HACKING Rise of the Resistance | What I learned after 30 rides in 30 days

I rode Rise of the Resistance 30 times in 30 days. In the process, I learned A LOT. A lot more than I was expecting to. I learned when to get in the queue. When not to. How long I should expect to wait. What are the best times of day to try, and the best times to avoid. And in the end, we'll answer the question...is Rise of the Resistance the big scary monster we thought it was, or is it more like every other attraction at Disneyland?
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[@OffhandDisney]

I can proudly say I was present during 1/30th of the filming of this video.

[@FreshBakedDisney]

I lost all the footage I shot on that day :(

[@user-cj9kb3kb4v]

Awesome 👍

[@pererau]

​@@FreshBakedDisneyoh snap! Way to pop his Mickey balloon! 😂😂😂

[@robbennett]

Hero

[@robertjones1729]

just gotta put your foot in the door...lmao

[@micycles1200]

As a ride operator, yeah we do tend to overpost our wait times. There are 3 reasons for that. 1) It allows a positive margin of error in case the line is in one of those "transition points," where we know "it's not quite this long but it's not quite that long so let's go with the higher option." 2) That margin of error tends to make guests happy when they think they've "beaten" the posted wait time. 3) Some people - like regulars - may be scared away by a long wait time which allows us to keep the line shorter for the tourists. Of course, we try to be as accurate as possible, but I know I would rather have someone get in a posted 60 minute line and have them only wait 50 than for them to get in a posted 60 minute line and have them wait 63. Believe it or not, people get very mad about that 3 minute difference.

[@FreshBakedDisney]

thank you for that micycles! kind of what I thought would be true, yes.

[@micycles1200]

@@FreshBakedDisney No problem, Dave. Can't wait till you get back to Universal. Maybe we'll see each other

[@espo221b]

So it has nothing to do with inflating the wait times so more people decide to buy genie plus?

[@micycles1200]

@@espo221b Believe me, at such a low level, we don't care whether or not you buy Genie +, Universal Express, Flashpass... whatever the paid skip-the-line is. It's not our job to push that stuff. That's up to sales. Our job is safety and efficiency (and most Ride Operators will tell you the job would be much easier if we only had one line to worry about)

[@mjwbulich]

​@@espo221b This policy was in place far before Genie+. I noticed they were inflating the wait times in the 1990s.

[@nf1nk]

The dedication required to make this video is really appreciated.

[@FreshBakedDisney]

Luckily we actually enjoy doing this kind of thing :)

[@roshawnrobinson1999]

As a line queue master, this hands down is your best line queue video. It has the data and the breakdown. Thank you

[@FreshBakedDisney]

We had a great time making it!

[@kingdoo21]

@@FreshBakedDisneyYes, more of these please!

[@stargazerresale3923]

I’m sure these types of videos are incredibly laborious, in terms of data and math and time investment. But I think this is the best Disneyland video I’ve ever watched. No one else is offering this kind of nerdy data and I love it. You’ve uncovered a fascinating niche. Hoping for more. Thank you!

[@badsplinter]

This video should go viral for Disneyland addicts. This is amazing.

[@michaelwilson8233]

You’re a legend, Dave.

[@aaronoxen]

You said it!

[@smurphftw2008]

Flight of the Conchords reference? If not, Google "The Most Beautiful Girl In The Room" and thank me later 😀

[@jaimiepetersen7561]

I would love to see a research video like this for Radiator Spring Racers, the wait time for Racers always seems so daunting.

[@justsomeobservations44]

He’s working on the Radiator Springs video now. The biggest difference with that ride is it has Single Rider which is how I’d recommend riding it for anyone, regardless of group size, unless you’re going with small children.

[@gothamsangel]

Took my parents so they can ride it for the first time and my mom didn't mind waiting in the 80 min queue. It even broke down while we were in line and she still wanted to wait. She loved the experience and wants to go on it again.

[@FreshBakedDisney]

it's not the worst wait in the world. not at all.

[@gothamsangel]

@@FreshBakedDisney especially since we were in the indoor portion where my dad was able to sit and rest his back. Our total wait time with the breakdown was just shy of an hour.

[@tomatosofficial1124]

@@gothamsangel Waiting 80mins is so dumb. Wait 2-3 years and the wait times wont be as long.

[@zeroconsequences]

I can concur. While David pretty much uses the scientific method, my anecdotal experience was getting a black caf at Docking Bay 7, then getting in a 45min queue for Rise and end up having to suck down the last 1/3rd of the coldbrew because we were already into the Rey room in under 30.

[@Rrusso92]

That black caf is so good!!! I would hate to have to rush finishing it lol. Even if it was for RotR.

[@ryansherwood5328]

Your work reached a new level with this video. Amazing job, dude!

[@itsjustjuice184]

Love Rise. Rode it twice last weekend. Short trip so we paid for the LL. Second ride through, we broke down at the end of the drop to the planet, got evacuated off and then got an experience pass which we used at HMH to walk on when standby was 80 min. It was a perfect and cool ending to our trip!

[@FreshBakedDisney]

sounds like things worked out well!

[@occheermommy]

One thing to add. If you are disabled when you leave the transporter and go thru the storm trooper room, you will need to keep to the right line. They usually have a “faciest” there to tell you this. I believe it has to do with the turns in the queue. And if it is your first time riding you probably wont want to race to that line because you will probably want to stop for pics of that awesome room of StormTroopers. I loved this video. It was very informative. Only problem is I moved to florida about 4 months ago so im going to need you to come here and do it for WDW now too. K thanks! 😂

[@nickna694]

Great video, please do more of these, you the man.

[@ACloserLookAtLife]

Great video David! As a local I have 2 rules for when I will ride rise 1. The line is in or almost in the cave 2. I see it go down, I grab some food and go eat out front and then virtually walk on

[@tinapetrick9792]

I found this very interesting and fun to watch!! Thanks

[@Klarysa515]

Great video!!! So much good info!

[@nikiyamanaka3598]

Thanks for all the hard work on this! This is so helpful! 😊

[@kajbecker6385]

Love this! I’m ready for more 📊

[@cristalw640]

Your commitment is amazing. Thank you for the info!

[@angelikaobradovich9267]

what an amazing video. Thank you David!

[@jtz043]

Amazing video. Thank you David 😊

[@ewok812]

This was incredibly entertaining and insightful. Thank you!

[@tiffanyw9618]

That is some amazing data! Love it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@steveburns6503]

Been waiting for this vlog and u didn’t disappoint! Appreciate the science of it all!

[@patrickk4730]

I’ve been waiting for this one ☝️ thanks David!!

[@imaginationstationyt6948]

Thank you so much for this data! You've done a great service to many of us! Thank you :)

[@virginialake5080]

Yay!! I have been so looking forward to this video. May the Force Be With You. Thank you David. Fresh Baked ♥️

[@JayMars23]

Dave, this is some REAL quality work! Great job! 👏👏👍

[@itsmejedi60]

Great video! I can’t wait for the radiator springs one.

[@paspitale]

This is such a good video, David. Really enjoyed your research and the way you presented it. Thanks!

[@racheldiel8145]

Excellent video David. Very informative 👏 Thank you!

[@user-fl5dc1lv6c]

Thank you for this, great vlog. Your spreadsheet is a thing of beauty. Hope you do for more attractions

[@CathyKoalaCat]

Absolutely loved this video. Your best work to date. Great information and tips to ride the best ride in Disneyland. Well Done 👍 🎉

[@miketerry6992]

This was really well done. Thanks!

[@SarahAlessi]

This is amazing! I LOVE data like this and everything you presented was super helpful and so interesting. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!

[@parkerpowers2841]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you for your dedication on this video. This is fantastic work. Fresh Baked!!

[@impxrfect_star]

Definitely loved this, looking to go away this summer and I hope there’s more videos like this before then to optimize my trip 😊

[@melzerr1]

This was super helpful! Thank you! Looking forward to your info on Radiator Springs Racers!

[@emfunTravel]

Wow, wow just wow! Way to go David! Awesome job!

[@ElizaBeth-ng3pu]

This is awesome. Please do this for all the big rides.

[@shanero2426]

Number 1,000 on your likes! Love th channel and love the content always in the park and always like to hear your points on the company.

[@kevingarofalo9177]

As always… doing the work!!! Hi Dave!!!!

[@somethingoodhasbegun]

This info is MUCH APPERCIATED! Love this part of your brain and passion for DL queues. Keep 'em coming!

[@makitagut2472]

Jedi Muffins: Dave, you handed yourself exceptionally in Batuu. To confront 30 Resistance Missions and defeat them for your fellow Muffins took Yoda level patience! For your achy feet and lumbago, I think you are ready to join the ranks of Muffin/Jedi Knignt! May the Force be with You😌

[@FreshBakedDisney]

There were a few times where I thought I might die right there in the depths of those caves lol.

[@makitagut2472]

😅@@FreshBakedDisney

[@Ingrid-pg1gs]

This is so nerdy! I love it! Thank you!

[@islandstyle6498]

Big Mahalos for this data! Great post!

[@Christy-fv6bx]

Wow, what a comprehensive analysis of this ride queue! Definitely gives me more information then just the posted wait time, great job!!!

[@agentXphoenix]

Absolutely fantastic recon video. Looking forward to the others you do. Though i dont envy you waiting in Radiator Springs standby queue!😊

[@whoisgene4435]

🔥x 30!! You did it you frickin did it! ✊🏼we appreciate it

[@katief7255]

Thank you David! Your tips have helped me tremendously through the last couple of years when going to the park ❤️❤️❤️ This was quite a feat. I appreciate the data

[@JeanetteBarnard-st9uy]

Wow you did such an amazing recon for this ride David! It’s such an appreciation for what you do. Also your wife too. ❤

[@princesspip]

Great work David! This was a fun video.

[@d.r.s.maximus6239]

This is awesome! Thanks for doing this.Really helpful.

[@FreshBakedDisney]

You're welcome!

[@steveninaz9576]

Thank you Sir. Interesting stuff.

[@leannpolly1292]

This video is awesome! I want to watch the whole Ride series!

[@unleashedhero2225]

This has filled my data-centric Disney-going soul; excellent information, research, and video altogether!

[@MainStreetMcgreevys]

This is incredible. GREAT stuff

[@bybun]

this video is incredible David! well done FRESH BAKED!! 👏

[@aaronoxen]

I've been waiting for this video. It did not disappoint. No trip planned currently, but I can't wait to use your hard earned data to make our experiences and trips better next time.

[@FiendishThingy1965]

You are a hero, and deserve a medal!

[@marcmooney9293]

This is pure epicness and the reason I watch this channel!!!! It's science man!!

[@pererau]

One of your best videos. Thanks for doing the reconnaissance work for us! For me, it is all about how fast can i get to the cave. I don't mind waiting in the shaded/AC part of the line that has built in benches. I just hate being stuck outside in the criminally-undershaded expanded queue.

[@mikayla5524]

I accidentally ‘rope dropped’ as you put it where you wait around for it to reset and come back up. I was on a trip to Disneyland and didn’t know much about Star Wars so I wasn’t too fussed on waiting in those crazy lines. One of the nights I was sitting in galaxy’s edge because I was tired and my feet were sore, when I saw people SPRINTING past me. I was so confused until I checked the app and saw ROTR was back up with a 5 minute wait (it literally must have just reset). I knew this was probably my only chance to ride it with no wait so I started sprinting with that group of people and made it on in 5 minutes. Having no clue about Star Wars, I was worried I wasn’t going to enjoy it but OH MY GOD it was amazing. So good that I waited in line again and also bought a lightning lane. I came back home (to australia) and told everyone how amazing it was. I’m now going to the May the 4th Star Wars movie marathon next month and planning my next Disneyland trip. You can bet my first ride will be ROTR

[@Mouserocksnerd]

This sort of dedication to research is why you are the best Disney vlog channel! Love this. Cant wait to learn about Radiator Springs. That one has backfired on me a lot

[@iwasneverhereranked1796]

Great video, love the recon

[@careyrobbins8344]

David, we are not worthy! You are the master. Holy heck, I love your channel. This is awesome! Can’t wait for RSR recon!

[@beckythomas4038]

Just got back from disneyland. Wish I had watched this before I went. I will follow this in March when we go again. Thanks for all the work you do. I love to watch your videos.

[@airdiggity]

I love people with data. Good video. Earned my like.

[@rwatts1982]

This video was put together so well. I found it very interesting and enjoyable. Thank you! I commend you on your recon and compiling all of the data. Keep up the amazing work 😎

[@FreshBakedDisney]

thank you very much :)

[@vbar66l93]

Well done!! Will be there in 3 weeks. Fresh baked!!

[@LetsDoDis44]

David is the hero we didn’t know we needed!

[@joshpalmtreez2409]

Really enjoy the analysis of all these various factors. Your channel is seemingly the only one i can find that has dedicated videos to analytics while trying to remain objective and the approach can be seen as closely related to a scientific method. Really my cup of tea.

[@PAOandMATT]

Nice meeting you today at the Park. My family was excited when they saw you 👍👍👍👍👍

[@murrad01]

Love the long shot from the ride vehicle at the end!

[@Schubacca85]

Our first time riding it on 3/3/2020, back with the virtual queues, we had a later boarding group. It broke down while in line. There was no way we were leaving the queue! Glad we didn’t! Best ride/experience ever! Next day, on my wife’s birthday, we got boarding group 3! 🥳 Excellent work & intel, David! 👏🏻 👍🏻

[@kubacks]

Good job David!

[@happilyeverawkward1948]

Ok i promise this is the last time i watch it 😅❤. Leaving for disney tomorrow! Thank you david!

[@lololow88]

This is amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@julievo4331]

We actually rode this with you one of the times the week of October 12th. My boys and I were standing right behind you in line and then got to sit in the back row with you. We said hi but didn’t want to bug you. It’s was awesome seeing how much you truly appreciated the ride. Amazing video😊

[@Screwdriv3r]

Great video! Thank you! When do you think radiator springs video will be uploaded? Looking forward to it!

[@7sevenpointed7]

exceptional analysis!

[@kb6lcw99]

Great info!

[@plattjo]

+1 Patreon. Just wow. This video sets the new standard for Disney parks analysis. Looking forward to more content like this.

[@pixie.dust.parkhopper]

Fan-girling right now! Amazing recon and dissection of data!! Taking notes!

[@SantaCruzRunner]

Absolutely love the data analytics in this video. Top notch content and very much appreciated!

[@FreshBakedDisney]

Thank you very much!

[@justsomeobservations44]

This should get KZbin’s version of an Emmy nomination! Great work. Love the chart! The results were about as I expected. What’s funny is I’ve ridden it just 4 total times and I hit both extremes. Once I waited 100 min and it broke down just after the Rey room! And another time I got a true walk-on (posted 40 min but we literally just walked non stop to the Rey room).

[@JMCAragorn]

This was the best info video I've ever seen. This will REALLY help out-of-towners like me who only have 3-4 days (every-other year) to cram everything in...!

[@jjamerican93]

You’re so right. Once the ride breaks down, get in line! It happened to me despite having a Genie+ Pass, and I stayed right around the area. Within 10 minutes, it was up again and I was one of the first 3 people to get inside. So worth it 😅

[@AudreyWebster]

This guide is absolutely the most useful Disneyland video for anyone wanting to ride Rise without paying extra or waiting too long. Hitting a walk on after it was down for 45 minutes is the best.

[@roxanne3047]

This is the most helpful video I’ve ever seen on Disney 🎉

[@Fred1l1]

Thanks to your help we did a (very nearly) perfect rope drop at our trip to Disneyland last month! We got a basically walk-on Space Mountain right away, then a 5 minute Matterhorn wait, but when we got off we noticed that Runaway Railway (something neither of us had been on and wanted to be sure to do) had JUST re-opened from a shutdown so we went there and got a walk-on. From there we went straight to Rise and would have been done with all 4 of those rides by just over an hour into the park buuuuuut over halfway into the interior queue (I think the queue was basically the cave when we got there) it shut down so we had to wait back from section 3 later that day. We still picked up a Indy LL to beat the exterior queue there and got a pretty short Big Thunder wait in recompense though. Thank you for your videos and info like this is so fun to watch and sincerely did help us enjoy our Disney trip!

[@magicthemixergaming556]

Lets go! It’s finally out!

[@ericgerds3980]

Outstanding work. WOW.

[@charles24852]

The best tip I have about going to Disneyland is to seize every opportunity you can when you find it. Best example I can give you is what happened to me this week on my last visit. I had a lightning lane return for haunted mansion and I went over and the ride was down just as I was about to leave the ride reopened even though I had a return at that time I walked the line and literally was on the first doom buggy by pure luck. After I finished the ride I used my lightning lane return and rode it again. All together I rode it with the nightmare before Christmas skin twice in about 20 minutes. Also if you go in October try and get all your must do rides in before 6pm because once California adventure closes it gets crazy packed.

[@dogandcow5]

You're the goat for doing this

[@delatorture1633]

Amazing video for an amazing ride. Best Ride at Disneyland. I would have loved if you could do some recon of the cast members. I'll explain... In my opinion there are 2 key points (on the ride) that make this ride magical, the 2 introduction/interactions with the first order and the resistance cast members. First time we Rhode Rise of the resistance was early in the opening week. An amazing almost intimidating first order cast member (with a commanding voice) ordered us off our captured shuttle into a breath taking storm trooper room, great! The 2nd pivotal moment is in the interrogation room, where to our surprise a loud excited " We're with the Resistance! here to rescue you!" cast member helps us escape. I've since Rhode Rise and found these 2 cast members to be under whelming with their lines. I feel that when these two introductions are not strong in their delivery, the magic gets lost. I want them to have a mentality that its always a guests first time and the lines should be delivered as such. I need to ask what your experience with these 2 pivotal moments where? Did the Resistance cast member out do his First order counter part, or vice versa? Any cast members want to share their thoughts on this point?

[@toshibavoodoo]

189K SUBs!! Hope you had a GREAT BIRTHDAY, and think a celebration at 190K would be fitting. BUT, a huge FRESHBAKED party at Disneyland when you hit 200K subscribers would be wonderful!

[@toshibavoodoo]

Repeat comment, but I know I'll be back to watch this video over the next 2 years. Want to see how long it takes for FRESHBAKED to hit 200K!

[@jeremytullis5151]

I love what you've done with rise of resistance 30 times the information is great I would love to see you do that for cars racer

[@chrishintz1077]

This breakdown the data video reminds me of the fast pass data study by (I think) defunctland). Kudos and thanks for your service. Most helpful for the quandary and solving the rise puzzle.

[@chrishintz1077]

Blue pencil chimes in: extra parenthesis erratum. Mistake, mistake. Your disc jockey (me) has made a mistake. ;)