News Round Up 2016

[rteetz]

Today in Disney history

Goofy turns 84 years old!

Star Wars the original turns 39.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'd argue all four parks were stagnant for 10+ years.

I think the Challenge they always have is keeping things fresh while not destroying the original feel and angering people that way. I mean, Project Gemini for EPCOT would have been cool but people would have complained how they changed Spaceship Earth

I think they did a pretty good job with New Fantasyland ... will definitely be interesting to see how the new lands coming to DHS make the park feel. Same for Pandora in AK - will it still feel like one cohesive park or one park with a distinct land or two tacked on?

 

[rteetz]

I think the Challenge they always have is keeping things fresh while not destroying the original feel and angering people that way. I mean, Project Gemini for EPCOT would have been cool but people would have complained how they changed Spaceship Earth

I think they did a pretty good job with New Fantasyland ... will definitely be interesting to see how the new lands coming to DHS make the park feel. Same for Pandora in AK - will it still feel like one cohesive park or one park with a distinct land or two tacked on?

Everything I've heard about Pandora is its going to be fantastic. Even universal people say they are excited for what Pandora is going to be.

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Town center photo update

http://micechat.com/126759-disney-springs-town-center-now-open/

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

A look inside STK which officially opens today.

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2016/05/club-report-stk-orlando.html?m=1

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Epcot photo update

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/05/photo-report-epcot-52516-new-norway-restrooms-imageworks-lounge-etc/

 

[rteetz]

Video

Two new videos of Shanghai's pirates

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/05/new-and-better-hd-video-of-shanghai.html?m=1

 

[rteetz]

News

Lily Pulitzer and Trophy Room are open in Town Center.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-the-latest-retailers-to-open-at-town-center/

 

[rteetz]

News

Photo surfacing on Twitter showing 2015 theme park attendance...

https://twitter.com/michaelsheehyjr/status/735469700747001856

Universal studios with a 16% increase. One surprise to me is somehow Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea both see a decrease?

 

[eXo]

Photo update

A look inside STK which officially opens today.

http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2016/05/club-report-stk-orlando.html?m=1

Odd to have so much info and pictures on the restaurant, and yet no mention of the food itself.

 

[eXo]

News

Photo surfacing on Twitter showing 2015 theme park attendance...

https://twitter.com/michaelsheehyjr/status/735469700747001856

Would this be the first time a U.S. Universal has cracked the top 10?

Interesting how much Disneyland attendance jumped. I'd guess it had something to do with the 60th anniversary?

 

[rteetz]

Would this be the first time a U.S. Universal has cracked the top 10?

Interesting how much Disneyland attendance jumped. I'd guess it had something to do with the 60th anniversary?

It might be. I'm thinking the WDW numbers are inflated a bit. I think my biggest surprise is Tokyo.

 

[j2thomason]

Was able to go to a preview for the new nighttime events at Animal Kingdom and it's pretty amazing.

The tree awakening is spectacular. The projection mapping is spot on, and there are points where you can't tell it's a tree anymore.
I saw a few of the new street performances, and they are a lot of fun. The Carnival group was amazing. Their performance was great and the costumes were fantastic.
The nighttime safari was interesting as well. Definitely saw animals in a different way than during the day. It will be interesting to see if/how they modify the lighting at all, because that was the one thing that really seemed off to me.

Does the tree awakening have some kind of schedule or is it random? I will be at AK a week from today and want to make sure we don't miss it. Thankfully I got FP for JB.

 

[rteetz]

Does the tree awakening have some kind of schedule or is it random? I will be at AK a week from today and want to make sure we don't miss it. Thankfully I got FP for JB.

It's supposed to happen around every 10-15 minutes. It's going to be random though. They don't wants crowds of people just sitting around the tree.

 

[rteetz]

I have started a thread on the theme park attendance numbers for 2015.

Also I have had another article by the Dis posted today if anyone is interested.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-world/epcot-for-teens/

 

[rteetz]

News

Etiquette guide for Shanghai Disneyland released by Shanghai Officials

http://www.**************.net/2016/...ette-guide-for-visitors-to-new-disney-resort/

 

[SureAsLiz]

Does the tree awakening have some kind of schedule or is it random? I will be at AK a week from today and want to make sure we don't miss it. Thankfully I got FP for JB.

It's supposed to be random. I'm sure there's a schedule that will be figured out, but nothing will be posted.
The tree itself is also lit with more than just spotlights between the awakenings, so even though it's not the projections, it still brings a new life to the tree. The lights are designed to highlight the different animals in the trunk

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Would this be the first time a U.S. Universal has cracked the top 10?

Interesting how much Disneyland attendance jumped. I'd guess it had something to do with the 60th anniversary?

I was at Disneyland in October and it was crazy crowded and from talking to some locals it seems like it has really felt more crowded once they started the 60th stuff so I think that really had an impact

 

[Irish_Mike]

Deadline has an article about discussions over a live-action The Little Mermaid.

http://deadline.com/2016/05/disney-mulling-the-little-mermaid-live-action-version-1201762354/

 

[eXo]

I was at Disneyland in October and it was crazy crowded and from talking to some locals it seems like it has really felt more crowded once they started the 60th stuff so I think that really had an impact

I can only imagine what it's going to be like at WDW in 2021. 50 year anniversary, Star Wars land open, Toy Story land open, Pandora still "relatively" new (at least for the folks who only go a few times in their life), and whatever else they announce between now and then. Kinda scary honestly.