News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

News

New 'Fast&Furious: Spy Racers' Trademark Could Have a Presence in Universal Parks

 

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Photo Update

Dateline Disneyland – Animal Kingdom News and Photos

 

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News

Wilderness Lodge Launches Ability To Unlock Room Door Via My Disney Experience App

 

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Photo Update

PHOTOS: Otter Exhibit Drained for Refurbishment at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

 

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Photo Update

PHOTOS - Club 33 construction at the Magic Kingdom

 

[JaxDad]

Universal News:

Fast and Furious Supercharged is starting team member previews today (This morning). Grand Opening is May 3rd, 2018, and the Media day is the day before that. Soft openings may start as early as tomorrow (very limited times) and expand toward the grand opening date.

Cool! My son will be there for one of the grad nights in mid-May and was hoping he'd get to ride it.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

responding to your spoiler in a spoiler:

Spoiler

Fully agree about the music - just didn't hit me the same way as the music in most other Disney firework shows ... I like the scores in the movies but just didn't do it for me in the show

I like how we can have a "spoiler" conversation.

Right now Pixar Fest is through September 3rd.

If I remember correctly, I think most Disneyland "festivals or events" have been extended. Maybe not Summer Nighttastic, but I know that returned the following year or 2 after the first year and only during the summer each year.

 

[BigRed98]

First look at Together Forever for those who want to check it out on video

Just watched the video and it was ok. Some parts I really liked and some not so much. It definitely didn't move me like HEA or wishes but I will save my full judgement for when i see it in July.

yeah, from what I could see of the pyro it looked good and I did like the fire effects

Sorry if I missed this but do we know how long this will last? Is it a temporary thing or the new, permanent show that will be around for years? It seems like a fun thing to have for a change, but if I was a first time visitor it wouldn't impact me the same way as Disneyland Forever or anything

I'm going for my first time this summer and I'm a little upset that I wont be able to see Disneyland forever.

 

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[TheMaxRebo]

gotta get to the Japanese parks some day

 

[BigRed98]

gotta get to the Japanese parks some day

Absolutely especially going to see Disney Sea.

 

[rteetz]

gotta get to the Japanese parks some day

Japan is on the top of my list. More so than China or Paris.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Japan is on the top of my list. More so than China or Paris.

my wife really wants to go to Paris (the actual city, not the Disney park) so we are tentatively planning a trip in the future that would include stopping at Disneyland Paris along with other parts of France - so that is more likely

but someday I definitely want to get to Japan

 

[DisneyPrincess1984]

Great news on Duck Tales coming to Disney channel. My son loves the original but we don't get the XD channel.. he will be thrilled with the change.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

PHOTO REPORT: Up-Close With Riviera Resort Construction Adjacent to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

 

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News

PHOTOS: New Americana Merchandise Debuts at Walt Disney World including Spirit Jersey, Sandals, and Minnie Ears

 

[skier_pete]

Photo Update

PHOTO REPORT: Up-Close With Riviera Resort Construction Adjacent to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Looking at the concept photo and the actual resort - I think this answers a question I posed earlier (maybe not in this thread) - 8 or 9 stories seems to be the targeted height. So not as tall as BLT - but since it is certainly bigger is size there are more rooms per floor.

BLT has by my count 9 2-bedrooms, and 12 studios/1-bedrooms per floor - or the equivalent of 21 2-bedrooms per floor.
Riviera looks like there has to be at minimum 40 2-bedroom equivalents per floor, maybe a little more. Meaning this will likely have at least as many rooms as BLT - which has 428 total units. (I seem to remember them saying something about 600 units at Riviera, which would seem to make sense - think we are looking at 500-600 units.)

SO thinking site will be in the 5 to 7 million points range.

 

[dina444444]

Looking at the concept photo and the actual resort - I think this answers a question I posed earlier (maybe not in this thread) - 8 or 9 stories seems to be the targeted height. So not as tall as BLT - but since it is certainly bigger is size there are more rooms per floor.

BLT has by my count 9 2-bedrooms, and 12 studios/1-bedrooms per floor - or the equivalent of 21 2-bedrooms per floor.
Riviera looks like there has to be at minimum 40 2-bedroom equivalents per floor, maybe a little more. Meaning this will likely have at least as many rooms as BLT - which has 428 total units. (I seem to remember them saying something about 600 units at Riviera, which would seem to make sense - think we are looking at 500-600 units.)

SO thinking site will be in the 5 to 7 million points range.

It’s suppose to have 300 rooms.

 

[rteetz]

News

Exciting New Eats at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort

 

[dina444444]

News

Exciting New Eats at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort

The poke bowl offering may actually get me over to the paradise pier hotel.