News Round Up 2018

[TomServo27]

I’d like to see Dave Chang open a Disney Springs restaurant seems like that would be a great fit.

 

[Roxyfire]

I am from Milwaukee. Not a very large city but pretty big. We are in the top 5 for most restaurants per capita (we were number one not sure if that’s still the case) with some awesome dining. I still find awesome reasonable (at least for Disney) dining at Disney springs. Homecomin’ is one of my favorites as well as Boathouse. I really enjoyed the Edison this trip. I’ve been very happy with Disney upping its dining game in Disney springs.

Yeah I'm not too far south of you (NW Suburbs of Chicago) and Homecomin' is definitely on my list. Good southern food is hard to find up here.

 

[hakepb]

News

First image and some details on how the millennium falcon attraction graphics will work

https://wdwnt.com/2018/03/first-on-...tar-wars-galaxys-edge-tech-details-discussed/

How many ride vehicles?

When it launches, riders will enter a cockpit powered with a single BOXX chassis packed with eight high-end NVIDIA Quadro P6000 GPUs, connected via Quadro SLI.

It looks like a single P6000 is $4995 retail. $40,000 in video cards per ride vehicle

 

[rteetz]

Yeah I'm not too far south of you (NW Suburbs of Chicago) and Homecomin' is definitely on my list. Good southern food is hard to find up here.

Agreed. I hope you get to try Homecomin’ soon. I recommend it to everyone.

 

[soniam]

Interesting that membership includes Premier AP's (both coasts) but no mention of access to the DL Club 33 or DCA 1901.

I noticed that too. That's a nice perk. Really, it's the least they could do for the money you are spending. Luckily, you get unlimited FP+ too, because it seems like a lot of people with premier passes have problems reserving FP+ ahead of time.

Here I got all excited thinking there’d be actual moonshine. I guess I’ll stick to my local source for that.

Homecoming does sell drinks made with moonshine; however, it is upscale, not bathtub, moonshine. They are very tasty.

 

[rteetz]

How many ride vehicles?



It looks like a single P6000 is $4995 retail. $40,000 in video cards per ride vehicle

There aren’t really ride vehicles. It’s a simulator. You’re in a cockpit of 6 people. There are four turntables in the entire building. Each of those turntables has something like 7-8 “cockpits”. I forget the actual number. Hourly capacity will be around 1750.

 

[rteetz]

Today in Disney History

The Disney Store opened in 1987 in Glendale, California. Disney’s first retail location outside of the theme parks.

 

[Capang]

Homecoming does sell drinks made with moonshine; however, it is upscale, not bathtub, moonshine. They are very tasty.

Where’s the fun in that?

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

I noticed that too. That's a nice perk. Really, it's the least they could do for the money you are spending. Luckily, you get unlimited FP+ too, because it seems like a lot of people with premier passes have probably reserving FP+ ahead of time.

Is it really unlimited FP+?? Interesting. I just spent my Monday on the phone working out issues with Premier APs booking FP+ so I can confirm that they cause issues!

Quite honestly, DH and I pay ~$3,000 for two Premier APs. We’re hoping to start a family in the next few years. A family of 4 would pay well north of $6,000 for their tickets alone. Lump in those 50 1-day parkhoppers that we could use to bring family/friends? Starts looking sort of tempting and (dare-I-say-it) reasonable...

Of course, my head tells me that the buy-in makes it zero percent a value, reminds me that we would hardly ever want to go these restaurants/lounges if we’re being honest, and that our money would be better spent elsewhere. But man it’d be cool...

 

[hakepb]

There aren’t really ride vehicles. It’s a simulator. You’re in a cockpit of 6 people. There are four turntables in the entire building. Each of those turntables has something like 7-8 “cockpits”. I forget the actual number. Hourly capacity will be around 1750.

Thanks, so 32 cockpits * $40k = $1.2M in video cards (Plus, I imagine, a few spare machines.. they should mine crypto currency when the park is closed).
Still a low expense for an E-ticket attraction.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Today in Disney History

The Disney Store opened in 1987 in Glendale, California. Disney’s first retail location outside of the theme parks.

I don't know why but I totally thought that the Disney Store was older than that. That means that it opened its very first store a little over a year after I was born. I loved going to the Disney Store in my mall (though I don't know when it actually opened up there) when I was a kid so maybe that's why I didn't realize it wasn't all that old when I was younger.

 

[Joben]

I had to look that up...

Literally laughed out loud, hard enough that I had to explain it to the wife

News

Old Key West wine tasting

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...-experience-for-disney-vacation-club-members/

SWEEEETT, I'll be there for the second Sunday!

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

The purple wall repainting has taken an interesting turn

https://twitter.com/touringplans/status/979034809103200256?s=21

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Photo Update

The purple wall repainting has taken an interesting turn

https://twitter.com/touringplans/status/979034809103200256?s=21

I have to imagine that's going to annoy some people. Seems either blank walls without anything on it or quotes works..but a pattern IDK if a pattern works with the whole Instagram trend..then again what do I know I didn't even know about the purple wall until it was brought up on this thread lol.

 

[rteetz]

I have to imagine that's going to annoy some people. Seems either blank walls without anything on it or quotes works..but a pattern IDK if a pattern works with the whole Instagram trend..then again what do I know I didn't even know about the purple wall until it was brought up on this thread lol.

The bubble gum wall is a pattern though.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The bubble gum wall is a pattern though.

Welp that shows you how much I know about this trend

 

[skier_pete]

Photo Update

The purple wall repainting has taken an interesting turn

https://twitter.com/touringplans/status/979034809103200256?s=21

So this is what we've come to...people are extremely upset about painting a wall. It almost makes me wish for the apocalypse...but then my DVC points would be no good, so I'll manage.

 

[writerguyfl]

Luckily, you get unlimited FP+ too, because it seems like a lot of people with premier passes have probably reserving FP+ ahead of time.

Actually, it's not unlimited. The article says: "A limited number of instant FastPass+ reservations"

 

[soniam]

Actually, it's not unlimited. The article says: "A limited number of instant FastPass+ reservations"

You're right I must have wished it would be unlimited. Well, I won't be joining this now

 

[dina444444]

Is it really unlimited FP+?? Interesting. I just spent my Monday on the phone working out issues with Premier APs booking FP+ so I can confirm that they cause issues!

Quite honestly, DH and I pay ~$3,000 for two Premier APs. We’re hoping to start a family in the next few years. A family of 4 would pay well north of $6,000 for their tickets alone. Lump in those 50 1-day parkhoppers that we could use to bring family/friends? Starts looking sort of tempting and (dare-I-say-it) reasonable...

Of course, my head tells me that the buy-in makes it zero percent a value, reminds me that we would hardly ever want to go these restaurants/lounges if we’re being honest, and that our money would be better spent elsewhere. But man it’d be cool...

Not sure where you bought your premier but when I’ve gotten mine at Disneyland I always have to call the WDW internet help desk to have the pass added to my MDE account.