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Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips When you call....they say end of October....I called on Friday.....
Originally Posted By ecdc >>When you call....they say end of October....I called on Friday.....<< It's certainly possible this is accurate. However, miceage has offered somewhere in the neighborhood of 857 "updates" on Big Thunder, all with shifting dates and details. Then, all the other boards go nuts, and all the noise makes it seem as if there must be something to the idea of all these refurbs taking place, when in fact they're all traced back to that one source. When Disneyland updates its internal or public calendar, I'll buy it.
Originally Posted By mawnck Please, not another "bash Miceage" topic. That dead horse's ghost has been beaten to a thin paste.
Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips I do not know anything about Miceage...I just was hoping it would be up by 10/25
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Please, not another "bash Miceage" topic. That dead horse's ghost has been beaten to a thin paste.<< Oh great, a Miceage apologist. You probably hate Disney hotels, too. But seriously, folks.... I do concur with the not-another-bash thread. I'm just paying more attention to the refurb list than usual, and I'm a bit surprised at the sheer panic unconfirmed rumors from *any* source seems to instill in some people. I plan a trip with the expectation that at least some things will be closed, that schedules can change, and that if I try and navigate to the least crowded times, then more stuff will probably be closed.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Who cares when BTMM opens? most people on here have probably been on it too many anyways. It does suck having a major attraction down during your trip, but it happens.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Who cares when BTMM opens? most people on here have probably been on it too many anyways. It does suck having a major attraction down during your trip, but it happens.<< I would guess that anybody visiting between October and February cares. I just visited this weekend, and both BTMRR and the Haunted Mansion were closed. Although there were plenty of other options, it did stink to have two of my favorites inoperable Personally, I've always thought the schedule for this refurbishment seemed a little optimistic for an entire track replacement. Space Mountain took about 22 months when it's track was replaced (though it closed without warning, so I'm sure some of that time was wasted), so 8 months seems very fast. I hope that, if the reopening is actually delayed, they take the extra time to repaint the entire mountain. Most of the rockwork was repainted after the 2003 accident, but the spires were not. Now that they've repainted the lower rocks again, the upper parts look especially faded in comparison. If they're already closed, why not do it now?
Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips I understand everything might not be up for any vacation that I have planned....but, I was thinking how that area (last Halloween) was so "active"...and it will seem gloomy (even for Halloween) if not open ...
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<When Disneyland updates its internal or public calendar, I'll buy it. >> If there is a criticism I have of this particular site, it is the lack of updates to the Disneyland and WDW sections.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>If there is a criticism I have of this particular site, it is the lack of updates to the Disneyland and WDW sections.<< Agreed. There are some attractions listed that closed a few years ago And on a similar note, if there's a criticism of Disney's official sites, it is the lack of updates to the Disneyland and WDW sections; despite being the official source, they often have wrong or outdated information, and it's always been difficult to use.
Originally Posted By danyoung >It does suck having a major attraction down during your trip, but it happens.< Anyone remember the good ol' days, long before the Internet, when you raced from your car (parked right there in front of DL) up to the ticket booths to see the "Attractions Not Operating Today" sign, hoping that one of your favorites like the HM or Pirates wasn't closed? Good times . . .
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA During the mid to late 70s, we would visit Disneyland once a year at Christmas time -- usually the first week of December -- and the Matterhorn was closed every time. Probably 5-6 years running. We were disappointed, since at that time it was the park's only roller coaster, but that's the way it was. Heck, Disneyland was closed Mondays and Tuesdays during the winter season. Imagine if they tried to do that in 2013. Oh, the humanity!
Originally Posted By tashajilek I would rather have a major attraction closed and have good weather. One trip is rained buckets the whole time which made for a miserable time.
Originally Posted By CDF2 Personally I like it the way it is now - although you always have the possibility of one of your favorites being closed for unexpected reasons it certainly improves your chances of any particular attraction being open if there is no scheduled maintenance posted for it. Since I go to DL about once every year I do check to see that my favorite attractions are expected to be operating when I make that trip.
Originally Posted By TinkerbellPatten Heads up, folks! The disneyland calendar shows that Big Thunder is up and running as of Oct. 31st as originally planned. https://disneyland.disney.go.com/calendar/#/default/2013/10/31 Oct. 30th still shows it on the refurb list. Oct. 31st shows the refurb list as only: it's a small world, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant. Unless they make changes to it in the upcoming days (always a possibility) but thought I'd report this good news as the official Disneyland calendar shows it as of this moment. As usual: keep checking prior to your trip for any updates but hey guys this is great news to those of us impatient for it's re-opening.
Originally Posted By TinkerbellPatten Now it has been updated to show it's closed Oct. 31st, Nov. 1st and 2nd. That's as far as the calendar goes. I called the info line and spoke to Disney cast member who confirmed that it's delayed a bit. She confirmed it was supposed to be running Oct. 31st but now it shows as "tbd", To Be Determined. She said there is a good feeling that it will be open by 1st week of December but she can't say for sure what will happen by then and suggested that I subscribe to DisneyParksBlog for their emails. She claimed that they email park updates there before they update the park calendar.
