SOFT OPENING WATCH - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster

[GoofGoof]

I am still more of a WDW novice. What do the rolling planters indicate?

Rolling planters mean an attraction is about to open.
Permanent planters mean an attraction has just closed (usually for good).
It's the circle of life for Disney attractions.

 

[wdw71fan]

Most walls will be down by tomorrow AM. some will remain during soft opening. Looks like soft may be Saturday (mostly due to weather)

 

[PeterMarcus]

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.

Yeah, it was messed up. The website wouldn't let me request anything. But, I went to MK with friends during the AP opening, and told them about my problems (and showed my AP) and they let us in anyway. They were pretty open to letting people in if they wanted to get in. Which makes it sound like people gaming WDW, but really, I witnessed a lot of folks who were let in because they really wanted to see it and were enthusiastic as opposed to being just rude and huffy about being blocked. CMs, especially the ones in charge of soft openings, have a lot of power to bend the rules, and in my experience with FLE the times I was let in, the friendly guests got a lot more access than the complainers.

 

[ebof1023]

Most walls will be down by tomorrow AM. some will remain during soft opening. Looks like soft may be Saturday (mostly due to weather)

so is there any chance of an early am opening before the weather sets in?

 

[bethymouse]

Can't wait! Thanks @wdwmagic moderator/administrator for this thread! Awesome! Keep it coming those of you who are there in the world!

 

[EHR21]

Just got a text from a friend who is at MK, he says some of the interior walls have already been moved, can anybody confirm?

 

[Sped2424]

Most walls will be down by tomorrow AM. some will remain during soft opening. Looks like soft may be Saturday (mostly due to weather)

NOW this is cool news I should visit on monday.

 

[danlb_2000]

Just got a text from a friend who is at MK, he says some of the interior walls have already been moved, can anybody confirm?

What does he mean by "interior wall"?

 

[CrescentLake]

Weather is supposed to be gnarly today. Do soft openings happen at night? If it soft opens tomorrow will it only be during the day?

 

[Bolt]

Weather is supposed to be gnarly today. Do soft openings happen at night? If it soft opens tomorrow will it only be during the day?

Speaking on NFL soft openings, they were geared towards the daytime. However, it just depends when the front line cast was scheduled.

 

[ebof1023]

At MK now. Workers still on the track today.

 

[Figmentation]

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?!?

I'm more of a Spaceballs type of guy.

 

[Matt_Black]

I'm more of a Spaceballs type of guy.

Me too, as that was my first, but as I've gotten older, I've developed an appreciation for most of his films. Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Pt. 1, High Anxiety, etc.

 

[wdwmagic]

Photos from this morning now up at:
PHOTOS - More walls come down at the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as opening edges closer

 

[ptaylor]

I'm here now, and it looks to me like it is not yet in operations hands. There are no signs of any operational cast in costume, it is all WDI and construction. I think we are still not quite there.

 

[Figmentation]

Photos from this morning now up at:
PHOTOS - More walls come down at the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as opening edges closer

WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Marc Gil]

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?!?

Reminds me of my senior year of High School English.

My teacher always quoted History of the World, Blazing Saddles, and Spaceballs, and nobody got the references except for me... I just wanted to shout "You uncultured swines!"to everyone.

Anyway, I am crossing my fingers for a silent opening next Thursday!!

 

[Gabe1]

From Attractions Magazine at 8:18am Friday Morning.

along with their photo of the Dark Ride portion entrance.

 

[danv3]

Can't remember the protocol, but for some reason I thought there was a general ridership order with new attractions, along the lines of:

1. Families of WDI/construction
2. Cast Member Only previews
3. AP Only previews
4. Soft Openings to public
5. Media Preview event
6. Grand Opening.

We haven't seen even seen group 1 on the ride yet, have we?

Given the time left before #5 and the fact that nothing has been announced about any previews, it appears that #2 and #3 are going to be skipped. Compared to the rest of FLE, there's actually not a whole lot of time left for phase #4 either.

 

[EHR21]

I guess my friend was not kidding! fingers crossed for the 27th