News Round Up 2018

[Teamubr]

woe is the person whose spouse collects Dooney and Bourke.

And Coach. And Kate Spade. DW has a literal pile of bags in our bedroom. She mentioned the other day that she needed a plastic bin to put them in. I have invited friends and co-workers over to partake in a bedroom sale.

That didn't go over well.

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[Firebird060]

As a leather crafter, a few things I can say about the DB and the Coach leather Disney bags, before buying inspect both the thickness of the leather as well as the seaming around the bag where it is sewn together. The craftsmen ship has been going down over the last few years as they keep pumping out the mass market, Disney themed goods, Thin leather scratches stains and stretches easier, which mean it shows age and wear alot quicker and well if the seams are not tight, the bag will fall apart quicker. Im sure both companys have quality control but because of the demand, it has seem recently that these bags are starting to be made with less strict guidelines. Price doesnt go down, only goes up but quality goes down. In saying that as well I would recommend picking out your bag in person instead of ordering online just to check out the quality of the bag you personally will be buying instead of hoping the wearhouse picks out a good one.

 

[Capang]

As a leather crafter, a few things I can say about the DB and the Coach leather Disney bags, before buying inspect both the thickness of the leather as well as the seaming around the bag where it is sewn together. The craftsmen ship has been going down over the last few years as they keep pumping out the mass market, Disney themed goods, Thin leather scratches stains and stretches easier, which mean it shows age and wear alot quicker and well if the seams are not tight, the bag will fall apart quicker. Im sure both companys have quality control but because of the demand, it has seem recently that these bags are starting to be made with less strict guidelines. Price doesnt go down, only goes up but quality goes down. In saying that as well I would recommend picking out your bag in person instead of ordering online just to check out the quality of the bag you personally will be buying instead of hoping the wearhouse picks out a good one.

Picking out the bag in the park is my favorite thing to do!

 

[rteetz]

Picking out the bag in the park is my favorite thing to do!

I have learned how to properly pick them because I go to WDW more often than my mother who has a Dooney obsession.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Disney Skyliner Station Erected at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Pixar Fest Overlay Brings Themed Amenities and More to Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel

 

[Capang]

I have learned how to properly pick them because I go to WDW more often than my mother who has a Dooney obsession.

I have the best picture of myself on Splash admiring my new dooney wrapped in a bag as my child holds on for dear life screaming her head off next to me. If I could figure out how to upload it I would’ve done it last summer.
I love my Dooney bags.

 

[beer dave]

Hey, he's got the power to ban me...

Right... like he whose name cannot be spoken......

 

[beer dave]

Hey — I’ll just conform but I would NEVER guess what it was seeing AS2. Not even sure I’ll remember that. I’ll probably just call it the alien ride.

I think we need to vote......

 

[beer dave]

The point of an acronym is to create a word based on the initial letters of a string of words (e.g. SCUBA, NASA). The point of an initialism is to take the initial letters of a string of words that cannot be pronounced as a new word and read each letter (e.g. CIA, FBI).

Based on your comparison to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, it seems like you're not understanding why I'm adding TS. I'm not adding TS because it's located in Toy Story Land...then I would have said TSL. I'm adding TS because that's the IP Alien Saucer Spin is based off of. It also allows the acronym to be both typed and spoken without being flagged by the inappropriate word filter.

While TSASS may not be the name of the ride, it is more accurate and quicker to say than AS2.

You may not like TSASS, and you don't have to use it. But it's not silly, and AS2 isn't perfect.

All of this would not be necessary if people took the extra 3 seconds to type our the whole ride name, so that way everyone would know what each other was talking about...but god forbid.

And it should be A2S if you want to be technical.......Although the laws of mathematics order of operations says it makes no difference if the 2 comes before the s, most math sentences would use 2S instead of S2 to denote that there are 2 S's.... while SS actually indicates S squared....

In the time it took me to write this, I could have written out the attraction name for the rest of my life as needed.....valuable seconds I will never get back....

Edit-- clearly I am late to the party....

 

[TheFloatingBear]

I have learned how to properly pick them because I go to WDW more often than my mother who has a Dooney obsession.

What a good son!

I have the best picture of myself on Splash admiring my new dooney wrapped in a bag as my child holds on for dear life screaming her head off next to me. If I could figure out how to upload it I would’ve done it last summer.
I love my Dooney bags.

Keep trying - that sounds very funny! Try resizing it maybe?

I wanted to get the AK anniversary Dooney - a splurge for my last day with an AP - but I was a day too early!

 

[dina444444]

News

PHOTOS: Disney Skyliner Station Erected at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

I was at DHS early Sunday evening and all that was visibile in the station was just the three pillars and I think each had just a piece of metal bar going across the top so quite a bit has been added on to the station area in just 4 days.

 

[mikeamizzle]

I'm really annoyed with reports of how badly this skyliner track effects line-of-sight theming World Showcase.

What a shame - for decades, a lot of care and thought was given to that aspect of the theme as it was such an immersive element of the World Showcase experience (i.e. the ToT behind Morocco).

At least they're not replacing the monorail with it, Thank Bob (gurr) almighty.


edit - the more I look at these photos , the more irritated I get. These supports are going to be hideous unless the really do well to theme them up a bit or camouflage them across property...

 

[beer dave]

You really think you will see them a lot from World Showcase? I would think just around the bridge....and maybe a bit from the france right side...

 

[mikeamizzle]

I heard some of the Dis Unplugged pod cast crew bring it up very recently. I just cannot recall exactly which podcast it was in.. (they start to blend together when you listen to most all of them every week that they do haha but all great stuff, my memories just too foggy these days).

Edit: and anything that messes with that line of sight theming really does bother me to be honest.. Its been perfect as is for decades and I am not going to use this transportation system at all since I don't stay in the moderate or value resorts (call me selfish but its just as valid an opinion imo as someone looking forward to it because they typically happen to stay at pop or cbr anyway).

Some of my favorite resorts were the Crescent Lake deluxes and the perk of the IG entry that was quick, secluded, and very private ( felt like a real perk, huh go figure ,at disney even....). Now, is going to be a completely crowded blown out entry way for 1/3 of the entire resort (WDW as a whole resort guest wise) to pile into.... Forget about intimate early magic hour mornings coming in the back for breakfast at Les Halles.

And all this before announcing that they are replacing the decrepit Monorails. The transportation that I rely on at the resorts that I like to stay at , the Seven Seas lagoon ones.. So yes, everything about this project annoys me at this point. And it is the cheapest possible transportation upgrade they could do and it looks like it..

And don't try and tell me about how great this is for the cost or whatever, I don't want to hear it. I'm a shareholder and I don't care how much it cost them, they need to replace the Monorail fleet now. Shouldve a decade ago when DLRs did their MKVII..

 

[beer dave]

I heard some of the Dis Unplugged pod cast crew bring it up very recently. I just cannot recall exactly which podcast it was in.. (they start to blend together when you listen to most all of them every week that they do haha but all great stuff, my memories just too foggy these days).

Edit: and anything that messes with that line of sight theming really does bother me to be honest.. Its been perfect as is for decades and I am not going to use this transportation system at all since I don't stay in the moderate or value resorts (call me selfish but its just as valid an opinion imo as someone looking forward to it because they typically happen to stay at pop or cbr anyway).

Some of my favorite resorts were the Crescent Lake deluxes and the perk of the IG entry that was quick, secluded, and very private ( felt like a real perk, huh go figure ,at disney even....). Now, is going to be a completely crowded blown out entry way for 1/3 of the entire resort (WDW as a whole resort guest wise) to pile into.... Forget about intimate early magic hour mornings coming in the back for breakfast at Les Halles.

And all this before announcing that they are replacing the decrepit Monorails. The transportation that I rely on at the resorts that I like to stay at , the Seven Seas lagoon ones.. So yes, everything about this project annoys me at this point. And it is the cheapest possible transportation upgrade they could do and it looks like it..

And don't try and tell me about how great this is for the cost or whatever, I don't want to hear it. I'm a shareholder and I don't care how much it cost them, they need to replace the Monorail fleet now. Shouldve a decade ago when DLRs did their MKVII..

I fully agree that it will ruin our "private" entry... but that wasn't the question... I don't think that you will be able to see a 30 ft high structure from most if not all of the WS....just around the IG.... and doesn't france have gondolas? Ok maybe a different type... lol.

 

[rteetz]

You really think you will see them a lot from World Showcase? I would think just around the bridge....and maybe a bit from the france right side...

They should be quite visible in France especially once ratatouille opens.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

And a different outlet saying more:

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soars On Tracking To Potential $170M+ Four-Day Weekend

So perhaps the talk of the demise of the Star Wars franchise have been overstated?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

They should be quite visible in France especially once ratatouille opens.

I don’t know - I assume one reason they are going with that separate courtyard is to help block the view of the Skyliner

I’m not saying you will never see them but I think they will be a lot less in your face than people think ... but guess we shall see

 

[rteetz]

I don’t know - I assume one reason they are going with that separate courtyard is to help block the view of the Skyliner

I’m not saying you will never see them but I think they will be a lot less in your face than people think ... but guess we shall see

That courtyard likely won’t block much. There won’t be any buildings on the Skyliner side to block the view. I’m sure they’ll plant trees but that’s about it.