Fantasyland soft opening

[buzznwoodysmom]

I'm in the car headed that way!

I'll report ASAP

Yay!!! I was hoping to read that! Have fun Christine!

[Christine]

At TTC- about to burst!!

[Fangorn]

That doesn't mean there won't be more soft openings for part of those days. These sort of test-and-adjust openings are fickle and random. Anything's possible. They could fit some guest time around the cast time.

Jared - Absolutely true. Anythings possible. I guess my point was that since the CM previews pretty much block out the whole day, no one should get their hopes up during that timeframe.

I've hit a few soft openings in my time, and I've always concidered them a blessing.

Steve

[Quadstriker]

hopefully it will be open the week leading up to icot15.

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[Gator]

I've noticed a few thumbnails on "another " website. But I can't bring myself to look at them. I really want to have that genuine surprise when I get there. It's almost seeing your wife on you wedding day.

[Quadstriker]

Checking out the pics as they come up on twitter. It looks great! Really hope it's open to the public some time next week. Not even asking to go on rides, I just want to be able to walk around and look.

[Melanie]

Checking out the pics as they come up on twitter. It looks great! Really hope it's open to the public some time next week. Not even asking to go on rides, I just want to be able to walk around and look.

Agreed! It really, really does remind me of DisneySea. I'm hoping I'll have the same dropped jaw I did the first time I entered that park.

Less than two weeks!

[Quadstriker]

Less than two days!

fyp

[Melanie]

fyp

HA!

[goofygirl64]

We will be arriving next Thursday, I hope that we get a "sneak peek" while we're there!

[Christine]

It's mind blowing!
I'll report tonight- about to have to leave for 'Ohana dinner! And it's a MNSSHP night so it'll close anyway

[hcortina]

Hope it stays open. We are going Oct 3o th for 7 days and wqas so upset when we saw we were going to miss by a few days. this would make my girl so happy. Oh pleeeease stay open.

[Melanie]

Open again this morning!

[11290]

Spoke with a former co-worker that transferred to Mermaid, she said that "soft openings" should continue at random times throughout the week. ending on the 19th. On the 20th, CM preview days will begin thru Nov. 2 and some guests may be brought in at various times throughout the day depending on the amount of CM's and their guests that have reserved times and whether attraction "adjustments" have to be made.

Based on what she told me, they probably will bring in guests at various times but on a somewhat random basis and for a predetermined amount of time only (CM's only get 2 hours for the tour). Got my tour reserved for Nov. 2.

I'll be down on the 22nd and will try to post up as to what is going on unless someone does that first. Be aware that Disney can and does change operations "on a dime" depending on attraction situations, so you might get to go in and might not.

[Ian]

I get there on the 26th ... Pleeeeease be open!

[11290]

I get there on the 26th ... Pleeeeease be open!

It's a CM preview day so it will be "open" whether to guest's or not, anyone's guess right now.

Just my personal opinion, there are one hour gaps between the CM reservation times. Whether that will allow guests in, who knows and how they actually handle the "in and out" at the attractions of the CM's attending the preview will determine whether guests will be coming in or not. My guess, guests will be coming in throughout the day but that is just my opinion.

Might get some ideas tomorrow morning when the scheduling comes out for the week beginning the 21st after seeing what some of us get (times & locations) for schedules.

[Jared]

Cast Member previews start on Oct. 20 and will happen just about every day until early November. Originally, guests weren't going to be admitted into New Fantasyland during that time, but there is at least some reason to believe that plan has changed. The soft opening was supposed to last from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Yesterday, the land stayed operational until midnight. Could this mean that at night, after cast previews end, the land will stay open for guests? Will they let guests in with cast? It's certainly possible.

Also, there are no scheduled previews on Saturday, Oct. 27. I know the ICOT15 schedule doesn't call for the Magic Kingdom that day, but it may be worth reconsidering if Fantasyland will actually be open that day.

[HeadFairyInCharge]

Been a while since I've been on here. I just booked a trip for the days prior to Thanksgiving 11/19-23 and we are staying off property for the first time...I am reading that some of the construction in Fantasyland might be getting wrapped up and soft openings are happening. We were there last week of October last year and I said I would wait until they were done the Construction and Changes in Fantasyland but I might make a special trip to MK just to see whats changed.
INFO PLEASE:
Anyone there or have you seen anything open new like Dumbo, Ariels Grotto or Beasts Castle yet?? My girls will be sooo excited. There are 9 and 6 and I don't know how much longer they will be into anything Disney, why they want to grow up so fast these days.

[wiltsan]

Hi Folks - Is the "official" soft opening scheduled for 11/19 and then the grand opening for 12/6?

Might try to pull together a last minute fall trip around Thanksgiving but not if the New Fantasyland will not have a chance of being open. I understand how soft openings work (was able to preview Tink and the Fairies early - magical!) with the maybe open one day for an hour, the next for three, the next not at all - but would need to know that there is at least a chance to see/use this area of the park before booking.

Also, are there any events (CM previews etc) that would halt any soft opening days? We are in Boston so not a quick trip and want to make it worth it. Haven't had a fall trip in about 3 years - always do FlowerFest now - and anxious to get back. Thanks!

[Jared]

Cast previews begin next week. I'm hearing more and more than there will be slots open to guests even on those days, but nothing's certain.