News Round Up 2017

[umichigan10]

News/Rumor

Stitch to close forever?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/12/breaking-stitchs-great-escape-will-close-forever-next-month/

One can only wish

 

[rteetz]

News

New Years Eve at WDW

http://www.wdwmagic.com/events/holi...-new-years-eve-2017-entertainment-line-up.htm

 

[jpeterson]

Some will. Not mine, but there are a few people that liked it, though I don't know why. I just hope the "attraction to be named later" actually comes true. It didn't eat many people, but it did eat a few, and Disney needs to eat people these days until they can open all the new stuff they have planned.

I had heard on this site how the ride was terrible, awful, etc. I figured it couldn't be that bad and people were just being negative. Then in August I had an opportunity to actually see it. All those people were right, it was terrible!

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland has a NEW model of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge! They have also started selling Star Wars lego sets in the Launch Bay.

 

[skier_pete]

News/Rumor

Stitch to close forever?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/12/breaking-stitchs-great-escape-will-close-forever-next-month/

Never in the history of WDW have less people been sad about an attraction closing. (Still more than Superstar Limo though - look it up kids.)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland has a NEW model of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge! They have also started selling Star Wars lego sets.

oh, misread that and got too excited - I thought you meant they have started selling Lego sets of Galaxy's Edge - not that they have started selling Lego sets at Launch Bay

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

The Edison

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/the-edison/gallery/13dec2017-the-edison-pre-opening-tour.htm

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

oooh I can't wait to see what takes its place!

Coming soon...i.e. Summer 2021...Wall-E's great escape...it takes 4 years to repaint and install the "Disco Wall-E" animatronic that basically doesn't move anyways...

 

[Mr. Mickey]

Disney and FOX deal approximate value is up to $75 Billion now!

 

[rteetz]

PHOTOS - Our Sneak Peek preview tour of The Edison, Maria and Enzo's and Enzo's Hideaway

 

[TheMaxRebo]

PHOTOS - Our Sneak Peek preview tour of The Edison, Maria and Enzo's and Enzo's Hideaway

Enzo's hideaway sounds pretty cool - surprised about the no corkage fee!

 

[kungaloosh22]

Photo Update

The Edison

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/the-edison/gallery/13dec2017-the-edison-pre-opening-tour.htm

I might never forgive Disney for getting rid of the Adventurer's Club, but at least they replaced it with something good. Looking forward to this!

 

[kungaloosh22]

Coming soon...i.e. Summer 2021...Wall-E's great escape...it takes 4 years to repaint and install the "Disco Wall-E" animatronic that basically doesn't move anyways...

They should theme People Mover (or whatever it's called these days) to Wall-E.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Deal apparently done - Disney gets FOX assets for $52bn

Iger to stay on until end of 2021

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42353545

 

[romitaz]

NEWS

Deal apparently done - Disney gets FOX assets for $52bn

Iger to stay on until end of 2021

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42353545

So, Disney will own The Simpsons. I wonder if they can use that to get the Marvel rights back from Comcast. Things that make you go hmmm...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So, Disney will own The Simpsons. I wonder if they can use that to get the Marvel rights back from Comcast. Things that make you go hmmm...

Either that or things are going to get even more contentious between the two sides. Obviously a small thing but they are just starting a Marvel superhero character meal at Universal

 

[Disney Diva Mom]

Anyone else see the article about our own Kenny the Pirate and his daughter completing all rides at WDW in one day? That is a long day!!

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/...-rode-all-49-disney-world-rides-in-1-day.html

 

[eXo]

So, Disney will own The Simpsons.

Someone got a hat I can eat?

I swore it wouldn't happen, as it would cause Fox to gut their own broadcast station. Several industry analysts felt the same way, so it wasn't just me. As the deal got closer and Simpsons remained part of it, it occurred to me that maybe Fox intends to gut it's broadcast network. They couldn't sell the actual station, so they decided to sell all of it's "content" and just let the station whither on the vine. I'll be curious to see what happens to the station over the next few months. I've read "some speculate Fox’s primetime may be filled with live, primarily sports programming, news magazines and possibly reality shows."

Odd to think how many major areas at Universal Studios are based on content and characters owned by Disney at this point.

What I really want to know is what Disney is going to do with Garfield: The Movie... lol

 

[piglet1979]

Anyone else see the article about our own Kenny the Pirate and his daughter completing all rides at WDW in one day? That is a long day!!

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/...-rode-all-49-disney-world-rides-in-1-day.html

I did. I read his report the other day about it. It is pretty cool.

 

[wnwardii]

Wonder if Disney will use the Simpsons as leverage to get full Marvel rights in Florida? Sort of like what happened with Oswald and, I believe, the sports broadcaster.