Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2024 Edition

[crazy4wdw]

Disney given one month extension on Rivers of America demolition permit:

https://blogmickey.com/2024/12/rivers-of-america-permit-extension/

 

[Simba's Mom]

Darn, I was hoping I'd get another chance to ride the Riverboat in January.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Darn, I was hoping I'd get another chance to ride the Riverboat in January.

It’s not closing yet, just an extension for Disney to submit additionally requested information from the SFWMD for approval of their permits. Nothing is imminent until those get approved. Disney still has yet to announce the last sailing days for the Liberty Belle Riverboat

 

[crazy4wdw]

Disney Plus will be available on WDW resort in-room tvs:

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/wa...out-to-walt-disney-world-resort-hotel-tvs.htm

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Disney given one month extension on Rivers of America demolition permit:

https://blogmickey.com/2024/12/rivers-of-america-permit-extension/

It’s not closing yet, just an extension for Disney to submit additionally requested information from the SFWMD for approval of their permits. Nothing is imminent until those get approved. Disney still has yet to announce the last sailing days for the Liberty Belle Riverboat

I'm hoping that permit will still end up failing to go through. What do you guys think?

 

[StarCruzer]

Disney Plus will be available on WDW resort in-room tvs:

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/wa...out-to-walt-disney-world-resort-hotel-tvs.htm

We had updated TVs in OKW this past January. It was really cool. In addition to shows we could watch a recording of the Happily Ever After fireworks show.

We're at Boardwalk now and no dice, though It didn't even have our names up on the screen when we arrived

 

[wabbott]

I'm hoping that permit will still end up failing to go through. What do you guys think?

I think the folks that are pushing this plan don't have the first clue about DIS company history or what Walt's vision for the parks were.

Furthermore, the fact that D'Aramo didn't breathe a word of the plan at the 8/24 D23 event shows they were too scared to tell it in front of the crowd. They knew they would have been booed off the stage.

 

[sherlockmiles]

We had updated TVs in OKW this past January. It was really cool. In addition to shows we could watch a recording of the Happily Ever After fireworks show.

We're at Boardwalk now and no dice, though It didn't even have our names up on the screen when we arrived

I'm at Pop and literally just finished watching Happily Ever After on the TV because I was too tired to walk all the way through epcot and ride 2 monorail.

I'm glad I didn't put that effort in. Not my fav fireworks.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

We had updated TVs in OKW this past January. It was really cool. In addition to shows we could watch a recording of the Happily Ever After fireworks show.

We're at Boardwalk now and no dice, though It didn't even have our names up on the screen when we arrived

Wow, I'm surprised about Boardwalk because they just had a refurbishment.

 

[indylaw99]

Wow, I'm surprised about Boardwalk because they just had a refurbishment.

We are at Boardwalk right now as well and that is exactly what we said! Why would they refurb but not put in the new tv systems??

 

[Elijah Abrams]

I think the folks that are pushing this plan don't have the first clue about DIS company history or what Walt's vision for the parks were.

Furthermore, the fact that D'Aramo didn't breathe a word of the plan at the 8/24 D23 event shows they were too scared to tell it in front of the crowd. They knew they would have been booed off the stage.

Still hoping for Iger to get the boot next year instead of 2026, so the next CEO (still hoping for either Alan Bergman or a film executive from another studio, as they might have a vision that's a combo of both Walt Disney and Michael Eisner) can scrap these plans to get rid of RoA/TSI at MK.

 

[bookbabe626]

Still hoping for Iger to get the boot next year instead of 2026, so the next CEO (still hoping for either Alan Bergman or a film executive from another studio, as they might have a vision that's a combo of both Walt Disney and Michael Eisner) can scrap these plans to get rid of RoA/TSI at MK.

Not me. I want Iger to stick around for as long as possible. Devil you know and all that. His replacement could end up being worse than Chapek, there's no way of knowing at this point. At least i feel like I know what to expect from Iger.

 

[Just654]

We are at Boardwalk right now as well and that is exactly what we said! Why would they refurb but not put in the new tv systems??

I was there this past weekend, It was frustrating not to be able to cast my IPAD to the TV for thursday night football.

 

[TikiRob]

Disney Plus will be available on WDW resort in-room tvs:

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/wa...out-to-walt-disney-world-resort-hotel-tvs.htm

I didn't realize that everyone doesn't just watch Mickey shorts the entire time.

 

[BrianL]

I didn't realize that everyone doesn't just watch Mickey shorts the entire time.

I have a rule when at WDW that I'm only watching the channels that shows Mickey cartoons or other Disney stuff - no real-world intrusions! I did also allow Stacey and the "Must-Do Must-Do's" but that has been sadly retired.

 

[jlundeen]

We seldom have the TV on in the room... might catch the news every now and then, but that about it.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

We seldom have the TV on in the room... might catch the news every now and then, but that about it.

Not me, no news! Don't burst my bubble, lol

There's a channel with Disney music, we put that on while getting ready or at night before bed but that's about it. Not usually in the room much

 

[BrianL]

Not me, no news! Don't burst my bubble, lol

There's a channel with Disney music, we put that on while getting ready or at night before bed but that's about it. Not usually in the room much

Same for me - no news! The only thing I wanna know about is Disney related news, but that's it.

 

[jlundeen]

Fun to see what boundries people put on their trips... Always interesting to me to see how everyone "does Disney."

 

[Gary Stocker]

Our last trip was on election day and I tried really hard...then started getting texts from friends who I specifically told to leave me alone... picture me waking up at 3am in my Caribbean Beach hotel room...1st park day a few hours away....trying in vain to leave the real world behind a few days. Needed some coffee that day that's for sure.