News Round Up 2017

[rteetz]

News

Festival of the Arts merchandise

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...for-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts/

 

[Tigger's ally]

News

Apparently Spring has arrived early at WDW

Any chance Illinois can get in on that just a little???

 

[Roxyfire]

Any chance Illinois can get in on that just a little???

Hey now it was positively balmy this morning in the NW suburbs, almost 20 degrees!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Hey now it was positively balmy this morning in the NW suburbs, almost 20 degrees!

lol

Our weather people yesterday was saying "it should feel great the early part of this week with it being above freezing"..Today is supposed to be low 40s. Tuesday is supposed to be in the upper 40s/low 50s Tuesday and mid-upper 50s Wednesday..and then right back down mid to high 20s (though feels like in the 'teens) this weekend with snow/ice chances.

 

[jlundeen]

lol

Our weather people yesterday was saying "it should feel great the early part of this week with it being above freezing"..Today is supposed to be low 40s. Tuesday is supposed to be in the upper 40s/low 50s Tuesday and mid-upper 50s Wednesday..and then right back down mid to high 20s (though feels like in the 'teens) this weekend with snow/ice chances.

we're about to put on shorts and flip flops here in the Twin City area (MN) cause it's going to be in the 20's....woo hoo...but, after a couple days, we're going back down into the deep freeze of single digits for highs, and we won't talk about the lows!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

we're about to put on shorts and flip flops here in the Twin City area (MN) cause it's going to be in the 20's....woo hoo...but, after a couple days, we're going back down into the deep freeze of single digits for highs, and we won't talk about the lows!

 

[rteetz]

News

Muppets balloon to be removed.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/kermit-frog-hot-air-balloon-removed-star-wars-land-hollywood-studios/

This was rumored a while back anyways.

 

[Spacedog1975]

News

Muppets balloon to be removed.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/kermit-frog-hot-air-balloon-removed-star-wars-land-hollywood-studios/

This was rumored a while back anyways.

Sad, but necessary.
I was surprised at how visible other pieces of Universal were from Harry Potter in certain areas, so while I never like to lose Muppets anything, at least Disney is doing Star Wars right.

 

[rteetz]

Speaking of muppets though I saw the muppets in liberty square show today and loved it! It was so cool to see actual muppets there.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Sad, but necessary.
I was surprised at how visible other pieces of Universal were from Harry Potter in certain areas, so while I never like to lose Muppets anything, at least Disney is doing Star Wars right.

I noticed that too. Disney does such a great job - even outside of a given park (the Contemporary is meant to blend in with Tomorrowland, the Tower of Terror is painted the color it is as you can see it when looking at Moroco in World Showcase, etc.)

Especially with the level of immersion they are talking about for Star Wars Land, no way they were going to let a Muppet balloon get in the way

 

[rteetz]

I noticed that too. Disney does such a great job - even outside of a given park (the Contemporary is meant to blend in with Tomorrowland, the Tower of Terror is painted the color it is as you can see it when looking at Moroco in World Showcase, etc.)

Especially with the level of immersion they are talking about for Star Wars Land, no way they were going to let a Muppet balloon get in the way

What about the swan and dolphin....

 

[rteetz]

News

New morning operations at Magic Kingdom

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...new-start-to-the-day-at-the-magic-kingdom.htm

 

[skier_pete]

News

Muppets balloon to be removed.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/kermit-frog-hot-air-balloon-removed-star-wars-land-hollywood-studios/

This was rumored a while back anyways.

I have no issues with the balloon going. They've added enough Muppet stuff lately that I don't feel too much fear of them disappearing.

Speaking of muppets though I saw the muppets in liberty square show today and loved it! It was so cool to see actual muppets there.

That show is great. It's the more Muppet-y than the TV show was most of the time, and at least as good as Muppets 3-D.

 

[skier_pete]

News

New morning operations at Magic Kingdom

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...new-start-to-the-day-at-the-magic-kingdom.htm

I for one have no issues with this change. I mean yes I will miss the old morning show at the train station - but I think this is overall a VAST improvement. Allowing people to enter the park from 8 AM removes that crush at the front for the train show, it allows you to browse the shops on Main Street for a time if you wish, and even get some breakfast in the park. The crowd at rope drop, while growing over the years - still ends up being not that huge once it spreads into the various lands. Just overall I think it is a fantastic idea. (Sorry for those that like to complain about every change that exists, but sometimes change is for the better.)

 

[rteetz]

I for one have no issues with this change. I mean yes I will miss the old morning show at the train station - but I think this is overall a VAST improvement. Allowing people to enter the park from 8 AM removes that crush at the front for the train show, it allows you to browse the shops on Main Street for a time if you wish, and even get some breakfast in the park. The crowd at rope drop, while growing over the years - still ends up being not that huge once it spreads into the various lands. Just overall I think it is a fantastic idea. (Sorry for those that like to complain about every change that exists, but sometimes change is for the better.)

I don't mind the change but I didn't find the new show to be very good.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

What about the swan and dolphin....

one reason I am anti-Swolphin - in that they ruin the view/immersion of the Boardwalk

 

[rteetz]

one reason I am anti-Swolphin - in that they ruin the view/immersion of the Boardwalk

I was talking about how you can see them from inside Epcot. I don't care as much about the boardwalk immersion.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I was talking about how you can see them from inside Epcot. I don't care as much about the boardwalk immersion.

well, then, just BAD JOB DISNEY!

 

[rteetz]

Drone show is over at disney springs. My boat driver just a bit ago said the drones are being packed up and sent to Germany where they came from. Apparently that's where Intel got them from.

 

[sachilles]

Well, I guess it's not a bus driver, so maybe it has legs.