The Wonderful World of Disney Magical Holiday Celebration to show more of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Nov 28, 2019 in "Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance"

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Posted: Thursday November 28, 2019 9:35am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” kicks off the holiday season Thursday, Nov. 28, from 8-10 p.m. EST, on ABC and will offer more footage of the upcoming Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction.

Inside Rise of the Resistance Gun Deck and AT-AT Bay

According to Disney, there will be several Disney Parks sneak peeks, including an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, opening in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Dec. 5, 2019, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.

More details of the “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration”:

Join hosts Matthew Morrison and Emma Bunton along with co-host Jesse Palmer as they present the two-hour primetime special on Thanksgiving night from Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort in California.

Musical performances include the following:

GRAMMY® Award-winning icons Sting and Shaggy perform duets and solo numbers from Walt Disney World Resort, including a new festive reggae version of “Silent Night (Christmas is Coming).”
GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Portugal. The Man performs “Happy Christmas” and “Merry Christmas Everybody” from Disneyland Resort.
Three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning group Pentatonix will sing a cappella renditions of “Deck the Halls” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” from Walt Disney World Resort.
Singers Ingrid Michaelson and Andy Grammer perform an all-new original holiday song from Disneyland Resort.
International pop star Ally Brooke sings “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from Walt Disney World Resort.
Singer-songwriter and TV host Emma Bunton (‘Baby Spice’), performs “Santa Baby” from Walt Disney World Resort.
The Tony, Emmy, and two-time Golden Globe -nominated artist Matthew Morrison performs a medley from Walt Disney World Resort of “When You Wish Upon A Star” from the upcoming album “Disney Dreamin’ with Matthew Morrison” and the classic “Let it Snow.”
Acclaimed two-time Billboard-Award winning electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling pulls all the strings for “Carol of the Bells” from Walt Disney World Resort.

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networkpro9 days ago

It might make it worth riding again. We havent ridden it in the past two years as more than 30ish minutes waiting isn't worth it to us. The only variability in the ride is which vehicle you get assigned to which determines which elevator you go up. That said, its still much better than the button slapping coaxium ride.

JohnD9 days ago

My observations. 1. If you remember anything, if you want to be fully immersed, do NOT ride Single Rider. 2. You go down a walkway by the exit intended for CMs. 3. Your first stop point is by a standard door with a rectangular window. You have a hidden view of the starcruiser. Think C-3PO and R2 waiting to board the Falcon on the Death Star. 4. The wait is counter-intuitive. You're not immediately plugged in to board the cruiser. You wait about every 6 groups from the briefing room to allow the single rider group to collect. Maybe 10 min. 4a. You're figuratively taken "outside" the experience. By that I mean, you only hear the music as the guests exit the briefing until after they have entered the starcruiser and the doors shut. Its like an out of body experience. 5. When enough have collected, you're escorted through the normal door into a normal hallway which connects with the briefing room waiting area. 6. All simgle riders are escorted into the same briefing room then together into the starcruiser. 7. On the FO ship, single riders wait at the same collection point to be dispatched. This is where the single rider portion takes effect. One got put with another group. 10 others were sent to the same meeting room waiting point. Two from the "regular" queue joined. 8. The rest is the same after that. if you don't have single lightning lane, its a good option. Otherwise, I prefer Rise with LL.

JohnD10 days ago

They're still experimenting with it. I jusr rode LL. They told me about single rider as I exited. Will do later today.

Purduevian25 days ago

It all comes down to $$ Does this hurt ILL sales? How much extra does it cost to staff Does this improve the GS enough that they are more likely to buy something now that they aren't stuck in line?

G00fyDad25 days ago

I truly do hope this is a thing for us next September but I am not holding my breath. It sounds like it works and is very beneficial so that means Disney will come up with some reason for getting rid of it. But, here's to hope and as well all know.... rebellions are built on hope.

Nunu25 days ago

Ooops!, thought the testing phase was over. Hope it stays. 🤞

gerarar25 days ago

It's still currently in testing, so not sure if it will still be there come December as it seems to come and go. They are still doing daily changes, for example one day I've observed them handing a piece of paper to the FO saying the current batch is single riders/units. Another day they radio'd it in. Seems like they're still trying to figure out what's best basically. But hopefully it does stay and becomes permanent!

Nunu25 days ago

Sounds good to me! Can't wait to give Single Rider a try in December. Appreciate your report, thank you! :)

gerarar25 days ago

Got to try the single rider line over the past 4 days. And it's literally a dream come true. There's basically no wait for it (currently). You enter through the exit. They also promote the new single rider line at the main entrance with a sign, so not like it's a hidden secret anymore. You walk through a short path then stop at a door. This is the backstage entrance/exit for CMs to the outdoor area before the ITS preshow. You wait here for about 5-10 mins then they take you as a group into the area before the Rey preshow through a (unthemed) hallway where the CM break room is. From there on, everything is pretty much the same. I will say when you get intercepted by the First Order, they refer to y'all as "single units" instead. They even play on it, like one FO officer said upon entering the ITS – "...Your interrogation will be expedited, at the cost of your family and friends". Another said "Come this way single units, no one clearly cares for you as you got caught alone. How sad." I absolute love it. Adds a whole new dimension to the narrative and immersion. I was on and off in like 30 mins each time. I did the single rider line probably 10+ times throughout my trip. Did 5 in a row on Saturday (10/12). Hope this stays a thing because this is the best implementation of it thus far. I even voiced my feedback/praises when I saw a GR CM standing nearby the entrance the other day.

MisterPenguinOct 07, 2024

You're riding Fantasmic!? What character do you play on the river boat? :p

nickysOct 06, 2024

It’s a recent thing, a trial of a single rider line.

G00fyDadOct 06, 2024

I thought they didn't have single riders for this ride.

dmc493Oct 05, 2024

Sounds like they're putting Single Riders thru both preshows now too, which is an improvement for sure. Still curious if it'll be offered long term.

gerararOct 04, 2024

So this is interesting. This livestreamer went on the ride and the final Kylo AA was in B-mode. The wall that hides the AA wasn't down either. Then not even 15 mins later, the final Kylo AA was in A-mode. The ride did not go down or anything, it just simply switched show modes. For years the ride has to go down in order for A -> B-mode to happen (or vice versa), but apparently that's not the case anymore and can happen on demand. This is a big improvement imo. Also, the single rider line is back. According to CMs the test was successful. That's how the above streamer was able to get back on so quickly within 5 mins.