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What is the fastest way to get to the Rise of the Resistance ride?

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has an individual Lightning Lane available for purchase. Guests of Disney resorts can purchase it at 7AM, while other guests have to wait until the park opens, subject to availability. This is the easiest way to get on the ride, but it comes at a price of about $15 to $25 per person.



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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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If you plan to rope drop Rise of the Resistance you might be wondering, what is the fastest way to Rise of the Resistance? As a general rule of thumb, we recommend making a left once guests pass Hollywood Boulevard and walk towards the Muppets section of Hollywood Studios.

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Because of the introduction of Disney Genie+, there are two ways to ride Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland. The first option is to wait in the standby line. We recommend joining the standby queue if you ever see the wait time listed as less than 60 minutes for the best experience.

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Many other attraction lines in Hollywood Studios have short standby lines in the morning. It's a better use of your time to ride them and save Rise for when lines are longer for everything later in the day (11:00am or later at least!).

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To get access to the Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance, you will have to buy it through the My Disney Experience App. The Lightning Lane for this attraction is only available through the Individual Lightning Lane options in My Disney Experience.

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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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Take note that there at four ride systems for Rise of the Resistance, but this is the primary ride vehicle that takes you through the Hangar. “There are 38 ride cars in total, and 36 cars can appear in the “show space” at one time”, says Disney Imagineers.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has an individual Lightning Lane available for purchase. Guests of Disney resorts can purchase it at 7AM, while other guests have to wait until the park opens, subject to availability. This is the easiest way to get on the ride, but it comes at a price of about $15 to $25 per person.

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Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.

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Disney World Individual Lightning Lane Rides List
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
  • Avatar Flight of Passage.
  • TRON Lightcycle / Run.


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And no matter how many theme parks you visit, you can only purchase two Individual Lightning Lane passes per day. In addition, like standard Genie+ rides, you can't buy passes more than once for the same ride.

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Walt Disney World You'll find rides such as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance among those offered via Individual Lightning Lane. Again, costs will vary based on demand, but expect to pay anywhere from $10 to $25 per ride.

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Lightning Lanes have replaced the FastPass lines at Disney theme parks. These work as expedited queues for rides, allowing guests to surpass the standard line in favor of a faster option.

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney World originally required joining a virtual queue, but you can now more easily ride the popular attraction through waiting in a regular standby line or paying to bypass the standby line with an individual Lightning Lane selection during regular theme park hours.

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That means that 17,600 to 30,400 people can ride the attraction on a day when the park operates for 16 hours, according to Touring Plans and other estimates. That capacity compares favorably with other popular attractions in the park, according to theme park industry experts.

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If you do nothing else but ride Rise of the Resistance during Disney After Hours, you can probably expect to ride 6-8 times. At an average cost of $20 to $22 per Individual Lightning Lane during daily operation, you can probably get pretty close to making back your money on the Disney After Hours ticket.

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