News Round Up 2018

[dina444444]

Can anyone tell me how far away, distance wise, this new area is compared to their other parks?

I think it’s a mile or two down the road.

 

[rteetz]

I think it’s a mile or two down the road.

And there is rumored to be a transportation link to the new area.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Can anyone tell me how far away, distance wise, this new area is compared to their other parks?

so I took a google maps image and overlaid with the red outline a *very* rough approximation for the plans (I think they go a bit further west as well but you get the idea). You can see existing Universal to the Northwest of this. I did a distance capture from a point in the middle of this red area to the middle of the existing Universal and it was 2.7 miles. If you go from like Volcano Bay to the edge of the red outline it is more like 1.5 miles

 

[dina444444]

so I took a google maps image and overlaid with the red outline a *very* rough approximation for the plans (I think they go a bit further west as well but you get the idea). You can see existing Universal to the Northwest of this. I did a distance capture from a point in the middle of this red area to the middle of the existing Universal and it was 2.7 miles. If you go from like Volcano Bay to the edge of the red outline it is more like 1.5 miles

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It’s closer to where the new hotels are being built.

 

[Q-man]

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Halloween Night is now sold out for Mickeys Not So Scary

https://www.wdwmagic.com/events/mic...-for-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party.htm

Hasn't that sold out months in advance in the past even for Halloween falling on a school night?

 

[rteetz]

Hasn't that sold out months in advance in the past even for Halloween falling on a school night?

The 31st routinely does. The 30th does eventually but not as quickly.

 

[tlmadden73]

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Star Wars: Path of the Jedi Closed for Seasonal Operation

When I went into this old Sound Dangerous theatre back in 2015 for "Frozen Fever" short .. this place was a total mess. Worse than budget theatres. Broken seats, sticky floors .. just smelled. I can't imagine they really made it that much better. It has needed a purpose for a decade now it seems.

Still shocked how many attractions they are closing/ (or closing early) during this "dead" time before SWGE opens.

Not that I had any interest in every seeing this "attraction" .. my 6yo son (not having seen all the live action movies yet) would probably have enjoyed it.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Hasn't that sold out months in advance in the past even for Halloween falling on a school night?

Everyone is pretty sure they upped the amount of tickets sold this year. So makes sense it wouldn't sell out as quickly as past years.

 

[jknezek]

And there is rumored to be a transportation link to the new area.

That will be fascinating to figure out if they try and do anything interesting. There are all kinds of ramifications of running transportation over the Interstate and it's not getting shut down for them to build a bridge. All that ignores the land use permission from the intervening landholders, which will be insane to secure. This has all the hallmarks of bus transportation, through an exceedingly congested and traffic light filled area. Disney buses may not be the most fun, but at least it's all "on the resort". This will be a whole different animal.

As someone who lived in NYC for a few years and got very used to the 5-8 mph averages of intercity buses, these transfers are going to be brutal.

 

[Firebird060]

I am sure you are right about them upping the amount of tickets, I was there on the 25th and I kept getting messages in the APP about tickets being available for that Nights party, at the party it seem more crowded then normal for parties I have attended in the past.

 

[Firebird060]

That will be fascinating to figure out if they try and do anything interesting. There are all kinds of ramifications of running transportation over the Interstate and it's not getting shut down for them to build a bridge. All that ignores the land use permission from the intervening landholders, which will be insane to secure. This has all the hallmarks of bus transportation, through an exceedingly congested and traffic light filled area. Disney buses may not be the most fun, but at least it's all "on the resort". This will be a whole different animal.

As someone who lived in NYC for a few years and got very used to the 5-8 mph averages of intercity buses, these transfers are going to be brutal.

Maybe they are going to try and put some sort of Subway System in (unlikely due to water table but still possible) or maybe they are going to try the whole Suspended Monorail system running down 435, which is possible if they get the permits and pay the city and state enough. Even a Gondala system is possible if they get the right permits. It would just run right out of the back of the studios. and Down 435 before getting to land that they own. Yes this a heavily traffic area but the building isnt impossible

 

[dlavender]

That will be fascinating to figure out if they try and do anything interesting. There are all kinds of ramifications of running transportation over the Interstate and it's not getting shut down for them to build a bridge. All that ignores the land use permission from the intervening landholders, which will be insane to secure. This has all the hallmarks of bus transportation, through an exceedingly congested and traffic light filled area. Disney buses may not be the most fun, but at least it's all "on the resort". This will be a whole different animal.

As someone who lived in NYC for a few years and got very used to the 5-8 mph averages of intercity buses, these transfers are going to be brutal.

Yeah, for the reasons you mention, I really just see them doing a bus with....wait for it....screens....

 

[TheMaxRebo]

That will be fascinating to figure out if they try and do anything interesting. There are all kinds of ramifications of running transportation over the Interstate and it's not getting shut down for them to build a bridge. All that ignores the land use permission from the intervening landholders, which will be insane to secure. This has all the hallmarks of bus transportation, through an exceedingly congested and traffic light filled area. Disney buses may not be the most fun, but at least it's all "on the resort". This will be a whole different animal.

As someone who lived in NYC for a few years and got very used to the 5-8 mph averages of intercity buses, these transfers are going to be brutal.

don't they have Harry Potter? Just use the floo network

part me wants them to do monorails just to stick it to Disney

 

[jknezek]

Maybe they are going to try and put some sort of Subway System in (unlikely due to water table but still possible) or maybe they are going to try the whole Suspended Monorail system running down 435, which is possible if they get the permits and pay the city and state enough. Even a Gondala system is possible if they get the right permits. It would just run right out of the back of the studios. and Down 435 before getting to land that they own. Yes this a heavily traffic area but the building isnt impossible

Not impossible, no. Just very, very messy. The construction required to do a Gondola or Suspended Monorail would really screw up that area for a long time. It could be done, but I'm guessing all those companies along that stretch would scream. Long and loud. A subway is just not something to consider. Not in FL.

 

[Firebird060]

Ah But here lies the solution. Piles of Comcast money. I agree it would be a crazy construction project, with the possibility of it only being allowed to be done at night but it could be done. Now yes Busses are more cost effective but even added buss traffic would prob require roadwork to increase traffic allowance, or the whole screen option for a 20 minute ride, would have to have a emergency 30 minute add on for peak traffic time, its hard to do a screen based show with something that is variable as traffic.

 

[jknezek]

Ah But here lies the solution. Piles of Comcast money. I agree it would be a crazy construction project, with the possibility of it only being allowed to be done at night but it could be done. Now yes Busses are more cost effective but even added buss traffic would prob require roadwork to increase traffic allowance, or the whole screen option for a 20 minute ride, would have to have a emergency 30 minute add on for peak traffic time, its hard to do a screen based show with something that is variable as traffic.

Comcast committed their money to Sky. They are running on massive piles of debt that are only going to grow. Not saying it isn't possible, just that it would be unlikely in the extreme. I fully expect buses. Maybe they try and find a way to run an express bus route that is longer in miles but prioritized for them. People prefer to be moving to being stuck. I just don't see how they can tear that area up for a big construction project. There are just too many landholders and stakeholders.

 

[tlmadden73]

And there is rumored to be a transportation link to the new area.

It just doesn't "feel" like a resort like Disney if one park is so separated from the others. I mean, sure .. they could do some sort of bus transportation, but then you pass by all this "other" stuff .. so it loses that "resort" feel.

 

[jknezek]

It just doesn't "feel" like a resort like Disney if one park is so separated from the others. I mean, sure .. they could do some sort of bus transportation, but then you pass by all this "other" stuff .. so it loses that "resort" feel.

I don't know. You pass all kinds of stuff moving around Disney as well. Sure it's not offsite stuff, but still stuff. I think it'll work if they can find a way to limit the time spent in traffic. It doesn't have to be Disney, it just has to be a quality park. That'll draw people regardless.

 

[Brocktoon]

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My Disney Experience App Requesting Guest Feedback on Disney’s Hollywood Studios

I rope dropped HS this morning and the notification popped up while I was waiting for rope drop at the park entrance. I've been pretty open about my IT frustrations when talking to CMs during this trip, and I've been able to talk to some higher level management at the resorts and parks who said they've been hearing about it for a while.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

don't they have Harry Potter? Just use the floo network