News Round Up 2017

[TheMaxRebo]

Am I the only one that noticed the words "Ticketed" in that article? I thought this would be a tough sell, but it's going to be really tough if you need to pay just to enter (at least that's what it sounds like to me).

DisneyQuest was ticketed. I can’t see everything there being free.

I agree - I mean, I assumed not all of it would be free, but that article reads that, other than the store and the restaurant, you have to pay just to get in. i thought it might be you can get in and check out some of the museum type stuff but then pay to do some of the more attraction based things ... but guess not

 

[rteetz]

News

Tiana's Riverboat Party Extended: Available Daily Dec. 23 - Dec. 31 and Select Dates Through Jan. 6

 

[LSLS]

DisneyQuest was ticketed. I can’t see everything there being free.

Yes it was, but DisneyQuest A.) Appealed to a lot bigger demographic and B.) still failed (I know they didn't maintain it which was also a large part, but I would bet the price tag was a part of it as well). I can see paying for experiences, but I was assuming it would be free to walk around and then pay some sort of money to do some of the experiences, and it may even have a few free ones. You know, like walk on the court, see some lockers, and then you can pay for the really cool and innovative experiences. If you have to pay to enter, I went from not really having much interest to a guarantee that I will never see the place.

 

[jknezek]

DisneyQuest was ticketed. I can’t see everything there being free.

DisneyQuest, at least when it was new, appealed to a similar audience to WDW in general. The games and attractions were general entertainment, the ability to build a theme park ride fit in with the WDW vacationer... an NBA experience appeals only to a subset of WDW guests. In other words, most WDW guests like rides and games, many WDW guests like sports, some like basketball, and some of those like the NBA. If you were doing a Venn diagram, the proportion of people who go to WDW that would be expected to like a DisneyQuest experience is significantly larger than the proportion expected to like an NBA experience.

So yes, while both may require tickets, the odds of finding people willing to pay for those tickets while on vacation at WDW were larger when DisneyQuest was new than it will be when the NBA experience opens. That being said, DisneyQuest was an embarrassing flop... cough, Chicago, cough... and I expect in 20 years when they finally knock down this building after 15 years of non-investment it will be also.

 

[rteetz]

DisneyQuest, at least when it was new, appealed to a similar audience to WDW in general. The games and attractions were general entertainment, the ability to build a theme park ride fit in with the WDW vacationer... an NBA experience appeals only to a subset of WDW guests. In other words, most WDW guests like rides and games, many WDW guests like sports, some like basketball, and some of those like the NBA. If you were doing a Venn diagram, the proportion of people who go to WDW that would be expected to like a DisneyQuest experience is significantly larger than the proportion expected to like an NBA experience.

So yes, while both may require tickets, the odds of finding people willing to pay for those tickets while on vacation at WDW were larger when DisneyQuest was new than it will be when the NBA experience opens. That being said, DisneyQuest was an embarrassing flop... cough, Chicago, cough... and I expect in 20 years when they finally knock down this building after 15 years of non-investment it will be also.

I get it. I think though if Disney did not see a demographic that likes the NBA they wouldn't build this. You also have to think about the fact that Disney has a partner in this. The NBA is covering costs of some aspects and will likely invest in it to bring new things over the years to this place. DisneyQuest was purely Disney. Am I a big NBA fan? No absolutely not but I like great experiences and I will reserve judgment on this until I see what they do with the place.

 

[JaxDad]

I get it. I think though if Disney did not see a demographic that likes the NBA they wouldn't build this. You also have to think about the fact that Disney has a partner in this. The NBA is covering costs of some aspects and will likely invest in it to bring new things over the years to this place. DisneyQuest was purely Disney. Am I a big NBA fan? No absolutely not but I like great experiences and I will reserve judgment on this until I see what they do with the place.

Same here. It certainly wasn't my first choice for an attraction to replace DQ, but my son is a NBA fan, so I plan to visit at least once. Hopefully it will be fun and won't drain the wallet TOO much!

 

[a4matte]

News

Tiana's Riverboat Party Extended: Available Daily Dec. 23 - Dec. 31 and Select Dates Through Jan. 6

That's it? We did this in October and it was a lot of fun!

 

[rteetz]

News

Moonlight Magic Events for 2018

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/11/moonlight-magic-events-2018-announced/

 

[jknezek]

I get it. I think though if Disney did not see a demographic that likes the NBA they wouldn't build this. You also have to think about the fact that Disney has a partner in this. The NBA is covering costs of some aspects and will likely invest in it to bring new things over the years to this place. DisneyQuest was purely Disney. Am I a big NBA fan? No absolutely not but I like great experiences and I will reserve judgment on this until I see what they do with the place.

I have no doubt it will have some fans. And getting the NBA to pay for part is nice for Disney, but is it nice for the guest? How often have we lamented the sponsorship model at EPCOT? It's a model that doesn't really work. Things rarely get updated, and when they do, they get updated to the sponsors favor, not the guest. See Chevrolet's Test Track, sponsored by Chevrolet, using real Chevrolet tools to give guests a Chevrolet experience. Followed by a Chevrolet Fan Zone that exits into a Chevrolet Gift Shop where you can shop for all things Chevrolet.

Look, I miss the concept of DisneyQuest when it was new. Since, say, 2005, it's been a rotting space so huzzah to Disney for putting something new there. I just think it's the wrong thing for the wrong reasons and every new piece of information that comes out simply reinforces that belief. Does that mean I think it will have no fans? Of course not. Even the new Imagination has some fans for some godawful reason. But hey, I could be wrong.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I get it. I think though if Disney did not see a demographic that likes the NBA they wouldn't build this. You also have to think about the fact that Disney has a partner in this. The NBA is covering costs of some aspects and will likely invest in it to bring new things over the years to this place. DisneyQuest was purely Disney. Am I a big NBA fan? No absolutely not but I like great experiences and I will reserve judgment on this until I see what they do with the place.

I definitely think there is an element to the place to be promotional/advertisement for the NBA and general and to get people into it - Disney (through ESPN) has so much invested in the NBA they need for it to be popular ... which I guess is why I am surprised not more of it is free. You'd think they'd want to get people into the place and excited about it and for the NBA in general (and then have separate tickets for the attractions)

 

[SureAsLiz]

That's it? We did this in October and it was a lot of fun!

It's been running for a year now - I think this is the 3rd or 4th extension? It wasn't originally scheduled to go far into 2017 at all

 

[Capang]

News

Moonlight Magic Events for 2018

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/11/moonlight-magic-events-2018-announced/

Yes! Finally going to be on property for one of these!

 

[Lee Matthews]

They should make the NBA experience ticket or free if you subscribe to ESPN Plus when it launches next year. Make some stuff exclusive to members

 

[Roxyfire]

Yes! Finally going to be on property for one of these!

Me too! Well, the other side of town but close enough!

 

[dclpluto]

Yes! Finally going to be on property for one of these!

Book in the morning the day it opens. I waited for when I got home from work thinking there wouldn’t be any problems and they were are booked up. This was for the dec Epcot ones. I was at the animal kingdom one in September it was great. Fop was a walk on the end of the night. I will be at the animal kingdom one next year on may 16. Yes I will definitely book in the morning.

 

[Redcon1]

News/Rumour:

Chapek emerges as leader to replace Iger

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...f-emerges-as-strong-contender-to-succeed-iger

Not sure how I feel - guess better than a straight up bean counter

Would love if they could find a way to get Matt Ouimet back into the fold.

 

[sachilles]

The nba ticket thing, will probably have a voucher included with your "magic my way package". It's one of those things where a ticket will be required, but likely eveyone amd their mother will be able to get a free ticket. Only a few random folks will pay to get in. All done mostly to keep some of the riff raff out.

 

[skier_pete]

News

Moonlight Magic Events for 2018

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/11/moonlight-magic-events-2018-announced/

Aww...dang it. Three trips in 2018 and none of them hit an event! Oh well, not the reason I bought DVC...

 

[jlundeen]

That's it? We did this in October and it was a lot of fun!

we did this also in early November, and it was really good! The deserts are the same run-of-the-mill cupcakes and sweets, but the vantage point to watch the parade was very nice. I still mourn the fact that they had to cut down all those beautiful trees in order to have this as an event, though.

 

[saskdw]

I've yet to go to the HOP, but have intended to every time. Went into carousel of progress for the first time on our last trip 2 years ago(and our son who was 7 loved it.
I was beginning to wonder if it would ever re-open. It might be a one and done, but I feel like I have to go in at least one time.

CoP has been a must do for us right from our first trip to WDW. Along with the nostalgia there is never a line up and great place to sit down out of the crowds for a few mins.

Just like you HOP was something we always intended to do, but never did. We finally saw it last trip. I wouldn't wait in line for it, but if we were passing by and could just walk-in when the show was about to start we'd do it again.