User blog comment:Susanolivia/Experience the new Wikia/@comment-1017213-20100923180110/@comment-1613840-20100924000748

This is the first full of public beta, so we are still fine tuning the schedule for the roll out across all of Wikia. We will be providing you with a more detailed release plan soon.

As for the sidebar, it is now the at the top of the page and called the wiki navigation. You can learn more details about it on our transition guide.