News Round Up 2016

[TheMaxRebo]

There is Disney infinity play areas, and coke free style machines.

perfect timing to promote the product ... that just got cancelled

 

[rteetz]

News

Bob Iger responds to Bernie Sanders

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2016/05/25/iger-responds-sanders-many-jobs-created/

Lets all friend Bob on Facebook...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

AK just keeps getting better. One more restaurant and I think it's perfect.

would be great if they replicated the Explorer's Club that Hong Kong Disney has

 

[rteetz]

News

A permit was filed for room refurbishment at Pop Century. The permit expires in December 2017.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Bob Iger responds to Bernie Sanders

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2016/05/25/iger-responds-sanders-many-jobs-created/

Lets all friend Bob on Facebook...

request sent!

 

[rteetz]

News

A behind the scenes look at Disneyland Paris Peter Pan makeover

 

[luisov]

News

Was Toy Story Playland planned for Shanghai? Photo evidence here...

http://themeparkuniversity.com/disney/toy-story-land-headed-shanghai-disneyland-photographic-proof/

Wasn't that originally a part of the very first concept art we got of Shanghai? Wasn't it replaced with the Marvel/Star Wars exhibition or something like that?

Yet TSM at DHS (with 1/4 the rides?) average wait time is about 15 minutes, and TSM at DCA is 35 to 40 minutes.

15 minutes? Perhaps with the third track added. On the busiest days wait times could reach up to 90 minutes or more. Same will probably happen with Soarin. Once it opens its third theater in Epcot, it will have similar waits to DCA.

 

[DisneyGeekyParadise]

Just realized I'm going to WDW on Speak Like a Whale day- give me a heads up if anybody finds out Ellen's showing up. Planning to get tickets to Finding Dory...one way or another, Ellen....one way or another.

 

[rteetz]

Wasn't that originally a part of the very first concept art we got of Shanghai? Wasn't it replaced with the Marvel/Star Wars exhibition or something like that?



15 minutes? Perhaps with the third track added. On the busiest days wait times could reach up to 90 minutes or more. Same will probably happen with Soarin. Once it opens its third theater in Epcot, it will have a similar waits to DCA.

I believe it was part of the original plans but where toy story is situated in those photos is not where marvel and Star Wars went. Phase 2 possibly could bring a finished toy story playland since it seems they have infrastructure for it already there.

 

[afan]

News

A permit was filed for room refurbishment at Pop Century. The permit expires in December 2017.

Any rumblings of when they'll start? Staying there for wine and dine and the week after.

 

[umichigan10]

News

Bob Iger responds to Bernie Sanders

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2016/05/25/iger-responds-sanders-many-jobs-created/

Lets all friend Bob on Facebook...

Not trying to make this into a political discussion at all, but I find it funny how that was brought up given the amount of flack we give Disney for their cost cutting and penny pinching.

I think Bob's just salty cause he got called out for it

 

[jade1]

15 minutes? Perhaps with the third track added. On the busiest days wait times could reach up to 90 minutes or more. Same will probably happen with Soarin. Once it opens its third theater in Epcot, it will have similar waits to DCA.

Well the average, with 80% as no wait FP and 20% at 75 minutes.

Not sure with the 3rd track. Sounds like at least one track, maybe 2 will be 100% no wait.

 

[rteetz]

Any rumblings of when they'll start? Staying there for wine and dine and the week after.

I'm sure it will start soon.

 

[crazy4wdw]

News

A look inside the new DVC member lounge

https://twitter.com/attractions/status/735845382589153281

Video of the DVC lounge posted by AllEars:

 

[wareagle57]

Well the average, with 80% as no wait FP and 20% at 75 minutes.

Not sure with the 3rd track. Sounds like at least one track, maybe 2 will be 100% no wait.

No wait? From the merge point it can sometimes be as much as 10-15 minutes. That's not counting the possibility of a backup before the merge point. Soarin' is even worse. It is probably the longest FP wait of any ride in WDW. Or maybe it just feels that way because you don't move at all standing in that long lonely hallways so close to the preshow, which also seems like it takes an eternity to start once they start filling it up. Give me the DCA waits for TSMM any day. There is no way I would ever wait standby for TSMM (pre-3rd track) in DHS other than at RD, which means I only ride it once. Sometimes not at all. But honestly, it's a good enough ride that I'd like to ride it 2 or 3 times. That's actually possible in California without spending more than 20 minutes in line. Hopefully we get closer to that in Florida, or enough FP capacity becomes available for additional same day FPs once TSL opens.

 

[jade1]

No wait? From the merge point it can sometimes be as much as 10-15 minutes. That's not counting the possibility of a backup before the merge point. Soarin' is even worse. It is probably the longest FP wait of any ride in WDW. Or maybe it just feels that way because you don't move at all standing in that long lonely hallways so close to the preshow, which also seems like it takes an eternity to start once they start filling it up. Give me the DCA waits for TSMM any day. There is no way I would ever wait standby for TSMM (pre-3rd track) in DHS other than at RD, which means I only ride it once. Sometimes not at all. But honestly, it's a good enough ride that I'd like to ride it 2 or 3 times. That's actually possible in California without spending more than 20 minutes in line. Hopefully we get closer to that in Florida, or enough FP capacity becomes available for additional same day FPs once TSL opens.

You can have your guaranteed 35 minute wait at TSM in DCA if you want ( we actually would never wait that long for TSM), I will take my FP at TSM DHS (and RD no wait as well if we want) -no worries. A 3rd track may offer new choices as well-we will see.

Regardless, simply saying the wait for TSM at WDW is 75 minutes is misleading, esp for 80% of the riders. And having no FP at TSM at DHS will not be 35 minutes, but much higher because of fewer attractions.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disne bans LA reporter from Frozen Live premiere

http://www.thewrap.com/disney-bans-la-times-reporter-from-frozen-stage-premiere-exclusive/

 

[luisov]

You can have your guaranteed 35 minute wait at TSM in DCA if you want ( we actually would never wait that long for TSM), I will take my FP at TSM DHS (and RD no wait as well if we want) -no worries. A 3rd track may offer new choices as well-we will see.

Regardless, simply saying the wait for TSM at WDW is 75 minutes is misleading, esp for 80% of the riders. And having no FP at TSM at DHS will not be 35 minutes, but much higher because of fewer attractions.

You are right. I thought you were talking about the post-third track standby. It still has one of the longest FP waits at WDW, but I'm sure the third track will make it much better. Soarin would be a better ride to compare, in any case. It has FP both in Florida and California.

News

Disne bans LA reporter from Frozen Live premiere

http://www.thewrap.com/disney-bans-la-times-reporter-from-frozen-stage-premiere-exclusive/

Eh... I don't know. As I always say with these things, there's always two sides of the story.

 

[Travis B]

perfect timing to promote the product ... that just got cancelled

They've got to do something with the leftover product.

 

[Grym]

News

A permit was filed for room refurbishment at Pop Century. The permit expires in December 2017.

Any idea what they are doing exactly?