Is New Star Wars ride scary?

As I mentioned, Rise can be scary and a little too much for some guests and children. Cast members do their best to be reassuring without breaking character in my experience. Rise of the Resistance is open for Early Theme Park Entry.



The newest flagship Star Wars attraction, Rise of the Resistance, is considered "thrilling and intense" but not traditionally "scary" like a horror-themed ride. It is a massive, 18-minute multi-phase experience that includes a trackless dark ride, a brief motion simulator, and a small, sudden vertical drop (about 20 feet). While the drop provides a "stomach-flip" sensation similar to a fast elevator, it is much milder than Tower of Terror. The "scary" elements are mostly atmospheric: being "interrogated" by First Order officers and facing off against full-scale AT-ATs and Kylo Ren animatronics. For younger children or those sensitive to loud noises and dark environments, the sheer scale and sensory overload might be intimidating. However, for most guests, the ride is a "stupefying wow" experience that focuses on immersion and cinematic storytelling rather than extreme physical frights.

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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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Here is how Disney accomplishes the effect: As we indicated, the trackless ride vehicle is locked down onto a motion base. The motion base is then coupled with a drop tower-like mechanism to deliver a freefall. Think Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, but instead of a 199-foot drop, Rise drops perhaps 25 or 30 feet.

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Immediately we think of a roller coaster when talking about a thrilling ride in a Disney Park, but it isn't a roller coaster at all, not even close. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on a scale like nothing else you've ever seen in a theme park attraction.

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Two pilots (one moving the joystick up and down and the other left to right), two gunners, and two engineers (each having buttons to push at specific times). The visuals are intense, with loud audio and jerky movement in the ride.

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As I mentioned, Rise can be scary and a little too much for some guests and children. Cast members do their best to be reassuring without breaking character in my experience. Rise of the Resistance is open for Early Theme Park Entry.

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Walt Disney World's new Tron Lightcycle Run roller coaster immediately separates itself from the vacation destination's other thrill rides with a pulse-pounding launch that propels users, er, guests nearly 60 miles per hour.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the best ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We don't want to give too many spoilers since so few people have ridden and, really, it's a ride where surprise is key.

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Is Rise of the Resistance for Young Children? Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is for guests 40? or taller. This height requirement means that most elementary school aged children and even some preschoolers will make the cut and be able to ride Rise of the Resistance.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is for guests 40? or taller. This height requirement means that most elementary school aged children and even some preschoolers will make the cut and be able to ride Rise of the Resistance.

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Overall milder than Guardians. Tron is somewhere in between what you seem to be ok with or not. Lots of fun. It feels fast, but smoother than Big Thunder and Space Mountain.

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Rise of the Resistance, which opened in December, is touted as the most technologically advanced ride Disney has ever designed. It's the main attraction of the company's $1 billion Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge expansion, and so far, according to reviews online, the ride sounds pretty thrilling.

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While Rise of the Resistance is undoubtedly a thrill ride, with “rapid motion, sudden stops, and sharp turns,” it's not going to give you the same adrenaline high as a roller coaster or even Forbidden Journey, which is a much more turbulent trip.

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