News Round Up 2018

[Farro]

FANS OF COSMOS!!! A NEW TRAILER!!!

From comic con - Cosmos Spring 2019. I can't wait! This show reminds me of Spaceship Earth, Horizons and World of Motion wrapped up in an awesome tv show.

 

[dina444444]

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Disney is installing new RFID touchpoints

https://wdwnt.com/2018/07/photos-redesigned-fastpass-touch-points-installed-at-walt-disney-world/

I saw this on my trip last weekend. A cm friend pointed it out cause the ride they work at had just gotten them.

 

[rteetz]

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First Look at Live-Action 'Kim Possible' Revealed at Comic-Con

 

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PHOTOS: More Theme Park Props Now Available at Universal's Williams of Hollywood

 

[rteetz]

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Portions of Osceola Parkway Closing Nightly Through July 28 at Walt Disney World

 

[rteetz]

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PHOTOS: SeaWorld Orlando Assists in Rescue of Melon-Headed Whale

 

[rteetz]

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'The Gifted' Panel Shows New Trailer, Teases Next Season at San Diego Comic-Con

 

[rteetz]

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Sidekick 'Mini-Max' Revealed During 'Big Hero 6: The Series' Panel at San Diego Comic-Con

 

[rteetz]

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Honors Mickey Mouse's 90-Year History in New Trailer

 

[rteetz]

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Marvel's 'Cloak and Dagger' Gets a 2nd Season, 'Iron Fist' Gets a New Villain and Release Date

 

[tarak]

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Marvel's 'Cloak and Dagger' Gets a 2nd Season, 'Iron Fist' Gets a New Villain and Release Date

I hope Iron Fist gets new writers as well. I’ve generally really enjoyed the Netflix Marvel treatments, but Iron Fist was just painful.

 

[jknezek]

I hope Iron Fist gets new writers as well. I’ve generally really enjoyed the Netflix Marvel treatments, but Iron Fist was just painful.

I agree. I also struggled a bit with Jessica Jones. It was just too dark and too bleak for me. Liked Daredevil, really like Luke Cage, but never got into the Defenders since Iron First and Jones just did nothing for me.

 

[tlmadden73]

I hope Iron Fist gets new writers as well. I’ve generally really enjoyed the Netflix Marvel treatments, but Iron Fist was just painful.

I too can't believe they

Maybe if they just learn their lessons from the first one -- the ending was okay. It was unfortunately necessary to really understand "The Defenders".
The other shows are just so amazing in comparison.

The seasons dont' need to be as long as they are. This isn't traditional TV that you are trying to drag people out for months to watch commercials.

 

[eXo]

I chatted with one of the contractor's working on Universal's 4th (3rd) gate last week. The following came up:

* There will be 4 lands.
* LOTR is not one of them
* The dreamworks land is not a full dreamworks land is instead based on a single license. He described that license as "puzzling". My own conjecture, not confirmed by him, is that it is based on Trolls.
* Fantastic Beasts is definitely one of them
* A Super Nintendo world will be one of them, and fits much of the speculation already out there
* The 4th land he wouldn't confirm, other than to say that it hadn't come up on any oft he rumor boards yet. The lead designer has been switched out on it at least once already due to things not coming together.
* Potentially more interesting was he mentioned that no sites have touched on "how the park will work" yet. Going on to say he expects a lot of public backlash if they opt to keep it in it's current form by the time the announce things publicly. He said they are putting technology ahead of story in regards to this.

My suspicion is it is an extension of the line based systems they introduced at Volcano Bay (tapu tapu) and the Fallon ride queue. And I think he was suggesting that he felt this mechanism didn't jive well with the story of the rides. However, again, that is my read of the situation and not confirmed by anyone else.

I think the main takeaways here are that LOTR isn't part of it, the 4th land has not been guessed by anyone yet, and that there is some major underlying technology that affects "how the park works" that is expected by some within the project to provoke a backlash. Nothing ground breaking, but it's more concrete than most of what I've read out there.

edit: to clarify a bit further, I suspect the line system is the technology but I didn't explain why I thought it would cause backlash. My suspicion is they are trying to get rid of line queues completely. Not that people love queues, but it is what people are used to and I can see many folks feeling as though having a schedule of what time to be at what ride takes away the freedom of exploring a park. It would also kill the storyline structure if people are more concerned about what time they need to be at what attraction versus just getting lost in the park.

 

[fatmanatee]

I chatted with one of the contractor's working on Universal's 4th (3rd) gate last week. The following came up:

* There will be 4 lands.
* LOTR is not one of them
* The dreamworks land is not a full dreamworks land is instead based on a single license. He described that license as "puzzling". My own conjecture, not confirmed by him, is that it is based on Trolls.
* Fantastic Beasts is definitely one of them
* A Super Nintendo world will be one of them, and fits much of the speculation already out there
* The 4th land he wouldn't confirm, other than to say that it hadn't come up on any oft he rumor boards yet. The lead designer has been switched out on it at least once already due to things not coming together.
* Potentially more interesting was he mentioned that no sites have touched on "how the park will work" yet. Going on to say he expects a lot of public backlash if they opt to keep it in it's current form by the time the announce things publicly. He said they are putting technology ahead of story in regards to this.

My suspicion is it is an extension of the line based systems they introduced at Volcano Bay (tapu tapu) and the Fallon ride queue. And I think he was suggesting that he felt this mechanism didn't jive well with the story of the rides. However, again, that is my read of the situation and not confirmed by anyone else.

I think the main takeaways here are that LOTR isn't part of it, the 4th land has not been guessed by anyone yet, and that there is some major underlying technology that affects "how the park works" that is expected by some within the project to provoke a backlash. Nothing ground breaking, but it's more concrete than most of what I've read out there.

Wasn't the rumor that Nintendo Land would be split into different pieces in different parks in Orlando? That would cause a backlash, especially if you're there specifically for Nintendo stuff.

 

[SteveDude]

Fantastic Beasts in a new park? Can Universal just cut to the chase and build an entire Potter park already.

Seems like a mish-mash of themes for a third gate. Universal's other two gates are both already a jumble of different IPs and I really wish we could see something as a cohesive "whole" from them. Something like Animal Kingdom, in a sense that the park would overall have an underlying theme.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

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Collaboration Between Disney Parks Live Entertainment and Disney Theatrical Productions Honored with Two Emmy Awards!

At the end of the article, Disney threw in this quote... "you can catch another great collaboration between Disney Theatrical Productions and Disney Parks Live Entertainment when the Disney on Broadway Concert Series returns to the Epcot International Festival of the Arts in January 2019."

So, Festival of the Arts is now confirmed to be returning in January, as well as, the Disney on Broadway Concert Series!!!

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

In my mind...A definite fit.

I will have a more "real" opinion next month though.

I’ve gotta say guys, I LOVE Pixar Pier and completely expected to be totally indifferent to it.... I can’t even explain why really, it just is so atmospheric. I don’t disagree that the theming choices in that park are out of whack, but whenever I’m within Pixar Pier, I truly don’t care. The music, the small details in the theming, Lamplight Lounge, even the new games are all wins in my book.

 

[tlmadden73]

Fantastic Beasts in a new park? Can Universal just cut to the chase and build an entire Potter park already.

Seems like a mish-mash of themes for a third gate. Universal's other two gates are both already a jumble of different IPs and I really wish we could see something as a cohesive "whole" from them. Something like Animal Kingdom, in a sense that the park would overall have an underlying theme.

Why would they when they have a such a hot property to "force" you to go 3 different parks? They already require you to get their version of a park hopper as the ONLY way to ride a Potter-based attraction, why is having more Potter in a 3rd park that shocking?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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Collaboration Between Disney Parks Live Entertainment and Disney Theatrical Productions Honored with Two Emmy Awards!

At the end of the article, Disney threw in this quote... "you can catch another great collaboration between Disney Theatrical Productions and Disney Parks Live Entertainment when the Disney on Broadway Concert Series returns to the Epcot International Festival of the Arts in January 2019."

So, Festival of the Arts is now confirmed to be returning in January, as well as, the Disney on Broadway Concert Series!!!

Was it not already confirmed that Festival of the Arts is returning? I had seen previously that Kevin-John was working on his pieces for that festival (the main one is Tower of Terror based) and he usually doesn't mention things like that if not already officially ok to do so

Either way, glad it is returning and hope they continue to add to it