News Round Up 2017

[rteetz]

News

Disney Virtual Running Shorts are back for a second year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-running-shorts-series-is-back-for-thesummer/

 

[skier_pete]

That's exactly how I feel too ... almost like when a kid is heading off to college/leaving the nest .... I know it is time but still hard to say goodbye

I agree that Wishes is a very emotional show - but I still think incorporating the new technologies that have changed over the last 15 years could definitely lead to a better show - hopefully Disney doesn't cheap out on it. (I think this is unlikely - more likely that initially it will be more impressive, but over the first few years they will cut it back.)

might be unpopular, and realize I am someone who is at WDW more than DLR so we still have ToT, but I think it looks pretty good and when that whole area is redone I think it could have a really cool feel

I don't mind the change at Disneyland at all. The ToT there pretty much sucked compared to Florida (The fact that the car stays in the same shaft the entire time, and that there were no random drops just makes for a significantly less enjoyable experience.)

Photo update

Volcano Bay aerials

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/latest-aerials-of-volcano-bay-at-universal-orlando

Hmmm, for a third theme park it looks an awful lot like a water park? (Yes, I'm going to keep picking on them for that one.)

 

[mikepizzo]

Hmmm, for a third theme park it looks an awful lot like a water park? (Yes, I'm going to keep picking on them for that one.)

The theme of their third park is water...duh

 

[pepperandchips]

News

Disney Virtual Running Shorts are back for a second year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-running-shorts-series-is-back-for-thesummer/

I am I the only one who thinks this is an incredibly odd name? My first thought was "pantsless runners" akin to the emperor's new clothes. I think I prefer my running shorts to be physical, not virtual...

 

[Maineiak]

News

Disney Virtual Running Shorts are back for a second year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-running-shorts-series-is-back-for-thesummer/

Haven't clicked the link, but these sounds like they'd go great with all of the virtual running I do. As I often tell people, I get tired just driving 26.2 miles....

 

[rteetz]

Haven't clicked the link, but these sounds like they'd go great with all of the virtual running I do. As I often tell people, I get tired just driving 26.2 miles....

Funny but virtual races are quite popular.

 

[luisov]

News

Disney raises their stake in Disneyland Paris to 85%

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/10/media/euro-disney-bailout-disneyland-paris/

Interesting. Hopefully this is in the best interest of the resort. The state of those parks prior to the 25th refurbs was unacceptable for Disney standards. It truly was a shame given how beautiful DLP really is.

 

[Rivergirl2005]

I would imagine by the end of this week. However there is nothing that suggests when.

Update, just checked. He said the announcement is not today.

Has this mystery announcement been said yet?

 

[adam.adbe]

News

Disney raises their stake in Disneyland Paris to 85%

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/10/media/euro-disney-bailout-disneyland-paris/

No-one's going to convince me that Disney haven't been deliberately starving partners and investment funds out of Euro Disney SCA. I believe a full take-over has been on the cards for a long time.

Sure safety concerns are driving some of the lat 12 month's issues, but DLP has been faced with wholly avoidable and largely Disney created problems for a decade or more now.

 

[adam.adbe]

Funny but virtual races are quite popular.

Sorry for the OT, but it seems I'm not the only one who is confused: What exactly is the Disney virtual race? They don't make it at all obvious on the linked site.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

News

Disney Virtual Running Shorts are back for a second year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-running-shorts-series-is-back-for-thesummer/

Truly a way to print money. Congrats rundisney.

 

[Redcon1]

I'd rather have MSEP

I'd rather have Spectromagic.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Sorry for the OT, but it seems I'm not the only one who is confused: What exactly is the Disney virtual race? They don't make it at all obvious on the linked site.

Run Disney provides a medal and the consumer pays, then runs the race on their own terms.

They receive the medal no matter what, there is no check up system.

I'm not knocking the idea, it gets people motivated to get out there and move.

But it still lets rundisney sell a low cost product (the medal) and doesn't require any other actual investment from them.

So like I said, they're printing money.

 

[PxyShan]

Sorry for the OT, but it seems I'm not the only one who is confused: What exactly is the Disney virtual race? They don't make it at all obvious on the linked site.

A non-cynical view is that virtual races are a way to keep runners motivated to train for in-person runs. You essentially pledge to run so many miles, then you pay money to get a medal for those miles.

Runners will do a lot of crazy things for some bling. (Speaking from experience).

ETA: I do a few virtual races because my running support/partners are my sisters, who live across the country and in Japan. It's a fun way for us all to get the same medals since we can't run in the same races.

But yes, they are a total money grab.

 

[rteetz]

Has this mystery announcement been said yet?

Nope

 

[HeroOfWDW]

Nope

The anticipation is real. It's gonna be today right?

 

[rteetz]

The anticipation is real. It's gonna be today right?

They just said not yesterday. They didn't give a specific time frame.

 

[HeroOfWDW]

They just said not yesterday. They didn't give a specific time frame.

Hmmmm... Let's hope it's today. Fingers crossed for Paint the Night

 

[rteetz]

Fingers crossed for Paint the Night

I can almost Guarantee that's not happening unless something drastically changed.

 

[rteetz]

News

Menus for Flower and Garden

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...ernational-flower-and-garden-festival-are-up/