When I was on the phone with MS yesterday, the CM there was sure that the slide and pool would be opening in early to mid-December, right on schedule. I asked, but what about the Hurricanes and all the other things to take care of, to which he replied, "we have our own guys doing it, and they are Disney employees, rather than just contractors. If they say they'll have it done, they will" or something like that. So when we send my Auntie down to OKW in mid-December, we are hoping for good things (not that my 64 yr old Auntie will be going down any waterslides, ever, but it'll be amusing for her to watch).