Legobuilder0813 128 Posted August 7 Hi there! For those that don't know, I'm Lego, the Development Director here at Palace. I have an update regarding our NewMK project. A few weeks ago on July 17th, our Management Team held a meeting to discuss the launch of NewMK. At the time, we were going back and forth about ride and show tech, what needed to be done prior to the launch and based on what we discussed, we were confident in the release date being announced as August 17th, 2019. Over the past month or so, several key team members, myself included, have had things come up in their personal lives, such as family medical problems, family vacations and increased hours at work. We’ve always stressed the importance of “real life comes first” and while NewMK launching is a huge milestone for us, we will never force our volunteer staff away from something as important as family and work. A few nights ago, August 5th, the leaders of the NewMK project met and discussed the current state of ride & show tech and some final build projects that need to be done prior to the launch of NewMK. If we were to continue with our current August 17th launch date, the following projects would not be completed and still be marked as “Under Construction” and walled off until completion: Splash Mountain Big Thunder Mountain Tom Sawyer Island Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Wishes! Happily Ever After In our opinion, these are some of the biggest attractions in the Magic Kingdom and we want to make sure our replication of these attractions are done the best that they can be. We're all extremely proud of our NewMK project, and we want to make sure we do the best we can throughout the final phases of this project. With that being said, we have decided to celebrate the opening of the real Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World with Disney by opening our New Magic Kingdom on October 1st, 2019. We understand this delay will be disappointing for some, but we hope you understand the reasons for this change. We want to make sure this recreation is the best it can be, and rushing to finish with the personal issues that came up recently wouldn't get us to that goal. As a way to make up for this delay, we will be soft opening the new park a week prior to our official launch date to purchased rank holders: September 24th, 2019: Honorables September 25th, 2019: Majestics September 26th, 2019: Nobles September 27th, 2019: Dwellers October 1st, 2019 will be our official opening day, with Happily Ever After showing at 9:00pm EST. We apologize for the delay, but we really do believe that this will be the best for our community, our staff and your enjoyment. If you have any questions, feel free to message a staff member on the server or on discord. I look forward to seeing everyone on opening day! Legobuilder0813 & the Palace Management Team 33 5 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
