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rojen97128
02-27-2016, 02:07 PM
Hi all! I'm heading to the parks this coming week, 29th-3rd (yay!). I'm confused as to the status of Soarin'. It isn't classified as "closed" but I haven't heard any chatter about the new film or old film being shown. I expected some feedback or mouse chatter by now if the new film was showing. All I can find is that there are tests of the new film but nothing that tells me for sure. You guys are better than any official word ;D so I knew this was the place to go.

candles71
02-27-2016, 02:35 PM
The park update still listed M-Th as closed for programming, with F-Sunday open with the old film. I *think that info was good through tomorrow's date, with no announcement of an opening date yet.

bumblebeeonarose
02-27-2016, 03:02 PM
Shanghai gets to debut the new ride first as part of the contract. Supposedly the new film will begin to show in US parks the following day.

Malcon10t
02-27-2016, 03:28 PM
And Shanghai opens June 16th last I heard.

Mermaid
02-27-2016, 06:18 PM
We will be there June 5-10 and I'm preparing myself that Soarin will be fully closed as part of the final transition. Maybe I'll be wrong and be happy! It was closed on our last family visit too.

rojen97128
02-27-2016, 06:29 PM
Okay, so it's a true wildcard what may be. I sure do appreciate all the input! Thank you so much!

AVP
02-27-2016, 10:44 PM
It's the old film still. The closures have been related to programming of the new movie, which has not yet debuted.

rojen97128
02-28-2016, 08:43 AM
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you, that's a great clarification ��

Audrey
02-28-2016, 02:12 PM
I just checked the daily refurbishment schedule at Disneyland.com and Soarin' is only listed as closed on Monday, February 29th and Tuesday, March 1st. After that, only Grizzly River Run is listed as closed for refurbishment. When I went into the following week it was not listed at all, weekdays included. This makes me hopeful that it will be up and running full swing in April - and I don't really care which film is playing, because I love the original so much.

rojen97128
03-01-2016, 10:26 PM
We rode it today (Tuesday, March 1st) �� so the refurb schedule is tricky to trust.

hlbtimes2
03-15-2016, 07:40 AM
And Shanghai opens June 16th last I heard.
I sure hope this is accurate! We will be there June 18-22. :p

IdahoMike
03-29-2016, 09:53 AM
So it looks like we will get the new Soarin movie on June 17 since it opens in Shanghai on June 16. That of course will be our last day in the parks, so I guess we should plan for a long morning in line! Can't imagine soft openings just because they want to give Shanghai the premier of the movie, but I guess we could always get lucky. Haven't seen a whole lot of other info about this yet though, is it actually confirmed that it will open in DCA on the 17th?

stan4d_steph
05-20-2016, 07:45 AM
The Disney Parks Blog (https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/05/last-chance-to-experience-the-classic-soarin-at-epcot-and-disney-california-adventure-before-soarin-around-the-world-debuts-on-june-17/) announced the last chance to experience Soarin' Over California will be June 15. The new ride film begins June 17.

candles71
05-20-2016, 07:18 PM
The Disney Parks Blog (https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/05/last-chance-to-experience-the-classic-soarin-at-epcot-and-disney-california-adventure-before-soarin-around-the-world-debuts-on-june-17/) announced the last chance to experience Soarin' Over California will be June 15. The new ride film begins June 17.

Thanks. I was hoping that the change over wouldn't take long, since they had already been programming.

potzbie
06-05-2016, 07:50 PM
I am BUMPing this thread . . .
. . . because my last non-blocked day is Thursday June 9.
And if there is any kind of soft opening for AP holders for Soarin' Over [anywhere], I want in on it!

Malcon10t
06-05-2016, 08:34 PM
I am BUMPing this thread . . .
. . . because my last non-blocked day is Thursday June 9.
And if there is any kind of soft opening for AP holders for Soarin' Over [anywhere], I want in on it!Soarin' over California will close on June 15th, and reopen on June 17th. If there is a soft opening, it will be the 16th.

Engine74
06-06-2016, 11:14 AM
I went on last Sunday, (5th) and it looks like a lot of the changes are in place already. The signage is all Soarin' now with a new logo, Soatin' Over California is not on anything. They even had the smells turned off.

olegc
06-06-2016, 02:14 PM
they even had the smells turned off.

boo!

stan4d_steph
06-06-2016, 02:57 PM
I went on last Sunday, (5th) and it looks like a lot of the changes are in place already. The signage is all Soarin' now with a new logo, Soatin' Over California is not on anything. They even had the smells turned off.Pretty sure the smells have been off since they started testing the new ride film a while back.

potzbie
06-06-2016, 03:12 PM
They even had the smells turned off.

So . . .
?? They are installing the taste-o-vision ??
:confused:

candles71
06-06-2016, 03:34 PM
Pretty sure the smells have been off since they started testing the new ride film a while back. They were. I figured it was the testing, buut Heimlich's smells were off in December and March as well. I am hoping it was a coincidence.

Engine74
06-06-2016, 05:18 PM
Guess we better blame Shanghai.

Blacksheep Uncle
06-15-2016, 05:07 PM
I wonder if all the aviation pioneer pictures will go away? That will probably make me sadder than losing "over California" :(

candles71
06-15-2016, 08:36 PM
I wonder if all the aviation pioneer pictures will go away? That will probably make me sadder than losing "over California" :( Oh, I hope not. I love seeing Chuck Yeager's picture and knowing I have met him. I love looking at all the pictures but that one tickles me. He is a very nice man.

olegc
06-17-2016, 07:22 AM
I just tweeted back and forth with @OCDisney from The OC Register. No changes to the queue and Patrick Warburton is still doing the spiel. The locations rushing across the clouds are obviously different.

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