***Official*** Toy Story Land Information Thread

[Violetspider]

That seemed pretty non-specific I wonder where it came from? Would also be curious if it is true how they would define full occupancy? I would think previews are pretty limited in terms of number of guests. So would they be considered full occupancy?

I wasn't at the Pandora previews, but what I gathered from reports on here is the AP previews were crowded and DVC previews were much lighter (since they were only offered to DVC members with onsite reservations at the time of the preview). So my earlier point speculated that if they can't offer AP previews due to shear size, DVC previews might also not be offered despite the fact that crowd size wouldn't be the issue. Avoiding opening that can of worms would likely be the issue.

 

[ohdanalee]

Would they still have the press preview? All the local Orlando news stations had Pandora segments when it opened.

 

[DisneyLover1217]

Would they still have the press preview? All the local Orlando news stations had Pandora segments when it opened.

I think the one thing you can count on is the press preview. They want all the free advertising they can get

If they are worried about occupancy in a soft opening, they can always limit the amount of people They can just say the first 2000 to get there, get in.

 

[Violetspider]

Would they still have the press preview? All the local Orlando news stations had Pandora segments when it opened.

Press previews are already scheduled.

 

[Aron1012]

I wasn't at the Pandora previews, but what I gathered from reports on here is the AP previews were crowded and DVC previews were much lighter (since they were only offered to DVC members with onsite reservations at the time of the preview). So my earlier point speculated that if they can't offer AP previews due to shear size, DVC previews might also not be offered despite the fact that crowd size wouldn't be the issue. Avoiding opening that can of worms would likely be the issue.

Let's face it the ONLY reason they are motivated to offer DVC previews is to help sell more units. It isn't because they like us. I think they would like to do some kind of preview be it AP, DVC, or CM to test everything out with a more limited crowd. But if finishing touches are incomplete much easier to do that with CMs versus public.

 

[MrInfinity]

There seems to be a lot of worry in here. Previews are more for Disney testing than for the guests. There is no chance Disney hypes the opening date for several months and then cold opens on that date to the biggest crowd Hollywood has seen in years w/o having passed real guests thru the land. They need to test the queues, the rides, the loading, the people management and everything else. Testing with CMs is a first step but does not substitute for real unpredictable guests. There will be press days and there will be test days. Whether Disney wants to advertise them as AP or DVC previews or soft opens is up to them but there will be some tests in the 10 days prior to opening.

 

[Violetspider]

There seems to be a lot of worry in here. Previews are more for Disney testing than for the guests. There is no chance Disney hypes the opening date for several months and then cold opens on that date to the biggest crowd Hollywood has seen in years w/o having passed real guests thru the land. They need to test the queues, the rides, the loading, the people management and everything else. Testing with CMs is a first step but does not substitute for real unpredictable guests. There will be press days and there will be test days. Whether Disney wants to advertise them as AP or DVC previews or soft opens is up to them but there will be some tests in the 10 days prior to opening.

Well of course there's worry. For those of us who will only be there for a limited amount of time and have already set their schedules with fast passes at other parks, it's not as if we can just go to HS everyday of our trip and sit at the entrance of TSL in the hopes to be let it. A set preview time would have been a welcomed bit of magic.

 

[MrInfinity]

Well of course there's worry. For those of us who will only be there for a limited amount of time and have already set their schedules with fast passes at other parks, it's not as if we can just go to HS everyday of our trip and sit at the entrance of TSL in the hopes to be let in.

True, but that's out of your control. If you found out 3 weeks from now that your Avatar day had an AP opening, you could ditch your FOP FP or park hop and keep it. When are you going? Do you have a HS day planned?

 

[Violetspider]

True, but that's out of your control. If you found out 3 weeks from now that your Avatar day had an AP opening, you could ditch your FOP FP or park hop and keep it. When are you going? Do you have a HS day planned?

The DVC part of our family trip is the 14th through the 22nd. I'm there another 3 days by myself. It's not me that I'm concerned with. It's my autistic great nephew that is taking the news badly. We haven't even told him yet that TSMM is now likely to be closed during his visit. That's his favorite ride. We booked back in November, long before opening was announced. We thought as others did that Memorial weekend was a good bet for the grand opening. We were also going to book for the first week of July, but my niece had work complications. She's really feeling the guilt now. With respect to our schedule, it's kind of tough to be changing plans on the fly and doing a lot of park hopping with a young special needs child. Our HS day is the 18th, which includes the Star Wars Dessert Party. We can go back to HS additional mornings, but without some sort of guarantee that we would get into TSL, it would just be adding anticipation and potential disappointment to an already delicate situation.

 

[Aron1012]

The DVC part of our family trip is the 14th through the 22nd. I'm there another 3 days by myself. It's not me that I'm concerned with. It's my autistic great nephew that is taking the news badly. We haven't even told him yet that TSMM is now likely to be closed during his visit. That's his favorite ride. We booked back in November, long before opening was announced. We thought as others did that Memorial weekend was a good bet for the grand opening. We were also going to book for the first week of July, but my niece had work complications. She's really feeling the guilt now. With respect to our schedule, it's kind of tough to be changing plans on the fly and doing a lot of park hopping with a young special needs child. Our HS day in the 18th, which includes the Star Wars Dessert Party. We can go back to HS additional mornings, but without some sort of guarantee that we would get into TSL, it would just be adding anticipation and potential disappointment to an already delicate situation.

I agree 100% with this. We don't have the special needs component, but my 6 year old nephew will be disappointed he doesn't get to do TSMM. The whole group was already disappointed to miss TSL by 10 days.

If there is a DVC/AP preview that we can get a slot for we will definitely shift things around to accommodate that. But the idea of just going to a shell of a park hoping to get in a random soft opening isn't happening. I would say it isn't worry about a preview, but more interest. That and aggravation we scheduled our trip too early.

 

[CAS239]

I wasn't at the Pandora previews, but what I gathered from reports on here is the AP previews were crowded and DVC previews were much lighter (since they were only offered to DVC members with onsite reservations at the time of the preview). So my earlier point speculated that if they can't offer AP previews due to shear size, DVC previews might also not be offered despite the fact that crowd size wouldn't be the issue. Avoiding opening that can of worms would likely be the issue.

AP Pandora previews were fairly light. Wasn't too crowded imo. I almost didn't ride FoP for a second time because it got up to a staggering 45 min wait.

The thing with Pandora previews is they didn't make you leave after you're scheduled time was up, so the later your AP slot, the more crowded it probably was

 

[TAK]

I wasn't at the Pandora previews, but what I gathered from reports on here is the AP previews were crowded and DVC previews were much lighter (since they were only offered to DVC members with onsite reservations at the time of the preview). So my earlier point speculated that if they can't offer AP previews due to shear size, DVC previews might also not be offered despite the fact that crowd size wouldn't be the issue. Avoiding opening that can of worms would likely be the issue.

Our AP preview of Pandora was extremely light. We went on the very last day of previews, late in the day (2 to 4). Both FOP Nav’i River were walk-on; we did them multiple times. I don’t know about how that affects anything about previews for TSL, but for what it’s worth the Pandora preview we went to was far, far from full capacity.

 

[Aron1012]

Our AP preview of Pandora was extremely light. We went on the very last day of previews, late in the day (2 to 4). Both FOP Nav’i River were walk-on; we did them multiple times. I don’t know about how that affects anything about previews for TSL, but for what it’s worth the Pandora preview we went to was far, far from full capacity.

Yeah I asked where the rumor came from in that other thread and it was from a CM who stated previews would be late. Obviously the next poster asked if it was a bus driver.

That doesn't mean the rumor might not be true. But does anyone know if they would have the final inspections scheduled this far out? I would think that would be something for closer to time. Either way hard to imagine previews are considered full-capacity.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

AP Pandora previews were fairly light. Wasn't too crowded imo. I almost didn't ride FoP for a second time because it got up to a staggering 45 min wait.

The thing with Pandora previews is they didn't make you leave after you're scheduled time was up, so the later your AP slot, the more crowded it probably was

Agreed, we felt it was fairly light. My husband and I each rode FOP twice despite doing rider switch. And we rode Navi River 6 times total with my son who was in complete awe of it. Not even close to full capacity.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Our AP preview of Pandora was extremely light. We went on the very last day of previews, late in the day (2 to 4). Both FOP Nav’i River were walk-on; we did them multiple times. I don’t know about how that affects anything about previews for TSL, but for what it’s worth the Pandora preview we went to was far, far from full capacity.

We were at the same preview

 

[Violetspider]

I didn't mean to stir up the pot, but nobody has been talking much in the last several days and the silence was agonizing. Speculations and rumors are just that. I like to see everyone talking through each in order to reach potential conclusions. It's helping to pass the time and may aid in limiting the blow if things to go our way. My expectations are much lower now and reluctantly that's a good thing.

 

[Violetspider]

Oops, quoted my own post.

 

[Chrissie & Kids]

Booked fastpasses this morning and had availability for SDD in the late afternoon and evenings starting from check in day for a party of 5. Got AS2 at 1:45pm on day 1 and SDD at 7:15pm on day 3. Saucers was available earlier (and SDD after 6pm) but we will be just getting off the Fantasy so didn't want it any earlier, and will be leaving to check in and pick up luggage by 4pm.

 

[MrInfinity]

Nobody has been talking much in the last several days and the silence was agonizing. Speculations and rumors are just that. I like to see everyone talking through each in order to reach potential conclusions. It's helping to pass the time and may aid in limiting the blow if things fail to go our way. My expectations are much lower now and reluctantly that's a good thing.

There's not much to go on. We have the opening day and everything else is guesswork. I think you have the right idea... I am pretty sure there will be openings, but doubt they'll be early in June. Toward the end of your trip would be my guess. The 18th I think, unfortunately, is early / unlikely. Just my opinion and I hope it opens for you! if I was in your shoes I'd downplay the new land and focus on something else as the highlight of the trip. Then I'd plan to go on your last or 2nd to last day as I think that gets into the realm where openings are more probable.
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[KGolf31]

There's not much to go on. We have the opening day and everything else is guesswork. I think you have the right idea... I am pretty sure there will be openings, but doubt they'll be early in June. Toward the end of your trip would be my guess. The 18th I think, unfortunately, is early / unlikely. Just my opinion and I hope it opens for you! if I was in your shoes I'd downplay the new land and focus on something else as the highlight of the trip. Then I'd plan to go on your last or 2nd to last day as I think that gets into the realm where openings are more probable.
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We'll be there 23-30th and basically assumed TSL will be closed for us and TSM will be SB. Anything else is above and beyond our expectations. Just how I view it, YMMV