Ok... so I think I've found a way to work around the "Please wait" issue

Short Version: Use
Electrum to create your "disabled" 2FA wallet, then open that wallet in ElectronCash
Important: I finally got this to work after a long headache. I tried using an Electrum wallet that was a couple of months old and the newest Electron Cash, to no avail, then I tried the newest versions of both, same result. But then I downloaded version 2.9.3 of both Electron Cash and Electrum and it worked on first try.
Download the *.exe files here:
https://electroncash.org/downloads/2.9.3/win-linux/https://download.electrum.org/2.9.3/Dude I had the same problem.... after days trying i found the same solution ... =/
But eletron cash keeps showing not connected and not verified..... How u solved it ?