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Hopefully there will be some softs soon.
I think the word was May 20th... whether that is still realistic remains to be seen.
Hopefully there will be some softs soon.
Is the Hogsmeade station done? Last pictures we saw on here still had scaffolding. I don't think they can open the train if both stations aren't done.
Does anyone know why Friday's broadcast has been cancelled? Are they not sure about the opening date now...?
Regarding the opening date, that "Who says lightning never strikes twice?" promo would lend itself very well to a June 18 opening date, given that that's the date Hogsmeade opened in 2010. Wouldn't it?
As stated on my Tweeter,
I know June 18th has been tossed around as a possible opening date. While perusing the UO site, I thought it curious when I saw that Express passes jumped in price on June 18th. Doesn't mean much really, but curious nonetheless.
Today show cancelling could be because of the today show scheduling issues and have nothing to do with Universal. Lets see if they reschedule the trip soon.
All the other information coming out points to June 18th.
The first thing they are going to open is the train, I think... :thumbs:
This is an interesting point. We've been assuming they would open everything simultaneously. But it would make sense to open the Hogwarts Express and the London waterfront early and open the new sections bit by bit in order to lessen crowd management problems and encourage early on-site hotel registration. Assuming the HE stations are ready by mid-May, they could soft open it to on-site crowds during early park admission beginning, say, May 19, then extend soft openings to the general public in the evenings beginning May 26, adding a few hours earlier in the day as the week progresses. In the meantime, they could go ahead and open the waterfront to the general public and begin selling "sausage-focused" foods from the cabmen's shelters.
I imagine that opening the HE, the Knight Bus, the cabmen's shelters, and perhaps adding a couple of street performers to the waterfront would be enough to encourage fans who would like a sneak peak to book onsite hotels and begin visiting the park a good month before DA is formally open. They could even open the Leaky Cauldron early if they can block off the moving brick entrance until the grand opening. After all, Harry visits London and the Leaky Cauldron before he enters Diagon Alley, so an early LC opening wouldn't be inconsistent with the narrative.
Otherwise, if they wait open everything at once, I can't help but think that crowd management is going to be significantly worse than it was for Hogsmeade, given that DA is in such a narrow, enclosed space. But this all assumes the stations are ready, and for all we know, the Hogsmeade station could be the hold-up.
Cuz by looking at other sites like the oi forums
Yes. However jk as well as Warner bros and creative have all expressed that opening the land in phases is not going to happen and opening the land all at once is a big priority