danlb_2000
Premium Member
Someone had mentioned that the rolling planters were in place by the entrance to the ride. I found a picture taken earlier this week that confirms this:
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SOFT OPENING WATCH - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster
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flyerjab
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Someone had mentioned that the rolling planters were in place by the entrance to the ride. I found a picture taken earlier this week that confirms this:
I am still more of a WDW novice. What do the rolling planters indicate?
MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
Soft opening confirmed, plants only though.
It is a sign of impeding soft openings - they use the rolling plants to quickly open and close the entrance.
Figmentation
Well-Known Member
Hmm, can't wait. I go to the parks in less than a month, so if its open.. I'll be thrilled 
And indeed, plants are the future!... of incoming soft openings
And indeed, plants are the future!... of incoming soft openings
CrescentLake
Well-Known Member
Yep the plants are there, same spot. Won't be at the MK tomorrow but I'll probably make a visit Saturday or Sunday and keep you all posted.
As an Annual Passholder, I remember receiving emails about soft openings, for pretty much every attraction for the last 10 years. Although, I haven't heard a snip of anything to do with the Mine Train. Which I find weird. Not sure if it's just me, but usually AP's get first dibs.
APers don't usually get the first rides. The first soft opening is typically unannounced, so that they do not have issues with guests showing up specifically for a soft opening that may not take place due to technical issues. The APers get brought in after the first few rounds of unannounced soft openings when there is confidence that the attraction will be open.
carriegodmother
New Member
Usually, cast members are the first to test it. Then APers... Sometimes there will be unannounced soft openings but... We shall see!
Figment2005
Well-Known Member
There has been nothing relayed to cast outside of those working directly with the attraction.
I know that. I didn't mean literal first ride. The moral of my post was that any of the past few attractions to open I've heard word of a AP preview, this one I haven't. IIRC, there was even one for the Jack Sparrow Pirate Adventure thing in Hollywood studios. So, that's why it strikes me odd that I haven't heard anything. But, maybe they're skipping it this time.
CheekBoys
Well-Known Member
sarcasm?
Mawg
Well-Known Member
Not really, a little over the top maybe. I really did get excited when I saw the picture of the planters, I remember when they took down the walls in front of the castle walls and the planters rolled out. The last part was a quote from Spaceballs.
CheekBoys
Well-Known Member
Oh ok, I wouldn't know, this is one of the first attractions or major opening I have been following.
PeterMarcus
Active Member
Yeah, I definitely got a lot of emails and even regular snailmail about FLE as an APer, but by the time I got all those, I had already been through the whole place as part of an unannounced soft opening. Twice. The earliest soft openings just basically open up with no fanfare (and sometimes close down 30 minutes later if there are problems).
donsullivan
Premium Member
I seem to remember the attempts at an AP preview for New Fantasyland being a total disaster. They tried to do a registration website to pick a day/time and the website crashed and it wouldn't accept certain types of AP's, etc.. Hopefully they'll go back the old model of only AP's get access over the course of a weekend and you just show up when you can.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
It saddens me how many people nowadays are unfamiliar with the works of Mel Brooks. No one at my work has apparently seen Blazing Saddles! How sad is that?!?