We'll be there in a few weeks. Hoping to be able to check it out. I know it's just being at the right place at the right time. Just wondering if there's still a chance. Any chance that they might open it for the Halloween parties?
There was a play test on the first night, but not on subsequent nights.There have been a few play tests during Mickey's Not So Scary but I haven't heard of anything else.
This -My wife and daughter were using the restroom near Pinnochio's Village House, and I noticed 2 cast members standing by that door. I went over to them and asked if they were doing any testing that day. They said they would be looking for people in about 5 minutes. I sat down nearby, and waited for my wife and 6 year old daughter to come out. When they did, I frantically motioned them to come sit by me, and whispered to my wife what was going on, so it'd be a surprise for my daughter. My 6 year old loved it - she got to play chip in the play, and got a bookmark straight from Belle....she would have slept with that bookmark if we let her that night.They were play testing again last week and on the weekend. There is no set schedule for it and the only thing I've been able to determine is that you can't trust what the cast members tell you.
As for relationship to Philharmagic... I don't think they are primarily drawing from there anymore. If play testing is occurring you just have to walk to the door and ask and they'll let you into the cottage area. If you see a cast member standing at that doorway it's usually a sign that play testing is happening or is going to happen.
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