Not sure if this has been brought up already, but does anyone know what the vacation package guests have been told to expect regarding their preview time in DA?
I went to the TM preview last night, and I do kinda have to agree that it is a little "underwhelming" without the ride. I really felt as though a lot was missing last night. Due to the weather the dragon wasn't breathing fire and the entertainment on the stage didn't take place. While visually impressive, the area did leave little to do with the shows canceled and the main attraction not operating. Don't get me wrong, I'm not disappointed in Diagon Alley itself, but I am super disappointed that the awful weather did dampen the experience a bit.
Diagon Alley will not soft open without the Gringotts ride.
I could be completely off, but I tend to think guests will not get to even walk through the Gringotts queue if the ride isnt fully functional. TMs were directed out a side door backstage, right? If thats the case, I doubt we'd see them do the same thing for normal guests...theyre pretty protective of what the average person sees backstage.
For those of you (non-package people) going tomorrow hoping for the first day of softs, what will be your strategy? Are you going to camp out #potterwatch -style in front of London? To control who gets in, I could see them possibly randomly selecting guests out of Hogsmeade to ride the Hogawarts to Diagon and never actually opening it to the GP on the London side. Of course, it could just be HP package people for the first day.
For those of you (non-package people) going tomorrow hoping for the first day of softs, what will be your strategy? Are you going to camp out #potterwatch -style in front of London? To control who gets in, I could see them possibly randomly selecting guests out of Hogsmeade to ride the Hogawarts to Diagon and never actually opening it to the GP on the London side. Of course, it could just be HP package people for the first day.
Does anybody think Friday will be a soft opening day?
No softs today. There is a special event scheduled. Tomorrow...perhaps around 6pm...perhaps...