News Round Up 2017

[LSLS]

News

SeaWorld continues to have issues in latest earnings report

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

I actually considered going there this next trip, until I looked at prices. $80 for Sea World, or spend $18 more and go to Disney for a day. If I lived in the area, I would probably do the annual pass for the price. But I think they probably miss out on a lot of single day visits with their single day admission costs (aside from the negative press they are constantly getting).

 

[skier_pete]

News

SeaWorld continues to have issues in latest earnings report

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

I think Seaworld suffers a lot more from Universals recent expansions than Disney does. Volcano Bay is going to make it even worse for them as more direct competition for Aquatica.

 

[Redcon1]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155831819399097

Josh Gad channeling Jack Black as Gaston? Sure looks a lot like him.

 

[Redcon1]

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.

"Just add water".

 

[MommaBerd]

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.

Well it IS for ticket upgrades, so I think the latter will likely apply!

 

[rteetz]

Josh Gad channeling Jack Black as Gaston? Sure looks a lot like him.

Josh Gad isn't playing Gaston. He's playing the side kick guy.

 

[jlundeen]

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.

And everytime you got in your car you could quote "Por favor...." I like it!! Great idea!!

 

[skier_pete]

Josh Gad isn't playing Gaston. He's playing the side kick guy.

Le Fou

 

[rteetz]

Le Fou

Thanks I was drawing a blank.

 

[Spacedog1975]

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?

That's what I get for going off the headline and my existing knowledge alone. My points remain that the additional location(s) above and beyond the front indicate either a need to distribute foot traffic or a new opportunity to sell.

On the Tomorrowland front, I hope it means that TL is about to see some love for the 50th. It certainly deserves it.

 

[Redcon1]

Josh Gad isn't playing Gaston. He's playing the side kick guy.

I meant Le Fou. Oops..

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Epcot is ready to bloom for the Flower and Garden festival

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/photo...llo-topiaries-bonjour-belle-figment-back-etc/

 

[rteetz]

News

Universal's Cabana Bay resort is testing robot attendants

http://universal.wdwinfo.com/resort...t-universal-orlandos-cabana-bay-beach-resort/

 

[Disneymom1126]

Photo Update

Epcot is ready to bloom for the Flower and Garden festival

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/photo...llo-topiaries-bonjour-belle-figment-back-etc/

We will be there next week and it's our first time at Flower and Garden...love the sneak peak of the topiary!

 

[Irish_Mike]

So not direct Disney news, but Moana star Auli'i Cravalho has been cast in an upcoming NBC show, Drama High. I'm looking forward to seeing more from her.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...alho-lands-nbc-pilot-after-oscars-performance

 

[linzbear]

I actually considered going there this next trip, until I looked at prices. $80 for Sea World, or spend $18 more and go to Disney for a day. If I lived in the area, I would probably do the annual pass for the price. But I think they probably miss out on a lot of single day visits with their single day admission costs (aside from the negative press they are constantly getting).

Absolutely agree - I love sea world, but not enough to buy 5 one day tickets at that price.

 

[koala1966]

I think Seaworld suffers a lot more from Universals recent expansions than Disney does. Volcano Bay is going to make it even worse for them as more direct competition for Aquatica.

It's true, Universal is more of a competitor of Sea World than Disney, because the rides are similar. Sea World has thrill rides, on a par with the Hulk and Rip Ride Rocket, and people who like those should consider trading a Universal day for a Sea World day because their thrill rides rarely ever have lines. When we had annual passes to SW we could go on Manta 20 times a day if we wanted, and I think it's better than RRR. Personally I think SW is underrated and I wish they could find a solution to their troubles.

 

[1983DisneyFanatic]

It's true, Universal is more of a competitor of Sea World than Disney, because the rides are similar. Sea World has thrill rides, on a par with the Hulk and Rip Ride Rocket, and people who like those should consider trading a Universal day for a Sea World day because their thrill rides rarely ever have lines. When we had annual passes to SW we could go on Manta 20 times a day if we wanted, and I think it's better than RRR. Personally I think SW is underrated and I wish they could find a solution to their troubles.

I agree. Our first time going to both SeaWorld and Universal was during the same trip. We had three day base tickets for Universal and length of stay tickets for SeaWorld. Our last day of the trip was supposed to be spent at whichever Universal park we wanted to go back to. We ended up all wanting to go back to SeaWorld instead. We could have saved money by getting a two day ticket for Universal.

 

[rteetz]

News

The View and James Cameron will get a look at Pandora: The World of Avatar.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ente...d-whoopi-explores-pandora-20170228-story.html

 

[Spaceguy55]

Anyone still think Pandora won't open on time?