Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/article/2014/01/15/magic-kingdom-update/" target="_blank"><b>1/15/14: Magic Kingdom Update</b></a>
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Lots of work being done during the off season. Looking forward to the Seven Dwarfs Mt. being finished. It's good to see the trains testing with weights. That's a good sign for getting ready to open.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm so glad the Let The Memories Begin sign is finally gone. It just didn't look very good, and that promotion ended years ago. Ironically, I didn't notice it was missing (probably for the best, since I did always notice when it was there) when I was at MK on Saturday Although I understand it, I'm a little sad that they always refurbish Splash Mountain this time of year. For my 3rd Marathon Weekend in a row, it's been closed; with the huge number of repeat runners, they might want to consider altering the refurbishment dates slightly from year to year Am I the only one who thinks the name "#INCREDIBLESSuperDanceParty" is trying just a little too hard to be hip and edgy? We didn't stay in the park super late, but made sure to avoid this area after dark And it's exciting to see testing on the Mine Train. It looks like there's still plenty of finishing work to go, but it seems promising. Maybe it will open by summer?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The sarcasm is noted and well deserved. It has taken so long to build this attraction. But according to our sources, the dwarf coaster will be opening in late May 2014. This is only tentative, of course. It might not actually open until June 2014.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Just about the same time Universal unveils the new Harry Potter stuff, which a friend who is working on testing right now says is going to be amazing and better then anything they have done to date.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Which will only help Disney's business. People that travel to Florida to see the new Harry Potter stuff will mostly stop at WDW, or probably even more than likely stay at WDW and make a day or two stop at Universal.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Disney saw its Florida attendance temporarily flatten when the first HP attraction opened, while Uni's went through the roof. What I gather from this is that Uni will experience sustained growth with each new major offering, but it's going to take a lot more than a new blockbuster attraction every 5 years to make any kind of meaningful dent in WDW's long-term attendance patterns.
