News Round Up 2018

[jlundeen]

Rumors have come out saying that people have only been charged if asked at check-in if they are parking a car at the resort.

I don't drive a car while at WDW anymore, but way back when, before Magical Express, I used to rent a car, which mostly sat in the lot for the entire time, but at that time, was less expensive than taxi to and from MCO. I seem to remember needing a gate pass for my car back then... if you don't tell them you have a car, can you come and go through the gate with it?

 

[jlundeen]

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Rose and Crown menu changes

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?restaurant.id=128

Dang... My favorite restaurant in Epcot! I LOVED the steak and fish meal, and now it looks like they have NO steak selection at all... that's awful! BOOOOOOOO.....

 

[Ariel484]

I don't drive a car while at WDW anymore, but way back when, before Magical Express, I used to rent a car, which mostly sat in the lot for the entire time, but at that time, was less expensive than taxi to and from MCO. I seem to remember needing a gate pass for my car back then... if you don't tell them you have a car, can you come and go through the gate with it?

You use your Magic Band to get in if it's at your resort, or talk to security to explain you have an ADR, etc.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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Review of Rivers of Light dessert party

http://blogmickey.com/2018/08/review-rivers-of-light-dessert-party-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

seems like they did a pretty good job with it - just hard to see paying $79/person for some desserts and a few drinks ... is good they keep the bars open during the show though

 

[UncleMike101]

Dang... My favorite restaurant in Epcot! I LOVED the steak and fish meal, and now it looks like they have NO steak selection at all... that's awful! BOOOOOOOO.....

Allegedly the management wants to Anglicize the menu to make it more authentic.
But they kept the "Authentic Irish" Corned Beef and Cabbage which was NEVER a dish served in Ireland as beef was far too rare and expensive for the common people..
It was adopted by Irish American immigrants after their Jewish neighbors in New York taught them how to turn a cheap cut of beef, which was plentiful in America, into a feast.
I owe a debt of gratitude to the Jews for educating my Scots-Irish ancestors.

 

[splash327]

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Rose and Crown menu changes

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/diningdetail.cfm?restaurant.id=128

I'm a little worried now that my Wife won't find anything she likes when we eat there on her Birthday.

Edit - I'm in the clear. It's listed as having Thanksgiving on 11/22, so she can always do Turkey!

 

[jlundeen]

You use your Magic Band to get in if it's at your resort, or talk to security to explain you have an ADR, etc.

So if you didn't say you had a car at checkin, will they let you come and go with your car? Seems kind of like a real loop hole in the system if people don't need to check in, or don't say they have a car... Only the honest folks are charged?????

 

[Disneymom1126]

Yes. It was announced a couple months ago. Different price ranges depending on Value, Moderate, or Deluxe. I can't remember the prices off the top of my head.

I know DVC members are not charged for parking. Does anyone happen to know whether you are charged if you rent DVC points from a member? We are flying down and won't have a car, but my sister is spending a few days with us and lives in FL so will have her car. I just want to give her a heads up if she is going to be charged. Thanks!

 

[splash327]

So if you didn't say you had a car at checkin, will they let you come and go with your car? Seems kind of like a real loop hole in the system if people don't need to check in, or don't say they have a car... Only the honest folks are charged?????

Seems like it. I would have told them I had a car if I needed to go to the desk. I just thought that they would charge me once I used my band to come in. The last time I used the desk at check in was almost 2 years ago. I got a message saying I had to go to the desk and it never gave me my room number.

 

[jlundeen]

Seems like it. I would have told them I had a car if I needed to go to the desk. I just thought that they would charge me once I used my band to come in. The last time I used the desk at check in was almost 2 years ago. I got a message saying I had to go to the desk and it never gave me my room number.

Not blaming you... how could you know??? You would think when they put the new parking charge policy in place, they would have accounted for the online checkin...

 

[Firebird060]

I know DVC members are not charged for parking. Does anyone happen to know whether you are charged if you rent DVC points from a member? We are flying down and won't have a car, but my sister is spending a few days with us and lives in FL so will have her car. I just want to give her a heads up if she is going to be charged. Thanks!

So here is a tricky situation. When driving into Old Key West or Saratoga, I was never asked if I was a DVC member or if I needed to park, They just waved me in when I told them I was checking in. Now when I have driven to Boardwalk or Contemp I was asked, granted I was only unloading the car before returning it to Car care but in any case it would seem at the DVC only resorts, they kinda as of June just dont ask,. So the long of the short answer is when checking in I would just say I am staying at "such and such DVC" which is the truth, as Disney isnt expecting to be able to recoup costs of DVC rooms for parking I wouldnt feel bad about answering that way.

 

[linzbear]

I know DVC members are not charged for parking. Does anyone happen to know whether you are charged if you rent DVC points from a member? We are flying down and won't have a car, but my sister is spending a few days with us and lives in FL so will have her car. I just want to give her a heads up if she is going to be charged. Thanks!

They won't charge for parking if you're staying on points because maintenance fees paid on those points (regardless of renting or owning) already cover the guards and the upkeep of the lot. Of course, this may change, but not this year.

 

[tlmadden73]

Not blaming you... how could you know??? You would think when they put the new parking charge policy in place, they would have accounted for the online checkin...

It seems that this parking fee was "rushed" into production without really taking into account on how to enforce it. It is strictly a money grab, so if only half of the car parker pay for it, that is still more money than they were getting before.

So .. if you do online check-in and don't ever tell the front desk you have a car or lie at the front desk .. (which is tempting since it is a big savings if you are staying for a while .. which would probably just be put right back into Disney for other things (food, souvenirs, etc.)) you can still park for free.

As far as we know . .they have NO way of "checking" the parking lot for "legal" parkers, so basically the parking fee has no teeth.
Until they have meter maids roaming the lots, this fee will probably be just an honesty thing. And even then .. what do they do with "illegal" parkers? Is Disney really going to upset paying customers by towing their car from a vacation they are spending a lot of money on?
Until they somehow tie a parking pass with your Magic Band .. I don't see how they enforce this.

 

[YesterDark]

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Play Big Toy Story Land sweepstakes

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...opdisney/?CMP=SOC-DPFY18Q4wo0802180808180007C

I always love reading the rules. If you're Canadian:

If the potential Grand Prize Winner selected is a Canadian resident, he/she must first correctly answer a time-based mathematical skill-testing question, to be implemented by Administrator, as a condition to being considered the Potential Grand Prize Winner.

 

[nkosiek]

I always love reading the rules. If you're Canadian:

If the potential Grand Prize Winner selected is a Canadian resident, he/she must first correctly answer a time-based mathematical skill-testing question, to be implemented by Administrator, as a condition to being considered the Potential Grand Prize Winner.

I wonder if it can be as simple as, "What's 2+2?"

 

[Iowamomof4]

I always love reading the rules. If you're Canadian:

If the potential Grand Prize Winner selected is a Canadian resident, he/she must first correctly answer a time-based mathematical skill-testing question, to be implemented by Administrator, as a condition to being considered the Potential Grand Prize Winner.

Sure would love to know why on earth this is a thing.

 

[BigRed98]

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Celebrate Mickey Mouse with a Stunning Spectacular on ABC

 

[skier_pete]

I always love reading the rules. If you're Canadian:

If the potential Grand Prize Winner selected is a Canadian resident, he/she must first correctly answer a time-based mathematical skill-testing question, to be implemented by Administrator, as a condition to being considered the Potential Grand Prize Winner.

I wonder if it can be as simple as, "What's 2+2?"

Actually that's what it is. It's something to do with Canadian contest rules and that it cannot work a certain way to be considered "gaming" or "gambling" so instead it has to be answering some sort of question - and in this case it probably will be something along the lines of "What is 2+2?"

 

[YesterDark]

Sure would love to know why on earth this is a thing.

I have no idea, but it probably has to do with gambling laws or something.

 

[BigRed98]

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First Look: Annual Passholder, Figment, Ratatouille, and other delectable merchandise items for 2018’s EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival