News Round Up 2017

Yeah - I use DFB - the big events are posted, but the Culinary seminars and the beverage seminars are not. These are our favorite, because the only cost $17 ($15 with the DVC discount M-Th) for an hour presentation and a taste of wine/food. Probably one of the best deals in all of Disney for value of your time and what you get.

That same blog also said this year they are debuting events for kids, which has me interested. Do they usually announce what the seminars will be this early out or do people just book a time and hope it's something good?
 
It's off topic - but if we are taking anyone to Disney World, we are paying for things while there. If I was unable to afford to pay for the entire trip for someone, I would ask them to pay for something like the park tickets or the airfare, some fixed price that would be pre-established. Once we get there, I don't want hear anyone whining about costs. (Though this has always stopped me from bringing my BIL - he dines like everything is a la carte - asking for this and that and this and that off the menu. Dinner with him costs 2-3 times as much as a normal human being. (And he has no money - so I don't know where he got this habit.) I know if I ever took him to WDW it would drive me crazy when it cost $130 for his dinner at BOG.

Back on topic - am I the only one more excited to hear the announcements for the F&W culinary demonstrations than all the D23 stuff? Reservations for F&W open on Wednseday for those with DVC and TIW, and I NEED to know what all the events are so I can plan what to ask for!

And yes, the D23 stuff is neat too. I am kind of bummed that we aren't going to get to see all this neat Star Wars preview stuff by waiting to go in 2019, but then I remind myself that in 2019 DLR is likely to have the real thing open - though admittedly it'll be a madhouse.

F&W:
Click under each topic going down the page:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-marketplaces/

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-food-and-wine-festival/
 
News

Mission: Space refurb has been extended through September

https://blogmickey.com/2017/07/mission-space-refurbishment-extended-september/
See...I'm totally bad luck :crazy2:...I previously mentioned this (can't remember if it was this thread or another one)

--Splash=down, HoP=down (unlikely to open when I go), GMR=may close before we go who knows, and now Mision Space=down. Only good news is I won't ride Mission Space unless it's the green one and my husband won't ride Mission Space unless it's the orange one so I let him go alone. He's not too down in the dumps over Mission Space though so that's a plus.
 

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Disney store is getting a new look

http://www.**************.net/2017/...l&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
We still have a Disney Store in our mall so I'm assuming the redesign will eventually make its way there??

Neat additions but the one that caught my eye was will feature live video feeds into Disney’s theme parks. Great marketing for Disney...maybe not so great for those parents whose kids see that and now want to go to Disney :crazy2:.
 
We still have a Disney Store in our mall so I'm assuming the redesign will eventually make its way there??

Neat additions but the one that caught my eye was will feature live video feeds into Disney’s theme parks. Great marketing for Disney...maybe not so great for those parents whose kids see that and now want to go to Disney :crazy2:.

or it could work against them if the parents are thinking of going, then see the crowds and are all "oh heck no!"
 
Back on topic - am I the only one more excited to hear the announcements for the F&W culinary demonstrations than all the D23 stuff? Reservations for F&W open on Wednseday for those with DVC and TIW, and I NEED to know what all the events are so I can plan what to ask for!

Actually early bookings for DVC, TIW, annual passholders, and Golden Oak residents begin on Tuesday, July 18. On a bit of a sour note, Chase is not sponsoring the festival this year so there will not be any early bookings for Disney Visa cardholders, no members only lounge, and no reserved seating for eat to the beat concerts.

Disney has still not released any information on the culinary demonstrations or beverage seminars. There is a lot of information on the special events.

We have thread on the restaurant board dedicated to this year's festival. https://www.disboards.com/threads/2...ival-august-31-2017-november-13-2017.3562540/
 
Chase is not sponsoring the festival this year so there will not be any early bookings for Disney Visa cardholders, no members only lounge, and no reserved seating for eat to the beat concerts.

That's actually really interesting. I wonder what happened there!
 
Actually early bookings for DVC, TIW, annual passholders, and Golden Oak residents begin on Tuesday, July 18. On a bit of a sour note, Chase is not sponsoring the festival this year so there will not be any early bookings for Disney Visa cardholders, no members only lounge, and no reserved seating for eat to the beat concerts.

NOOOOOOOO!!!! I was really looking forward to these perks!
 












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