Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2022 Edition

[snikki]

I assume this won’t be for ILL? We can still book that for whatever time we would like.

 

[Brocktoon]

Is Disney trying to deter people from buying park hoppers? Things that make you go hmmmm.

The pessimist in me is thinking they want to deter standard park hopping ... but would be willing to upsell a park hopper+ option that allows you to book a 2 PM return earlier in the day

 

[disney-inspired]

The pessimist in me is thinking they want to deter standard park hopping ... but would be willing to upsell a park hopper+ option that allows you to book a 2 PM return earlier in the day

I'm so over that 2pm requirement especially when I plan on going during their 'low' season when hours are significantly reduced.

 

[disney-inspired]

I assume this won’t be for ILL? We can still book that for whatever time we would like.

I hope not!

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Is Disney trying to deter people from buying park hoppers? Things that make you go hmmmm.

If nothing else, I think Disney is definitely deterring hoppers from blocking up the afternoon G+ allocations. If there already aren't enough to allocations to go around, maybe they want to prioritize people who are definitely in the park, instead of those planning to come later? The system has been broken from the start and tweaks like this do nothing except make it more cumbersome to use.

 

[Naomeri]

It Just Got Harder to Use Disney Genie+ for Park Hopping, Attraction Stacking

Oh, this had better be some kind of stupid glitch, or a precursor to letting us actually choose times, instead of the stupid random assignment thing that they’ve had

 

[mrsap]

Theming Added to Backstage Gate at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

New theming has been added to a backstage gate near the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction at EPCOT. The gate previously used to be in an area used by a bypass walkway as construction took place in the World Celebration area of EPCOT. Now, the gate blocks off a backstage area. Here’s a look.

 

[Pens Fan]

I'm going to play devil's advocate on the Genie + change. Don't flame me - we're all friends here .

I get that this stinks for park hopping, but hopefully it increase availability for afternoon LL's for people staying in one park all day. Park hoppers were getting a jump on afternoon availability over people who actually had park reservations for that park. This evens the playing field.

It is an interesting decision on Disney's part, though. I can't help but think this will cause people to park hop less frequently, which costs Mickey money. Those park hoppers aren't cheap!

Or maybe it's just a glitch and will back to normal by tomorrow .

 

[afan]

I'm going to play devil's advocate on the Genie + change. Don't flame me - we're all friends here .

I get that this stinks for park hopping, but hopefully it increase availability for afternoon LL's for people staying in one park all day. Park hoppers were getting a jump on afternoon availability over people who actually had park reservations for that park. This evens the playing field.

It is an interesting decision on Disney's part, though. I can't help but think this will cause people to park hop less frequently, which costs Mickey money. Those park hoppers aren't cheap!

Or maybe it's just a glitch and will back to normal by tomorrow .

But they are giving up slots in their 1st park to get the afternoon fp. It's only unfair in that people aren't able to roll through fp in DHS but I can't imagine that those picking up fp for hopping are taking that many away from those in park.

Not much different than the previous tiers, you just can't generally use fp for all rides when it's busy at DHS unless you get lucky.

 

[mrsap]

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Sold Out for August 26th

 

[Pens Fan]

But they are giving up slots in their 1st park to get the afternoon fp. It's only unfair in that people aren't able to roll through fp in DHS but I can't imagine that those picking up fp for hopping are taking that many away from those in park.

Not much different than the previous tiers, you just can't generally use fp for all rides when it's busy at DHS unless you get lucky.

But this assumes that all parks require Genie + equally. It's pretty widely agreed that the two parks where you need it the most are MK and HS. I could book a reservation for AK, book an early LL for something and then spend the rest of the morning booking LL's for HS. I'd still be able to have a great AK morning, because you really don't need LL's for most attractions. Then hop over to HS and use my stacked LL's in the afternoon. I'd gladly give up booking LL's for Everest or Dinosaur (for example) because they often don't have that long of a wait. Instead I could book afternoon Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster LL's ahead of people already in HS.

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

Was becoming a Knight always a thing at BBB? I don't remember, but my boys were always at the older edge of that kind of thing.

I remember my son getting the Knight makeover in 2013. Not sure if they had it before that or not.

 

[SealedSeven]

I'm going to play devil's advocate on the Genie + change. Don't flame me - we're all friends here .

I get that this stinks for park hopping, but hopefully it increase availability for afternoon LL's for people staying in one park all day. Park hoppers were getting a jump on afternoon availability over people who actually had park reservations for that park. This evens the playing field.

It is an interesting decision on Disney's part, though. I can't help but think this will cause people to park hop less frequently, which costs Mickey money. Those park hoppers aren't cheap!

Or maybe it's just a glitch and will back to normal by tomorrow .

Sure helps those with Park Hopping tickets already going in a month tho.... >.> Just glad I didn't waste money on Genie + pre-buy, as that would have been an ultimate waste of $15 per day

 

[OppR2nist]

I remember my son getting the Knight makeover in 2013. Not sure if they had it before that or not.

Ok. Good to know. When my boys were young enough, we considered the pirate makeover (which I don't even know if that's still a thing, pirates is more our speed), but couldn't fit it into the budget. Might let my sister know for when her son turns 3.

 

[mrsap]

DLP News:​

Mighty Thor Coming Soon to Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris​

Mighty Thor (a.k.a. Jane Foster) from “Thor: Love and Thunder” will be appearing at Marvel Avengers Campus in Disneyland Paris soon.

 

[mrsap]

Liberty Square Riverboat Closing for Refurbishment Later This Month

The Liberty Square Riverboat will be closed beginning August 22nd for a short refurbishment. The attraction will reopen to guests on September 2nd.

Regular maintenance of the boat is expected to occur during this time, and the short timeframe of the refurbishment suggests that work will not be extensive.

 

[mrsap]

New Halloween Season Disney PhotoPass Magic Shots Debut at Magic Kingdom Tomorrow

Disney PhotoPass has announced that there will be new Magic Shots available starting tomorrow, August 12th, through October 31st to celebrate the Halloween season at Magic Kingdom. These Magic Shots are only available during the day.

 

[OppR2nist]

I have the one with the hitchhiking ghost on my desk. Would love to get one of the other ones.

 

[mrsap]

I have the one with the hitchhiking ghost on my desk. Would love to get one of the other ones.

I wish they had MagicShots with Italian Heroes/Subs/Sandwiches. I’d have that one on my desk.

 

[SkyGuy]

Cultural Representatives Return to World Showcase at EPCOT

Following their arrival in the United States earlier this month, guests will start to see more Cultural Representatives within their respective country pavilions in EPCOT. Earlier today, we noticed a representative working at Impressions de France in the France Pavilion!

We were served wine by a young woman from France on Monday in LesVins Des Chefs de France. We were so excited! We also had an Italian serve us at Via Napoli (but we also had an Italian serve us at Via Napoli in September 2020).