Runaway Railway - early?

[lifebybethany]

Long shot, but any rumors of Mickey and Minnie’s randomly opening for soft openings at all before the 27th???

 

[Pluto468]

I haven't heard anything about it, but I guess you never know. When the Winnie The Pooh ride opened they had a soft opening a few days before the official opening date.

 

[Aspencreek]

Long shot, but any rumors of Mickey and Minnie’s randomly opening for soft openings at all before the 27th???

Are you going to be there shortly before the 27th? We were in the parks back in mid-July of 2021. About 3 days before Jungle Cruise was scheduled for reopening after the long refurb we noticed that boats were running and we could hear the tour guides. Closer look and it appeared to be park visitors on the boats and not cast members or empty boats. Hmm... The app said the ride was still closed, and the physical sign at the entrance also said closed. But yet boats were running and we saw a few people walk into the entrance. So we figured what-the-heck and went in. Thought for sure we'd get kicked out - like maybe it was some invite only event or something. But we got right on and were able to ride the unscheduled / unannounced early open.

So if I was in the parks not many days before I'd swing by and keep an eye on it. Could get lucky!

 

[DLgal]

There is a chance, but it's not likely. If it does happen, it will be very limited because Toontown will still be closed so you can't just wander into the land. More likely they will have CM previews and then just the Grand Opening.

 

[lifebybethany]

Thanks! We're gonna be there a week ahead of the 27th, so I think it's a bit of a pipe dream. That makes sense w how it'll be different since the whole land will be closed.

 

[MonocularVision]

No idea, but I will say that this was the surprise hit on our trip last week to WDW. So glad this is coming to DL. It’s a really fun ride with a great sense of humor.

 

[LisaT91403]

How come they don't do previews for Magic Key holders? Seems like that should be one of the perks.

Edit: I remember they did that when Peter Pan re-opened...they had a special day for AP holders to ride.

 

[DLRExpert]

DLR moved away from soft openings quite a while ago (believe it started with Guardians) and in its place is paid private parties.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

They did a big annual pass preview for Galaxy's Edge in 2019. I don't think there is a perceived or possibly even real need to court Magic Key holders in the current Disney corporate climate. I also think the timing of opening this ride is not entirely coincidental with Universal's new offering, and I'm guessing Disney may be a bit too pressed for time to offer much in the way of guest previews before their targeted Disney 100 launch.

 

[Malcon10t]

How come they don't do previews for Magic Key holders? Seems like that should be one of the perks.

Edit: I remember they did that when Peter Pan re-opened...they had a special day for AP holders to ride.

Too many to handle. They are doing previews that week, mainly cast. Pretty limited.

 

[DLRExpert]

Too many to handle. They are doing previews that week, mainly cast. Pretty limited.

AP previews were not an issue in the past. In most cases you had to select your days in advance and that was it. Disney just found out that they could make people pay for the preview instead of getting it for free. Not sure if Railway will do the same. Easy win if Iger makes the MK previews free.

 

[Malcon10t]

AP previews were not an issue in the past. In most cases you had to select your days in advance and that was it. Disney just found out that they could make people pay for the preview instead of getting it for free. Not sure if Railway will do the same. Easy win if Iger makes the MK previews free.

Area is too small. They are only doing a few hundred an hour, likely with no cameras/phones, sort of like the SW:GE previews. (Can't remember if we had to give up our phones for Rise...).

But maybe a preview for the opening for ToonTown can happen.

I am half expecting a closing party for Splash, sort of like ToT.

 

[longboard55]

We will be there Jan 27. Just guessing the parking will be a mess. Get there very early

 

[Aurora0427]

Disney could totally do a magic key preview similar to what Universal is doing for Super Nintendo World…. They just don’t want to.