News Round Up 2017

[rteetz]

And not the least bit necessary to compliment the new land IMO.

The movies all take place before the land anyways.

 

[rteetz]

We looked for the ROL soundtrack when we were there last week and they didn't have it for sale. CM's couldn't tell us when it would be available.

Because the soundtrack that was supposed to be released was for the original 18 minute show they had to pull it.

 

[mikepizzo]

News

As we all get ready to travel to Pandora, Avatar 2 is not going to open December 2018 like originally planned.

http://www.**************.net/2017/...e-pushed-back-wont-open-as-announced-in-2018/

Surprise, surprise.

This is going to end up being the Half Life 3 of the film world...except no one is really knocking down the theater doors to watch it.

Or maybe it will be the Duke Nukem Forever. There was originally a ton of hype, then massive production woes, everyone forgot about it, it was released many years too late, and ended up being terrible.

 

[STLstone]

Or if at all...

There's a chance the land could be so popular that it could spark renewed interest in the movie franchise...

 

[jade1]

The movies all take place before the land anyways.

Yep, and still not the least bit necessary for the land IMO. It could have stood on its own without any movies IMO.

 

[monique5]

Its served differently at DL.

Grey stuff is my favorite at WDW...

The Grey Stuff was different last week than from previous visits (last October 2016). I loved it!

 

[rteetz]

There's a chance the land could be so popular that it could spark renewed interest in the movie franchise...

That is true. Disney's marketing is working too, people are really liking what they are seeing.

 

[rteetz]

Just something to ponder, Volcano Bay opens May 25th two days before Pandora officially opens. Yet, Volcano Bay looks nowhere near as close to being ready as Pandora.

 

[skier_pete]

All I have to say is "Where all the haters at now?!?!"

Obviously can't say for sure until I see it in person, but it looks like Disney has actually found away to top Universal's Harry Potter for total immersion!! Looks amazing!!

Yeah - it was probably 80-90% negative on the boards when this was announced, with a few of us saying "Just because the movie wasn't great doesn't mean the land won't be."

Even though I was one of the positive ones back then, I still suggest temporing expectations. Things look good now, but let's see what the actual qualitiy of the product is.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

[/URL][/IMG] This is all I can think of when I hear the new live action Gaston song (since I can hear it but not see it)

 

[Redcon1]

So instead of a bro-mance, it's a sno-mance?

 

[rteetz]

News

First trailer for Pixar's Coco comes out next week.

 

[TwoMisfits]

News

First trailer for Pixar's Coco comes out next week.

RUMOR

They are "possibly" changing the original late November release date plan and moving the date up...(rumor is on a Hollywood discussion board)...

https://twitter.com/DisneyPixar/status/840247141872353280

 

[Sweettears]

Love that they are adding Aladdin and Tangled to the show. It's nice to see that they are not forgetting about the classics... And there's just not enough Tangled at the parks.

I'm not sure I agree with your take on classics. Snow White, Peter Pan and Pinocchio are classics in the truest sense. Just showing my age I guess.

 

[rteetz]

News

Leaked image of Disneyland's Star Wars Land

 

[Sweettears]

I think that is the issue with all these remakes Disney is doing.

I don't think anyone can argue that Disney is making these films just for artistic merit. They were green lit because the originals made a lot of money and they want these live action versions to make a lot of money.

Which is really the problem, everything is based off the originals, including audience good will towards the product name. So of course it is going to be compared to the original.

I do wonder if this is just going to be a vicious cycle and if Disney would ever dare remake an animated version of the animated version. Or maybe 15 years from now they'll just start over and do another live action re-imagining of Cinderella then so forth.

I agree. Plus if you remember a few years back they began to reissue the older movies in 3D. That effort petered out pretty quickly so I think that's why the live action remakes took wind.

 

[Sweettears]

It's showcasing the bioluminescence which yes is a lot of black lighting and such. There are also screens in use for things like the wolf creature. This ride also features the incredible Navi AA.

I think that I saw liberal use of the twinkling lights in the walk way. Just like in EPCOT but in color.

 

[jlundeen]

I'm not sure I agree with your take on classics. Snow White, Peter Pan and Pinocchio are classics in the truest sense. Just showing my age I guess.

I guess we are in the same club here... Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Bambi, Dumbo, Peter Pan, Pinocchio...For me, those are the classics. Not say movies that came after that aren't as good, just that those are my childhood.

 

[Sweettears]

We looked for the ROL soundtrack when we were there last week and they didn't have it for sale. CM's couldn't tell us when it would be available.

I was there as well. I was told it was for sale but couldn't find it anywhere. I looked in every shop in AK so I assume it was a mistaken CM.

 

[rteetz]

I think that I saw liberal use of the twinkling lights in the walk way. Just like in EPCOT but in color.

Yes as in the movie the ground lights up.