Looks like I'll be hanging out around AK every night on my upcoming trip in a few weeks. It will bring back bad memories of standing outside Rip Ride Rockit and longing to ride it :bonk:
Rivers of Light General Discussion and Photos
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- Feb 15, 2012
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Don't bother, nighttime shows don't soft open so quickly. You'll know a day or two beforehand.
- Jul 18, 2008
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So I didn't get to see Jungle Book but I did see the seating area. It seems pretty limited and compact, so I'm guessing they had a World of Color situation and again ended up with less seating than they had planned for. How did operations fare for that show? Was it mostly a FP+ only thing, or was it manageable due to lower attendance?
Here is a comprehensive write up on what is going on with RoL.
Walt Disney World's Most Exciting New Attraction is Nearly Ready. Here's When it Might Open | Theme Park Tourist
Walt Disney World's Most Exciting New Attraction is Nearly Ready. Here's When it Might Open | Theme Park Tourist
Part of me feels like they might be doing this show a little different when it comes to it's opening. I feel like it is going to go thru a period of "soft" performances where they won't make any type of public announcement and word will just get out to the locals thru social media. No FP+ or dinner reservations. After a day or two of "soft" performances, Disney will announce FP+ and dinner packages starting a few weeks down the road but will continue to do nightly showings. This show doesn't need any more bad press. If they just pick a date to open it and things go haywire again, I don't know how the public will react. A few weeks of "soft" performances will allow them to fully run thru the show with guests once or twice a night knowing that if things go wrong, it was just a preview. Plus, this might help draw some locals away from HHN for at least one night if they get it going soon. Now that it is in the parks hands, I feel like they will want to get this opened up ASAP to get people into the park so they can justify the later closing hours.
- May 5, 2012
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I believe next week is when preparations begin for the show. They're doing rehearsals and stuff then.
Supposedly there was an Exec. preview recently that went well. Showings for guests are expected End of October/Early November. Holidays is absolute latest target date.
Rehearsals with performers (which is different from tech rehearsals to make sure the show can actually function) have been going on for a few weeks now.
A few small updates from orlandoparksnews.com :
This sign now has a reference to RoL.
They spotted a boat in the lake.
And it appears that they are making some slight logistical adjustments that are more than likely based on issues with crowd control during Alive with Magic.
This sign now has a reference to RoL.
They spotted a boat in the lake.
And it appears that they are making some slight logistical adjustments that are more than likely based on issues with crowd control during Alive with Magic.
- May 5, 2012
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I'm now hearing from my sources that this isn't expected to open until the 2nd quarter. When is that?
That would be next year... which is odd because they are doing nightly dress rehearsals and it's expected to open fairly soon at this point. Everyone in the know that I trust for Disney is saying 3 weeks or less.
Second quarter is January-March. That Destination D event is coming up in a little more than a week. Since it looks to be AK heavy we will hopefully get more info then.
There's expected to be a special showing of RoL then. Or at least one has been planned.
It's been a tough year for AK. Things certainly didn't go as they planned concerning night time at AK. Massive under performance.
Not trying to be a Negative Nancy (as opposed to Debbie Downer) but this just doesn't do much for me. The music snippets have sounded really good but I'm not buying in on this just yet. I hope that I'm wrong. This feels more like an enhancement instead of an attraction. I am trying to not form too much of an opinion before seeing it (if it ever opens) but it hasn't really budged the needle for me.
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I sure hope this is open for my four park blitz in September. It seems like this will never open.
