Disneyland's 'Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance' Ride Keeps Breaking Down

SFGate calls it 'the most technologically advanced ride Disney has ever opened.'

The 18-minute journey involves a secret rebel base, interrogation from the First Order, uncomfortably close brushes with Kylo Ren and a daring rescue mission, and has sophisticated animatronics and a trackless ride system unlike anything else currently in Disneyland.

With all of those moving parts, though, the ride breaks down frequently.

'Rise of the Resistance' can sometimes break down multiple times a day, often for long stretches. The ride already has modifications for minor breaks, like a scene with a Kylo Ren animatronic that has a 'b mode' where a broken piece of wall blocks off the malfunctioning Ren and he's shown on a screen instead. A room with cannons that dart out between ride cars has stopped the cannons from moving because they caused so many ride breakdowns.

But still, even with those fixes, larger problems happen. In fact, earlier this week, one Disneyland guest reported getting evacuated from Rise three times in the same day. 'I've been on RoR 3 times today and have been evacuated every time,' the person posted on Reddit. 'Send thoughts and prayers!'

The article also cites data from the theme-park site Thrill Data, which estimates the ride's historical wait time average is 105 minutes — but which can shoot up after breakdowns to two or three hours.
The maximum wait time ever recorded was six hours and six minutes.

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