
It’s time for another visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios! In this Walt Disney World photo report, we’ll look at late October crowds, lengthy lines & posted wait times, and our attempt at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’s boarding pass drop. We’ll also offer commentary on whether you should skip DHS entirely or just strategize, be patient, and manage expectations.
Let’s begin with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which has been an ‘evolving’ problem point since debuting last December. It started as a pure first-come, first-served system and slowly morphed into a hybrid first-come, first-served and lottery system. Short of closing the attraction down for several months (ahem) to iron out its problems, this was the approach we viewed as most equitable back in the winter.
When Walt Disney World reopened, the story was more or less the same as pre-closure for the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance virtual queue. In the last month or so, it’s worsened. Thanks to increased attendance and slashed attraction capacity, the “boarding pass dash” has become a de facto lottery, and not one with a high success rate. It’s leaving a lot of guests disappointed and frustrated they bought tickets for DHS. It has left us wondering, is Disney’s Hollywood Studios even worth the hassle?!
Right now, you must be in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at 10 am in order to even have a shot at obtaining a spot in the virtual queue. Strategy helps give you a fighting shot, but luck determines whether you’ll ultimately score a boarding group. There is zero room for error: if My Disney Experience stutters, arbitrarily forces you to sign-in, you’re in an area of the park with weak cell service or Wifi, or you need help from the Guest Experience Team, forget about riding at all.
To compound matters, if you lose this lottery at 10 am, your alternatives are not great. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Slinky Dog Dash, and Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run are instantly posting 60-90 minute wait times, and physically distanced lines are massive everywhere else in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There is no park-hopping, so you’re stuck at DHS, hoping against all odds for better luck at 2 pm.
It was against this backdrop that we headed to DHS this week to once again test an afternoon arrival strategy to see if maybe that was the most viable approach…
This approach is not really new for us. Our last Disney’s Hollywood Studios Crowd Report: Morning Highs & Evening Lows suggested arriving for rope drop and the first attempt at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance before taking an extended midday break.
That was also a few weeks ago, after crowds had increased at Disney’s Hollywood Studios–but before they had reached their latest highs. Despite that, it’s the approach we still recommend; you just should temper your expectations in terms of wait times and congestion.
For this visit, we opted to skip the morning entirely and instead arrive a bit later. Our aim was to see what we could accomplish after crowds peaked and (hopefully) score Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance boarding passes in the 2 pm drop.
Although a lot of these scenes don’t look particularly crowded, this visit was noticeably busier than our last one to DHS, which was noticeably busier than the one before that. Basically, each time we do Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the park is worse than the time before.
Lots of space in the main courtyard, but this photo is deceptive.
The posted wait time for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway was 105 minutes, and it was “only” that low because the queue had been closed to new guests earlier.
Here’s a look at Disney’s Hollywood Studios wait times at 11:30 am.
This is about par for the course right now. However, this is also a snapshot in time–if you’re visiting in November or December, peak times times could be worse. Or, Walt Disney World cut see the error of its ways, reduce capacity to improve the guest experience, and things could be better. (Hahahahaha.)
It’s not just rides, either. In the early afternoon, lines are long pretty much everywhere.
Above is the line for BaseLine Tap House. It was the same story around several restaurants, including the recently-reopened ABC Commissary. The menu is supposedly better, but I’ll believe that when I taste it.
We also observed a lot higher “feels like” crowds at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
In the past, we’ve commented that DHS can appear deceptively uncrowded because most guests are standing in long lines for the headliner attractions at any given time. On this day, the walkways were noticeably busier.
Here’s a look at the line for Slinky Dog Dash, which extends almost to the entrance to Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
The posted wait time was 80 minutes when this photo was taken; Slinky Dog Dash has had longer waits and actually extended into the Voyage of the Little Mermaid queue. (The custodial Cast Member is actually standing on one of the markers–you can sort of see it in the photo above.)
With physical queues this long, it’s less likely that posted wait times are significantly inflated as compared to actual wait times.
This may not be an 80 minute wait given the spacing and that it’s constantly moving, but it’s probably still a 60 minute wait. In short, if you’re visiting in the next couple of months, don’t expect the dramatically inflated wait times that we and others were reporting over the summer and early fall.
Toy Story Mania is probably still an exception to that since its capacity is pretty high.
This was a 40 minute posted wait; we’ve found that if the end of the line is within Toy Story Land, the actual wait is likely 30 minutes or less.
Continuing in Toy Story Land, we have our next queue…but it’s not for Alien Swirling Saucers, which had a 25 minute posted wait (and was likely less than that in actuality).
It’s for Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run.
This is the queue for Smugglers Run within Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. On the plus side, you can watch a Stormtrooper performance while waiting in line!
Last week we reported that More Virtual Queues are Rumored for Walt Disney World. This is why Smugglers Run is one of the likely candidates. If the line gets much longer than this, it’s routed backstage.
There are lines for literally everything in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Even those little $7 bottles of Coke that TSA thought posed a grave threat to national security. (Ah, simpler times!)
Back when the land debuted to low crowds, there was criticism that the sprawling layout was not necessary. Who would’ve guessed that the Imagineers that designed Batuu did not overestimate crowds, and instead were actually visionaries who foresaw all of this coming?!
As we’ve reiterated repeatedly, the lines at Disney’s Hollywood Studios drop off significantly in the last two hours of the day.
The problem is lasting until that point. After waiting in long outdoor lines for pretty much everything and perhaps failing to secure a spot in the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance virtual queue, you might be losing your patience and ready to call it a day by 3 pm. (Hence the lines getting shorter later in the day…)
Leading up to the 2 pm boarding pass drop, there are a lot of guests just sitting around, waiting for that.
This is understandable–the stakes are high for many, and it’s either this or waiting in a 35 minute line for MuppetVision 3D. As much as I love that national treasure, I also would not wait 35 minutes for it.
We were once again unsuccessful with the 2 pm Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance virtual queue lottery. Not a huge surprise, as the chances are incredibly slim with that second drawing of the day.
We’ve recommended that readers start out by booking Disney Park Pass reservations for two days–ideally Saturday and Sunday if your trip encompasses a weekend–at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. (That is, if Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is a must-do. Otherwise, only one day is necessary.)
We’re reaching the point where skipping Disney’s Hollywood Studios entirely might be the better advice. I’m not sure what the average guest’s chances of success are in joining the virtual queue, but I’m guessing it’s at or under 25%. Hence the “skip or strategize” subtitle. It’s still possible to have a good day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (especially if you don’t care about Rise of the Resistance), but you need realistic expectations, solid strategy, and patience.
I cannot believe I’m suggesting that some guests consider skipping Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This is home to Walt Disney World’s newest and best attractions, and the park’s massive overhaul is finally finished. Back at the end of February, it seemed doing DHS could not possibly get worse. Then reopening operations came along, said “hold my beer,” and managed to make things much, much worse.
Some of this is no fault of Disney’s–reduced capacity attractions, restaurants, and retail make things tough. There are also plenty of unforced errors, like not resuming outdoor stage shows or not trying to fix Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance when it was shut down for 4 months. Walt Disney World leadership is undoubtedly aware that the guest experience is suffering at DHS and that some stopgap fixes exist, but has instead just shrugged and said, “deal with it.”
Ultimately, I’m not sure what the longterm solution is with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. The first, near-term step is definitely increasing the attraction’s hourly throughput. The ride-through portion currently accommodates one party per vehicle, which could mean a single rider or a family of 8. Disney has already begun testing and installing plexiglass barriers between the front and back row, which should help immensely. That move alone could increase capacity by 50%.
Beyond that, Walt Disney World should consider other solutions. Those could include allowing guests with Park Pass reservations to attempt joining the virtual queue without tapping into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, testing an actual random-drawing lottery that guests can enter throughout the day (a la Tokyo Disney Resort), or a way for on-site guests to attempt pre-booking the virtual queue and allowing them to switch parks if they’re unsuccessful. We’re not saying definitively that any of these approaches would work better, but when the status quo is a train wreck, alternatives are at least worth testing.
With Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance being unreliable for the foreseeable future and a standby line not being viable due to its frequent breakdowns, it behooves Disney to continue tweaking things. The current approach is not working, and is resulting in a ton of unsatisfied guests. It’s one thing when these are Annual Passholders (like us!) who can visit weekly and play the odds. It’s another entirely when it’s families taking infrequent trips who don’t have that luxury and potentially don’t even understand the stakes. While there are no guarantees with anything in life or even in vacation planning, Walt Disney World needs to come up with an approach that gives guests more options and alternatives–or at least be more transparent about the colossal shortcomings and odds of the current Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance lottery.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Have you visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the last month or so? What was your experience? When did you arrive? How long did you stay? Thoughts on lines and crowds? Success or failure with the virtual queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance? Do you plan on arriving at rope drop, or will you utilize a late arrival strategy? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
We are going to WDW this week and are planning on eating at indoor dining locations has anyone seen if they are still at 50% of tables/capacity?
While we were there Oct. 10-17, we had 2 table service meals (breakfasts at Whispering Canyon and Chef Mickey) and felt very safe. Yes, capacity was still at 50% at most. We had 1-2 tables between us and others. Servers wore masks and face shields, so I feel they did their best to maintain safety throughout the meals. I also have dietary restrictions, and that was handled as well as ever. Both meals were wonderful experiences!
Yes. My family was there from October 14-21. We ate indoors throughout our trip. The capacity is low and there is space between tables.
We went to DHS last Wednesday. Tried to get boarding pass for RofR started at 9:59. App told us at 10 that all passes had been served. Tried again at 2pm. Still no luck. Waited 70 min for Runaway Train, which is now a new favorite! I’d be hard pressed to go by back to DHS until RofR is more of a sure thing. Galaxy Edge had long lines for all shops, and Millennium Falcon (stretched to back lot-little weird to see cars in a place that’s supposed to be off-planet LOL). Anyway, love Disney, hope they get things corrected, probably won’t be back until they do.
We are visiting in March 20221. I know a lot can change before then but right now we have 2 days at HS and 1 at each other park. Would you recommend changing to 2 days at MK instead of HS?
At this point, you might as well keep the DHS days. It’s more likely to fully book up far in advance, and a lot could change between now and then. If things haven’t improved by February or so, switch to MK.
We were at Disney last week and did 1 day at HS and 1 day at MK. Completely agree with this analysis. We were inside HS by 9:30 and lines for Slinky and MMRR were already 100 minute wait. We did swirling saucers and TS Mania (both walk ons) and then right at 10 attempted to get a boarding pass. Both my husband and I tried and he was successful, but at 10:02 the announcement came on that boarding passes were gone and SO many people standing around us were mad/disappointed. At that point, lines for everything in the park were insane, so we decided to grab a blue milk and wait for Smugglers Run. We waited over an hour, but it was ok for us because we didn’t mind the slow meandering through Batuu and seeing/interacting with characters while we walked (this was not our first visit). After this we grabbed lunch, did the Frozen Sing-a-long and watched the Mickey short, then it was time for ROTR (this was our first time riding). After that we went back to TS Mania (one of my kids favorites) then we split up-some of us rode Rockin Rollercoaster and others did the Lightening McQueen show. By the time that was over, it was getting late, so we decided to rest/eat dinner and then we hopped in line for MMRR (around 6:30). Overall, we had a great time, but we didn’t get to do Slinky or ToT and spent way more time waiting in lines than we ever have. The ‘feels like’ crowds were SO high. There were just lines of people everywhere. Even just to get in shops. I could see skipping this until more shows open or there’s higher capacity for ROTR. On a positive note–one of the cast members at Indiana Jones told us they are reworking that show to make it a bit shorter (I’m assuming so they can run more show times throughout the day) and he thought they might have that back in the next few weeks. I think that would help tremendously with crowds.
Holy cow this article is like you reached into my subconscious and said exactly how I felt. We went for two days (14th, 17th) and both were kind of miserable. We were lucky enough to get into RotR both days from the 2pm group. The second day it broke down for 3 hours right before our group. We were planning on leaving after, but instead were stuck in the heat for 3 hours while lines around the park ballooned.
In my head, Hollywood should be my favorite park. I love Star Wars, love Toy Story, and love the Tower of Terror. But for now, I’m just not sure if it’s worth it. Epcot and Animal Kingdom were fantastic, on the other hand.
Thanks for the great, well written article.
We were in HS last week Wed, 10/21. It was definitely busier than other parks, but we did manage to do most rides. We were in the park by 9:30am for a 10am opening. First line was slinky dog dash, and while waiting in line was able to get a boarding pass for RofR, boarding group 17. We, fortunately, had no issues in securing a pass for the two of us. This was the second time on the ride, we previously had gone on in Dec 2019. Much preferred sleeping in this time to score a pass as opposed to getting up at 3am in Dec.
How did you get to the park? Did you feel like Uber or driving yourself was best? I have heard that the gondola is crazy in the morning.
HS was the worst park day we had in our recent visit, Oct. 10-15th for all of the reasons you discussed, Both my husband and I tried for ROR, but both of us experienced app issues. Lines were long. In fact, we never even rode Slinky Dog because we didn’t want to stand in the sun for so long. We opted to ride Rockin’ Rollercoaster twice and do Toy Story Mania twice instead. We missed a lot of rides there and spent a lot of time in line in the heat. I would skip it at this point. It’s so much easier to strategize and ride what you want in the other parks. Your tips were spot on and we rode everything we wanted to ride in the other parks! HS is just such a mess right now that it wasn’t worth it for us. We won’t go back to HS until there are Fast Passes.
We are going for the first time in a week with two DHS days planned. I’ve promised myself that if we get on RotR the first day we won’t even try the second day, both to allow others a (infentesmally small) better chance and to save ourselves the stress. Here’s hoping!
DHS has the 3 newest rides in WDW (or is it 5?), plus the great ToT and a nice coaster in R&RC. There is no way I’d recommend skipping the park. Yes, as a result lines are (probably) longer than the other parks, but it’s worth it. Just wandering around in Baatu is still pretty cool, though it was better with more streetmosphere.
Wholeheartedly agree! DHS is our favorite park, and we chose to visit it 3 of our 6 days there.
We went on Oct. 15. Three people in our party were in the park sitting at tables near Tower of Terror beginning at 9:45. We were all able to get a boarding group (very lucky?) and just went with the one who was the fastest and received boarding group 50. While in line once our group was called (around 1:30 pm), I assume the ride broke, as we sat down for about an hour. This was a birthday trip for my 17 year old son who specifically wanted to go to Galaxy’s Edge and ride Rise of the Resistance–so stakes were high for us. We stayed at Pop Century and drove over (missed our chance at the skyliner) just to be sure we were in the park.
Hey Tom!
First, let me say how much I LOVE your blog! You are our “go-to” for all planning for WDW! Lee up the fantastic work!
Second, we just returned from a week-long visit to WDW (Oct. 10-17) and had a wonderful time! Lines were long-ish, but certainly not what we had encountered prior to COVID. I am an RN and was very happy with all the safety modifications in place. I felt safer at WDW than I do at our local grocery store. Our longest wait was only about 45 min, which we will take gladly. And, we chose to visit DHS 3 days while there, as it is our family’s favorite park. We followed your advice and were in the park each day prior to opening. We were easily able to get boarding passes for Rose of the Resistance every single day, so I’m not sure why others are having such a difficult time. Maybe we were just lucky. Our frustration came in trying to ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. We finally were able to be in the park by 0915 and ran straight there. We were on and off the ride by 0930, so that is my suggestion to others, if they can manage. We loved our time at WDW post-reopening, and would definitely go again if we could afford it!
Hey! If you don’t mind me asking where were you standing when you got the boarding passes on your phone? Also were you using the parks Wi-Fi?
Same question about location 🙂
Also, what mode of transportation did you feel was best in getting to the park early?
Ariel,
We were usually in line for ToT or Rockin Roller Coaster, and we did NOT use wifi. Make sure your WiFi’ is turned off, as it tends to glitch and lockup frequently. Our boarding groups were day 1- group 30, day 2 – group 3, day 3 – group 33, and we rode it each of those days. It was never down during our days there. There were 4 of us, and we would always start our day in the ToT corner and then move toward Batuu and Toy Story Land after riding ToT and Rocking Roller Coaster a couple times each. Even with Smugglers Run, waits times were listed as 70 min, but we never waited longer than about 45, timing our wait from entering line to boarding ride.
Robin,
So, while we normally stay onsite when we visit, we decided to save money by staying offsite, since there are no real benefits to onsite currently. We rented a house close by and rented a car. We drove and parked each day. I feel like, unless you stay in a resort with access to the skyline system, car is the best, fastest, most efficient transportation to DHS. We only felt the need to be first in line for parking (0815 at the parking lot got us in first in line!) our last day so we could ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway without waiting almost 2 hours (it is worth a 45 min wait, but certainly not almost 2 hrs, in my opinion!). Hope that help. Hope you have a fantastic visit!
Did you have other people linked to your MDE that were not in the parK? We’re going Thanksgiving week and I’m worried that selecting/de-selecting members of our party will slow us down! Any tips appreciated! Thanks!
Delores,
We had 2 of our adult children who did not join us this time, so I unlinked them from My Disney Experience app. It takes too long to select/deselect once the window opens, so for this trip I only had those of us with us in the park linked. As soon as the window opened, I refreshed the virtual queue (already had my app open and on the virtual queue page), selected all (everyone linked), and hit join. Never had an issue any of my attempts. We all were trying together at the same time, and one of us always got it.
Doesn’t seem to matter anyways. I am going to WDW in November and all HS park pass’s are gone except for annual passholders. Hopefully they get reallocated.
Tagging along to the above post about onsite guests , maybe only allow APs 1 or 2 boarding passes per month ?
How is that fair to APs then? Limit it for local APs? Still not fair to them. As bad as it seems, the current system is the only fair way to do it.
We did exactly this last week- skipped DHS. Too crazy for us, as evidenced by the maxed capacity for that park at times, especially weekends. We just visited in March, and will be back when parks return to “normal”. Decided to avoid the stress of boarding groups and super long lines, but did miss MMRR and SDD!
My husband wants to DHS so bad and I am afraid he will be so disappointed. I know we will never get ROTR but if we stay until near the end how does Smugglers look for wait times.
You could do Smugglers Run with an under 30 minute wait at the end of the night. The big upside there (and one thing we haven’t discussed for some reason) is having your own private cockpit, meaning you both get to be pilots.
We’ve done that a few times and it’s a blast. Definitely improves the experience, IMO.
Agreed. We did Smuggler’s run last summer as a party of 3 and were 2 engineers and a gunner. We did it last week as 2 pilots and a gunner – a much different (and better) experience!
Curious, was this a weekend or weekday visit? We’re thinking of a quick trip in December with one day at MK and one day at HS visiting both parks during the week. How much difference does that make? Right now there are some days open for HS ticket reservation, but of course those could disappear anytime. As always, you’ve got one of the most informative blogs out there!
Ben-
Tom has written several posts lately about HS. His opinion is that every day is insanity, so if you can go to other parks during the week, you will reap the benefits of shorter lines/less people but at HS, it doesn’t really matter. Good luck!
We were there on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Hi Tom. My family returned yesterday from Disney after 8 days. We booked two days in DHS. We were there last Sunday and Thursday. Sunday we tried both times to get in the queue without success. This past Thursday was way more crowded than last Sunday. On Sunday we went in late at 12. At 2 we were able to obtain boarding passes for ride of the Resistance. From the time we arrived to the time we left we saw waiting times increase and crowds increased dramatically. We were at Caribbean beach, in the Martinique section by Port Royale. We used the Riveria skyliner station but we saw the other station line and they were extremely long and crowded. Crowds increased dramatically in Magic kingdom on Friday till the point we left and went back to the resort. I am afraid the days of low crowds are gone. For our trip next year we are torn between beach club and Fort wilderness. Any advice? Could beach club people use the back entrance epcot skyliner to go to Hollywood studios?
“For our trip next year we are torn between beach club and Fort wilderness. Any advice? Could beach club people use the back entrance epcot skyliner to go to Hollywood studios?”
Yes to the Skyliner question, although walking to DHS will be more efficient.
As for the comparison, it really depends upon what you’re after–those are two VERY DIFFERENT resorts. Fort Wilderness is a great, tranquil escape. Beach Club is better for midday breaks and being in the ‘heart’ of the Crescent Lake area. We like both a lot, but for vastly different reasons.
Thank you Tom. We are looking for relaxation when we come back from the parks. Fort Wilderness sounds great. Thanks for the tips. We love your reviews and planned this last trip based on your tips. Thanks for everything!!
We were there last week and I would also suggest skipping it. No way would I waste 2 days there. We also found the lines ridiculously long before the park “officially” opened. After a one hour wait for Slinky Dog the ride broke down. No consideration or pass was given for when it re-opened (hours later btw) to those of us who had already waited so long in the miserable heat & humidity. I asked and they said nothing could be done. BS! The wait times were long the entire day for the popular rides and the park was uncomfortably crowded.
There is NO excuse for the cancelled shows.
One hopeful note is we received a survey about our experiences at DHS. Since we didn’t receive a survey for the other parks I’m assuming they recognize there’s an issue and will hopefully make some changes.
The ever loyal disney cult members will happily throw good money after bad no matter how much the suits in charge abuse them repeatedly. Classic abusive relationship pattern.
Kinda sad and pitiful to observe from the outside.
Hopefully the plexiglass barriers are installed, and capacity increases on Rise soon.
As someone who is (potentially) coming from out of town, staying on site, and could still give multiple shots to experience Rise and get skunked…that’s just lame.
Have you had any more success or can you confirm/deny any rumors about it being better/worse to have multiple people in your party try for a boarding pass vs. one?
Thanks for the great report.
“Have you had any more success or can you confirm/deny any rumors about it being better/worse to have multiple people in your party try for a boarding pass vs. one?”
Some Cast Members have claimed only one person should try, but I’ve seen zero credible evidence that this is good advice. We both always try.
We were in DHS 2 days. One the first day, all 3 of us tried and were successful at getting to the boarding group screen but my daughter got there first and got the pass for our family (group 4!). The second day, both my daughter and I got a loading screen for 10-15 seconds, which locked us out of the boarding groups. Luckily my wife got through and secured one. Based on our experience, I would definitely recommend having everyone in your party try to get one.
Thanks for sharing the firsthand experience. That helps.
Plexi barriers on ride vehicles SUCK, but it’s the only way they think people will ‘feel’ safe riding, so we’re stuck with them for now. But because of them, I’ll always split our party into groups of 2 for anything with a view, such as LWTL, KJS, even Pirates even though no barriers on that one.
has it been discussed to somehow grant on-site guests a guaranteed boarding pass in advance, sort of like booking advanced fastpasses? coordinate a window for them to select a single day for a pass during their stay and if they miss their booking window then they no longer get the guaranteed pass? i know there are ride breakdown issues and the like, but it just seems like a strategy like this would be more fair and less headache for on-site guests, and would at least be a perk in times where there aren’t many of those to be had anymore.
i should add, with a limited number available per day, like fastpasses, so when they are gone, you would need to choose a different day if you didn’t select your first choice.
“has it been discussed to somehow grant on-site guests a guaranteed boarding pass in advance, sort of like booking advanced fastpasses?”
If by discussed, you mean credibly rumored, then no.
However, at this point, Disney should be considering a range of options–including that.
Some sort of preference to onsite guests for ROTR BGs is one very easy way for Disney to increase resort revenue and better temper other guest expectations. Maybe limit the 10:00 drop to onsite guests and then open up the later drop to all visitors in the park. There are basically no other perks to onsite stays right now, unless you count Magical Express and long lines for buses/Skyliner as a perk. That perk would also automatically limit the number of local AP holders allowed to get groups. However, I suspect the tech requirements to grant resort guest priority is something beyond Disney’s capabilities at this point given Disney’s “stellar” tech history.
“However, I suspect the tech requirements to grant resort guest priority is something beyond Disney’s capabilities at this point given Disney’s “stellar” tech history.”
No kidding! Especially for something that should be as simple as a check box in the software management system…
We have one day scheduled for DHS during our Nov trip. I might just switch to AK instead. I like Toy Story Midway Mania, but all our other favorites are still closed. DHS has never really been much of a favorite park and we don’t really need to stand in lines for Star Wars. I liked the Star Wars of 1976, not a big fan of the latest ones.