SOFT OPENING WATCH - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

May 18 sounds right. If you go to disneys website then to the ride page and click on the box on the picture it says something about trainers needed then at the end complete your training in 18 days. It was posted on Main Street mouse

Hey! It does! Never noticed that before... weird that it says training begins in 14 days but then says May 18.
Anyway... I got the name "Lovely" I feel so special now!

 

[Jessica Collier]

Maybe it opens may 15th but you can complete something online may 18th??

 

[MonorailLover]

Did anyone see this? What do you think?
http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/20...fs-mine-train/

Hey! It does! Never noticed that before... weird that it says training begins in 14 days but then says May 18.
Anyway... I got the name "Lovely" I feel so special now!

Maybe it opens may 15th but you can complete something online may 18th??

My sister talked to a CM this week, and they said that soft openings may start the second/third week of may, so the main street mouse could be somewhat accurate........ though CM's have been known to get our hopes up....

 

[MonorailLover]

Sister also says today that New Fantasyland is closing at 5pm, there are currently tons of CM's and Imagineers around the ride, which is RUNNING(probably for Cast only)...... Also the media get to eat at Be Our Guest, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is completely closed to the public today.

EDIT: People with special passes allowed to ride, CM says media can bring guests

 

[ToTBellHop]

Thank goodness the folks running Disneyland don't share the opinion here that it is a "complete" park that doesn't need E-tickets. On the contrary, a park with too many guests and not enough to do needs more high-capacity E-Tickets to handle people. Putting in a D-ticket with woefully low hourly capacity is not what was needed.

Since when is the response to "we have too many people" to do nothing but try to scare people away? If an airport is too crowded, they build new terminals; they don't make the flying experience so miserable that passengers go to a different airport. Of course, the other parks need more additions than the MK, but that does not mean the MK should be left to rot.

 

[Jessica Collier]

Somebody who is there today is reporting that random people are being pulled in to ride

 

[Eärendil]

If this turns out to be true, I might just cry because we are leaving on May 17th!
Come on SDMT! Give me a soft opening, at least!  

We leave on the 19th, but our last MK day is the 16th... [sad_face]

 

[wdwmagic]

Guys, remember, this thread is about soft openings. Please use the other threads for discussion of the ride. Thanks

 

[LostPrincessKarleigh]

Somebody who is there today is reporting that random people are being pulled in to ride

Isn't that kind of the definition of a soft opening?

 

[JohnD]

The 7DMT page on the WDW website says "FastPass+ Offered" but it doesn't yet come up in choices.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/seven-dwarfs-mine-train/

 

[DisneyGirl3820]

The 7DMT page on the WDW website says "FastPass+ Offered" but it doesn't yet come up in choices.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/seven-dwarfs-mine-train/

Just saw that. Darn. We're going in 2 weeks and I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!

 

[Jessica Collier]

Isn't that kind of the definition of a soft opening?

Yes I would think so but I am not going to say that's what is going on since I'm not the one there

 

[LostPrincessKarleigh]

Yes I would think so but I am not going to say that's what is going on since I'm not the one there

Smart.

 

[Tinkerbelle_325]

Attractions Magazine has a full ride video - ride timing (without load and unload) is 2 minutes and 45 seconds. LOVE the combo of coaster and high tech dark ride.

Inside the Magic is reporting that Disney will announce official opening date at tomorrow's dedication.

Can't find any reports of soft openings today, but maybe we will see some after all the media has ridden?

 

[wdrive]

Lots of videos on YouTube now. I'm a little disappointed with the cottage scene but there is a witch animatronic which is a nice surprise.

 

[EHR21]

At least 3 trains running right now.

 

[EHR21]

At least 3 trains running right now.

Always one empty

 

[Mawg]

Always one empty

Can't you ever see the glass as half full

 

[wdwmagic]

Good to see multiple trains running

 

[SJN1279]

So the ride is actually a 2 minute 45 second very well themed family coaster. The animatronics are first rate, the drop looks fun, and the coaster overall looks somewhat thrilling. Disney looks like they built a winner to headline New Fantasyland.