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

[only hope]

I thought it funny how they have Jaws, Kong and BTTF on all their merch but there is NOTHING of them in the parks.

Kong's in the parks...

A train from BTTF 3 and a Delorean are still in the park on the way to the Simpsons land. I think they were used in filming. Doc appears in that area. There is a still a giant shark hanging near where the Jaws attraction used to be. It was out for maintenance just last spring.

 

[disney-inspired]

Kong's in the parks...

Forgot about Skull Island: Reign of Kong. Wish the ride was a fraction of cool that is the queue.

 

[disney-inspired]

A train from BTTF 3 and a Delorean are still in the park on the way to the Simpsons land. I think they were used in filming. Doc appears in that area. There is a still a giant shark hanging near where the Jaws attraction used to be. It was out for maintenance just last spring.

To me, those are such small items and not even attractions for them to be slapping them at the forefront of their merch.

 

[OppR2nist]

Forgot about Skull Island: Reign of Kong. Wish the ride was a fraction of cool that is the queue.

I love Skull Island, but for me nothing was more fun than the giant animatronic that unleashed a blast of banana flavored air.

 

[mrsap]

Photos of ‘Mickey Mouse One: Walt’s Plane’ Exhibit at D23 Expo 2022

 

[mrsap]

Disneyland News:

Iconic Lighted Waves Removed from Rooftops of Paradise Pier Hotel As Part of Pixar Place Hotel Remodel​

Paradise Pier Hotel at Disneyland Resort recently began its retheming to become Pixar Place Hotel. Last week, we reported seeing the marquee removal and now crews have begun taking down the iconic waves from the roof.

The waves, which lit up at night, were part of the coastal California theming.

 

[soniam]

I know people are disappointed in the parks announcements. I wonder what people were expecting. There had been a ton of complaining on the boards about things being bad and not brought back. However, people are then surprised that they didn’t announce a bunch of expensive new things. That’s just not their bag right now. They seem to be making the money and numbers they want right now. As someone who was in the audience, there was a ton of clapping and positive energy, so I don’t know how that came across in the live stream. However, I was in the preferred/kool-aid drinking section. I wasn’t disappointed, but I had set very, very low expectations for park’s announcements. They have just built a lot of stuff in the past 5 years. I love both WDW and Universal. I think though if people are dissatisfied with WDW , maybe it’s time for a change.

 

[mrsap]

Daytime & Nighttime Concept Art for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Attraction

Here are our photos of the renderings.

 

[DianaMB333]

I believe part of the reason of not having new big attractions is related to the comment from Chapek on how much they underestimated the need to develop more and more content for Disney+ is taking up lot of budget… I’d love to see how finance team measures ROI by attraction / park/ product… in the long run - in theory- if they have a “home run” on a new creation (character/movie/franchise) that could come eventually to the parks..

Anyhow.. in the short term I’m just super happy with fireworks and HEA ))

 

[DisSurfer878]

Daytime & Nighttime Concept Art for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Attraction

Here are our photos of the renderings.

I think this is beautiful.

 

[mrsap]

Good Morning All!

 

[Gusey]

Whilst I get there were not a lot of announcements and that site started the rumour mill regarding Tomorrowland setting people's hopes up like always, but I'd prefer them to announce stuff once ground is being broken so things don't get cancelled like previous D23 (We all remember the Main Street Theater). I just wish the 10 minutes of maybes would have been dedicated to stuff we knew was happening or stuff they only briefly mentioned like Fantasmic, Woody's Roundup Rodeo BBQ, even something more on San Fransokyo & the new Epcot fireworks show

 

[mrsap]

DVC News:

FIRST LOOK: Boulder Ridge DVC Room Refurbishment​

 

[mrsap]

DVC News:

Wicked Wind Down Expands Into October ‘22​

Reserved seating is now available at the Disney Vacation Club lounge through October 12, 2022.

Disney Vacation Club continues with the month-by-month booking for Top of the World Lounge, opening availability for the period of September 13 through October 12, 2022. For $55 per person, qualifying members receive a guaranteed seat in the lounge high atop Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. The package also includes a choice of cocktail, appetizer and dessert.

 

[indylaw99]

DVC News:

Wicked Wind Down Expands Into October ‘22​

Reserved seating is now available at the Disney Vacation Club lounge through October 12, 2022.

Disney Vacation Club continues with the month-by-month booking for Top of the World Lounge, opening availability for the period of September 13 through October 12, 2022. For $55 per person, qualifying members receive a guaranteed seat in the lounge high atop Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. The package also includes a choice of cocktail, appetizer and dessert.

I keep hoping this will be extended until the end of October so we can go on our next trip!! I think this is a good sign that it will continue.

 

[mrsap]

Best Bites: New Foodie Fun at Disney Parks​

Wanted to make a special note regarding Gasparilla’s:

Moving on to lunch and dinner options, the Italian Sandwich features ham, salami, capicola, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, banana peppers, Italian dressing, and olive aioli served on a sub roll.

 

[rangerxenos]

Good Morning! True story!

 

[mrsap]

DCL News:

Disney Cruise Line Updates Testing Requirements For Back-To-Back Sailings​

The newest announcement today is that Disney Cruise Linehas changed their COVID testing requirements for guests with back-to-back sailings.

Here is the timeline for when the changes are taking effect across the fleet:

• Beginning September 9, 2022, guests on consecutive sailings on the Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy and Disney Wish do notneed to test between sailings.
• Testing for consecutive sailings on the Disney Wonder will be eliminated on Sept. 23, 2022.
• Testing for consecutive sailings on the Disney Magic will continue through the end of the Bermuda sailings, and will end beginning Nov. 7, 2022.

 

[jenushkask8s]

DVC News:

Wicked Wind Down Expands Into October ‘22​

Reserved seating is now available at the Disney Vacation Club lounge through October 12, 2022.

Disney Vacation Club continues with the month-by-month booking for Top of the World Lounge, opening availability for the period of September 13 through October 12, 2022. For $55 per person, qualifying members receive a guaranteed seat in the lounge high atop Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort. The package also includes a choice of cocktail, appetizer and dessert.

Just booked for October 1! It'll be our 1st time at TOTWL (we joined DVC in 2019)!

 

[mrsap]

Watch Special LIVE Los Amigos Invisibles Performance at EPCOT on Sept. 16 ​

Los Amigos Invisibles will make their debut on Friday, Sept. 16, and you can join in the fun at 8:00 p.m. ET by watching a livestream of their performance on the Disney Parks Blog and other Disney Parks social media channels.

Los Amigos Invisibles is the first Venezuelan band to perform at EPCOT, and their EPCOT performances will include some of the best from their repertoire.