Some ideas to keep in mind, my "soft"-minded compadres...
After last week's previews, TMs were offered the chance to complete a thorough survey in which they responded to the best, worst, prettiest, and ugliest aspects of WWoHP. Questions included the readiness of the cast, authenticity of each experience, and all other concerns. Since TMs know theme parks better than most individuals, I believe UO is actually listening to the feedback from their staff. Some of the biggest concerns (tiny shops, queue for Ollivander's, semi-crappy DC queue) could possibly be the topic of revision right now. As Hamlet said, "The readiness is all."
UO isn't in any hurry to soft open this thing. They already did. Also, Universal didn't offer food and beverage to TMs at 50% out of the goodness of their hearts -- they wanted TMs to try everything. They sacrificed early profits in order to get feedback (and since TMs are poor, the 50% prices probably broke the bank anyway) and volume (lower prices = higher customer volume = authentic rehearsal for TMs). Now that they've gone through 4 dress rehearsals, they are putting on the finishing touches.
Maybe they will soft open with the package holders. Maybe package holders will be the first to ride FJ -- in fact, don't be surprised if they let in the package holders (using a seperate ticket) and refuse entry to non-package folks. Again, frustrating and disappointing, and goes against our own logic. But according to the logic of Universal, this is probably going very well. Based on the strict control and secrecy utilized so far, I think it's safe to assume that Universal has no desire to soft open any further, even with FJ -- they have anxious, paying guineau pigs coming on Friday (May 28th) just for that.
Sorry, but it makes sense! :shrug: