News Round Up 2018

[MickeyMinnieMom]

News

PHOTO: Guests Riding AVATAR Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom Now Given Warning Cards

Seems so extreme... and environmentally unfriendly ... though maybe they collect them back up?

Like @Mackenzie Click-Mickelson I'm surprised they didn't do this earlier if it's so bad.

 

[Moliphino]

Seems so extreme... and environmentally unfriendly ... though maybe they collect them back up?

Like @Mackenzie Click-Mickelson I'm surprised they didn't do this earlier if it's so bad.

It says they collect them before you ride, just like Mission Space.

 

[rteetz]

Rumor

Interesting thing posted on WDWMagic, Disney wants to increase the WDW AP base and will soon add some things to make it more appealing.

Weird to me considering they want to decrease the DL AP base and that WDW took away some of the discounts recently. I am an AP currently and could be enticed to keep it if they add more.

 

[dina444444]

Rumor

Interesting thing posted on WDWMagic, Disney wants to increase the WDW AP base and will soon add some things to make it more appealing.

Weird to me considering they want to decrease the DL AP base and that WDW took away some of the discounts recently. I am an AP currently and could be enticed to keep it if they add more.

I hope they add the discounts we get at Disneyland property wide on food if it’s a Disney owned and operated and doesn’t fall into ODV.

 

[rteetz]

News

Colon Cancer Survivor Celebrates Her Happily Ever After at the 10th Annual Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Rumor

Interesting thing posted on WDWMagic, Disney wants to increase the WDW AP base and will soon add some things to make it more appealing.

Weird to me considering they want to decrease the DL AP base and that WDW took away some of the discounts recently. I am an AP currently and could be enticed to keep it if they add more.

The way pricing is going on the tickets it feels like the "jump" to an AP was getting smaller as is, so I can kinda see that. WDW definitely has less locals that are AP holders so I hope some of the benefits they look to add would benefit those that aren't local (so something related to travel or even like free movie tickets or something that you can use locally)

 

[Keels]

Rumor

Interesting thing posted on WDWMagic, Disney wants to increase the WDW AP base and will soon add some things to make it more appealing.

Weird to me considering they want to decrease the DL AP base and that WDW took away some of the discounts recently. I am an AP currently and could be enticed to keep it if they add more.

Besides the increased discounts, the specialty offerings during festivals/holidays and then the freebie events they offer for APs was worth what I paid for my AP at Disneyland. Sure, some of the things are similar offerings to what you get if you have a Disney Visa, but I'd really like to see APs get rewarded for being an AP holder more at WDW - even if it's just more random buttons or magnets or special no-wait seating for shows.

 

[rteetz]

Besides the increased discounts, the specialty offerings during festivals/holidays and then the freebie events they offer for APs was worth what I paid for my AP at Disneyland. Sure, some of the things are similar offerings to what you get if you have a Disney Visa, but I'd really like to see APs get rewarded for being an AP holder more at WDW - even if it's just more random buttons or magnets or special no-wait seating for shows.

Agreed. I am excited to even get the special flower and garden AP magnet.

 

[Keels]

Agreed. I am excited to even get the special flower and garden AP magnet.

Right?

AP Holders at Disneyland got to buy specialty tasting tickets for their Food & Wine Festival last year - they were similar to what F&W offers, but at a slightly better price point and were only available to AP holders. Things like that appeal to me GREATLY - if they went back to the tasting pass for F&W WITH guaranteed seating for Eat to the Beat, but offered it only to AP Holders, I would buy those in a heartbeat.

I have a Platinum Plus Pass and TIW, and sometimes I wish that the benefits of TIW would be automatically given to Platinum Plus (ie. free valet and discount on alcoholic beverages), but that's probably asking too much.

 

[amalone1013]

I believe it floated for a time

I see what you did there.

News

Disneyland Park Adding Pixar Play Parade Dining Package

Don't tell my husband... he already wants to do a World of Color dining package and the dessert party... and a Fantasmic package... and he wanted to do Paint the Night too but it starts a week or so after our trip.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Jungle Cruise Details Reveal Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt’s Roles

https://screenrant.com/jungle-cruise-movie-characters-johnson-blunt/

 

[joelkfla]

Many years ago, WDW used to have excellent special events exclusively for passholders at no charge. A few examples:

• An annual passholder preview of the Osborne Family Lights. In the later years, this was just a passholder-only viewing opportunity, but in the early years it was a multi-hour event with numerous live entertainment acts and a good selection of complimentary snacks and drinks. And there were speeches from the park VP saying how much they appreciated us as passholders.
• A Millennium Celebration tent at Epcot that included snacks, character greets, and a free gift.
• A breakfast event at DAK (I think it was for Asia opening) that offered exclusive ride time and a spread of bagels & cream cheese, Krispy Kremes, and Tropicana juice.

Plus, there were passholder lounges at several parks that had free drinks, character greets, and sometimes even extra FP's.

Now, all we get is an occasional passholder preview of new attractions that sells out within an hour of being announced.

 

[rteetz]

News

New exhibit coming to Epcot's Norway Pavilion Stave Church Gallery

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Rumor

Interesting thing posted on WDWMagic, Disney wants to increase the WDW AP base and will soon add some things to make it more appealing.

Weird to me considering they want to decrease the DL AP base and that WDW took away some of the discounts recently. I am an AP currently and could be enticed to keep it if they add more.

I can see it being advantageous in one park and not in another. Honestly, we buy APs because it's cheaper than the alternative, and gives us flexibility to potentially plan an additional quick trip on top of our annual and/or running trips.

When it comes to perks, we are DVC, AP and have Disney VISA -- so a lot of those overlap. Are there ANY AP perks currently that aren't at a park? I can't think of one...

Curious what kinds of things they could add that would make you consider keeping your AP?

 

[rteetz]

I can see it being advantageous in one park and not in another. Honestly, we buy APs because it's cheaper than the alternative, and gives us flexibility to potentially plan an additional quick trip on top of our annual and/or running trips.

When it comes to perks, we are DVC, AP and have Disney VISA -- so a lot of those overlap. Are there ANY AP perks currently that aren't at a park? I can't think of one...

Curious what kinds of things they could add that would make you consider keeping your AP?

I want planning on doing multiple trips next year that’s why I wasn’t going to continue my AP but that could change.

 

[dlavender]

I can see it being advantageous in one park and not in another. Honestly, we buy APs because it's cheaper than the alternative, and gives us flexibility to potentially plan an additional quick trip on top of our annual and/or running trips.

When it comes to perks, we are DVC, AP and have Disney VISA -- so a lot of those overlap. Are there ANY AP perks currently that aren't at a park? I can't think of one...

Curious what kinds of things they could add that would make you consider keeping your AP?

Id be happy with a 60 day FP window....

 

[splash327]

I can see it being advantageous in one park and not in another. Honestly, we buy APs because it's cheaper than the alternative, and gives us flexibility to potentially plan an additional quick trip on top of our annual and/or running trips.

When it comes to perks, we are DVC, AP and have Disney VISA -- so a lot of those overlap. Are there ANY AP perks currently that aren't at a park? I can't think of one...

Curious what kinds of things they could add that would make you consider keeping your AP?

I would like a lounge in Epcot like the DVC lounge. Just in one park would be fine.

 

[pooh'smate]

Disney and McDonald's are getting back together again.

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2018/02/27/disney-returning-mcdonalds-happy-meals-new-alliance/

 

[Moliphino]

I would like a lounge in Epcot like the DVC lounge. Just in one park would be fine.

They used to have one in the Land pavilion. Most of what I remember is hanging out drinking hot chocolate in the middle of August and taking tons of the free temporary tattoos they had out (I was about 13 at the time).

 

[Roxyfire]

Agreed. I am excited to even get the special flower and garden AP magnet.

I really wanted the christmas one too, and I'll miss this one by a couple days. Hopefully they have a summer themed one.