I think that will be the case. It's an established ride with a decent throughput. I don't think a virtual queue will be necessary. I see this opening going much more like Runaway Railway than Rise of the Resistance.
yes, the media and vloggers get invited
We (regular folks lol) were able to be part of the soft opening of Belles Enchanted Tales years ago. I do think Disney has had a habit of "surprising" some guests who are in the right spot at the right time etc...not sure it'll happen here though, but certainly something that's happened in the past.
That happened for us with Rockin' Rollercoaster, which was cool. I'm looking forward to the new attraction and hopefully a lot of surprised guests will get to enjoy soft openings.
We were "surprised" and taken in a back door to ride Soarin' as a soft opening. It was magical. Wish they still did that sort of thing. With social media capabilities, I don't think it's really feasible to soft open to guests anymore. After a few guests tweeted about it, you'd be mobbed with crowds.
When I used it in 2019 at the end of august early September at the time I started planing my touring plans they had Mickey and Minnies runway railroad as being opened as they were going off of what had been origonaly reported. After the opening was postponed they let me know on the app that I needed to adjust my plans and remove something that wasn't open.
I won’t be surprised if it soft opens in September. Might even have cast and AP previews before that.
True, but these are different times. I think if the situation improves enough that they find they can open it to the general public without a problem, then they will.
