News Round Up 2017

[dlavender]

News

Disney is going to begin cracking down on the SDFP, and is locking accounts so people can't cheat the system.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/06/disne...ll-begin-locking-guest-accounts-abuse-system/

I wonder if the number of abusers finally hit a mark that caused the change, or they always had this pegged as a fix and are doing it alongside some other upgrade.

Always seemed like too much work for me. But maybe I can now get that IASW 4th FP?

 

[Gastonecrosse]

Hopefully this isn't too ignorant of a question.

Would this site

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/

be considered a reputable source for information concerning the Food and Wine festival concert lineup?

We are planning to schedule our next trip to coincide with a musical performance but I seem to be having trouble finding good information. While I initially thought I am looking too far ahead, apparently FP+ bookings for the first day of the festival are only 27 days out so I really need to get on the ball with reservations!

 

[Capang]

News

Disney is going to begin cracking down on the SDFP, and is locking accounts so people can't cheat the system.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/06/disne...ll-begin-locking-guest-accounts-abuse-system/

Fabulous! Maybe I can get a decent 4th FP this week.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Disneyland update

http://micechat.com/162526-disneyland-photo-update-summer-begun/

 

[rteetz]

News

Paddlefish at Disney Springs Offering Father’s Day Special

 

[nkosiek]

Hopefully this isn't too ignorant of a question.

Would this site

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/

be considered a reputable source for information concerning the Food and Wine festival concert lineup?

We are planning to schedule our next trip to coincide with a musical performance but I seem to be having trouble finding good information. While I initially thought I am looking too far ahead, apparently FP+ bookings for the first day of the festival are only 27 days out so I really need to get on the ball with reservations!

Disney Food Blog are solid when it comes to info regarding anything food.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Disney is going to begin cracking down on the SDFP, and is locking accounts so people can't cheat the system.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/06/disne...ll-begin-locking-guest-accounts-abuse-system/

personally I am glad to hear it - I mean, just makes sense that you would have 3 FP (or the bonus ones after you use your 3) for a valid, used park ticket for that day

Wonder if this will also impact people who use a Magic Band connected to an AP holder not in the park that day (i.e., a person on a solo trip who uses their partners magic band)

 

[mikeamizzle]

News

Disney is going to begin cracking down on the SDFP, and is locking accounts so people can't cheat the system.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/06/disne...ll-begin-locking-guest-accounts-abuse-system/

I'm sort of embarrassed to admit that I had never even heard of this loophole before this news.

 

[rteetz]

I'm sort of embarrassed to admit that I had never even heard of this loophole before this news.

There is a thread about it on TPAS.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Hopefully this isn't too ignorant of a question.

Would this site

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/

be considered a reputable source for information concerning the Food and Wine festival concert lineup?

We are planning to schedule our next trip to coincide with a musical performance but I seem to be having trouble finding good information. While I initially thought I am looking too far ahead, apparently FP+ bookings for the first day of the festival are only 27 days out so I really need to get on the ball with reservations!

Yes, they are reputable in my opinion, especially info on the Food and Wine Festival. Most of the information on the 2017 Eat to the Beat concerts comes from the individual bands' websites. Just to let you know, Disney did not release the official schedule for the Eat to the Beat concerts last year until the day reservations opened up for the special events and seminars. I hope they do a better job this year.

 

[ckelly14]

Seems that this took a long time to correct...it's been a known issue for years, with instructions publicly posted about how to scam the system. I'm glad that they are at least trying to level the playing field.

Disney may have just realized they can monetize it...

 

[dlavender]

personally I am glad to hear it - I mean, just makes sense that you would have 3 FP (or the bonus ones after you use your 3) for a valid, used park ticket for that day

Wonder if this will also impact people who use a Magic Band connected to an AP holder not in the park that day (i.e., a person on a solo trip who uses their partners magic band)

I believe the upgrade or whatever will only let the FP be used if the ticket for that FP was used to enter the park that day.

 

[Irish_Mike]

News

Choza de Margarita is apparently nearing completion at the Mexico Pavilion, after a number of delays.

http://blogmickey.com/2017/06/photo-choza-de-margarita-almost-completed/

 

[Indybill]

Hopefully this isn't too ignorant of a question.

Would this site

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/

be considered a reputable source for information concerning the Food and Wine festival concert lineup?

We are planning to schedule our next trip to coincide with a musical performance but I seem to be having trouble finding good information. While I initially thought I am looking too far ahead, apparently FP+ bookings for the first day of the festival are only 27 days out so I really need to get on the ball with reservations!

Disney tends to have the same acts come back year after year. All you need to do is search for that performer's website and look for their tour schedule. This is how she comes up with names for the ones she has filled in. She also has ties to Disney which are good and bad...the rumors come from those connections but for a lot of the food reviews, take them with a grain of salt. See how often she gives anything a really bad review. We used to swear by her and then over the years realized the ties were a little too close to get a fully honest review.

 

[rteetz]

News

Special Flag Retreat ceremony to honor World War II veterans

 

[skier_pete]

Hopefully this isn't too ignorant of a question.

Would this site

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/eat-to-the-beat-concerts/

be considered a reputable source for information concerning the Food and Wine festival concert lineup?

We are planning to schedule our next trip to coincide with a musical performance but I seem to be having trouble finding good information. While I initially thought I am looking too far ahead, apparently FP+ bookings for the first day of the festival are only 27 days out so I really need to get on the ball with reservations!

I would suggest they are pretty reliable. They make the list up from artists websites until Disney officially confirms it. However, understand I would consider anything on that list a "tentative" date, as Disney could certainly shift the artists around before the final announcement. Normally Disney doesn't announce the events until mid-July, but with F&W moved up to Labor Day, I expect that we will hear more details before the end of June.

 

[laurxx24]

What doesn't does everyone think about the Disneyland nighttime parade possibly coming to Disney world? Is that a solid rumor?

 

[umichigan10]

What doesn't does everyone think about the Disneyland nighttime parade possibly coming to Disney world? Is that a solid rumor?

There was a thread about it on here somewhere, as of now it's pretty much just speculation

 

[Gastonecrosse]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I looked and indeed the artist in question my wife would like to see (David Cook) has the dates listed on his own page so I feel much more comfortable trying to make some plans.

 

[Irish_Mike]

Not really Disney news, but for the six Apple Watch owners out there (Looking at you, Ryan), Apple is introducing new Toy Story watch faces with the new OS later this year (Alongside the current Mickey and Minnie).

Go crazy.