News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

News

The Grand Floridians 30th anniversary is reportedly cancelled

https://wdwnt.com/2018/04/disney-wo...an-resort-30th-anniversary-gala-event-june-2/

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

More details about the new Pandora entertainment

http://blogmickey.com/2018/04/break...pandora-the-world-of-avatar-later-this-month/

I have a feeling this will really enhance that land. The land is already amazing, but I always wish there was something going on. Whenever I am there, I usually always miss the drum show.

 

[splash327]

Nothing really changes much except for when you have a FP and you want to change the individuals who have it. So say my mom and I have Soarin FPs but then my mom doesn't want to ride anymore. You could move that FP to someone else in your party. Now you can't do that you can only try to add another person if their is availability.

Sorry about commenting late, just got back from the world and catching up. I used this to remove my wife and I from my parents pirates fast pass so we could do other rides between 4 and 7. Does this mean i can't do that anymore?

 

[splash327]

I agree. I don’t even really have an affinity to sweet spells but it doesn’t make sense to remove it when you could geographically put the store in a better place. Makes me think sweet spells wasn’t very profitable.

Speaking of the land and merchandise is there going to be stores in the new toy story land? I haven’t heard anything notable advertised

Everytime i've been in there, it's had a line. One less place to get a candy apple...

 

[JETSDAD]

Sorry about commenting late, just got back from the world and catching up. I used this to remove my wife and I from my parents pirates fast pass so we could do other rides between 4 and 7. Does this mean i can't do that anymore?

No, it means you couldn't move your FP to someone else. You can always drop or change FP's for any member of your party that you want.

 

[TomServo27]

Black Panther passes Titanic for third all-time domestic box office behind avatar and The Force Awakens.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h...titanic-become-no-3-title-all-time-us-1100758

 

[AzzySpazbourne]

Interesting Find/Nostalgia

1990s WDW promotional video

 

[adelaster]

Hey @rteetz do you know when they will be finished updating the World of Disney store?

 

[OKW Lover]

Interesting Find/Nostalgia

1990s WDW promotional video

Looks like this was actually sometime pre-1990 since there is nothing about the Disney-MGM Studios which opened 5/1/89

 

[rteetz]

Sorry about commenting late, just got back from the world and catching up. I used this to remove my wife and I from my parents pirates fast pass so we could do other rides between 4 and 7. Does this mean i can't do that anymore?

You can cancel a FP for an individual still I believe.

 

[rteetz]

Hey @rteetz do you know when they will be finished updating the World of Disney store?

I don’t believe there is a specific end date yet.

 

[jlundeen]

Looks like this was actually sometime pre-1990 since there is nothing about the Disney-MGM Studios which opened 5/1/89

I thought that also...our first trip was very early in the 90s and we stayed at the Beach club, and went to "MGM"

Edit: it's good to see some of the old attractions!

 

[jpeterson]

Interesting Find/Nostalgia

1990s WDW promotional video

Those 1980's style super short running shorts on the men cracked me up. I remember that era.

 

[jpeterson]

Looks like this was actually sometime pre-1990 since there is nothing about the Disney-MGM Studios which opened 5/1/89

At the end of the video, retrowdw put a date of 1983 on it. Not sure why, since their post says 1990s. But I think 1983 might be closer, since they specifically call out EPCOT as being "new".

 

[rteetz]

News

Kristin Bell has finished recording Frozen 2

https://wdwnt.com/2018/04/video-kristen-bell-has-finished-recording-frozen-2/

 

[crazy4wdw]

Interesting Find/Nostalgia

1990s WDW promotional video

Looks like this was actually sometime pre-1990 since there is nothing about the Disney-MGM Studios which opened 5/1/89

I thought the same. No video of the Living Seas which opened in 1986. Also, Norway, Wonders of Life, Typhoon Lagoon, and Pleasure Island all opened in 1989.

Still a nice find!

 

[skier_pete]

Interesting Find/Nostalgia

1990s WDW promotional video

Looks like this was actually sometime pre-1990 since there is nothing about the Disney-MGM Studios which opened 5/1/89

At the end of the video, retrowdw put a date of 1983 on it. Not sure why, since their post says 1990s. But I think 1983 might be closer, since they specifically call out EPCOT as being "new".

I think 1983-1984 is right - (the video says 1983 at the beginning also) watch the video where they show the overview of Epcot, there's no Living Seas at all - nothing but an empty field. It opened in 1986 - which means likely looking at 1984 or earlier. They also list all the World Showcase countries - but don't mention Morocco - which opened in September, 1984. On the front end - while the Imagination Pavillion opened in 1982, the Figment/Dreamfinder ride didn't open until March 1983 - though I suppose they could have had shot the one shot of the ride (which doesn't show any guests) before this. However, I think we can safely say the video was released between March 1983 and September 1984.

And I have to say thanks @AzzySpazbourne for ruining my free time for the next two weeks as I go down the rabbit hole that is this website. Home videos from the 70s - sign me up!!

 

[rteetz]

I have updated the aerials thread. Lots of new looks at DHS, and the gondola system.

 

[rteetz]

News

Guests will start getting messages in MDE inviting them to play Agent Ps World Showcase Adventure

https://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2018/04/agent-p-recruiting-messages-showing-up.html?m=1

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

The trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story will be released tomorrow!