SOFT OPENING WATCH - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster

[wm49rs]

For what its worth, I can validate that.

You did, quite some time back....

 

[CheekBoys]

Anything new today? Any walls down?

 

[TinkandCrew]

I hear crickets chirping on this thread today. No action going on today?

 

[Mawg]

I hear crickets chirping on this thread today. No action going on today?

Maybe everybody is riding it?

 

[LostPrincessKarleigh]

Maybe everybody is riding it?

Yeah maybe they are all just ri- OH MY GOSH! A PIG JUST FLEW BY MY WINDOW! AND IT IS SNOWING GUMDROPS!
No, they probably just took another day off.

 

[JafarMaleficent]

I would suggest you do a quick googling of past "cast previews" to see how many of the real ones start at 4:00 in the morning. Highly, highly doubt that information.

Well they have had stuff starting at 4 in the morning for cast. Everest and dinosaur camera testing comes to mind. So i guess there is a possibility in it.

 

[Thumper14]

Any updates on the remaining walls finally coming down? Are they running the ride at all today? Maybe to let the other 6 dwarves ride it first.

Any eye witnesses?  

 

[Bugdozer]

Any updates on the remaining walls finally coming down? Are they running the ride at all today? Maybe to let the other 6 dwarves ride it first.

Any eye witnesses?  

My son was there earlier. Said train was not running but some filming was going on.

 

[Thumper14]

Just my luck! I really really really want to catch a soft opening during my upcoming trip.
I keep changing my day to stay in the park from the 29 to 30 now back to 29.
I know the Media Event is May 30-May 2.
I was told the public would not be allowed and some of Fan land could be closed off during the media events.
Just as I get excited about online ADR and FP+ this "wishy-washy open the darn thing already" ride rains on my parade! I think I need to lower my expectations of this ride being ready and focus on the other Disney attractions!

Where's a fairy godmother when you need her!  

 

[KatMaria]

Tentative opening late May. No soft openings planned yet. May change at any time, the mine is being very testy.

 

[LostPrincessKarleigh]

Tentative opening date is last week of May. No soft openings planned yet.

MAN! I was hoping this thing would be open on my May 12 trip.

 

[KatMaria]

MAN! I was hoping this thing would be open on my May 12 trip.

You never know, soft openings could be happening. They do tend to do soft openings a few weeks leading to the opening…..

 

[LostPrincessKarleigh]

You never know, soft openings could be happening. They do tend to do soft openings a few weeks leading to the opening…..

I know, I was just hoping for a full opening by then.

 

[WildcatDen]

I was just hoping for a full opening by then.

Fight the urge, fight it. . . I got nothing to say!

 

[novawildcat18]

Tentative opening date is last week of May. No soft openings planned yet.

Really? They've already had riders so it's clearly safe to ride. I wonder why they're delaying it so much. I would think it would be better to open as far before Diagon Alley opens as possible.

 

[KatMaria]

Really? They've already had riders so it's clearly safe to ride. I wonder why they're delaying it so much. I would think it would be better to open as far before Diagon Alley opens as possible.

Edit: I have no idea in when Diagon Alley is going to be opening. This conclusion was just from looking at pictures and knowing that team members are in training. Other members have deemed it false. Mine Ride will probably open before Diagon Alley.
Diagon Alley is probably going to be in soft openings before mine ride, I already heard they are training their team members and running the ride. From the pictures, it seems that the outside is the only thing needing finishing. With the mine ride, I have no idea, just got this info and decided to post it. My source hasn't been wrong before and is very involved with the mine ride so I just have to trust the info. I also think the mine ride is very touch and go, usually they would have announced a opening date publicly by now. Also it is very different to have paid actors on a ride than normal folks. I think Disney is just dotting everything down to the t before giving the public a go.

 

[KatMaria]

Fight the urge, fight it. . . I got nothing to say!

Are you holding back some soft opening knowledge

 

[Gabe1]

I know the Media Event is May 30-May 2.
I was told the public would not be allowed and some of Fan land could be closed off during the media events.

Now that is a twist I had not thought of and yep that sounds plausible. For the media event for Test Track 2.0 they closed off that whole side of Future World.

 

[Mr Bill]

Really? They've already had riders so it's clearly safe to ride. I wonder why they're delaying it so much. I would think it would be better to open as far before Diagon Alley opens as possible.

Getting the OK to operate the ride for a filming crew using actors who likely signed waivers isn't as hard as opening it to regular guests. Also doesn't require having nearly as many trained cast members.

 

[danlb_2000]

MAN! I was hoping this thing would be open on my May 12 trip.

Remember we have had another reliable source that said we could see soft opening any day now so you need to take anything posted here with a grain of salt.