Has anyone walked by Pirates otC?

[bigjellyroll]

I went the last week of April, and it was open, but scheduled to be closed down again for refurb on May 1-July1. Has anyone walked by to notice and changes? Has it been open at all?

 

[WDWNicole]

We rode on 4/30 - the last day before the 2nd phase of rehab began. When we returned to MK on 5/2 it was all boarded up.

 

[Jrabbit910]

I heard its not going to be open until July and thats because the new movie will be out by then!

 

[Makdyn]

It was still closed on 5/8.

 

[helenm29]

it's too bad that they can't do what they did at the Haunted Mansion in California and just cover up the additions until the actual re-opening! I miss my favorite ride!

 

[EdDome]

Has anyone heard about a "soft opening" before July 1st? I heard that sometimes that happends for AP holders, DVCers, etc.

 

[bigjellyroll]

bump

 

[disgirl]

In the Vacation Magic(for DVC members), it says it will not reopen until July 7th. I am not sure why other sources say July1. I, too was wondering if they may have a soft opening because we will be there July2 - July10 and am hoping we can ride it. I imagine if it does not reopen until the 7th, we may encounter very long lines during our attempts to ride.

 

[BamaFan121s]

You can't see anything right now. They have the whole building surrounded by tall boards at the current time.

 

[buckylarue]

Someone had posted that there were signs around it (or maybe around DL's version) that said "Dead Men DO Tell Tales"

The DL version is scheduled to open June 30, the WDW version July 7. These were pretty rushed schedules in the first place, so I don't know if they will be able to have a soft opening before the scheduled date or not.

 

[TinyLolitaBunny]

In the Vacation Magic(for DVC members), it says it will not reopen until July 7th. I am not sure why other sources say July1. I, too was wondering if they may have a soft opening because we will be there July2 - July10 and am hoping we can ride it. I imagine if it does not reopen until the 7th, we may encounter very long lines during our attempts to ride.

I hope maybe you can catch a 'soft opening' of some sort when youre there before the official date- that or make it your very first stop on July 7th when the MK opens!

 

[Luv2Roam]

We were in that area quite a bit saturday evening.
There is the typical Disney wall barricade surrounding a large corner area on the left.
The walkway to the que area was just roped off with a pirate costumed CM always standing there. Even the parrot normally perched on the outside front was gone.
There is a small gift counter to the right on the putside, and the regular gift shop space inside. But the merchandise is very limited. The inside shop merchandise was spread out to cover the same space. But only maybe a 1/4 of what they usually carry.

 

[brivers222]

Here is a picture of the signage on the Wall surrounding the ride. I took it because I thought it would make a pretty kewl screen background.

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

Our friends are in Disney now, DW is on the phone with them. They are uptop of the train station waiting for the parade to start. Anyway; they went by Pirates, and there is no announcement of opening, I'd like to see it by the end of our up coming trip.

 

[bigjellyroll]

bump.

Sorry if i'm annoying people trying to keep bringing this up, but I'm excited to hear any developments!

 

[adreamisawish]

Any updates???

 

[princess22]

It will not open until July 7, the day the movie comes out. Pretty sure they aren't having any soft openings. They haven't realeased any to cm's yet anyway.

 

[AKLGoofy]

It will not open until July 7, the day the movie comes out. Pretty sure they aren't having any soft openings. They haven't realeased any to cm's yet anyway.

Actually, I have now spoken with 3 different folks at Disney during my planning (the wife and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary there 7/2 - 7/8) who have said it will open on 7/1. When I questioned them based on what I've been reading in the various discussion boards, they assured me that they had very specific information detailing the current plans for various attractions which are updated several times throughout the day, every day.

*shrug* Guess we'll see here in a couple weeks.

Bob

 

[bigjellyroll]

If anyone has any pictures or descriptions of what the area around PotC looks like right now I think we'd be interested in seeing them, just to grasp the idea of what areas are being worked on outside of the ride.

My thirst for information on this has led me to believe that I'm obsessed with this ride alot more than I thought I was! lol

 

[jezebella]

Sometimes they have openings for CM's and their family members before the public...you can be SURE if they do this, I'll be there and report back.