WEDWDW, thank you for starting a new thread about this. Below, you will find a copy of the post from the link in the original post.
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wdwnewstoday,who are very reliable,are reporting Some CMs have already been allowed to ride SDMT during their training.
Another SDMT CM reported their training begins April 13.
It looks like training is in "waves".
With an April 30 Media Event and a May 2 Dedication Event,I will believe SOs will begin in early April-seems like they have to to meet that schedule.
I reached out to a friend who is an Operations Learning and Development facilitator in Magic Kingdom. Training begins on April 13 with an assessment on April 20.
Edited to add:
Cast Members that were reported to have ridden the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at this time are limited only to Fantasyland Leadership Team, select Magic Kingdom Operations & Learning Development Cast Members, operating participants employed by the construction team, select imagineers, and some members of the Magic Kingdom Executive and Leadership teams.
April 13, the first day of training, will be an orientation for Fantasyland. Cast Members that have not been trained for Magic Kingdom operations previously will also have a Magic Kingdom park orientation class, "Once Upon A Time... is Now."
Cast Members will four days of training over a six day period with two days off. There will be multiple facilitators and trainers, each with a small group. After those Cast Members finish their assessments on April 20, the attraction may or may not experience dress rehearsals. It will probably be a day of running the attraction and getting used to working as a team.
Training sessions will be longer than normal sessions in order to simulate alarms on the operating control panel so Cast Members will have real experience in case of intrusions, faulty sensors, evacuations, ride stops, guests with disabilities, etc.
I hope this helps some confusion.
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