News Round Up 2017

[TheMaxRebo]

I'm not entirely sure. I always see bands copying art for their shirts when I go to concerts, but don't know if they get permissions etc

A lot of times it probably depends on who is doing it and what could the company get if they sued the "copier" - so in Disney's case it is a bigger issue than some small band that isn't profiting that much off of it/would have a lot of money to make it worth suing.

I think it is also different if you are honoring it/playing off it/doing a characature of it - vs just copying it and playing it off as your own vs a knowing reference to something

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Here's a suggestion to the new Hollywood Studios name: "Disney's LAND"

I posted in the dedicated thread for this topic that I would go for "Disney Movies Go Magic!" - or "MGM" for short

 

[Capang]

I posted in the dedicated thread for this topic that I would go for "Disney Movies Go Magic!" - or "MGM" for short

Perfect. People still refer to HS as MGM anyway.

 

[rteetz]

News

Super Hero Half Marathon Weekend medals revealed

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...s-half-marathon-weekend-at-disneyland-resort/

 

[skier_pete]

News

Super Hero Half Marathon Weekend medals revealed

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...s-half-marathon-weekend-at-disneyland-resort/

Wow - who would of thought the Venn Diagram of "long distance runners" and "comic book nerds" would overlap so much.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Wow - who would of thought the Venn Diagram of "long distance runners" and "comic book nerds" would overlap so much.

eh, I don't know .... we spent much of our childhood running from bullies so there is some training there

 

[Capang]

eh, I don't know .... we spent much of our childhood running from bullies so there is some training there

Truth.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just saw posted on Facebook - pictures of what appears to be a Slinky Dog Coaster car arriving at WDW ... guess that is what the announcement on the 30th will be

 

[Ambehnke]

Just saw posted on Facebook - pictures of what appears to be a Slinky Dog Coaster car arriving at WDW ... guess that is what the announcement on the 30th will be

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Hahaha!!! If that isn't inconspicuous.....

 

[rteetz]

Just saw posted on Facebook - pictures of what appears to be a Slinky Dog Coaster car arriving at WDW ... guess that is what the announcement on the 30th will be

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[jknezek]

Assuming that middle car seats four, and the back car seems to fit 2, I'm guessing there will be a few more middle cars or this ride is going to have really long waits, even if you get 3 or 4 on the track at the same time.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS - Disney Quest demolition gets underway

 

[wareagle57]

Assuming that middle car seats four, and the back car seems to fit 2, I'm guessing there will be a few more middle cars or this ride is going to have really long waits, even if you get 3 or 4 on the track at the same time.

It also seems strange that they have an entire car that seats no one, if the capacity of one car does remain at 6. However, the ride is going to be very short. Less than 90 seconds of actual ride time from what I can tell. If the cars are actually this small, combined with multiple launch zones, you could see 4 cars in holding/launch zones, 2 cars actually on the tracks between zones, 2 cars at the unload, and 2 cars at the loading zone all at once. Combined with the very short duration of the ride, it might not be so bad.

 

[jknezek]

News

PHOTOS - Disney Quest demolition gets underway

Uggh. Giving up a really cool, if long neglected, idea for trying to capitalize on the overpaid NBA contract. Yuck.

 

[Capang]

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These cars are super cute. Do we know if this is the whole train?

It also seems strange that they have an entire car that seats no one, if the capacity of one car does remain at 6. However, the ride is going to be very short. Less than 90 seconds of actual ride time from what I can tell. If the cars are actually this small, combined with multiple launch zones, you could see 4 cars in holding/launch zones, 2 cars actually on the tracks between zones, 2 cars at the unload, and 2 cars at the loading zone all at once. Combined with the very short duration of the ride, it might not be so bad.

I would hope you are right, I could see this loading slower than Barnstormer. I have not had good experiences with Barnstormer....so we never ride it anymore. Slinky looks really cute but I worry it will take way too long to load/unload for such a short ride.

 

[rteetz]

Do we know if this is the whole train?

Not sure.

 

[jknezek]

It also seems strange that they have an entire car that seats no one, if the capacity of one car does remain at 6. However, the ride is going to be very short. Less than 90 seconds of actual ride time from what I can tell. If the cars are actually this small, combined with multiple launch zones, you could see 4 cars in holding/launch zones, 2 cars actually on the tracks between zones, 2 cars at the unload, and 2 cars at the loading zone all at once. Combined with the very short duration of the ride, it might not be so bad.

Yeah but why do it that way? That means more slinky dog heads which do nothing for capacity and add costs and fewer slinky dog middles where the capacity can be created. I just think that isn't a complete train. I expect Slinky will have 2 cars in the middle plus the tail, making for at least 10 riders per train. Barnstormer seats 8 but only gets 2 trains on the track. That pushes through in theory about 450 people per hour on a 60 second ride. I think that is way too low for a centerpiece ride in a new land.

If you could double the number of trains due to ride length and staging areas, you could get a theoretical limit of 900 with 8 per train. That's got to still be below the target given the expected crowds in DHS going forward. And that's assuming 8 people per train which this pic isn't showing.

For comparison purposes, 7DMT which does anchor a land, has a theoretical capacity of 1650 but it puts 5 trains on the track at once and 20 per train on a 3 minute ride. I think Slinky Dog is probably going to seat 10 or 14, for a 90 to 120 second ride, with 4 or 5 on the track at once. That should give a theoretical above 1200 which seems reasonable.

 

[rteetz]

News

‘Lion King’ Creators Celebrate Film’s Re-Release By Surprising Guests At ‘Festival of the Lion King’

 

[rteetz]

News

New Dooney and Bourkes

https://blogmickey.com/2017/08/new-dooney-bourke-sketch-handbags/

 

[circus4u]