News Round Up 2018

[jpeterson]

It will take over Disney Junior Live on Stage which will end September 1st.

https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...er-this-year-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm

Wow, my kids loved Disney Junior Live on Stage. Luckily they are at the tail end of the age-range (4 & 6, soon to be 5 & 7) for the show, and they've had plenty of chances to see it. We have a trip in August so they can see it one more time.

And my daughter will go nuts for a Vampirina anything!

 

[DavidHobart]

News

Minnie Van Service Now Open to all Visiting Walt Disney World Resort

Ryan--are the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels included?

 

[Firebird060]

Ryan--are the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels included?

Even though you asked Ryan I would assume the answer would be yes because that is Still Disney Property, I dont see Disney not wanting to make profit on what equates to a 2 mile area of property being excluded. They slowly ramped up service overtime to test it and it now seems like the testing is done and they are ready to make it property wide. So i would suspect that it includes the Disney Spring resorts.

 

[OKW Lover]

Ryan--are the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels included?

Even though you asked Ryan I would assume the answer would be yes because that is Still Disney Property, I dont see Disney not wanting to make profit on what equates to a 2 mile area of property being excluded. They slowly ramped up service overtime to test it and it now seems like the testing is done and they are ready to make it property wide. So i would suspect that it includes the Disney Spring resorts.

Interesting. I wonder if the Swan/Dolphin are included as well, even though it appears that Mears has "bought the door" there.

 

[Firebird060]

Interesting. I wonder if the Swan/Dolphin are included as well, even though it appears that Mears has "bought the door" there.

It seems to me that they are slowly incrementally trying to roll back the heavy reliability they have on mears. I wont be surprised if you see Disney start rolling out other transportation services that directly compete with Mears, it wont be soon but it could be a 10 year or 15 year plan. Disney has relied on mears for years, and honestly Mears has gotten as big as it has purely from Disney, maybe Disney will just buy out Mears, I dont know, but they could strategically be making small in roads to blunt the utter reliance Disney has on them. It would make strategic sense if they plan to try and cut costs later for DME and other things

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

News

While now finished the Epcot sunrise stream was actually pretty cool this morning

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...5-a-m-et/?CMP=SOC-DPFY18Q3wo0531180606180003F

While I didn't watch it all just some parts of it from your link I did save it and the MK one to my YouTube playlist.

It's so peaceful seeing the parks at that time

 

[DisneyPrincess1984]

I LOVE the idea of the Excavator coaster and hope this happens. However, I hate to think about Everest being closed for refurbishment at the end of 2019 or early 2020 when we hope to be there. One of our absolute favorites and made my coaster-hating husband a big fan... he actually got off of it and got back on during our last trip!

 

[dina444444]

NEWS:

Disneyland to offer a starting wage of $15 by 2020 to 9,500 cast members represented by the Master Services Council

The proposal would increase the minimum rate for those cast members from $11.00 to $13.25 upon ratification of the contract, an increase of just over 20%. The minimum would jump to $14.25 in 2019 and $15 in 2020.


http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...0-cast-members-a-starting-wage-of-15-by-2020/

Minimum wage in CA is already set to go to $15/hour by either 2021 or 2022.

 

[FoxC63]

In the states, social security cards are issued at birth now.

DS received his at birth in 2003.

 

[danikoski]

News

REVIEW: Mickey Waffles Now Available ALL DAY at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

I may have just done a fist pump and shouted yes!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Minimum wage in CA is already set to go to $15/hour by either 2021 or 2022.

Well, guess they are looking to get there a bit quicker and also the incremental increases before that - definitely larger % increases than in the initial proposal to CMs at WDW

 

[wareagle57]

NEWS:

Disneyland to offer a starting wage of $15 by 2020 to 9,500 cast members represented by the Master Services Council

The proposal would increase the minimum rate for those cast members from $11.00 to $13.25 upon ratification of the contract, an increase of just over 20%. The minimum would jump to $14.25 in 2019 and $15 in 2020.


http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...0-cast-members-a-starting-wage-of-15-by-2020/

And what about CMs NOT represented by the MSC?

*edit* Never mind, I just realized this was DLR, not WDW and California minimum wage will already be at that level shortly after.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

And what about CMs NOT represented by the MSC?

*edit* Never mind, I just realized this was DLR, not WDW and California minimum wage will already be at that level shortly after.

Article also mentions at the end that "According to Disney, starting wages for other union cast members will be addressed during the normal contract negotiations."

 

[rteetz]

Interesting. I wonder if the Swan/Dolphin are included as well, even though it appears that Mears has "bought the door" there.

I don’t see why you couldn’t use it swolphin.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Disney Gift Card designs

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/06/experience-the-magic-of-the-perfect-gift/

 

[rteetz]

News

Sweet treats at Disney Parks this month

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/06/disney-parks-sweet-treats-june-2018/

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Guardians Update

http://blogmickey.com/2018/06/photos-latest-look-at-guardians-of-the-galaxy-construction-in-epcot/

 

[shoreward]

Interesting. I wonder if the Swan/Dolphin are included as well, even though it appears that Mears has "bought the door" there.

I don’t see why you couldn’t use it swolphin.

Actually, the Minnie Vans expanded to Swan/Dolphin about three weeks ago.

 

[rteetz]

News

UPDATE: Southern-Style Brunch Begins at Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' June 24

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Epcot land clearing continues

http://blogmickey.com/2018/06/photo...g-continues-for-rumored-epcot-entrance-hotel/