News Round Up 2017

[WDWFantasmicFan]

Also why hasn't the cast of LA Mulan been announced yet? Shouldnt they be filming by now?

I'd personally expect to hear a date push back for the LA Mulan in the Live Action panel this weekend at D23 Expo.

 

[MissGina5]

I'd personally expect to hear a date push back for the LA Mulan in the Live Action panel this weekend at D23 Expo.

Dammit. I actually also maybe expect an Aladdin cast announcement because they put out the story earlier this week that they were struggling to find an actor for him. It would be a good marketing ploy

 

[rteetz]

News

The latest pirates "Dead Men Tell No Tales" will be available Oct. 3rd on Blu-Ray.

 

[rteetz]

Wow....

 

[STLstone]

Wow....

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Are both parks supposed to have identical Star Wars Lands?

 

[rteetz]

Are both parks supposed to have identical Star Wars Lands?

Yes with minimal differences.

 

[rteetz]

 

[mara512]

Double Wow!

 

[rteetz]

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

I can't wait to see that model up close at some point this weekend!

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

D23 will live stream the video game panel Saturday afternoon: https://dcpi.disney.com/d23-expo-level-games-presentation-livestream-details/

So far, I think this is the only panel to be live-streamed.

 

[mickeyfanachey1999]

The best way to avoid the "it's sooo expensive" talk is to never let anyone pay for a dime of your household except for a round at a bar.

It's pricey...but easier. I never accept anything from my inlaws (they couldn't care...but it pays for babysitting)...always pay the bill for things I suggest, when we meet up with friends, anything off the grid, etc.

Life is too short for vacation monetary grief...

He wanted to be the good grandparent and pay for his grandsons first trip to WDW and to be honest at the time DW and I couldn't have afforded to take him. I appreciated the gesture and of course appreciated my parents DVC for the grand villa but I swore that would be the last time that ever happened.

 

[merry_nbright]

Wow....

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Looks to be more detail than Pandora!!! That's gorgeous! I don't think this will hold a flame to anything Disney has ever done before!

 

[Tigger's ally]

He wanted to be the good grandparent and pay for his grandsons first trip to WDW and to be honest at the time DW and I couldn't have afforded to take him. I appreciated the gesture and of course appreciated my parents DVC for the grand villa but I swore that would be the last time that ever happened.

I just paid for a trip with my entire family and my new grandtinker. I sure hope they aren't expressing the same views as some on here. Kind of sucks to think that way to be honest. We do embrace family members in my family though and I know some don't always. Bottom line for me is you can't have a hard line drawn in the sand about it.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I just paid for a trip with my entire family and my new grandtinker. I sure hope they aren't expressing the same views as some on here. Kind of sucks to think that way to be honest. We do embrace family members in my family though and I know some don't always. Bottom line for me is you can't have a hard line drawn in the sand about it.

I think the gist is the inappropriate behavior was by the spoiler...not the spoulee...

It would suck from both perspectives...if you don't want to spend money...the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT is not your place.

 

[jknezek]

I just paid for a trip with my entire family and my new grandtinker. I sure hope they aren't expressing the same views as some on here. Kind of sucks to think that way to be honest. We do embrace family members in my family though and I know some don't always. Bottom line for me is you can't have a hard line drawn in the sand about it.

My parents took each of their 5 grands on a 5th birthday trip. My twin boys got their trip in Dec and it was the only one the rest of the birthday child's parents/family came along. Mainly because my parents have gotten older and 2 is not easy as they found out even with our help. But the grands paid for the kids each time. Flights when needed, on-site hotel, AKL, Contemporary, or Wilderness Lodge, dining package and tickets. On this last trip, my wife and I paid for us and our daughter. It worked out amazing for the kids and my parents did an excellent job. It was something they wanted to do, and they never discussed how much it cost.

On the other hand, about 6 years ago we took another trip. It was something my grandmother wanted us to do after she passed. My family, my parents, my sister's family, and my uncle's family and his son's family. Grandma's will included us all going. It was a disaster because too many people wanted different things from the trip. Some wanted everyone together, some wanted all meals together, some wanted very little to do with anyone else. We had a 6 month old at the time, so 8 or 9 p.m. dining reservations and staying for fireworks didn't work for us, but others had little or no tolerance for the group's varied needs. We all ended up sniping at each other.

What I take away from all this? It all depends on who you go with and how the trip sets up.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

My parents took each of their 5 grands on a 5th birthday trip. My twin boys got their trip in Dec and it was the only one the rest of the birthday child's parents/family came along. Mainly because my parents have gotten older and 2 is not easy as they found out even with our help. But the grands paid for the kids each time. Flights when needed, on-site hotel, AKL, Contemporary, or Wilderness Lodge, dining package and tickets. On this last trip, my wife and I paid for us and our daughter. It worked out amazing for the kids and my parents did an excellent job. It was something they wanted to do, and they never discussed how much it cost.

On the other hand, about 6 years ago we took another trip. It was something my grandmother wanted us to do after she passed. My family, my parents, my sister's family, and my uncle's family and his son's family. Grandma's will included us all going. It was a disaster because too many people wanted different things from the trip. Some wanted everyone together, some wanted all meals together, some wanted very little to do with anyone else. We had a 6 month old at the time, so 8 or 9 p.m. dining reservations and staying for fireworks didn't work for us, but others had little or no tolerance for the group's varied needs. We all ended up sniping at each other.

What I take away from all this? It all depends on who you go with and how the trip sets up.

Fair...the yin and the yang.

My overall (99.99% guaranteed) experience is people that talk about money just ain't fun...

...and that isn't tied to how much money you have...it's what you stress and how you handle things.

 

[Tigger's ally]

I think the gist is the inappropriate behavior was by the spoiler...not the spoulee...

It would suck from both perspectives...if you don't want to spend money...the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT is not your place.

but, if you don't have the money and someone pays for your trip, being courteous and being able to listen to a little of his schtick is probably a good trait to carry around. I have a boss I don't like listening too in certain settings, but I can do it to be sociable, tolerant and a decent person. Ah, Tolerance. That's a word from the past.

 

[Killer Fish]

D23 will live stream the video game panel Saturday afternoon: https://dcpi.disney.com/d23-expo-level-games-presentation-livestream-details/

So far, I think this is the only panel to be live-streamed.

Kingdom Hearts 3 in 2020! Seriously I don't think it is ever going to release.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

but, if you don't have the money and someone pays for your trip, being courteous and being able to listen to a little of his schtick is probably a good trait to carry around. I have a boss I don't like listening too in certain settings, but I can do it to be sociable, tolerant and a decent person. Ah, Tolerance. That's a word from the past.

I don't disagree with you...but being perceptive enough to understand your making someone uncomfortable, cease and desist is more Yoda in my book...