News Round Up 2017

[LSLS]

I know some don't like Gaston in this movie, but I don't mind him. Excited for the movie!

That would be me. I can't get over him being smaller and having such a higher voice. I'm still excited for the movie, but it really does bug me.

 

[skier_pete]

Photo update

Volcano Bay aerial update

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/new-set-of-volcano-bay-aerials

I know this is just a water park but this opens in May and I'm starting to wonder how they will get it done. Avatar while only a land opens in May and looks further along than this.

We drove very close by it last week and agree - there's going to be quite a press to finish this. Most of the slides are in place, but it looks like NOTHING else is finished. I'm sure since it's a water park they want it open for the summer season. (Oh wait, it's a theme park - so I'm sure it'll be just as popular in the winter.)

 

[Moliphino]

Isn't this the location that was a Christmas store?

No, the Christmas store is on the other side of the walkway. This is in the same building as the Hall of Presidents, I think they sold more American history sorts of items.

 

[jade1]

News

First of 4 new trams now running at Orlando International.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...ternational-airport-is-installed-and-running/

They seemed to bounce a lot, but a nice update.

 

[rteetz]

Why put a ticket office way out there instead of the front of the park?

Don't they have one at the front of the park already?

 

[Spacedog1975]

Don't they have one at the front of the park already?

Exactly. Disney is doing this very intentionally. They wouldn't pay to staff a redundancy unless :

1) They're alleviating congestion elsewhere
and/or
2) They think they can sell more with the additional location.

 

[rteetz]

News

Comcast buying full ownership of Japan Universal park

http://www.**************.net/2017/...-japan-ahead-of-super-nintendo-world-opening/

 

[skier_pete]

Exactly. Disney is doing this very intentionally. They wouldn't pay to staff a redundancy unless :

1) They're alleviating congestion elsewhere
and/or
2) They think they can sell more with the additional location.

The article mentions that they had a ticket location in Tomorrowland Light and Power Co. that they are closing, so really they are moving an already in-the-park location, and replacing it with another location...

...so the real question should be...why are they bothering to move it from Tomorrowland to liberty square? Was the current location too out of the way? Or is something else going on in Tomorrowland?

 

[LSLS]

The article mentions that they had a ticket location in Tomorrowland Light and Power Co. that they are closing, so really they are moving an already in-the-park location, and replacing it with another location...

...so the real question should be...why are they bothering to move it from Tomorrowland to liberty square? Was the current location too out of the way? Or is something else going on in Tomorrowland?

I would go with out of the way. Wasn't this at Space Mountain? I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone by there, and I honestly had no idea there was a ticket counter there (just remember the magic band stuff).

 

[rteetz]

The article mentions that they had a ticket location in Tomorrowland Light and Power Co. that they are closing, so really they are moving an already in-the-park location, and replacing it with another location...

...so the real question should be...why are they bothering to move it from Tomorrowland to liberty square? Was the current location too out of the way? Or is something else going on in Tomorrowland?

Maybe both? My guess is the tomorrowland one was out of the way. I believe it was at the space mountain gift shop which is sort of out of the way.

 

[circus4u]

I would go with out of the way. Wasn't this at Space Mountain? I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone by there, and I honestly had no idea there was a ticket counter there (just remember the magic band stuff).

Heck, I neer knew it was there and I have been going since the place opened!

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Disneyland photo update

http://micechat.com/153667-disneyland-update-rainy-days-new-off-season/

 

[rteetz]

Heck, I neer knew it was there and I have been going since the place opened!

I don't think it's been there very long to begin with.

 

[rteetz]

News

Frozen fun returns to DCL this summer

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...returns-aboard-disney-cruise-line-thissummer/

 

[crazy4wdw]

Disneyland Paris almost doubles the cost of an annual pass, from $236 to $422!

Other pricing tiers have also been announced for different annual passes.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/breaking-disneyland-paris-announce-annual-pass-price-hike-march/

 

[rteetz]

Disneyland Paris almost doubles the cost of an annual pass, from $236 to $422!

Other pricing tiers have also been announced for different annual passes.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/breaking-disneyland-paris-announce-annual-pass-price-hike-march/

Yep posted that yesterday. That's still a steal compared to WDW or DL plus they have good benefits for APs.

 

[Tigger's ally]

And if you want to ride the ones that don't smell like a cow barn, there will be an upcharge...."Disney Magic Monorail - only the freshest aromatics for your journey!"

The monorail chief of operations ought to partner with Basin and develop a monorail air freshener smell of it's own and then market it across the 50 states for automobile fresheners that way you could match the smell of your car and every time you got in your car it smelled like the monorail. Would kill two birds with one stone. Monorails would smell good and the sales from those of us who need a WDW reminder would pay for it.

 

[Irish_Mike]

Maybe both? My guess is the tomorrowland one was out of the way. I believe it was at the space mountain gift shop which is sort of out of the way.

Yeah, it was in the far back corner of the Space Mountain gift shop - not only out of the way, but there wasn't a lot of signage to help guests find it from what I remember.

Heritage House makes more sense, though I'm a bit surprised - based on the description, the location won't allow guests to purchase tickets to events? With Tiana's boat reception thing right across the way, they could easily advertise and sell the package there.

 

[Tigger's ally]

Send dad and kids on a ride/watch Muppets Moments in History/etc. while mom takes care of business.

I don't like the sound of this. Usually when MOM "takes care of business" either I get slapped or my bank account suffers dramatically.

 

[rteetz]

News

SeaWorld continues to have issues in latest earnings report

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/seaworld-reports-2016-earnings-revenue-and-attendance-down/