Uncle Lupe
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8-04-17 because it feels right.
If you start one for SWL, put me down for 5-4-??
If you start one for SWL, put me down for 5-4-??
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Pandora: The World of Avatar opening date contest
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JCtheparrothead
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7/20/17. The height of sun burns in Orlando.
That's a valid point, but what's really the point of soft opening a land without the rides. I always thought the soft opening for rides was to help get the kinks out before a grand opening when crowds would be huge. I could see them maybe doing the VIP soft openings like they did for FLE for DVC members or CMs or AP holders. Plus there will be numerous lifestyler events leading up to and just after the opening.
flyerjab
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I agree. In fact, after the debacle that was RoL - something that still isn't open in a park with a yeti that hasn't been fixed since whenever - you would think that Rohde would want this one to debut as error-free and complete as possible. I feel like there were things that happened this year that really made the parks look incompetent. This is the next "big ticket item" so I truly hope for their sake that they get it right. I certainly do not want an official grand opening if none of the rides are available.
Mike S
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Gringotts had many problems and was not ready for operation even for its grand opening day. It was forced to open anyway on July 8th. I was lucky enough that my first ride that weekend was problem free AKAIK.
Next Big Thing
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June 7th, 2017
Weather_Lady
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January 30, 2018 - because what can go wrong, will, and what doesn't go wrong will be stretched out interminably. 
Frozen seemed to have similar issues. I don't know why they don't really do soft openings anymore. Maybe with social media today it's too hard to spontaneously and secretly open something for test runs. If you try, someone lets the cat out of the bag early and Twitter blows up and then you have a few thousand people camped out at the entrance to the ride/land.
homerdance
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2/2/17 not really, but hoping.
Your guess officially makes you more pessimistic than @ford91exploder. That's some elite company in the doom and gloom crowdJanuary 30, 2018 - because what can go wrong, will, and what doesn't go wrong will be stretched out interminably.
MrHappy
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I jumped a few thread pages, so not sure if it was considered already....Cars 3 is scheduled to come out 6/16/17. So they may want to work around that.
Already taken. I gave you 5/31
Mike S
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Frozen and Gringotts are the exceptions, not the rule. Transformers and Kong had soft openings and so did NFL. Hulk had them for a pretty short time too.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
I'd like to try and guess, too. How about Sept. 4, 2017? That's Labor Day. I chose it because it's a holiday, which might draw more attention to a big announcement..
Yet, keep in mind that many visitors (especially those with school-age children) will be finished with their summer vacations prior to Labor Day. Therefore, it could benefit WDW to have the grand opening on this slightly less busy holiday, to test out the new attraction. It's not quite a soft opening, per se, but perhaps a little less hectic than a July 4th opening (for example).
How about Sept. 4, 2017? That's Labor Day. I chose it because it's a holiday, which might draw more attention to a big announcement.. Yet, keep in mind that many visitors (especially those with school-age children) will be finished with their summer vacations prior to Labor Day. Therefore, it could benefit WDW to have the grand opening on this slightly less busy holiday, to test out the new attraction. It's not quite a soft opening, per se, but perhaps a little less hectic than a July 4th opening (for example).
hockeyfran
Member
So in a week we have 55 guesses in and just about half of them are centered around the May/June timeframe. There's a lot of faith in Disney to come through and finish this project before the summer rush. It will be interesting to see how the construction progresses but unlike Mine Train it won't be possible to know from overheads or outside pictures how far along the rides themselves are. Hopefully we get some insiders or CMs to leak some valid info when it gets closer. For now we can just sit back and watch the progress on the outside. If you haven't put in a guess yet, do it now while good dates are still available