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Got some more interesting news in Pandora.

The most interesting is that so far about 400 guests have been into the area via the good old "psst - got a few minutes? We have something to show you" approach. And so far the least positive response has been "some of the food looks weird, but it tastes great."

Still on track for WDI to turn the area over to park operations next Monday. This will apparently be celebrated by WDI on Sunday with some "low-hanging fireworks".

DAK cast members will get to experience the area next Tuesday, and an opening for all WDW CMs is said to be penciled in for 5/2, with more training and maintenance in between those two events.

And after 5/2, the park operations team is free to open it up as it sees fit.
 
Got some more interesting news in Pandora.

The most interesting is that so far about 400 guests have been into the area via the good old "psst - got a few minutes? We have something to show you" approach. And so far the least positive response has been "some of the food looks weird, but it tastes great."

Still on track for WDI to turn the area over to park operations next Monday. This will apparently be celebrated by WDI on Sunday with some "low-hanging fireworks".

DAK cast members will get to experience the area next Tuesday, and an opening for all WDW CMs is said to be penciled in for 5/2, with more training and maintenance in between those two events.

And after 5/2, the park operations team is free to open it up as it sees fit.

Thanks - and I for one am always up for some weird looking, great tasting food!

I assume those guests were just allowed in the area, not on either ride, correct?
 

We are there April 29-may 13, we are registered for the dvc preview 9-12 on Saturday morning may 13. If we manage be at the right time and place, I would skip the dvc preview. We fly out that afternoon, so it would make that last day less stressful.
 
Media events are scheduled for those specific days which makes soft openings seem unlikely. It wouldn't hurt to walk by the area when you are in AK just to check on what's happening at the moment.

Is there a list of specific media events scheduled for the 21st - 26th? I am especially curious about the 23rd.
 
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Got some more interesting news in Pandora.

The most interesting is that so far about 400 guests have been into the area via the good old "psst - got a few minutes? We have something to show you" approach. And so far the least positive response has been "some of the food looks weird, but it tastes great."

Still on track for WDI to turn the area over to park operations next Monday. This will apparently be celebrated by WDI on Sunday with some "low-hanging fireworks".

DAK cast members will get to experience the area next Tuesday, and an opening for all WDW CMs is said to be penciled in for 5/2, with more training and maintenance in between those two events.

And after 5/2, the park operations team is free to open it up as it sees fit.

I'm still hoping that there may be some of that "psst-got a few HOURS" on 4/22 in celebration of Earth Day!!
 
I'm still hoping that there may be some of that "psst-got a few HOURS" on 4/22 in celebration of Earth Day!!
Well, the word I'm hearing is ''park OPS is very eager to start showing off their new GEM''. So they want to get people in there.

I wouldn't take it for granted that the general public isn't getting in until after the passholders and the DVC have had their day. (But yes, there are a lot of other things to work around, not just those two.)
 
Got some more interesting news in Pandora.

The most interesting is that so far about 400 guests have been into the area via the good old "psst - got a few minutes? We have something to show you" approach. And so far the least positive response has been "some of the food looks weird, but it tastes great."

Still on track for WDI to turn the area over to park operations next Monday. This will apparently be celebrated by WDI on Sunday with some "low-hanging fireworks".

DAK cast members will get to experience the area next Tuesday, and an opening for all WDW CMs is said to be penciled in for 5/2, with more training and maintenance in between those two events.

And after 5/2, the park operations team is free to open it up as it sees fit.
Awesome info!

So do these new dates affect the previously announced dates below?

Thanks!


Previews for Animal Kingdom Cast Members will happen from May 2nd to May 4th. All other Walt Disney World Cast Members will be able to visit Pandora May 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th.
 
I'm in the general public demographic and will be at AK on 5/8, so hoping that we get lucky even if it's just to look around.
 
So do these new dates affect the previously announced dates below?
I won't address the info shown on the post you quoted, but the announcements regarding the CM preview dates appeared on the Pandora website on the internal CM website, so it's official. The sign-up period for CM tickets for those announced dates has concluded, I doubt they will change at this point. WDW CMs, excluding AK CMs, selected to attend the previews are being notified.
 
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I'm in the general public demographic and will be at AK on 5/8, so hoping that we get lucky even if it's just to look around.
So even though 5/8 is a CM Preview date,you think there is still a chance?That would be awesome!:)
 
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