Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38279969-20190817031354

As I visit friends, I've noticed that some of them have a few locations locked but locations for later events are open. For example, one person has every location opened except Snowy Yard, School and Farm. Another has everything open except for Sakura Gardens, School, Snowy Yard and Cozy House.

Is that because they took a break from the game? Will they ever be able to open those locations, or are they locked forever once an event is over? Or are the keys for those locations hanging around somewhere?

Does that mean that when you're trying to complete a quest, you won't be asked to explore those locations? What about premium locations? If Sakura Gardens (above) is locked, does that mean you don't get flower water passes?

Are there any disadvantages to not having all locations open? Are there disadvantages to having everything open?

Although I've been playing for close to a year, I feel like such a newbie! Thanks for any and all insight.  