How to Get on Rise of the Resistance During One of Disney World’s Busiest Seasons

Spring break season is no joke.

Sure, winter holiday crowds tend to be wild, and summer in Disney World can be pretty cramped, but spring break is another time you should watch out for. Nobody wants to wait in long lines after walking around a packed Disney World theme park, so how should you go about getting on those popular rides? That’s where we come in to help.

We’re taking a look at the average wait times from the past week, and Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues to have the longest wait times in all of Disney World. We’ve got some tips on how to avoid that line!

If you’re willing to shell out some extra money to skip the lines, the most stress-free way to ride is by purchasing an Individual Lightning Lane. This is a separate purchase from the Genie+ service and allows you to skip the line only at Rise of the Resistance (or whatever ride you purchased it for).

Don’t want to spend even more money at Disney World? We totally get it. In that case, we recommend rope dropping the park, especially if you are staying at a Disney World hotel. People staying at Disney World hotels have access to early entry which allows them to get in 30 minutes before the park opens.

Another strategy is waiting until the end of the night to ride. Wait times usually dip towards the end of the night, and as long as you are in line by the time the park closes, you will be able to ride. One caveat to this is that the ride might close for technical difficulties. Especially with a ride like Rise of the Resistance that breaks down constantly, this may be the riskiest option.

Take a look at the other wait times from the past week so you can strategize for your next Disney World park day!

Magic Kingdom

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is constantly posting the highest wait times in Magic Kingdom, but this week, the average wait time went down to 82 minutes (the average was 88 minutes last week). This ride offers Individual Lightning Lane like Rise of the Resistance so you can pay to skip the line here.

Here are the average weekly wait times for each ride below, from shortest to longest wait times.

• Tom Sawyer Island: 0 minutes
  
• Country Bear Jamboree: 0 minutes
  
• Hall of Presidents: 0 minutes
• Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: 3 minutes
• Carousel of Progress: 4 minutes
• Enchanted Tiki Room: 7 minutes
• Liberty Square Riverboat: 7 minutes
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 13 minutes
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 14 minutes
• Mad Tea Party: 14 minutes
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic: 14 minutes
• Tomorrowland Speedway: 19 minutes
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 20 minutes
• Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 22 minutes
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 23 minutes
• Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid: 24 minutes
• it’s a small world: 26 minutes
• Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 31 minutes
• Astro Orbiter: 34 minutes
• Pirates of the Caribbean: 36 minutes
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: 37 minutes
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 37 minutes
• Haunted Mansion: 44 minutes
• Jungle Cruise: 52 minutes
• Space Mountain: 54 minutes
• Peter Pan’s Flight: 69 minutes
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 82 minutes

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

This does not come as a surprise, but Hollywood Studios had the longest average wait time in all of Disney World! As we mentioned above, Rise of the Resistance has some of the highest wait times and this week it had a 105-minute average. Slinky Dog Dash also had a long 95-minute average this week.

Read the list below to see the rest of the Hollywood Studios ride wait times averages, from low to high:

• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Closed for refurb
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy: 10 minutes
• Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes
• Walt Disney Presents: 15 minutes
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue: 20 minutes
• Alien Swirling Saucers: 32 minutes
  
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 54 minutes
• Toy Story Mania: 56 minutes
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway: 57 minutes
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 61 minutes
• Slinky Dog Dash: 95 minutes
• Rise of the Resistance: 105 minutes

EPCOT

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is the ride to prioritize at EPCOT. Test Track and Frozen Ever After also have long wait times, but the Ratatouille-themed ride consistently comes out on top.

See the average EPCOT attraction wait times from the week below:

• Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along: 0 minutes
• Pixar Short Film Festival: 0 minutes
• Impressions de France: 0 minutes
• Reflections of China: 0 minutes
• Awesome Planet: 0 minutes
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 13 minutes
• Living with the Land: 11 minutes
• Gran Fiesta Tour: 11 minutes
• Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes
  
• Spaceship Earth: 16 minutes
• Turtle Talk with Crush: 17 minutes
• Mission: SPACE: 20 minutes
• Soarin’: 40 minutes
• Test Track: 61 minutes
• Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: 77 minutes

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Flight of Passage has held the title for the highest wait time in all of Disney World before, however, the wait time continues to decrease. Last week the average time went down to 91 minutes and it dropped again this week.

The average wait times for the rest of Animal Kingdom’s attractions are listed below:

• TriceraTop Spin: 8 minutes
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes
• Kali River Rapids: 34 minutes
• Dinosaur: 20 minutes
• Expedition Everest: 27 minutes
• Kilimanjaro Safaris: 40 minutes
• Na’vi River Journey: 72 minutes
• Avatar Flight of Passage: 88 minutes

Those are the wait times at Disney World! Stay tuned to AllEars for more wait time information in Disney World! In the meantime, check out our video to learn the truth about Disney World in April:

What is the longest you’ve stood in line for a ride at Disney World? Tell us in the comments!

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