Since we are talking fastpass rumors in this thread, I read a whopper of a rumor recently. This particular individual has been quite accurate in the past about things at Disneyland so this info is concerning. I do not know for sure, but I believe this person is a cast member but that is just speculation on my part. Here is the rumor, by westsider:
Announcement today about SW:GE phased opening had a bunch of Testing CM's talking. The problems are real, the panic is real.
ROTR is months and months behind schedule, and it's not getting better. Earlier this year I talked about how ROTR was only running for 10 minutes at a time. It hasn't got much better. The wireless/trackless ride system and the multiple times the ride vehicles need to position themselves onto elevators or into show effects is the culprit. WDI was going to use the contractor who built Luigi's Roadsters for them for ROTR, but WDI got in a legal fight with that contractor and kicked them off the ROTR project back in 2016 and had to start over with a new contractor. ROTR is a mess and may not open until late summer or fall. When ROTR does open, it won't have Fastpass to start.
Millenium Falcon is doing much better than ROTR. DOSH has their inspection later this month, and it won't be a problem to pass. Falcon has four separate turntables and so four separate ride systems, so you'll almost always have at least one or two turntables running in the worst case. The decision to not offer Fastpass for Falcon at opening was a win for Operations, as no one in Ops thinks Fastpass is a good idea in general.
The big sit-down dinner theater restaurant got cut from the budget over a year ago by Chapek. It was supposed to be in the vacant plot now south of the Falcon building. It may be turned back on and built for a 2021 opening. The capacity of the small Cantina is just under 100 people, mostly standing. The bar only has a dozen stools and a few booths along the back. All shops are small and cramped. Most of the land will be filled with queue.
Parking CM's are also talking now that May 31 is the date. New parking structure and new entry lanes at Mickey & Friends won't open until late summer. Parking management is working with Lead teams to create parking nightmare strategy for May 31 and June. Lots of stadium parking is coming for CM's, but long string of Angels home games from 6/4 to 6/11 is going to make things suck for CM's and Guests. It's gonna be ugly, even with SW:GE reservations.
The story for the Florida version aint much better. The Florida version of Falcon has had more setbacks than the Disneyland version, and the problems for ROTR are duplicated on both coasts. The Florida version is also now planned to have a phased opening that goes through Christmas, 2019. Disneyland exec Kris Theiler and the SW:GE General Manager have gone to Florida, and they spent just as much time inspecting Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway as they spent in SW:GE. Their inspection of Railway confirms the plan to add that ride just north of Toontown next.
Things are gonna get real interesting this June
