News Round Up 2017

[Tiki Birdland]

TPAS board is reporting no more jawas at launch bay until the new land opens- say it ain't so!!!

Saw one in the Launch Bay a couple of weeks ago. Didn't want to do any trading... Even tried to trade my kids. No Dice!

 

[umichigan10]

Saw one in the Launch Bay a couple of weeks ago. Didn't want to do any trading... Even tried to trade my kids. No Dice!

No money, no deal!

 

[rteetz]

News

Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is Getting a Comic Book Sequel

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Cruise Line is Adjusting Their Cancellation Policy Beginning August 15

 

[MissGina5]

It's ok, we all make mistakes

This is coming from a guy who's wife's favorite restaurant is Coral Reef

Coral Reef was good when I went in February!

 

[amalone1013]

I read or watched (I think read) a DIS review of Tony's and that's all I needed to convince me to never go to Tony's unless I hear they make MAJOR changes.

Perhaps if I start emailing him every time I find a bad review...

I think I'd eat at Tony's if it became a Lady and the Tramp character meal. But that is about all. Though, after eating a lot of Italian food in Germany my standards are pretty high for Italian.

That would be great. Lady and the Tramp is one of my favorites, but there's so many places to eat in WDW and you can get mediocre Italian pretty much anywhere lol

 

[momandmousefan]

News

New Her Universe corporate wear

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/08/universe-releases-star-wars-collection-corporate-wear/

There goes more of my money and I don't even have a corporate "dress up" job

 

[skier_pete]

Im really happy that the Chinese Theater is not changing its facade. I just dont see how Disney is going to make it match with a mickey ride inside. Guess time will tell

I picture that with the remake of DHS - the front of the park will remain a "Hollywood Land" - a fantasy version of Hollywood, and the Chinese Theater will be presenting the world premiere of the newest Mickey Mouse short - and your invited. Then, as you take your seats for the premiere, something will go horribly wrong (as is wont to do in these situations) and you will be sucked into the film. (I sort of picture this a live action version of "Get a Horse".)

I know a lot of people are upset about GMR going away, but I am excited that this could be some serious cutting edge projection mapping stuff. (Disney doesn't get a lot of credit for it, but the crazy realistic AAs that are part of Carsland / 7DMT / and Frozen EA all use projection mapping of the faces of the animated characters - wish actually make the characters more "true to life". The idea of projection mapping an entire ride seems like it could be really, really cool - sort of picture when Eddie Valiant goes into Toontown near the end of Roger Rabbit. (I might be a bit too high on this idea - hopefully it won't disappoint.)

 

[MissGina5]

I picture that with the remake of DHS - the front of the park will remain a "Hollywood Land" - a fantasy version of Hollywood, and the Chinese Theater will be presenting the world premiere of the newest Mickey Mouse short - and your invited. Then, as you take your seats for the premiere, something will go horribly wrong (as is wont to do in these situations) and you will be sucked into the film. (I sort of picture this a live action version of "Get a Horse".)

I know a lot of people are upset about GMR going away, but I am excited that this could be some serious cutting edge projection mapping stuff. (Disney doesn't get a lot of credit for it, but the crazy realistic AAs that are part of Carsland / 7DMT / and Frozen EA all use projection mapping of the faces of the animated characters - wish actually make the characters more "true to life". The idea of projection mapping an entire ride seems like it could be really, really cool - sort of picture when Eddie Valiant goes into Toontown near the end of Roger Rabbit. (I might be a bit too high on this idea - hopefully it won't disappoint.)

It makes sense! You enter and its hollywood and then behind it is all that has been created from Hollywood! I think it fits the theme perfectly

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Did anyone notice that they set a firm release date for Star Wars 9? I thought that was interesting...

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Maybe if I read some of the Tony's opinions on here to my fiance I can convince him to drop that ADR We also have Mama Melrose for a Fantasmic package. Neither were my picks (especially MM as just a regular dinner, I'm okay with it for the package).

Skip the Italian in wdw...

I suppose the restaurants in the Italy pavilion are ok...mamas is hit or miss...Tony's is a miss

 

[MissGina5]

Skip the Italian in wdw...

I suppose the restaurants in the Italy pavilion are ok...mamas is hit or miss...Tony's is a miss

Epcot has great Italian! But definitely skip EVERYWHERE ELSE. I literally can't think of one other Italian on site that is good. Is Pizzarizzo good? I can't imagine but yeah, skip the italian. You can get a decent Chicken Parm Sandwich at Pinocchio Haus also

 

[umichigan10]

Flight of passage was a lot of fun! The land itself is also aesthetically really well done

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Epcot has great Italian! But definitely skip EVERYWHERE ELSE. I literally can't think of one other Italian on site that is good. Is Pizzarizzo good? I can't imagine but yeah, skip the italian. You can get a decent Chicken Parm Sandwich at Pinocchio Haus also

"great" is a bit strong - but definitely solid to good to "if I need Italian that is where I am going"

 

[beer dave]

I want to take it FROM Boardwalk TO Animal Kingdom Lodge. Why is that strange? Jellyrolls is at the Boardwalk, and that is where the Minnie Vans are testing. I would assume you can either take them TO Boardwalk or FROM Boardwalk. If I wanted to go from Contemporary to Animal Kingdom Lodge (another place we taxied last trip after an evening at Top of The World) then I would be out of luck, but from Boardwalk I should be fine.

Huh-- I guess--- then once you get dropped off, can someone at AKV take the car somewhere else? I guess I just assumed the epcot resorts were the only resorts they were servicing-- like to the parks? Don't know. Seems logical that you could take them to AKV if that isn't the case.

 

[rteetz]

Did anyone notice that they set a firm release date for Star Wars 9? I thought that was interesting...

Did it change from late May 2019? I thought that was always the case.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Did it change from late May 2019? I thought that was always the case.

I believe the expectation was they would bump it like the previous 2...but they're sticking with may and bowing to the schedule

 

[rteetz]

I believe the expectation was they would bump it like the previous 2...but they're sticking with may and bowing to the schedule

I kind of figured since they didn't announce the change at D23 or comic con. They did announce a new writer for episode 9 tho.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

I kind of figured since they didn't announce the change at D23 or comic con. They did announce a new writer for episode 9 tho.

The force is dark with that one.

 

[IanDLBZF from MCMagic]

SpectroBro on the WDWMagic forums is reporting that Moana will be meeting guests in Adventureland during this year's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party....
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...her-mnsshp-changes.929860/page-8#post-7834033