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Is Rise of the Resistance Scary?
It is intense, not physical. There is one surprise drop near the end, but the fear is the immersion, the blaster fire, and the First Order, not the ride itself.
The short answer
A little. It is intense, not physical. There is one surprise drop near the end, but the fear is the immersion, the blaster fire, and the First Order, not the ride itself.
The one unannounced drop in the escape pod at the finale, a short sudden fall that nobody sees coming their first ride.
What it does to you
- Big drop
- In the dark
- Startle moments
The numbers
- Height to ride
- 40 in (102 cm)
- Ride length
- About 18 minutes
- Inversions
- None
How it scares you, broken down
Scary is not one thing. These four bars are our editorial read of where the fear comes from, zero to ten.
The moment people brace for
The one unannounced drop in the escape pod at the finale, a short sudden fall that nobody sees coming their first ride.
You are a prisoner marched past stormtroopers into a firefight, and near the end the floor drops out of the escape pod without warning.
Is Rise of the Resistance scary for kids?
The 40 inch gate is about the drop, but the real question is theming. The stormtroopers, the darkness, and the loud blaster battles frighten sensitive young kids more than the tiny drop does.
Height to ride. You must be at least 40 in (102 cm).
How to make it less scary
The drop is brief and small. Tell a nervous child it is a story where the good guys win, warn them about the one quick fall, and the immersion becomes the fun part instead of the scary one.
Where it sits on the scale
Every ride below is scored on the same fear index. Yours is highlighted. Tap another to read it.
- TRON Lightcycle / Run 70
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure 62
- Rise of the Resistance you are here 58
- Flight of Passage 48
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 45
See the full ranked list of the scariest rides at Disney World
Questions people ask before they get in line
Is Rise of the Resistance scary?
It is intense, not physical. There is one surprise drop near the end, but the fear is the immersion, the blaster fire, and the First Order, not the ride itself. The one unannounced drop in the escape pod at the finale, a short sudden fall that nobody sees coming their first ride.
Is Rise of the Resistance scary for kids?
The 40 inch gate is about the drop, but the real question is theming. The stormtroopers, the darkness, and the loud blaster battles frighten sensitive young kids more than the tiny drop does.
Does Rise of the Resistance go upside down?
No. Rise of the Resistance has no inversions and never turns you upside down.
Is Rise of the Resistance in the dark?
Yes, Rise of the Resistance runs partly or fully in the dark, which is a real part of how it feels.
How tall do you have to be to ride Rise of the Resistance?
You must be at least 40 in (102 cm) to ride Rise of the Resistance.
Does Rise of the Resistance have a drop?
Yes, but only one and it is brief. Near the end of the ride your vehicle takes a single sudden drop of roughly twenty feet that lasts about a second. The vehicle stays level instead of tipping forward, so it feels more like a fast elevator dip than a coaster drop, and there are no other big drops or hills.
How long is Rise of the Resistance?
The full experience runs about eighteen minutes from the first pre-show room to the exit. The trackless ride portion itself is roughly five minutes, and the rest is the queue scenes and pre-shows that set up the story.
The four fear scores are Rope Drop News's own read of what frightens riders, never a measured stat. Every speed, height, and drop figure is a published Disney or attraction number.