ToTBellHop
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Fairly confident that's not accurate. It wasn't even announced until January 2011 and it certainly took awhile before true construction of the structure began.
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Seven Dwarves Mine Train the longest Disney attraction ever created and constructed.
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NormC
Well-Known Member
Not accurate. The site for the coaster was used as a staging area for all the other construction equipment and trailers.
Sometime between January 1st and December 31st.
Once they lock down an official opening date we should have a better idea of when soft openings might be.
Sometime between January 1st and December 31st.
Once they lock down an official opening date we should have a better idea of when soft openings might be.
Sorry... is that soft opening between January 1st and December 31st...?
Wait... why you sunuva...! LOL!
But in all seriousness... any RUMOURS as to when opening (or soft opening) is taking place???
I have heard first quarter, but the source is bus driver caliber.
Ha ha ha... Full time bus driver or part time...?
I need a lift... I just found out that SM will be down and Poly's Pool will be refurbed throughout January... This was supposed to be the first time we took the kids on Splash Mountain...
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danlb_2000
Premium Member
The first visible construction on the mine ride wasn't until October of 2011, prior to that the area it was going to go was just empty space used for staging of equipment and materials for he rest of the expansion. The mine ride really isn't taking any longer then any other recent WDW ride. As you can see in my original post the rest of Fantasyland, Everest and Mission Space all took as long if not longer then the mine ride.
muteki
Well-Known Member
This is true. The mine train site was piles of materials for TLM and BaTB, parked trucks, and equipment for the longest of time. Had they staged elsewhere, they might have been able to start meaningful work on it sooner.
Not sure what they would have done staging wise if they kept the original plan and built the chateau, unless the plan all along was to open it more than a year later as well.
WED Purist
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Most major attractions take about five years from blue sky to the rope drop, this one is no different.
imagination30
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heres hoping that soft openings are Marathon weekend or the four days afters!
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Except the part about being a major attraction...
The Empress Lilly
Well-Known Member
Burn!
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
link?
menamechris
Well-Known Member
This is so true, and I was thinking the same thing. Of course, Disney has no plans for opening anything in 2014 or 2015 (and possibly even 2016) beyond the mine train.... so probably not even worth them looking into how they can be more efficient with construction - or even restructuring Imagineering. They wouldn't have to stretch out these little projects over so many years if they weren't paying double for them.
