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

[Lsdolphin]

Annual Passholders: Save Up to 25% on Rooms at Select Disney Resort Hotels in Early 2023​

Stay in the magic with this special offer—and make the most of your Annual Pass before the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration comes to an end on March 31, 2023. The savings continue through April!

Annual Passholders can save up to 25% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels hotels, valid for stays:

• Most Sunday through Thursday nights January 2, 2023 to February 28, 2023
• Most nights March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023

When you take advantage of this offer, you’ll be surrounded by The World’s Most Magical Celebration, a once-in-a-lifetime event brimming with EARidescent excitement—taking place now through March 31, 2023. Plus, as a Guest of a Disney Resort hotel, you can enjoy early entry to the theme parks 30 minutes before opening to experience select attractions (with valid park admission and a park reservation)—giving you even more to celebrate!

This offer is valid for the Disney Resort hotels listed below. View the chart to explore savings.

Save 25%For stays most Sunday through Thursday nights January 2, 2023 to February 28, 2023For stays most nights March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

Save 20%For stays most Sunday through Thursday nights January 2, 2023 to February 28, 2023For stays most nights March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Save 15%For stays most Sunday through Thursday nights January 2, 2023 to February 28, 2023For stays most nights March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023

• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – Family Suites
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Resort

Save 10%For stays most Sunday through Thursday nights January 2, 2023 to February 28, 2023For stays most nights March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023

• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – Little Mermaid Standard Rooms
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort

I’ve been trying to modify current reservation to use the this AP discount and have been unable to find anything available for my dates! I have also been unable to even access the offer via the Disney website which just keeps taking me to the scRene showing Passholder info. I spent over an hour on hold and was told nothing available for my dates/resort/room type

 

[Shelby Schroepfer]

This makes me sad. I thought of it as something that little ones could do while others rode GotG, Mission Space, etc.

I genuinely was excited for it. I thought it would be similar to what used to be at Epcot where you could play new video games and interact with stuff, and a mix of Disney Quest. I loved both as a kid! And they mentioned that a bunch of characters would be here like Baymax.

 

[BrianL]

RUMOR: Disney Executives “Officially” Cancel EPCOT’s Play Pavilion, Will Abandon Project Unfinished​

According to sources inside the company, that silence would remain through the D23 Expo 2022, and it did, with no mention of the existence of the project from executives or Imagineers. Strangely enough, just weeks later, the pavilion was mentioned on the EPCOT 40 map given to guests, and its pavilion logo even featured on EPCOT 40 merchandise which is still being released as we speak. Despite all of this, sources in the company now indicate that executives have “officially” canceled the project during a retreat to Walt Disney World.

Reportedly, it was chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Josh D’Amaro who pulled the trigger and killed the project. Those familiar with the pavilion said that a lot of the interior had already been installed and completed.

Well, I was never convinced on this project, however something would have been better than nothing. I would hope they can pivot and repurpose and finally get the pavillion open again, but I won't hold my breath either.

 

[Leigh L]

I remember it being one of the recommended "bargains" on the dining plan. Since you got many of the same princesses as CRT but at only 1 credit.

It definitely was. We had a split stay in August 2019 and decided to try the dining plan (since we'd never done it) for the first two nights and this was one of the meals we picked (dinner though, not breakfast) because we felt we'd get our money's worth on that one and the food looked good.

(of course, I got violently ill after eating there, ended up at urgent care and lost 2 days...so not such a value to me after all )

 

[Leigh L]

I genuinely was excited for it. I thought it would be similar to what used to be at Epcot where you could play new video games and interact with stuff, and a mix of Disney Quest. I loved both as a kid! And they mentioned that a bunch of characters would be here like Baymax.

Yeah, kinda bummed about this, thought it was a go after hearing it was on maps, etc.

Hopefully, they'll put something there. Seems like a waste to do all that work

 

[HokieRaven5]

Disenchanted Release Date on Disney+ Moved up To November 18, 2022



Originally slated to Premiere on Disney+ November 24

 

[JoJoGirl]

Does this link work for anyone? When I click on it it shows me the types of passes but won’t actually let me look at hotels

I’m an AP holder and it doesn’t work for me either.

 

[jpeterson]

I’m an AP holder and it doesn’t work for me either.

Log out fully and then log in again. That seems to work for most people.

 

[Parkhopstacker]

I’ve been trying to modify current reservation to use the this AP discount and have been unable to find anything available for my dates! I have also been unable to even access the offer via the Disney website which just keeps taking me to the scRene showing Passholder info. I spent over an hour on hold and was told nothing available for my dates/resort/room type

I’ve had this issue for the past several weeks. Where I couldn’t see any of the discounts. (AP, Disney+, etc…. ) I would be logged in correctly and account was set up right but I could t see the discounts. Called customer service and they told me to clear cache, cookies, browsing history and go incognito mode. That did not work. I then chatted with CS and on the three different times I chatted with someone they all said that they are aware of an issue with the site where it does not recognize your profile. This isn’t new to this deal… been going on for weeks now and honestly I can’t tell you how to fix it. The only way I got it to work is to randomly keep checking and once or twice I was able to see the deals. (Even when trying other people’s logins, diff browsers, log out, log back in, etc… sometimes it works but most of the time it didn’t. There is no silver bullet) so utterly frustrating.

 

[Haley R]

I’m an AP holder and it doesn’t work for me either.

I got it to work. I just kept logging out and going back to the offers page until it worked. We aren’t booking anything but I was curious what the prices would be

 

[mrsap]

Audio-Animatronic Parrot Returns to Adventureland for ‘A Pirates Adventure’ at Magic Kingdom​

After missing for months due to refurbishment, the animatronic parrot that was tucked away in an Adventureland Bazaar stairway has returned – refreshed and functional! Here’s a look, including a short video of the parrot in action as one of the stops that guests will make while playing A Pirate’s Adventure ~ Treasures of the Seven Seas at Magic Kingdom.

 

[LSUmiss]

Does this link work for anyone? When I click on it it shows me the types of passes but won’t actually let me look at hotels

This is been happening to me often. Usually if I log out & log back it, it works.

 

[mickey916]

This is been happening to me often. Usually if I log out & log back it, it works.

It's been happening to me a lot too...I think my bank account might be jinxing me...it's better that I can't even look!

 

[mrsap]

Disney World Rations Club Cool Sample Cups, Limit of One Per Guest Enacted at EPCOT​

Guests visiting Club Cool at EPCOT will notice a new policy in place where Cast Members are physically handing out sample cups and limiting cups to one per guest. We’re told that this policy is temporary while sample cups are on backorder and stock is dangerously low. Cast Members at the location said that they might not make it to the weekend before running out of sample cups, if not sooner. It’s unclear what will happen if they run out of sample cups, but managers have enacted the ration in an attempt to keep the location operational.

Previously, sample cups were available next to the soda machines, but they have all been removed until more stock is available.

 

[BrianL]

Disney World Rations Club Cool Sample Cups, Limit of One Per Guest Enacted at EPCOT​

Guests visiting Club Cool at EPCOT will notice a new policy in place where Cast Members are physically handing out sample cups and limiting cups to one per guest. We’re told that this policy is temporary while sample cups are on backorder and stock is dangerously low. Cast Members at the location said that they might not make it to the weekend before running out of sample cups, if not sooner. It’s unclear what will happen if they run out of sample cups, but managers have enacted the ration in an attempt to keep the location operational.

Previously, sample cups were available next to the soda machines, but they have all been removed until more stock is available.

It's just the cups, right? As long as you can still get as much soda as you want, then that's no big deal - I always just use the same one anyway.

 

[jpeterson]

It's just the cups, right? As long as you can still get as much soda s you want, then that's no big deal - I always just use the same one anyway.

Seems to be just the cups from the article. I always used just one as well. No point in creating waste.

 

[Genie+]

These 2oz cups will do in a pinch

 

[HokieRaven5]

MENUS Released for Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic in Disney World

Tickets to the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic are $165 per person and all food and beverage samplings are included in the cost of admission.

 

[Genie+]

MENUS Released for Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic in Disney World

Tickets to the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic are $165 per person and all food and beverage samplings are included in the cost of admission.

I’d love to be there that weekend! They do an awesome job.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Documentary ‘Fire of Love’ Coming to Disney+ November 11