News Round Up 2017

[Maggles41]

Guess who got her Disney Villains Stamps today?!?!!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Guess who got her Disney Villains Stamps today?!?!!

Shoot...I actually meant to order those...

 

[MissGina5]

Like mine train and under the sea? So immersive and detailed?

well wait. Those animitronics cant be beat! I love 7DMT and only wish it was longer. While Little Mermaid is a lot like some of the other rides, as someone who grew up with Little Mermaid, it makes me feel nostalgic in a way other rides don't

 

[lockedoutlogic]

well wait. Those animitronics cant be beat! I love 7DMT and only wish it was longer. While Little Mermaid is a lot like some of the other rides, as someone who grew up with Little Mermaid, it makes me feel nostalgic in a way other rides don't

Right...but not spectacular, top notch immersion

 

[1983DisneyFanatic]

"Plastic cheese" returns to Casey's Corner?

http://www.chipandco.com/cheese-sauce-returned-caseys-corner-magic-kingdom-276433/

 

[Tinkerbell8956]

well wait. Those animitronics cant be beat! I love 7DMT and only wish it was longer. While Little Mermaid is a lot like some of the other rides, as someone who grew up with Little Mermaid, it makes me feel nostalgic in a way other rides don't

Agreed! Under the sea is my favorite dark ride in the MK due to being a huge little mermaid fan as a kid. It will instantly pull me out of a grumpy mood.

 

[DISnewjersey]

News

Universal is surveying guests about Disney's Star Wars hotel... How long until we see a Potter hotel announced?

Ah yes, hopefully it's realistic! I cannot wait for a hotel in Orlando without electric or air conditioning!

 

[joelkfla]

"Plastic cheese" return to Casey's Corner?

http://www.chipandco.com/cheese-sauce-returned-caseys-corner-magic-kingdom-276433/

A dollar a cup! That's gotta be like 2000% profit.

 

[jknezek]

A dollar a cup! That's gotta be like 2000% profit.

So on the low end of WDW's usual profit margin?

 

[MissGina5]

Right...but not spectacular, top notch immersion

no but it's not exactly cheap screens slapped up. Idk it really bothers me.

 

[rteetz]

News

Ryan Seacrest to host American Idol comeback

https://ohmy.disney.com/tv/2017/07/...-host-american-idol-on-abc/?cmp=smc|991774092

 

[Tigger's ally]

Former magic.

Nobody knows what Mrs. Cutler says....

 

[FoxC63]

News

New Magic Shots

a-new-way-to-find-magic-shots-at-walt-disney-world-resort

I started a new thread called "Magic Shots - Current Listings" please feel free to take a look see

 

[FoxC63]

News

More mobile order locations coming!

walt-disney-world-expands-mobile-order-service

Is there a running list on the boards? Thanks!

 

[danikoski]

Well, they will have the Millennium Falcon literally there and one of the attractions is flying said Falcon so that should give you that feeling ... and I think the land in the model did *feel* like a Star Wars location. I bet there will be tons of Easter Eggs and characters from the original trilogy around/referenced as well.

I'm hoping they pull in some Clone Wars and Rebels as well. I have been thoroughly impressed with the animated series, especially Rebels. I will admit, I'm not a die hard fan. I enjoy the series, I've enjoyed some of the books (Bloodline turned out to be fantastic), but I'm not going to pick apart the land unless they really miss the mark.

 

[afan]

yeah, that's why I put "at least" in there. I really liked Pandora, but hard to say it is worth more than the combined cost of both Harry Potter lands (but obviously budgeting and accounting is different at Disney vs Comcast)

Part of the difference though is Disney started from scratch where Universal rethemed some stuff. Not that they didn't pay a ton to redo maelstrom but it's going to take more to build a land from scratch, including tearing down what was there, than it will to use existing rides and build some stuff.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'm hoping they pull in some Clone Wars and Rebels as well. I have been thoroughly impressed with the animated series, especially Rebels. I will admit, I'm not a die hard fan. I enjoy the series, I've enjoyed some of the books (Bloodline turned out to be fantastic), but I'm not going to pick apart the land unless they really miss the mark.

Well, the storylines they seem to be working with in the new movies seem to go along with Rebels a lot (concept of the Gray Jedi and the Bendu, etc) so I definitely would expect some of that referenced in the land

 

[Mouse of Mystery]

Right...and you fall in the line with many of the younger fans...

But...I don't want to beat this because it's tired...there is a big dividing line in the Star Wars fandom between the hardliner fans from the pre-tech era and the following 1-1.5 generations...

The older set...and we aren't going away soon and wield the financial bat...are going to be way more apprehensive/critical of this if they don't give the 80's enough love. It's just gonna be that way...unavoidable.

The same is gonna go with the hotel if we don't see what resonates.

I'm an older Star Wars fan. I was 8 when I saw the original in the theaters the first time around. I collected any and everything Star Wars and talked about it non-stop to anyone that would listen. I tolerate the second trilogy and enjoy parts of them, but will watch them only under protest.

But I haven't seen anything so far that makes me worried. The setting is just fine -- it marries old world and new tech, with a splash of grime just the way it should. That it isn't directly represented in the original trilogy is not worrying: I always imagined that there was more to the SW universe than I saw on screen anyway. SW is about exploration. I can't think of any specific environment I'd rather see, particularly when it needs to provide more than a single "note" as a backdrop for a number of different rides.

I feel like the Falcon and familiar characters are going to provide the scratch for my nostalgic itch. I could be wrong and Disney could pull an Avatar and make a Star Wars-ish land with rides featuring stuff that could have plausibly happened to characters that may have possibly populated that universe... but I don't think that mistake is happening twice. The cast of characters is just too strong -- people identify with them, and that's what Disney, at its best... does best!

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Nobody knows what Mrs. Cutler says....

She'll move on soon...he outkicked his coverage

 

[rteetz]

Is there a running list on the boards? Thanks!

Not sure best bet would be the restaurants board.