News Round Up 2018

[Mrs. W]

The site confused me. I looked dates and all the Tower rooms were unavailable, they only had the (old) hotel room prices.

Which dates did you use? The tower opens July 2019 according to the Disney Parks Blog. I must admit that the December prices I saw earlier seemed almost too low (relatively, of course), but I double checked and the prices haven’t changed. For the new tower, I see:

Standard: $266
Water view: $291
Standard king: $346
Water king: $356
Standard club: $378
Executive club: $606
1 bedroom club: $972
Presidential suite club: $1389

 

[Firebird060]

Which dates did you use? The tower opens July 2019 according to the Disney Parks Blog. I must admit that the December prices I saw earlier seemed almost too low (relatively, of course), but I double checked and the prices haven’t changed. For the new tower, I see:

Standard: $266
Water view: $291
Standard king: $346
Water king: $356
Standard club: $378
Executive club: $606
1 bedroom club: $972
Presidential suite club: $1389

Your Prices seem more on Par as to what I expect, Yes the Tower is for Conventioneers, but right now for Conventions on Disney Property for the same type of stay Disney is already having to compete with Swolphin, I expected Coronado prices to be similar to Swalphin, If the tower was theme park adjacent then I would see the pricing being more in line with the deluxe

 

[Farro]

I was just watching a video of Spaceship Earth (as one does on a Tuesday) and it got me thinking - will we ever see an animatronic heavy ride built again? Or is this a bygone era?

Will it just be screens and CGI?

I'm so fearful a Spaceship Earth update is going to remove what makes it so amazing.

Disney is the best at animatronics, I wish they would do more. Animatronics are never outdated.

 

[Keels]

Random night in October 2019 prices for Gran Destino Tower at Coronado

Standard roughly $525
Water view $552
Standard King $617
Water view King $629
Standard Club access $650
Executive suite $909
One bedroom suite $1305
Presidential suite $1782

I just booked last weekend of September in a Tower Club-Level room for $377 night.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I was just watching a video of Spaceship Earth (as one does on a Tuesday) and it got me thinking - will we ever see an animatronic heavy ride built again? Or is this a bygone era?

Will it just be screens and CGI?

I'm so fearful a Spaceship Earth update is going to remove what makes it so amazing.

Disney is the best at animatronics, I wish they would do more. Animatronics are never outdated.

well, the Rise of the Resistance ride in Galaxy's Edge is supposed to have a lot of animatronics (I think around 77 is rumored - some will only have simple motion and a few will be full on animatronics). Will have some screens but also a lot of physical sets, including the 2 full size AT-ATs

 

[rteetz]

I'd love to see some photos of the Presidential Suite (there aren't any or any concept art showing it floating around yet are there?) Ohhh and a One Bedroom Suite. I'm intrigued what the price gets you

BTW is the Standard then 2 queen beds?

There is a concept image on the disney website.

 

[Farro]

well, the Rise of the Resistance ride in Galaxy's Edge is supposed to have a lot of animatronics (I think around 77 is rumored - some will only have simple motion and a few will be full on animatronics). Will have some screens but also a lot of physical sets, including the 2 full size AT-ATs

I did not know that. Thanks, that cheered me up!

 

[rteetz]

I just booked last weekend of September in a Tower Club-Level room for $377 night.

That's pretty good. I want a full review ok?

 

[Mattimation]

That's part of the reason I was saying nowadays.

Twilight was written in 2005 and the first film released in 2008. They were striking while the iron was hot. Harry Potter was published in 1997 with film rights sold in 1998 and the first film released in 2001. Artemis Fowl was written in 2001 with a film being released in 2019; in fairness there was a tv series in the works early on not too long after the first books but it ultimately failed in being produced.

I don't think Artemis Fowl is on the same level as the ones I've mentioned but part of their film success was being released with the public's attention was there.

And consumers shift and change what they like. Many 90s movies could be considered really cheesy and corny by today's standards but were big hits back then. And I think in terms of box office YA novels to film adapatations had a strong run there for a while but interests have waned on that. Though yes Artemis Fowl does run a bit lower in age group.

This is a much better verbalization of my point, thank you. Especially like your point on how YA Adventure films have very much fallen out of favor, and seem to be moving more towards romantic comedies.

Good stories don't have a shelf life (look at all the comic books movies, the Lord of the Rings or the Disney adaptations of fairy tales).

I fully agree with this, but I don't think it applies to film adaptations so much. Disney's had a string of middling-to-poorly-received films this year, all based on tried and true classics. Wrinkle in Time, Christopher Robin, and The Nutcracker were all based on hugely popular titles that many people quickly recognize, and were generally panned by critics and skipped by audiences. "Artemis Fowl" doesn't have nearly that much recognition, especially 18 years after publication, so I'm just not sure it will draw an audience in a time where people want to know if they like a movie before they see it.

 

[rteetz]

Oh my! Those prices are substantially more than the prices for my dates 12/4-12/7/19. I’ll be at BLT, but I looked at Gran Tower earlier and it’s only $378/night for standard view club level. I wish Coronado had additional transportation options, but then of course, it wouldn’t be $378 for club level.

That's good. I chose Oct. 27th I think when I was looking at prices.

 

[rteetz]

Which dates did you use? The tower opens July 2019 according to the Disney Parks Blog. I must admit that the December prices I saw earlier seemed almost too low (relatively, of course), but I double checked and the prices haven’t changed. For the new tower, I see:

Standard: $266
Water view: $291
Standard king: $346
Water king: $356
Standard club: $378
Executive club: $606
1 bedroom club: $972
Presidential suite club: $1389

Thats pretty good for December for a standard.

 

[Keels]

That's pretty good. I want a full review ok?

Even though it's not a deluxe, the amenities are enough for me and at that price for Club Level - there's really no reason to pass it up in favor of somewhere else.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

That's good. I chose Oct. 27th I think when I was looking at prices.

is anything big happening, convention wise, in October that could be driving prices up just for that month?

 

[rteetz]

is anything big happening, convention wise, in October that could be driving prices up just for that month?

I think what happened is it automatically added a ticket onto that night which is why my prices seem so much higher.

 

[rteetz]

Rumor/News

Epcot Forever will have a Holiday Tag during the holidays next year.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Renderings Released of Gran Destino Tower Rooms; Available to Book Now

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Newly Remodeled Panchito’s Gift Shop Now Complete at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

 

[rteetz]

News

REVIEW: New Mary Poppins Themed Desserts With Souvenir Spoons At Disneyland

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Ratatouille and Skyliner Construction Has Closed Part of Epcot’s France Pavilion

 

[rteetz]

Disney Rumor Round Up November 2018