News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

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Discovery Trading Company Now Offers Holiday Ornament Personalization

 

[rteetz]

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Experience the 2018 Disney Festival of Holidays with a Sip and Savor Pass

 

[rteetz]

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You Have One More Day to #ShareYourEars and Make Wishes Come True

 

[Keels]

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

That's probably it. I looked for Halloween/Wine & Dine Half and it was slightly higher ($388 vs. $377), but not a crazy change for Club Level.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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

ah, ok - that makes sense

 

[Tigger's ally]

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

That furniture was from our house when I was around 5 years old (around 1970). The light fixture was on a lamp beside our couch though. Amazing how they found 70's furniture in such great condition.

 

[Tigger's ally]

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

WDW software should be smart enough to know you just walk up to the gate and tell them your name and the gates magically open! Blaming this on on IT.

 

[rteetz]

WDW software should be smart enough to know you just walk up to the gate and tell them your name and the gates magically open! Blaming this on on IT.

If that were the case I could save a lot of money.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

There is a concept image on the disney website.

Thanks for linking up on the below post. My computer did not like me when I was going to Disney's website it was being really slow and annoying lol

Much easier to go to your post and at least see some things

I like the stone wall touches in the concept art.

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

 

[Tigger's ally]

If hat were the case I could save a lot of money.

Don't know about that, if it were free to get in, you would probably be adding numerous trips so airfare would explode. That or buying a house nearby....

 

[rteetz]

Don't know about that, if it were free to get in, you would probably be adding numerous trips so airfare would explode. That or buying a house nearby....

Also true...

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Conventions maybe. Keep in mind the business class is why this was built in the first place. Travel expenses are different than my back pocket expenses.

It's a big convention hotel so people going for the convention want to stay close to that. I think the pricing is less for park goers.

Fair enough! I guess Swolfin folks would also be in the target market, no? We see from these boards that they aren't all convention goers.

 

[The Pho]

Fair enough! I guess Swolfin folks would also be in the target market, no? We see from these boards that they aren't all convention goers.

A lot of the conventions fill up both the Coronado and the Swan and Dolphin convention centers, especially the ones that have 10,000-30,000 attendees, of which there are many spread throughout the year but much heavier in the early fall timeframe. The difference being that the Boardwalk area is very much park goers and Swan and Dolphin are quite often overflow for that or people staying on their points and points are a huge factor. When I go for business trips, the Swan and Dolphin are the only on property hotels I'm allowed to expense otherwise I have to go to Bonnet Creek.

 

[skier_pete]

I worry they waited too long for this one. I loved the Artemis Fowl books when I was a child, but I feel like I'm not going to enjoy this film much as an adult because of how young it slants. YA feels like stories for 13-18ish, but Artemis Fowl was definitely intended for younger readers than that. I'm not sure the kids who grew up with the books will still enjoy the story, and I don't think the books are as prominent today among today's children. It probably won't matter much since it'll be a movie parents can take their kids to while they're still out of school, but I don't think it'll have the same built-in audience that Hunger Games had, and it definitely doesn't have the staying power that Harry Potter does.

The August release date is telling. You don't release a film you expect to be a gigantic hit in August.

 

[The Pho]

The August release date is telling. You don't release a film you expect to be a gigantic hit in August.

Well it also has the smallest budget of any film from the studio releasing next year, so it doesn't need a big release date nor is it one of their event films taking up all the other slots. I could see this making a healthy profit if it's received well. Their other recent flops have all had ridiculous budgets for the concepts and very poor reception.

 

[Kaleidodad]

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.

I largely agree with your points here but respectfully submit that Christopher Robin does not quite deserve to be lumped in with those other critical and box office failures: it has a positive rating score on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic (and very strong audience scores), and more than doubled its production budget.

 

[skier_pete]

I largely agree with your points here but respectfully submit that Christopher Robin does not quite deserve to be lumped in with those other critical and box office failures: it has a positive rating score on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic (and very strong audience scores), and more than doubled its production budget.

Agree, Christopher Robin was not a bomb. It was a middling hit on par with its budget.

Oops, we're talking movies again.

 

[rteetz]

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PHOTOS: New Mary Poppins Returns Merchandise Arrives at Disney Parks

 

[Sweettears]

Yikes! I guess I'll never be staying in the tower!

I’m sure that the 30-40% deluxe discounts will make a return any day now.

 

[Sweettears]

Conventions maybe. Keep in mind the business class is why this was built in the first place. Travel expenses are different than my back pocket expenses.

I don’t totally disagree but the average business person attending a conference doesn’t usually have carte Blanche to expense the presidential suite. Or any of the other expensive options. Just another example of too many people with too much money willing to splurge.