SDMT Soft Opening Lookout Post

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

FWIW, we were in MK this morning and while waiting for Aladdin and Jasmine a Mgr. CM came over and was talking about the BIG announcement with the other CMs and guests in line. She also said, "If you'll be at our 24 hour party, you'll have a chance to ride it then, too." So there's that. As always, take what CMs say with a grain of salt, but it certainly could happen.

Crossing my fingers. We'll be there that day. That very, very, very long day.

 

[Loveslsu]

We will be there soon. I will keep an eye out. We would love to ride it!

 

[Mitzicat]

Arriving May 9th...hoping maybe they will have a soft opening for Mother's Day!

 

[CindyCan]

May 11 to 18 for me. Many half days at MK planned and also an AP holder. I'm hoping!

 

[dizprincess27]

Joining along as we'll be there from the 13th to the 20th and so hoping for an opportunity to ride it. I got lucky when they opened ETWB and Under the Sea as we rode it during soft opening so keeping my fingers and toes crossed for this one

 

[DisneyWisher]

I hope they have a soft opening but I'm not upset that it won't be officially opening for a few weeks because now it'll be nice and quiet next weekend.

 

[BusterCat]

Yesterday we asked the cast member who was guarding the mine coaster's entrance when there was going to be soft openings. She said there weren't going to be soft openings. Hoping she is wrong.

 

[uchi]

If there aren't going to be soft openings what are they going to do for almost a month? If the ride is okay for the press to ride it, it must be okay for the public too. Disney wouldn't risk having the ride break down when a group of press, who could report the malfunction, is there.

I'm really disappointed with how long Disney has taken not only to build the ride but to give any information about the opening and how they are handling this now.

For all of you who want to see Avatarland, which is supposed to open "sometime in 2017", I recommend you going Dec 31st, 2017 since obviously they wait until the very last moment of the season they said they would open.

 

[dougfloyd]

Leaving for WDW tomorrow and going to be in the MK on the 4th, 7th and 9th. Anybody know of any tips on how to get alerted when a soft opening happens? Any good twitter feeds to follow or should we just keep checking the boards every 5 minutes?

We'll probably just walk by SDMT a few times each day we're there and check but wish there was a DISboards text alert bat-signal that could be sent out

 

[disneygal55]

Will be at WDW from May15-May 23...hope that we can catch a "soft opening"!

 

[JenneleB]

We are going to be there for the 24 hour party and I had been hoping it would be open for fast passes by then but now I will just keep my fingers crossed for a soft opening!

 

[princessallegra]

Ahh our friends will be there May 6th and May 9th!

 

[ajfd]

Posting from 38,000' inbound to MCO.

Hoping sometime over the next 10 days there will be some sort of opportunity to ride, though we are not holding our collective breaths.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Here now til the 7th.

Didn't go to MK today but it's been raining most of the day so wouldn't be surprised if no openings in todays weather. Forecast is for another wet day tomorrow too then it improves.

I have an early ADR for CP on my birthday 5/6. Hope I can ride it then.

 

[FoundNemoLostDori]

Here's hoping that we'll get a chance when we are there from the 16th to the 22nd!

 

[MC0810]

alot of us are going on the 6th, 8th and 9th

 

[bastos]

All right, fellow wandrerers...

I went back through the Snow White thing again. Y'know... The one that originally stated a countdown of 14 days. And then 13 days today.

But for some reason, when you finished the whole checking on the quiz for your dwarf name, it said come back on the 18th? And everyone was like... "Why don't these match?"

If you do the quiz again...

It suggests that you come back on the 16th to finish training.

And while it doesn't match EXACTLY... It's now one day off.

So... On May 14th, it says wait one day. And Come back the 16th.

The 15th, it says... Training starts in under one day? And come back the 16th?

And on the 16th, when I am IN WDW...

Soft openings begin?

Here's to hoping...

(See you on the 17th sprinting into Fantasyland... But taking a right around the castle...)

 

[shelli72]

Keeping my fingers crossed leaving on May 7th til the 14th!

 

[cfw213]

I posted this in the other SDMT thread...we were there this afternoon. Saw people riding so asked the CMs about it and they said it was for invited cast members. I asked if they planned on any soft opening and she said not this week or next

 

[nisiemouse]

May 15-20. I remember when I went by Soarin and they were letting people ride before it officially opened and I walked back to BCV and got everyone out of the pool. So exciting!