News Round Up 2016

[Magickingdomprince]

is there a set day the frozen ride is opening?

 

[rteetz]

is there a set day the frozen ride is opening?

Not from Disney no.

 

[crazy4wdw]

It appears that in the near future, you'll need to be a D23 member in order to access the D23 website.

"D23.com's site preview is ending soon! Make sure to join D23 today to keep your unlimited access to D23.com"

 

[rteetz]

It appears that in the near future, you'll need to be a D23 member in order to access the D23 website.

"D23.com's site preview is ending soon! Make sure to join D23 today to keep your unlimited access to D23.com"

Must need some money

 

[skier_pete]

I have some pins but I will admit I am a vinylmation collector. I have probably over 50.

No criticism of it...it's just not for me. You don't have 46 years worth of stuff piled in your house. I need less stuff - not more, and things like pins or such would just gather dust.

 

[rteetz]

No criticism of it...it's just not for me. You don't have 46 years worth of stuff piled in your house. I need less stuff - not more, and things like pins or such would just gather dust.

Understandable. My mom has probably 50 of those old large Disney snow globes and every now and then when one does pop up online or whatever she gets it. They sit on shelves and collect dust as well.

 

[SureAsLiz]

Must need some money

It's free to become a general member. And it's pretty standard for news sites today to require some sort of registration to use. The alternative would be to place ads (which Disney wouldn't do) which would honestly probably generate more revenue than requiring a free registration with the option to upgrade

 

[rteetz]

It's free to become a general member. And it's pretty standard for news sites today to require some sort of registration to use. The alternative would be to place ads (which Disney wouldn't do) which would honestly probably generate more revenue than requiring a free registration with the option to upgrade

you really don't get much as a free member though. And I don't necessarily see the appeal to become a paid member.

 

[ej119]

you really don't get much as a free member though. And I don't necessarily see the appeal to become a paid member.

Thanks crazy4wdw for bringing up this message -- I thought I was having some internet problem. I event tried logging in and that didn't work.

I just renewed my membership and I'm sure happy they gave me a $20 renewal discount. I remember at the end of 2014/beginning of 2015, D23 sent out a very long member survey about all the events, discounts, content, etc and I mentioned how much I loved the D23 member screenings and in-person events. And what happened? They seemingly cut almost all of the non-Burbank/Florida events! At this point, it does feel like I'm paying for the most expensive magazine subscription ever.

But I guess the Downtown Disney and Super Shuttle discounts are nice.

 

[ej119]

For those of you in Northern California, the Walt Disney Family Museum just announced its April-June programming and there is one I thought this crowd would enjoy:

Sparking a Career as an Imagineer
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 3pm

Disney Legend Marty Sklar shares the story of how with the founding of WED Enterprises Walt Disney created a whole new profession that combined imagination with engineering. Sklar discusses the original and contemporary paths to becoming an Imagineer. Join Sklar and guest Imagineers to catch a special glimpse into new projects in the US and the Shanghai Disney Resort, opening in 2016.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 15.

On a related note, the WDFM's upcoming exhibition will be "Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio."

 

[soniam]

For those of you in Northern California, the Walt Disney Family Museum just announced its April-June programming and there is one I thought this crowd would enjoy:

Sparking a Career as an Imagineer
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 3pm

Disney Legend Marty Sklar shares the story of how with the founding of WED Enterprises Walt Disney created a whole new profession that combined imagination with engineering. Sklar discusses the original and contemporary paths to becoming an Imagineer. Join Sklar and guest Imagineers to catch a special glimpse into new projects in the US and the Shanghai Disney Resort, opening in 2016.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 15.

On a related note, the WDFM's upcoming exhibition will be "Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio."

We just went in December for the first time. It was awesome! There's a link to my report in my sig. I would have really like to see the Imagineer presentation I would spend a lot of time there if I lived in the Bay Area.

 

[luisov]

For those of you in Northern California, the Walt Disney Family Museum just announced its April-June programming and there is one I thought this crowd would enjoy:

Sparking a Career as an Imagineer
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 3pm

Disney Legend Marty Sklar shares the story of how with the founding of WED Enterprises Walt Disney created a whole new profession that combined imagination with engineering. Sklar discusses the original and contemporary paths to becoming an Imagineer. Join Sklar and guest Imagineers to catch a special glimpse into new projects in the US and the Shanghai Disney Resort, opening in 2016.

Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 15.

On a related note, the WDFM's upcoming exhibition will be "Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio."

Would love to visit someday. Along with Walt Disney Imagineering... Oh well, I guess I could use that star right now.

 

[rteetz]

MK entertainment change

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/02/magic-kingdom-park-entertainment.html

 

[rteetz]

The Lion Guard Adventure debuts February 6th

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/02/the-lion-guard-adventure-officially.html

 

[rteetz]

Kongstruction update

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/02/reign-of-kong-update-massive-gates.html

 

[Planogirl]

The pool talk is interesting. I learned the hard way to never get a room close to a 24 hour pool so I'm OK now with whenever they close. 9:00 PM is crazy early though.

And I am continually amazed by the look of the new Kong attraction. If anything will lure us back to Orlando earlier than expected it will be that...

 

[lockedoutlogic]

D23 has been a tough sell since day 1 by all accounts...the plug will be pulled sooner or later

 

[rteetz]

D23 has been a tough sell since day 1 by all accounts...the plug will be pulled sooner or later

The only thing they do that does sell well is the expo. Members get like first dibs at tickets and the general public after that. The expo is really the only event they do I would consider attending.

 

[twebber55]

D23 has been a tough sell since day 1 by all accounts...the plug will be pulled sooner or later

totally disagree
its a huge event thats incredibly packed
not that i would go, i like disney but not that geeked about it
in terms of announcements i agree its not so great although this last one delivered

 

[twebber55]

Great Avatar Photo

View attachment 148823

great photo
looks like far left rock wall is pretty much done
this project looks to be about a year away
was there this past weekend, huge in terms of scale
pictures do it no justice to the size of those mtns