News Round Up 2017

[TheMaxRebo]

I agree with that but I will add that no one around me growing up viewed WDW as a rite of passage. Frankly no one I knew growing up went to it. We grew up on Disney don't get me wrong (hello it was the 90s/early 2000s) but people didn't talk about when they were planning their WDW trip. Instead people were talking about when they were going to the Lake (meaning the Ozarks) or Branson or to an extent with those whose families had a bit more money when are we going skiing in Colorado. I know that a bit of that is what is near us. Plan a WDW trip or go to Worlds of Fun in a 45min-ish drive if you need your amusement park fix....plan a USO trip or drive 3-3 1/2 hrs and go to Six Flags St. Louis or Silver Dollar City. Granted this is just my experience with just those around me. My neighbor did go last year to WDW and he was sorta like "ehh it was alright but I think the kids would have been fine not going"

I do agree though there is that mentality of "you gotta go at least once in your lifetime" in certain areas and like you I do wonder what happens if/when that changes.

I grew up in NY (suburb of NYC) and it definitely was one of those things that everyone did at least once. Granted, so many people from NY retire to Florida I think everyone would connect at WDW trip to visiting relatives (I know we did)

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I grew up in NY (suburb of NYC) and it definitely was one of those things that everyone did at least once. Granted, so many people from NY retire to Florida I think everyone would connect at WDW trip to visiting relatives (I know we did)

Yup that's why I said in certain areas it is. My point being there's too many things near me (ETA: Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun, now Schlitterbahn KC, Silver Dollar City, Six Flags St. Louis) that given the choice most people growing up wouldn't even think about going to WDW. But that's just my experience.

 

[rteetz]

Yeah, I never found the second person either. But, if you look real close the one person you can see is actually Raymond Reddington.

You can only see the legs of the second person which are closer to the head of the banshee.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yup that's why I said in certain areas it is. My point being there's too many things near me (ETA: Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun, now Schlitterbahn KC, Silver Dollar City, Six Flags St. Louis) that given the choice most people growing up wouldn't even think about going to WDW. But that's just my experience.

Makes sense - I think @rteetz is right too that it became more of a thing more recently. I do recall at some point maybe 10 years ago or so seeing more advertising from Disney that really marked it like "a rite of passage" thing

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah, I never found the second person either. But, if you look real close the one person you can see is actually Raymond Reddington.

You can only see the legs of the second person which are closer to the head of the banshee.

Took me a while to see the second person so I outlined both riders - or at least what I think is being said is 2 riders on the same Banshee in case that helps (it's easier to make out the front riders legs and feed and then what looks like a handle than the actual upper body)

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Took me a while to see the second person so I outlined both riders - or at least what I think is being said is 2 riders on the same Banshee in case that helps (it's easier to make out the front riders legs and feed and then what looks like a handle than the actual upper body)
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Ok I had been staring at that pic for 5 mins straight when it was first posted before I just decided to trust what others had seen

But now with you taking the time to draw that out it's like "hello how come I couldn't see that before"

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Ok I had been staring at that pic for 5 mins straight when it was first posted before I just decided to trust what others had seen

But now with you taking the time to draw that out it's like "hello how come I couldn't see that before"

Exact same thing happened to me ... i was like "what are you talking about, 2 people?" ... and then I saw the legs and now I can't imagine not seeing two people

 

[skier_pete]

I think the mentality of you gotta go at least once is something more recent. My family is an exception as I am sure many of us here are. My mom starting going in 1973 and went every year until she was 18. We had cousins go to WDW in January. They were your typical once in a lifetime visitors. They have never been, family of five, stayed at AoA, dining plan, etc. The kids enjoyed it very much but I think you could tell it was almost an exhausting vacation. They didn't plan FP 60 days in advance and only had a couple ADRs. They had fun but I don't think they will go again or at least for a long time.

The vast majority of people I know consider it a once trip or a "I hated it" trip. It takes a certain type to want to go back again and again. Clearly most of us here are that type.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Took me a while to see the second person so I outlined both riders - or at least what I think is being said is 2 riders on the same Banshee in case that helps (it's easier to make out the front riders legs and feed and then what looks like a handle than the actual upper body)
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Hah I think I've been there. Is that picture from Imagineering in California?

I think it's the dish, which is like the Imagineers Holo deck. I got to 'ride' radiator springs racers and overlook the mk when I went on the abd backstage magic.

When they are designing rides they have a 360 computer rendering of the rides and you are on the vehicle in the middle so you can experience it.

They do have a scaled down dish back stage at Epcot, I believe Epcot is what they said.

 

[rteetz]

 

[rteetz]

News

Starring Rolls Cafe is closing tomorrow

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/starring-rolls-cafe-hollywood-studios-closing-tomorrow/

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

News

Starring Rolls Cafe is closing tomorrow

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/starring-rolls-cafe-hollywood-studios-closing-tomorrow/

I saw that on another website through FB. I'm wondering why it's closing?

 

[rteetz]

I saw that on another website through FB. I'm wondering why it's closing?

It doesn't make sense to me. It's a popular location and DHS definitely shouldn't be losing dining locations.

 

[rteetz]

News

DVC member magic

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/members-magicbands-trigger-a-unique-welcome-home/

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

It doesn't make sense to me. It's a popular location and DHS definitely shouldn't be losing dining locations.

Completely agree and really 1 day's notice?? Unless I missed it being announced somewhere else prior to today.

 

[pepperandchips]

News

Starring Rolls Cafe is closing tomorrow

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/02/starring-rolls-cafe-hollywood-studios-closing-tomorrow/

What?! Was this announced before now?! I'm a little sad. Not that I was planning on being in DHS long enough to need to eat on my next trip but still everyone needs a cupcake from time to time....

Speaking of which, does anyone know another location where they sell the butterfinger cupcake? Asking for a friend

 

[rteetz]

Completely agree and really 1 day's notice?? Unless I missed it being announced somewhere else prior to today.

What?! Was this announced before now?! I'm a little sad. Not that I was planning on being in DHS long enough to need to eat on my next trip but still everyone needs a cupcake from time to time....

Speaking of which, does anyone know another location where they sell the butterfinger cupcake? Asking for a friend

Not announced before. No hours after tomorrow on the Disney website. It's quite strange.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Not announced before. No hours after tomorrow on the Disney website. It's quite strange.

I agree very strange.

 

[pepperandchips]

Not announced before. No hours after tomorrow on the Disney website. It's quite strange.

Agreed. So weird. I'm going down to WDW the first weekend of march with a coworker and we just talked about Starring Rolls (and ultimately decided against it) but that place has been packed every time I've been there and the sandwiches have been quite good. I hope it's temporary or that they will relocate the yummy starring rolls menu options to another QS at DHS.

That is yet another reason I love this thread... breaking news! (Cue the telegram noise)

 

[Jetku]

NEWS

Express Fresh room service option running at the Yacht Club and Contemporary from February 7th to April 1st.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...o-begin-feb-7-at-contemporary-and-yacht-club/


Not sure how this differs from regular room service..?