News Round Up 2016

[916chipndale]

News

The all new Pop Century refurbishment look!

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I must say I love this new look!

So is that a king bed room?

 

[rteetz]

So is that a king bed room?

No see the table. That folds down into a bed like it does at Art of Animation.

 

[wareagle57]

News

The all new Pop Century refurbishment look!

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I must say I love this new look!

I'm confused. Obviously this is not for all the rooms. Does this replace single bed rooms?

 

[disneymath]

May I ask why?

The rockwork covering in the waterfall opening looks fine ... though kinda surprised it's not part of the new ride.

The white and orangish rectangles stick out like a sore thumb ... jarring from the surroundings and NOT in a "hey, wow, cool, what's that over there" kinda way. It just doesn't seem to fit, at least not in the current state of those photos.

 

[rteetz]

I'm confused. Obviously this is not for all the rooms. Does this replace single bed rooms?

This is a double bed room. There are two beds just one is in the wall and comes down like at AoA.

 

[leholcomb]

It was storming SO bad when I went though. I was trapped in a shop. I couldn't get in to the AK park, it was horrid until it died down. Like, imagine being trapped in a crowded, hot shop, in the rain, for about 45 minutes. Yeah.

I'm pretty sure every one of us have done that. It's part of the parks in the rain. Or you could just do like I do and walk through the park while everyone else is scrambling. Lol

 

[Iowamomof4]

This is a double bed room. There are two beds just one is in the wall and comes down like at AoA.

Seems like a fabulous use of space! Now even those rooms will have a small table for meals or whatnot. I really like the room!

 

[HolRae]

Love the look of the new pop rooms. Are they starting with certain buildings or areas?

 

[eXo]

And then stalemate.

Far from it. Your constant complaints about every aspect of the company aren't exactly stable footing. Rather, bitter ramblings that have no basis in reality after the past few years of changes.

 

[eXo]

I'm not surprised about the disappointing box office for Alice at all.

The last one was the pinnacle of everything that is wrong with a modern Tim Burton movie. Helena Bonham Carter shoved into a role where she plays her usual manic self (only now with 300% more head), Depp in a major super hammed up role (where we find the Hatter upstaging Alice at every turn, and yet still managing to be annoying as all hell), and a jumble of a storyline that somehow puts the Jabberwocky in the Red Queen's control simply so they can have a big bad guy at the end of the movie. it is somewhat amazing that it grossed nearly a billion worldwide considering all it really had going for it was it's visuals.

The only hope I have for the sequel is Sascha's character. But I also worry we are in line for another Monkeybone or James and the Giant Peach, ie: A "Burton movie" not by Burton. Many of you likely know that Henry Selick directed NMBC, due to Burton's commitments on Batman and Edward Scissorhands. This led to many of Selick's movies being subbed as, "From the director of Nightmare Before Christmas" in hopes that people would think it was Burton. Selick's movies were also full of needless spirals and other 'Burtonisms' in order to play up the link. Burton's stuff has been less than impressive as it stands for me in the past decade or so. Aping Burton during this period is even worse. However I suspect this latest Alice will do just that.

 

[rteetz]

Love the look of the new pop rooms. Are they starting with certain buildings or areas?

I don't know what the starting point is but they'll do one section of rooms at a time.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Far from it. Your constant complaints about every aspect of the company aren't exactly stable footing. Rather, bitter ramblings that have no basis in reality after the past few years of changes.

Nope...there it is...which leads to stalemate.

Stockholm syndrome

 

[rteetz]

Love the look of the new pop rooms. Are they starting with certain buildings or areas?

I don't know what the starting point is but they'll do one section of rooms at a time.

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Star Wars, Frozen and more at Disneyland

http://micechat.com/126946-frozen-live-at-the-hyperion/

 

[rteetz]

News

Apparently executives aren't thrilled with Rogue One.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/05/disney-not-happy-with-first-cut-of-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/

 

[rteetz]

News

More on the possible toy story land at Shanghai Disneyland

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/05/shanghai-disneyland-week-end-update-is.html?m=1

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Shanghai continues to get ready for the opening with soft openings

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/05/d-exclusive-shanghai-disneyland.html?m=1

 

[Irish_Mike]

And Disney isn't fast tracking anything for this movie.... This is one of those silent killer movies. It's done incredibly well but they haven't talked much about it. WDW can't even get a meet and greet.

To me, Zootopia is one of those film properties that really doesn't have an ideal home in any of the parks (Talking about WDW here, since I've never been to DL). AK would be the closest fit because animals, but the overall themes between the two properties don't really mesh. MK could also be fine for a M&G, but again, it doesn't fit in any of the lands.

That really only leaves HS as a potential home, and that park is just a mess right now.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Apparently executives aren't thrilled with Rogue One.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/05/disney-not-happy-with-first-cut-of-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/

however, no truth to the rumor that they are planning to just replace it with a Bollywood style remake of the Force Awakens while they work out the kinks

 

[Iowamomof4]

To me, Zootopia is one of those film properties that really doesn't have an ideal home in any of the parks (Talking about WDW here, since I've never been to DL). AK would be the closest fit because animals, but the overall themes between the two properties don't really mesh. MK could also be fine for a M&G, but again, it doesn't fit in any of the lands.

That really only leaves HS as a potential home, and that park is just a mess right now.

I haven't seen the movie yet <gasp> but based on the trailers, I see it fitting decently well in either future world at Epcot or Tomorrowland at MK.