They'll open the sidewalk alongside Connections that faces the center of Celebration, but I doubt they'll open more than that. To genuinely open half, they'd have to make progress on the central fountain, Dreamers Point, and some landscaped berms, which they haven't even started on. You'll still be compressed down a walled-off sidewalk, just a different one.
An inside walled off sidewalk is still a shorter walk back to WS than an outside one. Or to Test Track for that matter.
Exactly. It makes the path to GotG longer but it will still be uncomfortable. I wonder if this will be available during Early Entry…
Agreed. I'm just happy one of the bypasses is going away, but I felt the need to specify that it's not genuinely half-open. I do hope that the features in the center are their next task while Journey of Water and the festival area are ongoing. Being able to go in a straight line rather than an arc will seem like a luxury.An inside walled off sidewalk is still a shorter walk back to WS than an outside one. Or to Test Track for that matter.
Yes by a long way!
I'm wondering the same thing. We'll be there the first week of May, and I wonder what the chances will be for us (as non-APs) to ride by then.
Based on the historical pattern of previews and the assumption that Memorial Day is indeed the target opening date (it’s the target I’ve been hearing for close to two months), I wouldn’t expect anything to the general public at the beginning of May. The normal pattern leading into an opening starts roughly 3 weeks prior to the scheduled opening date with Cast Member Previews, then AP Previews, D23 (sometimes) Previews and Vacation Club Previews. All of those are reservation only to manage loads. Those typically wrap up roughly one week prior to the scheduled opening. There are commonly some media events in the final days leading up to the opening. If history is any indicator I wouldn’t expect the possibility of any sort of ‘soft’ opening until the final days before Memorial Day weekend and I also would not count on it happening. They only happen if the opening prep is going smoothly and even then it’s commonly only for a random few hours at a time and not necessarily every day, etc..
…I hear that a lot. shocking
Nope. Come back and pay with your “budget priced” multi day ticket
I hope so, and how are those "insider" reviews compared to other Disney rides 3 months before they have opened from similar "insider" reviews?
Good stuff, If I remember right Ratatouilles first day of AP Previews was Sept 4 and the ride didn't open until Oct 1, hoping for some late April, early May dates.
Rat was a little longer than normal mostly because the attraction had been done for so long so they could slow walk their way to the opening. While there are no indications this one is up to the wire, it seems closer to a normal readiness timeline for opening.
I'm there 8th - 22nd March, not a chance for me I'm afraid.
Hey, you and I will have a one day overlap!I'm there 8th - 22nd March, not a chance for me I'm afraid.
If it's open I'll buy you a drink and meet up. I'll take out a second mortgage to help me pay
