Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2023 Edition

[DisSurfer878]

People pay for services all the time.

You get "service" at a restaurant. Generally restaurants aren't free

 

[HokieRaven5]

Disney Skyliner now closed for annual refurbishment

The gondola transportation system is planned to be closed January 22 through January 29 2023. Bus service is available at the resorts served by Disney Skyliner.

Disney Skyliner closed for a similar amount of time in early 2022, and reopened a few days ahead of schedule.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Galactic Starcruiser & Cosmic Rewind Nominated for 21st Annual Visual Effects Society Awards
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared that two Walt Disney World projects and one Disney Cruise Line project have been nominated for the 21st Annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards.

All three Disney projects are competing against each other in the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Projectcategory. Their competition is:

• ABBA: Voyage
• Jumanji: The Adventure
• Stranger Things: The Experience

*Disney Cruise Line Nominated for Avengers Quantum Encounter aboard the Disney Wish

 

[HokieRaven5]

Foundation Pours Begin for New Disney Vacation Club Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

 

[jlundeen]

Happy Lunar New Year to those to celebrate!

 

[HokieRaven5]

Ariel’s Grotto Little Mermaid Meet & Greet Reopens at Magic Kingdom

 

[HokieRaven5]

Construction Moves to Sugar Loaf Building at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

The ongoing refurbishment of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa has moved to the Sugar Loaf building. The Boca Chica building reopened in October after a refurbishment.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Imagineers seen Audio testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Splash Mountain

During the ride we noticed they appeared to be audio testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. While we could not hear what the riders were saying, we do know many of them to be Walt Disney Imagineers working on the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction, including one noticeable figure, Charita Carter, Executive Creative Producer for Relevancy Activations at Walt Disney Imagineering, who has been leading this project.

Also in the boat is Ted Robledo, Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering. We believe this group also includes Carmen Smith, Senior Vice President Creative Development Content-Products & Inclusive Strategies at Walt Disney Imagineering.

We believe this ride-through was to listen to new attraction audio as a group. Several of the riders were wearing headphones and there was a smartphone and an MP3 device they were connected to.

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This device (seen above) was used each time the Imagineering team went into a new scene of the attraction. As we know, the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride will have the same ride path layout as the current Splash Mountain. So we assumed the Imagineers were listening to the upcoming attraction audio in real time. That doesn’t necessarily mean the ride audio is final and the music is ready to go though.



Unfortunately, we were not able to see with our eyes (or the camera) what the audio devices said. But we can confirm this group of Disney Executives and Imagineers were continually pointing at specific ride scenes, animatronics, and props.

 

[SealedSeven]

Imagineers seen Audio testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Splash Mountain

During the ride we noticed they appeared to be audio testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. While we could not hear what the riders were saying, we do know many of them to be Walt Disney Imagineers working on the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction, including one noticeable figure, Charita Carter, Executive Creative Producer for Relevancy Activations at Walt Disney Imagineering, who has been leading this project.

Also in the boat is Ted Robledo, Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering. We believe this group also includes Carmen Smith, Senior Vice President Creative Development Content-Products & Inclusive Strategies at Walt Disney Imagineering.

We believe this ride-through was to listen to new attraction audio as a group. Several of the riders were wearing headphones and there was a smartphone and an MP3 device they were connected to.

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This device (seen above) was used each time the Imagineering team went into a new scene of the attraction. As we know, the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride will have the same ride path layout as the current Splash Mountain. So we assumed the Imagineers were listening to the upcoming attraction audio in real time. That doesn’t necessarily mean the ride audio is final and the music is ready to go though.

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Unfortunately, we were not able to see with our eyes (or the camera) what the audio devices said. But we can confirm this group of Disney Executives and Imagineers were continually pointing at specific ride scenes, animatronics, and props.

Please, please don't go cheap and make it 60% projections...

 

[HokieRaven5]

Weekly Walt Disney World Menu Update

 

[HokieRaven5]

Tiana's Bayou Adventure added to the Magic Kingdom Guide Map

 

[HokieRaven5]

Cast Members were the last people to ride Splash Mountain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1617403336801800192

 

[Lisse24]

Cast Members were the last people to ride Splash Mountain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1617403336801800192

They've put up with so much BS the past couple of weeks, especially the past 48 hours, it's good to see.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Construction walls surround Splash Mountain as work begins on Tiana's Bayou Adventure

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

Here's hoping that construction goes fast in the Bayou!

 

[BrianL]

Here's hoping that construction goes fast in the Bayou!

Based on Disney's recent track record, I think 2028 sounds about right.

 

[chiburple]

They've put up with so much BS the past couple of weeks, especially the past 48 hours, it's good to see.

What did I miss in the last 48 hours?

 

[HokieRaven5]

The barrier in place to keep the railroad operational:



Wdwmagic twitter

 

[BrianL]

What did I miss in the last 48 hours?

Oh, just major crowds and the possible attempted theft of the Br'er Rabbit "you may get wet" sign. The way DISer's talk about it, I'm surprised that nobody chained themselves to the entrance in protest.

 

[chiburple]

Oh, just major crowds and the possible attempted theft of the Br'er Rabbit "you may get wet" sign. The way DISer's take about it, I'm surprised that nobody chained themselves to the entrance in protest.

Oh goodness. I shouldn't be surprised.