News Round Up 2017

[mollmoll4]

The key words there are *walking* and *animatronic*. Costume characters walking? Sure thing. Animatronic droid rolling around via remote control, yea, easy enough. Animatronic walking around? No way.

Robotics have only recently gotten to a point where a 4 leg robot can maintain balance, and even then they are unwieldy and dangerous around people (especially tourists). If there is an animatronic wookie I expect it to be stationary.

 

[eXo]

I'm aware that in a controlled setting they have had a two legged robot walk around. But it's a controlled setting. You don't have small children running up to or passed it, you don't have people bumping into it, and you don't have lawsuits waiting to happen.

Besides, even if they had a roped off area for one of these things, the cost of building one is much more than simply paying someone $10 an hour to stand around in a fur suit.

I'm not saying I don't wish it was true. I'm saying it isn't technically, or even financially, feasible.

edit: Also, in that video notice the QR codes all over the place. On doors, walls, boxes, etc. That is how the robot recognizes the device and how to manipulate it, or move passed it. If Disney doesn't want Visa logos on the registers, I find it doubtful they want QR codes on everything.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney gets 8 Oscar nominations

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/2017-academy-award-nominations/

 

[mollmoll4]

I'm aware that in a controlled setting they have had a two legged robot walk around. But it's a controlled setting. You don't have small children running up to or passed it, you don't have people bumping into it, and you don't have lawsuits waiting to happen.

Besides, even if they had a roped off area for one of these things, the cost of building one is much more than simply paying someone $10 an hour to stand around in a fur suit.

I'm not saying I don't wish it was true. I'm saying it isn't technically, or even financially, feasible.

edit: Also, in that video notice the QR codes all over the place. On doors, walls, boxes, etc. That is how the robot recognizes the device and how to manipulate it, or move passed it. If Disney doesn't want Visa logos on the registers, I find it doubtful they want QR codes on everything.

I don't disagree with you on any of those points (except perhaps that walking through the snow is not entirely a controlled environment). Simply pointing out that technology HAS moved well beyond an unstable 4 legged robot. I won't detract from the thread more by harping on that subject. Just wanted to show the technology out there.

 

[Tigger's ally]

News

Possible changes coming to WDW housekeeping?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/housekeeping-disney-world-reorganized-due-degrading-service-quality/

tough to read. Whoever cropped the page crapped the cropping ! ARGGGGGHHHH

 

[luisov]

News

Disney gets 8 Oscar nominations

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/2017-academy-award-nominations/

Iger must be very pleased with Alan Horn. What a year for the studios.

 

[rteetz]

Iger must be very pleased with Alan Horn. What a year for the studios.

People are upset that Finding Dory didn't get nominated for anything though.

 

[Candlelady]

News

Possible changes coming to WDW housekeeping?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/housekeeping-disney-world-reorganized-due-degrading-service-quality/

It's about time! Keeping my fingers crossed for this change.

 

[Boski]

It's about time! Keeping my fingers crossed for this change.

Definitely a step in the right direction.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

People are upset that Finding Dory didn't get nominated for anything though.

I have to agree with the pass on Dory. It was an enjoyable movie... But at it's heart it's a sequel and not very ground breaking. I don't think it was better than Zootopia or Moana or Kubo. I didn't see the other 2 nominees.

 

[Rivergirl2005]

News

Possible changes coming to WDW housekeeping?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/housekeeping-disney-world-reorganized-due-degrading-service-quality/

I wonder if we will get our disney animal towels back?

 

[rteetz]

News

Warner Bros. gets team behind Disney Infinity to make new Cars game.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/01/breaking-disney-infinity-team-reformed-make-cars-3-game/

 

[Budshark]

I wonder if we will get our disney animal towels back?

I'm in for clean floors and bathrooms ahead of the towel animals. But they were fun...

 

[jlundeen]

Looks like me after a few too many Grey Goose Slushies.....

 

[Tigger's ally]

Looks like me after a few too many Grey Goose Slushies.....

There's a thing as "too many Grey Goose Slushies"?

 

[Q-man]

SoCal has had record rain this month. And it was both windy and cold...I was in Dana Point last night and thought, oh, I will go watch the ocean. I lasted 15 minutes, and I'm from Iowa. Granted, I only had a light jacket on, but some of the folks I saw were in full on winter gear.
Streets in the LA area have also been flooding pretty bad, and they got dumped on last night again.

40-45 degrees in 100% humidity, rain, and wind is far tougher than 15 degrees, sunny, low humidity, and no wind.

 

[luisov]

People are upset that Finding Dory didn't get nominated for anything though.

It was a great film, but I do prefer Zootopia and Moana... Not to mention that sequels rarely get nominated. Unless you are Toy Story 3.

 

[Topper]

I wonder if we will get our disney animal towels back?

They haven't gone away. They are back to being "special" and distributed on a very limited basis. They are no longer "on demand".

 

[Roxyfire]

They haven't gone away. They are back to being "special" and distributed on a very limited basis. They are no longer "on demand".

Seriously, this is why we can't have nice things. People play up the "I spent a fortune on Poly MK View Club Level and I never got a towel animal ONCE! What a ripoff!" And yes that's directly from a social media community that shall remain nameless.

 

[Travis B]

I think its quite likely that we will see driods, and stormtroopers out and about. A wookie maybe not.

It might be weird but I find the Stormtroopers in DHS a little scary. A roaming, militarized force just seems a little too ...... possible.