News Round Up 2017

The bigger question is why they are dredging up these old shows? Can't imagine a huge public outcry demanding to see them again...

Money. TV executives know there is already a built-in audience. That makes greenlighting the project less of a risk. Additionally, they can use DVD sales and syndication ratings to judge which shows are still popular.
 
http://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-...passage-for-guests-who-are-of-a-certain-size/

Can we agree now that this is a problem? 22% of that group couldn't ride. I doubt it's a .01% problem

Yeah, I posted this link in the main Pandora thread. If this is really how it will be - or even perception of how it really is then they really do need to do something about it

I think at a minimum they need the test seat out front with CMs there instructing you on how best to fit and also consider having other options for people that don't fit the standard seat
 

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ESPN changes in shows for 2018

http://on.si.com/2qo7otK

I know ESPN keeps losing money. Is it really a good thing for Disney to keep holding onto it? I personally prefer NBC Sports Network and Fox Sports Network now.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-...passage-for-guests-who-are-of-a-certain-size/

Can we agree now that this is a problem? 22% of that group couldn't ride. I doubt it's a .01% problem
That is only one ride cycle. It could have been completely different the next. However, it is still a problem. I think there can be a solution of making a couple seats in each theater accommodating to those who are taller or "Pooh-sized." I don't think we will see any solution until after it opens though, and that is if Disney will even decide to make a couple changes to the seats. I think it's a good thing to think about that Disney is keeping track of how many can't ride though.
 
There is definitely an issue, but if you look at comments, it seems all kinds of body sizes are able to ride. People saying they are 6' and 300 lbs, others at 5'2" and 260 both say they got on. So it clearly isn't just a single measurement issue. I'm sure that is part of the problem Disney is having. Still, I'm somewhat surprised it is this big of an issue. I would be curious to see a pic of the restraint system in place on someone.
 
I know ESPN keeps losing money. Is it really a good thing for Disney to keep holding onto it? I personally prefer NBC Sports Network and Fox Sports Network now.


I don't know how to break this to you, but ESPN does not "lose money." Right now it is making less money than it used to, and the projections are dire going forward, but it still makes money hand over fist. In fact, earnings at the cable t.v. unit, which includes ESPN, fell 11%, but earnings in the film unit fell 17% in the last quarter. Consumer products fell 25%. So while cable t.v. is an issue, on a percentage basis it's a smaller issue than other areas as per the last quarter.
 
I wonder if some of the vehicles have different locking points on the restraints? I know that's not likely the case but it might explain why such a variety of people haven't gotten on while others in the same category have.
 
There is definitely an issue, but if you look at comments, it seems all kinds of body sizes are able to ride. People saying they are 6' and 300 lbs, others at 5'2" and 260 both say they got on. So it clearly isn't just a single measurement issue. I'm sure that is part of the problem Disney is having. Still, I'm somewhat surprised it is this big of an issue. I would be curious to see a pic of the restraint system in place on someone.
I have a picture of someone in the seat in the official Pandora thread.

That's just it. Large short people have been fine in some cases and not in others. Tall people have been fine in some cases and then not in others. There is no specific person that can't ride.
 
I wonder if some of the vehicles have different locking points on the restraints? I know that's not likely the case but it might explain why such a variety of people haven't gotten on while others in the same category have.
No I'm pretty sure all have the same locking points.
 
I don't know how to break this to you, but ESPN does not "lose money." Right now it is making less money than it used to, and the projections are dire going forward, but it still makes money hand over fist. In fact, earnings at the cable t.v. unit, which includes ESPN, fell 11%, but earnings in the film unit fell 17% in the last quarter. Consumer products fell 25%. So while cable t.v. is an issue, on a percentage basis it's a smaller issue than other areas as per the last quarter.
Thanks for clarifying. I just always hear about ESPN not doing well. I don't watch the NBA, so it's just not a sports channel I pay much attention to anymore. I don't even watch Sportscaster anymore lol.
 
That's just it. Large short people have been fine in some cases and not in others. Tall people have been fine in some cases and then not in others. There is no specific person that can't ride.[/QUOTE]
That's why I wonder if the vehicles have some minor differences in restraints. I know this is incredibly unlikely.
 
I usually do both because I am paranoid - have the info in my phone for convenience but then also on paper in case my battery dies
Ok so I haven't been to WDW since FP+ and MDE was introduced but the last time I went I had printed out a map that I customized online on Disney's website (I don't think they do this anymore). Anywho I wrote down the park hours and brought a pen with us so I could mark off the rides I had done. I know that's so old fashioned and I still got maps from Disney of course when I got to the parks but it allowed me more easily to keep track of what rides we had done and the hours and whatnot. Each day we went to the parks I would bring the printed maps I had customized for the parks I knew we would be going to. We put them in our bag that is a waterproof one.

Now this upcoming trip I'll be using my phone the majority of the time because of the MDE app (and using the website). I could have my husband use his phone for the OneNote where I could transfer the MS words documents to but I *might* bring my trusty paper and pen with me too :D
 
People never officially die in TV shows anymore. There are "magical" ways to bring them back.

They're going to have to retcon like...so much of Roseanne for it to make sense. Either the last episode didn't happen (which I hope is the case - that show has one of the worst finales out there), or the whole "winning the lottery" arc didn't happen. Will & Grace will have this problem too, since that show ended something like 20 or 30 years in the future. I love both and am excited to see them back, but at least for other shows that came back like Gilmore Girls or The X Files, it was because they never got a proper ending...whereas these shows both very much wrapped up.
 
Ok so I haven't been to WDW since FP+ and MDE was introduced but the last time I went I had printed out a map that I customized online on Disney's website (I don't think they do this anymore). Anywho I wrote down the park hours and brought a pen with us so I could mark off the rides I had done. I know that's so old fashioned and I still got maps from Disney of course when I got to the parks but it allowed me more easily to keep track of what rides we had done and the hours and whatnot. Each day we went to the parks I would bring the printed maps I had customized for the parks I knew we would be going to. We put them in our bag that is a waterproof one.

Now this upcoming trip I'll be using my phone the majority of the time because of the MDE app (and using the website). I could have my husband use his phone for the OneNote where I could transfer the MS words documents to but I *might* bring my trusty paper and pen with me too :D
You could also write all the rides or just the rides that are your main priorities in a notes app. After you ride them, you can just delete that ride from your app. I have done that before. :)
 
No problem! To be honest, I miss the days when people would walk around with the maps. I don't really see many people using them anymore (Walt Disney World and Disneyland). I now collect the maps, because they always add new attractions on the covers.
Agreed! I can only stare at my phone for so long :P

I still have my maps from 2011. I plan to get some in September and hopefully get a few extras for mementos (hopefully ones without creases and such lol). I love reading maps in general so I get them whenever I can on vacations along with guide/tour pamphlets. They then go in a storage box for memories sake once vacation is over :-)
 
I think that's blown up/coincidence, several other have reported they have seen nobody getting asked to leave. It's still previews, we won't know actual numbers until it opens.

Again there have been several larger people who've been able to ride.

I agree this is being blown out of proportion before the ride is even officially opened, I am far from a small person and I rode, we will never know any numbers though, Disney is in no way no how going to let anything in this land or attraction be put in a negative light especially anything that actually comes from them.
 





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