News Round Up 2016

[cmash95]

It is interesting. Right now, anything mainland can do to take anything from HK they do. Driving tourism away from HK and to mainland is a top priority.

Closing is the extreme... driving it to the brink so the partnership (of which China is not a part of) is re-evaluated and turned over to China much like Shanghai... well thats a different story.

Its an interesting 7-10 year storyline to watch.

china and hong kong government is like saying china or shanghai goverment. they are the same. the only way disney would close one of it's parks is if the government buys them out. and I know there were offers of that a couple years back. frankly I wouldnt be surprised of disney sold shanghai to the chinese government eventuaally because of all the problems they have dealing with local officials

 

[Irish_Mike]

Rumor

WDWNT is reporting Rivers of Light may not make a summer debut even.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/breaking-rivers-of-light-likely-to-not-make-summer-2016-debut/

From what I've heard they want this up by July at the latest.

I'm still really torn on whether or not this is purely technical issues, or if Pete is onto something from the show.

Either way, this is a disappointment.

 

[Travis B]

Rumor

WDWNT is reporting Rivers of Light may not make a summer debut even.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/breaking-rivers-of-light-likely-to-not-make-summer-2016-debut/

From what I've heard they want this up by July at the latest.

Good God what a debacle.

I hope the execs are feeling the full embarrassment of this situation.

 

[Travis B]

I'm still really torn on whether or not this is purely technical issues, or if Pete is onto something from the show.

Either way, this is a disappointment.

The only curiosity is that Shanghai was struggling before they released the 4/22 opening date, right? So why release a firm date and -then- delay? It would be easier, although still annoying, to just keep up with the 'coming soon' for months and months..

OTOH, why release a firm date if your tech is not up to snuff? Unless they thought they could get it figured out in time.

I think it's time to thaw out Uncle Walt and let him lay the smack down. You know he wouldn't put up with this 'stuff'.

 

[Rivergirl2005]

Rumor

WDWNT is reporting Rivers of Light may not make a summer debut even.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/breaking-rivers-of-light-likely-to-not-make-summer-2016-debut/

From what I've heard they want this up by July at the latest.

Awww this is really sad Just have to hope that everything else will be up and working....who knows maybe they will figure something out before my June trip...thinking positive!!!

 

[Grand Admiral]

News

New Disney shirts coming to Disney store online.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-to-disney-parks-online-store-in-spring-2016/

I must have the Starjets shirt.

 

[Budshark]

china and hong kong government is like saying china or shanghai goverment. they are the same. the only way disney would close one of it's parks is if the government buys them out. and I know there were offers of that a couple years back. frankly I wouldnt be surprised of disney sold shanghai to the chinese government eventuaally because of all the problems they have dealing with local officials

The Hong Kong regional government is a separate entity with its own finances and a pseudo-constitution. China is responsible for security. But due to a lot of discussion not fit for this forum, the grey area between HK and Mainland has grown with mainland pursuing more control. All this stems from agreements put in with the transfer from British to China control.

Hong Kong Disneyland is a partnership between TWDC and the Hong Kong regional government. Its messy, but it is legally not a contract with China.

 

[rteetz]

I'm still really torn on whether or not this is purely technical issues, or if Pete is onto something from the show.

Either way, this is a disappointment.

I haven't seen one thing about the delay being related to Shanghai this has to be purely techincal problems.

 

[Budshark]

Rumor

WDWNT is reporting Rivers of Light may not make a summer debut even.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/breaking-rivers-of-light-likely-to-not-make-summer-2016-debut/

From what I've heard they want this up by July at the latest.

The article mentions sunken barges... haha. That in and of itself is interesting and likely to lead to many myths and rumors!

 

[Maineiak]

The article mentions sunken barges... haha. That in and of itself is interesting and likely to lead to many myths and rumors!

No, no, no...we've been thinking about this wrong the whole time. Rivers of Light. The barge was sunk on purpose to showcase Imagineering's new, glowing, underwater light technology!!!

 

[Irish_Mike]

I haven't seen one thing about the delay being related to Shanghai this has to be purely techincal problems.

I really doubt it's solely one or the other though - a mixture seems more likely.

 

[rteetz]

The article mentions sunken barges... haha. That in and of itself is interesting and likely to lead to many myths and rumors!

I don't believe that.

 

[rteetz]

News

An interim show in the works for RoL

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...rivers-of-light-at-disneys-animal-kingdom.htm

Maybe Jim Hill was right...

 

[rteetz]

News

Media is at Disney Springs today

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/arti...ew-springs-town-center-coming-disney-springs/

 

[adam.adbe]

I don't believe that.

Tom Corless was 'breaking' news that RoL was gearing up to launch just days before it was hard-postponed. People are quick to dismiss Jim Hill, but wdwnt's news is hardly reliable, unless clearly sourced from elsewhere.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Dooney and Bourkes coming this spring

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...bags-arriving-at-disney-parks-in-spring-2016/

 

[rteetz]

Tom Corless was 'breaking' news that RoL was gearing up to launch just days before it was hard-postponed. People are quick to dismiss Jim Hill, but wdwnt's news is hardly reliable, unless clearly sourced from elsewhere.

I agree WDWNT is not that reliable especially when it comes to this.

 

[rteetz]

News

Behind the Scenes of Town Center

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...look-at-the-town-center-at-disney-springs.htm

 

[adam.adbe]

News

Media is at Disney Springs today

http://www.laughingplace.com/w/arti...ew-springs-town-center-coming-disney-springs/

This is the crap that irritates me with Disney. They can't afford to have a couple of cast members on hand to run both sides of Dumbo over Easter, but having CMs hanging around to communicate the back story of a completely fictitious town to the handful of people that care ( but not enough to just read a flyer) is cool spending.

 

[rteetz]

This is the crap that irritates me with Disney. They can't afford to have a couple of cast members on hand to run both sides of Dumbo over Easter, but having CMs hanging around to communicate the back story of a completely fictitious town to the handful of people that care ( but not enough to just read a flyer) is cool spending.

They will always make the media feel extra special. Good press is big for them of course.