News Round Up 2017

[rteetz]

What station runs the oscars? Just curious...

The 2016 oscars had the most unqualified director in history present the best director award...ever heard of jj Abrams? The reboot king...Gee...wonder why that was?

And I corrected my self. I'd say it is a reasonably successful disney animated film. It's not treasure planet or pocahantas...it will never be the lion king of the little mermaid.

And pull the lyrics of the songs and let me know how deep they are. Especially the crab song...

I mean...are we having a bad day or something? Jeez.

Fyi: the Asian disney parks are not run by Disney and they have always been more open to new IP than the stateside ones...which is like pulling teeth. You of course know this.

Let's just agree to disagree at this point.

I disagree that JJ is the worst director ever.
I agree Moana is not the Lion King.
I don't really care about the crab song as it was not a major piece to the story.
Not having a bad day, at least not yet.
Well aware the Asian parks aren't fully owned by Disney but they do have Imagineering creating everything they do and Disney does have an influence.

 

[rteetz]

Most unqualified director...which is totally different.

Abrams has never made a good original movie...and has had more success as a tv producer. But he lines CMB's pockets.

And you know the latitude imagineering gets is entirely dependent on who pays the bills. I mean...you've graduated rookie school around here and know what's up...

Disney still pays bills in the Asian parks just not the full bill.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Zootopia wasn't a musical so that's why the music wasn't memorable. They had the one shakira song and that was it basically.

Which has been playing about 4,567,832 times in my house as my kids love it and my oldest creates choreography for

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Disney still pays bills in the Asian parks just not the full bill.

So what's the key grammatical difference there?

Do people buy more crap at the mall if it's full price or 50% off?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So apparently someone already created a sim for a Moana ride - so we know what it will look like (well, based on the footage I would peg the ride to cost about $17bn and take up 1/2 the land that Animal Kingdom occupies, so maybe this won't be *exactly* what Disney would build .... still looks pretty cool)

ride footage starts at ~3min mark

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

So apparently someone already created a sim for a Moana ride - so we know what it will look like (well, based on the footage I would peg the ride to cost about $17bn and take up 1/2 the land that Animal Kingdom occupies, so maybe this won't be *exactly* what Disney would build .... still looks pretty cool)

ride footage starts at ~3min mark

We'll just wait for the announcement at the next D23!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

So apparently someone already created a sim for a Moana ride - so we know what it will look like (well, based on the footage I would peg the ride to cost about $17bn and take up 1/2 the land that Animal Kingdom occupies, so maybe this won't be *exactly* what Disney would build .... still looks pretty cool)

ride footage starts at ~3min mark

Has anyone tried planet coaster?

I was a first day purchaser of rollercoaster tycoon in 1998(or was it 99?) (the greatest $29.99 I ever spent)...and I would love a new thrill.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Abrams has never made a good original movie...and has had more success as a tv producer. But he lines CMB's pockets.

I like Cloverfied and Super 8 - but agree he has had more success with original TV than original film

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

That was tongue in cheek.

as opposed to moana with an overpriced box office gross.

But doesn't every movie that is released these days have an overpriced box office gross?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Zootopia wasn't a musical so that's why the music wasn't memorable. They had the one shakira song and that was it basically.

Ahh...now that makes sense and now that I think about it it's a *face-palm* moment for not having thought about that aspect lol.

 

[mikepizzo]

I wouldn't say nervous, but his selection strikes me as too safe or cookie cutter. Looks like Disney is going with a Justin Lin/Brett Ratner type action-director ... fine for directing a Rock action vehicle ... so yeah we may be in for Disney's Jumanji 3. Look at Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond ... sure I enjoyed it, but I would hardly call it a Star Trek film as it was more or less a decent generic sci-fi action film.

I just don't see how an action Jungle Cruise movie is going to work. When I think of Jungle Cruise, I don't think of high octane boat scenes. Granted we know nothing about the movie so maybe I'm wrong, but having the guy who directed Run All Night, Non-Stop, and Unknown behind the camera, as well as having the hulking Rock star, makes me feel like that's the direction they are going in.

What can make or break the ride is the Cast Member (and ergo the script). Having a director that has made films where the plot was pretty generic doesn't bode well for the spirit of the movie. I wish Mitch Hurwitz wrote the script. Then at least we would know it would have some smart humor.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

not sure if this is new or just new to me, but I just got an e-mail offering a $40 Disney Gift if I call in for a 20 min guided phone tour for DVC (so basically a virtual DVC tour)

 

[rteetz]

not sure if this is new or just new to me, but I just got an e-mail offering a $40 Disney Gift if I call in for a 20 min guided phone tour for DVC (so basically a virtual DVC tour)

I didn't get that one specifically but I got an offer if I do an in person tour for a gift card or something like that.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

not sure if this is new or just new to me, but I just got an e-mail offering a $40 Disney Gift if I call in for a 20 min guided phone tour for DVC (so basically a virtual DVC tour)

Just weird...

Why?

Do we have to have a bottom out in a recession before anyone will believe me that they have overpriced all the product in Florida?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I didn't get that one specifically but I got an offer if I do an in person tour for a gift card or something like that.

This said it was a Disney Rewards Cardmember Exclusive

just the first time I recall anything like this being phone based vs in person not sure if it signals anything (like that they feel they need to reach out to more people/broader audience) or just that they are trying something out

Side note, the footnotes mention that "price for a real estate interest ranges from $17,600 - $200,000 (subject to change)" - to give people an idea of what they are looking for (at least currently) for buy-on to DVC

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

not sure if this is new or just new to me, but I just got an e-mail offering a $40 Disney Gift if I call in for a 20 min guided phone tour for DVC (so basically a virtual DVC tour)

I got one of those two. I really hope it is not a live person because I'll take a $40 gift card for 20 minutes of time. That'd be great if it was just a voice recording and I could put it on speaker and go about my day.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

This said it was a Disney Rewards Cardmember Exclusive

just the first time I recall anything like this being phone based vs in person not sure if it signals anything (like that they feel they need to reach out to more people/broader audience) or just that they are trying something out

Side note, the footnotes mention that "price for a real estate interest ranges from $17,600 - $200,000 (subject to change)" - to give people an idea of what they are looking for (at least currently) for buy-on to DVC

Hmm somehow I thought it would be a higher starting point. I'm saying this from someone who has done zero looking into DVC (my husband is pretty much against time shares across the board).

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Hmm somehow I thought it would be a higher starting point. I'm saying this from someone who has done zero looking into DVC (my husband is pretty much against time shares across the board).

Just looked at the website and the locations they have available (Aulani, Poly, and Copper Creek) they are $176/point with a minimum 100 points, so that is your $17,600 buy in (plus a $442 closing cost)

100 points would get you 6-8 nights in a studio or 3-4 nights at a 1-bedroom

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Just looked at the website and the locations they have available (Aulani, Poly, and Copper Creek) they are $176/point with a minimum 100 points, so that is your $17,600 buy in (plus a $442 closing cost)

100 points would get you 6-8 nights in a studio or 3-4 nights at a 1-bedroom

Plus a $700 or so annual due for that...

WHO WANTS SOME?!?

 

[belle1986]

not sure if this is new or just new to me, but I just got an e-mail offering a $40 Disney Gift if I call in for a 20 min guided phone tour for DVC (so basically a virtual DVC tour)

I got one too. Are they super pushy over the phone? I hate talking to people on the phone but $40 would be nice.