Rise of the Resistance Stays Shut to Most Guests at Disney World for Third Straight Day
The repeat closures highlight how the ride’s many moving systems strain long-term reliability.
Overview
- The Hollywood Studios attraction, which closed to general guests Friday after a brief Early Entry run, marked its third morning in a row without a regular opening.
- Cast members again blocked access to the queue, disrupting plans for visitors who built their day around the park’s headline Star Wars ride.
- Thrill Data logged 72 minutes of downtime on March 24, 175 minutes on March 25, and 326 minutes on March 26, signaling a concentrated stretch of interruptions.
- Guests continue to note scaled-back effects inside the ride, including static laser cannon props and a backup projection that replaces the Kylo Ren animatronic at times.
- Disney will broaden Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge timeline on April 29 to include Darth Vader, Leia Organa, and Luke Skywalker, a content change that does not fix the Florida ride’s maintenance issues.