News Round Up 2016

[beer dave]

News

Dinosaur refurbishment at AK from July 25th to September 29th.

So-- fixing the pterydactyl and the compy's? After about 5 years of them not working?

 

[jlundeen]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

 

[Budshark]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

Super double boo

 

[Iowamomof4]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

YUCK!!!!

 

[soniam]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

Not thrilled with this, since my upcoming FP+ is now Sunday morning at 6am However, maybe fewer people are willing to wake up early as opposed to those willing to stay up a little later. It might make getting FP+ easier for those who are willing wake up. Who am I kidding though? I am usually still up at 11pm and then up before 6am, at least on weekdays

 

[Mouse of Mystery]

Voyage of the Little Mermaid will be closed for refurbishment July 24-27

Not nearly long enough!

I was thinking more like a year... or forever.

 

[closetmickey]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

Seems like around 8am would have kept it fair for people in all US time zones. Still crazy early on west coast but still allows EST people to book early in the day. Getting up at 4am is pretty inhuman. Much worse than staying up until midnight IMO.

 

[DisneyGeekyParadise]

Not nearly long enough!

I was thinking more like a year... or forever.

I was thinking until they finally fixed how choppy and weird the movie clips looked.

 

[rteetz]

So-- fixing the pterydactyl and the compy's? After about 5 years of them not working?

We can only hope.

 

[rteetz]

Not nearly long enough!

I was thinking more like a year... or forever.

I've heard rumors that it will eventually go away.

 

[rteetz]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

I don't like this. I'd rather stay up then get up early.

 

[kungaloosh22]

Seems like around 8am would have kept it fair for people in all US time zones. Still crazy early on west coast but still allows EST people to book early in the day. Getting up at 4am is pretty inhuman. Much worse than staying up until midnight IMO.

Ugh!

As a night owl on the west coast, I already despise the middle of the night bookings for uber-popular dining reservations, and 5 am bookings for 7-month DVC reservations. I felt like at least with fast pass, they threw us a bone!

 

[rteetz]

Rumor

The Star Wars Experience (the rumored name for Star Wars land) will have the force and you get to use it.

http://makingstarwars.net/2016/05/rumor-using-the-force-at-disneylands-star-wars-land/

 

[disneymath]

Kenny the pirate - changes coming on how FP+ will be booked


http://www.kennythepirate.com/2016/05/17/change-coming-to-fastpass-booking/

YUCK ... count me as another who would prefer to stay up late than get up early ... especially on a weekend day - which is when my window opens at the end of the month. Ah well, at least I have time to mentally prepare!

 

[ej119]

Rumor

The Star Wars Experience (the rumored name for Star Wars land) will have the force and you get to use it.

http://makingstarwars.net/2016/05/rumor-using-the-force-at-disneylands-star-wars-land/

Sounds interesting... and very similar to Wizarding World's wand hot spots.

 

[mikepizzo]

They must have read your post. Got this in an email yesterday. . .

View attachment 169174

Where do I go to file for royalties?

 

[Budshark]

Rumor

The Star Wars Experience (the rumored name for Star Wars land) will have the force and you get to use it.

http://makingstarwars.net/2016/05/rumor-using-the-force-at-disneylands-star-wars-land/

Oh no. This sounds wrong and makes me think we're going the wrong way.

These things never work out and are a waste of time, money and resources. And they don't even fit in the Star Wars story. Triple double boo.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Oh no. This sounds wrong and makes me think we're going the wrong way.

These things never work out and are a waste of time, money and resources. And they don't even fit in the Star Wars story. Triple double boo.

Yeah, my first response after reading the story is also negative. It kind of takes me out of the SW universe if now everyone can use the force.

 

[mikepizzo]

Oh no. This sounds wrong and makes me think we're going the wrong way.

These things never work out and are a waste of time, money and resources. And they don't even fit in the Star Wars story. Triple double boo.

Based on the article it just sounds like Disney's answer to the wands at Harry Potter. If the article is correct, there will probably be "Microsoft Kinect-esque" readers that will cause the "whatever" to do "whatever" when the proper body motion is made.

Then the bigger "Force Opportunities" will be just like the Sword in the Stone. I don't know much about the Star Wars lore, but it sounds like this could actually be a cool little "plus" like the Sword in the Stone.

Does anyone know if they even still have a "Knight of the Day" or whatever it was called when a kid pulled the sword from the stone?

 

[rteetz]

Oh no. This sounds wrong and makes me think we're going the wrong way.

These things never work out and are a waste of time, money and resources. And they don't even fit in the Star Wars story. Triple double boo.

While I kind of agree I think they are going for a Potter type experience. The guy in charge of Star Wars worked on Hogsmeade before coming to Disney.