I just saw the news that Soarin' is scheduled to reopen on June 17--two days after we leave :(. What do you think the odds are that there will be a soft opening before that date?
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I just saw the news that Soarin' is scheduled to reopen on June 17--two days after we leave :(. What do you think the odds are that there will be a soft opening before that date?
OH that is terrible as we will be there through June 12th and we are taking the Parents / Grandparents with us as this is their first visit back since we were kids and my DD has been telling them how great this experience is and that it is her favorite ride.... I hate that...:mad:
It is more than just swapping the film. There is a new program to run the ride, maybe new signage, possibly new pre-show video. Just guessing, I think the ride might be down a few days before the change.
Thanks for the info and input!
Do you really think it will be open during the first week of June... That would be fantastic! I don't care which film as long as they get to experience the ride. When do you think FP can be reserved? as of now it still is unavailable to select.
Thank you for giving me hope :thumbsup:
I would highly doubt Soarin' will be open before the new film opens. There is no way they would close down the attraction to prepare for the new film and then open it early to show the old film just to start it again on June 17 with the new film. If Soarin' is closed now, it will be closed until the new film debuts.
Well, for what it's worth, Soarin is open at Disneyland right now and it is only scheduled to be down for one day, on June 16 to swap out to the new film. So, it is possible it could reopen at WDW with the old film.
Digital movie and ride control software running on a computer.......should take all of 5 minutes to switch over and then test run it a few cycles....another 15-30 minutes. I really don't see how it could even remotely take them even a day to do the changeover unless an unforeseen glitch arises.
Disney just announced that Soarin' will reopen at Epcot with the old film from May 27-June 16.
The new film will debut June 17!
Here is the announcement regarding the "Farewell Flights" for the California version of Soarin':
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Originally Posted by Disney Parks & Resorts
So excited that Soarin' will be open during our trip!! Made my FP+ first thing Saturday morning.
FP+ must have just gone live in the past few hours. It was not offered earlier in the day, but just a few minutes ago I was able to make one for our 35th anniversary visit May 30. DW was elated.