On our first visit of the trip (Monday 10/12), we arrived (walked from BC) at 8:30 a.m. and the queue for opening was all the way back to the second bus depot area. We were queued along the parking lot side and held there until around 8:45 a.m. and then moved to the right or left for the temperature check queues. You had to choose the right or left side midway down the sidewalk about where the Skyliner entrance is located. We were then held at that point until about 9:00 a.m. at which time it was a running of the bulls past the temp check tents to the security scanners and then on to the tapstiles. We made it to MMRR and were queued there until about 9:15 a.m., but we were on the second or third train and off prior to 9:30 a.m.
Then we headed to Slinky and the queue was already at 80 minutes or so and the MMRR queue was closed to any further guests until capacity diminished. I believe that wait was around 200 minutes for MMRR at that point. We actually only waited on Slinky for about 40 minutes, but that was the exception to the posted time rule. We found the wait times to be fairly accurate within 10-20 minutes.
Crowds at DHS were huge both times we were there last week AND we did get RoTR BGs on both occasions although we only rode once. The ride went down on our second visit and after waiting 60+ minutes for MFSR and the waits the prior visit, we were over it and didn't care to wait it out in hopes that it would resume operation. We scored BG 43 on day one and 51 on day two. Frankly, part of the reason we didn't want to wait it out for Rise was because none of us (4 adults) was all that impressed. Yes, it was cool although I really don't feel it is a "must do" for us. I know we are in the minority but all of us agreed it just felt rushed and while my husband and I are SW fans (the original 3 and the others a bit less so), the other two in our party were not. They did enjoy the experience, but as I said--not worth the long wait for it again.
Our second visit (10/15) we arrived around 9:30 a.m. and it was a sea of humanity trying to get through the entrance--temp check, security and tapstiles. We avoided TSL and SW at opening and went for ToT and RnR and has minimal waits--less than 20 each. We then moved to MFSR and when we joined the queue it indicated 110 minute wait at 9:45 a.m. or so. We had lunch ADRs and knew we didn't have that long, but were hopeful that we could get it done prior to lunch and we did. That wait dropped to 80 minutes while we were walking the queue and we were ultimately on in 60. Our BG was called at 1:00 ish and when we entered the queue we knew there was an issue because it never moved. Our daughter left the queue and learned the ride was down so we bailed in favor of some lovely pool time--it was feeling like the 90s all week last week and it was hot--not a complaint--we love it! Just an observation that it is really difficult in the shank of the afternoon.
Sorry for the disjointed post, but I am exhausted after 10 days at Disney. I hope you get the gist.