Walls Down at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Soft Opening Soon?

I'm hearing rumors that more walls are coming down from around Seven Dwarfs Mine Train tonight. I wonder if that means soft openings will start soon?

 

@John Frost did the walls come down?

 

Latest word is that operations training is complete and training for regular cast members can begin. That means we could see Cast Member previews starting sometime later this week... could see, is the operative word.

 

I haven't heard anything at all about passholder previews. I know that they were filming a new commercial there earlier this past week with riders on the ride, so we should be hearing something soon!

 

Just a heads up, the current rumors are that there is still work to be done. So my question to you is, if Disney has a ribbon cutting for an attraction, would you expect it to be open to the public afterward? What if it remains closed for weeks while work continues?

 

Quick update: I've heard the same information from two sources now (although they could be getting it from the same source, so YMMV). SDMT exited test-and-adjust just in time for the media preview. They're now having to train multiple shifts of cast members on operations and safety procedures. Evac is a bit of a challenge due to swinging nature of cars. There's a fix for that, but it requires some extra training. As soon as they feel training is sufficient, they'll start putting the ride into regular operation mode. Of course, it will help having some actual riders for the roller coaster, so at that point Cast Member and AP previews may be scheduled. One source said they don't know if this will happen until the last week before May 28th (ie, during the 24 hour day for APs), the other source was a tad bit more optimistic. The end result is the same, training is ongoing. No official word on CM or AP previews, let alone soft openings.