Can you ride Rise of the Resistance twice in a day?

For those who want to ride Rise of the Resistance multiple times, a Park Hopper ticket gives you the most flexibility during your vacation. Although you're only able to purchase an individual Lightning Lane selection once per day, you can always wait in the standby line if you'd like to ride it again.



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Each Guest can request to enter the virtual queue no more than once per day during regular park hours. Before requesting to join a virtual queue, Guests must have valid admission and may need a theme park reservation depending on the type of admission and date of their visit. Learn more about theme park reservations.

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Lighter crowds tend to contribute to fewer ride breakdowns. From May to December 2021, ride breakdowns increased from 37 minutes a day to 120 minutes a day. In April 2022, a year after Disneyland reopened, Rise of the Resistance averaged 145 minutes of downtime per day.

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Guests are limited to one ride per day on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind using the Virtual Queue during regular park hours. This allows as many people as possible an opportunity to ride. However, it is possible to get into the Virtual Queue and also buy an Individual Lightning Lane to ride a second time.

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There might be a way to ride Cosmic Rewind twice! If you can secure a boarding group for the ride, and also purchase an Individual Lightning Lane for the ride, it stands to reason that you could ride it twice: once with your boarding group, and once with your Lightning Lane!

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I therefore recommend waiting to book Rise until the return window is at least 11am or later so you can make the most of the morning otherwise. That may mean you need to wait to book Rise a bit later than when you enter the parks. Set an alarm on your phone to check back so you don't miss the ideal hour!

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Rise of the Resistance can be scary at times for kids, even ones who love Star Wars. The interactions with Kylo Ren, Stormtroopers, and the First Order can be a bit intimidating. The ride itself can also be too much for some children, since some areas of the ride are dark and there is even a drop.

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So, how much did it cost to build Rise of the Resistance? Disney has not released the exact cost for the ride, but estimates have ranged from $200 million to $450 million — and that's for each version of the ride, not a total for both.

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Virtual queues are completely separate from Lightning Lane, and don't affect your ability to pay for a Individual Lightning Lane selection. In fact, if a ride has both a virtual queue and paid Individual Lightning Lane access, you can use both and ride it twice!

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According to Disney's rules, you can only enter a specific Virtual Queue once per day, but there is no limitation on holding multiple Virtual Queues at a time. You won't need to redeem one Virtual Queue to be eligible to secure another Virtual Queue.

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The issue, however, is that it is increasingly difficult to experience it as it should be. This isn't due to virtual queues filling up within seconds or selling out of Individual Lightning Lanes; instead, it constantly breaks down. Every time I go on Rise of the Resistance, something needs to be fixed.

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Rise of the Resistance But if you do get to ride the attraction, the best seat is the very front seat in the first car. This puts you in front and gets you some one-on-one time with the Probe Droid (depending on which of the two cars you're seated in, you get a slightly different ride experience.

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As a general rule of thumb, the fastest way to ride Rise of the Resistance will almost always be to use one of the Disney Genie individual lightning lanes.

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Rise of the Resistance is much smoother, with a small drop at the end when your escape pod jettisons from the Imperial Cruiser. Most of the ride is a trackless vehicle on a smooth concrete floor.

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I am happy to report that you can make both a Lightning Lane reservation through Disney Genie+ and try to obtain a Boarding Group through a Virtual Queue at the same time. To do this, I would highly recommend having one person try for the Lightning Lane and one person try for the Virtual Queue.

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In most cases, guests who have been late to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind have been allowed to ride after scanning their park ticket at the attraction's entrance. Though this may not be the case for every day, especially during the parks' busy seasons.

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In my opinion, absolutely. Soarin' has been our favorite ride in Epcot for a while. They have a few new really exciting rides. But Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind was by far the best one.

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