News Round Up 2018

[Farro]

Either that or the Monty Burns sun blocking machine

Who Shot Mr. Burns, a classic!!!

 

[rteetz]

I know Luke disappeared/died in TLJ but Mark was signed on for all three films so not exactly surprising he’ll be in it.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Just saw an article about Disney making a deal with a Start-up Ukrainian toy company. Wooden cars look beautiful but so much for "buy American". Then again everything else is made in China...

 

[rteetz]

Just saw an article about Disney making a deal with a Start-up Ukrainian toy company. Wooden cars look beautiful but so much for "buy American". Then again everything else is made in China...

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disney-signs-deal-with-ukrainian-start-up-toy-manufacturer/

 

[Lsdolphin]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disney-signs-deal-with-ukrainian-start-up-toy-manufacturer/

Yep, that would be the article...

 

[PolyRob]

News

Kids get to create their own Chip dessert at Be Our Guest

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/1022959312136753153?s=21

I wonder if an adult can request this version of the gray stuff in the trio

 

[middlechild]

Thinking about the umbrella patent. Imagine in Pandora a tree or large flower, that opens with the sun in the morning and closes late in the day with the setting sun. All automatically. These "flowers" being 12 to 18 feet tall, vibrant colors and unique shapes, slowly closing as people pass by. That would be magical!

 

[Lsdolphin]

Thinking about the umbrella patent. Imagine in Pandora a tree or large flower, that opens with the sun in the morning and closes late in the day with the setting sun. All automatically. These "flowers" being 12 to 18 feet tall, vibrant colors and unique shapes, slowly closing as people pass by. That would be magical!

Sounds beautiful. I would buy one

 

[Iowamomof4]

I know Luke disappeared/died in TLJ but Mark was signed on for all three films so not exactly surprising he’ll be in it.

Yeah, I always figured he would be in it. I am glad to have it confirmed though. These days, you never know what Lucasfilm is going to do!

 

[Becky Mouse]

I agree that you can do well with the dining plan - we have on past trips.

Sometimes, though, as I've stated every time this topic rears it's head, it's not about the money...

Sometimes, people want to just not mess with figuring out costs of everything every time. Sometimes, they don't want to mess with gift cards or credit cards or anything else. Sometimes they just want to order what they want and not worry about it. Do they sometimes lose money? Probably. But sometimes it's not about the money.

And just like politics and religion, no matter how loudly or how many times you preach your beliefs, you are just not going to convert people. And that's OK.

Can we all just agree to disagree on this once again, and move on?

Oh, I agree that a lot of people just choose it for the convenience, regardless of if it is financially the smart choice or not. That's actually a perk to me, too.

But my point was to respond to what tlmadden said about it not being a smart financial choice. He implied people always lost money with it, and it's a bad deal. If I'm remembering right, he said that people on the DIS boards are generally aware it's a bad deal and don't get the dining plan, but other people don't do the math and end up buying it and losing money. My point was just to show that it isn't always a bad deal. Some people end up getting heavy discounts on food using it.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah I don’t think there was any doubt Mark wouldn’t be in this film in some form.

Agreed - some people seem to be surprised/freaking out by this and “OMG Luke is back!!!!!”

 

[Helvetica]

News

Kids get to create their own Chip dessert at Be Our Guest

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/1022959312136753153?s=21

I wonder how many adults will be asking for the kids dessert and if they'll allow it or not. That looks like a lot of fun!

 

[MommaBerd]

Thinking about the umbrella patent. Imagine in Pandora a tree or large flower, that opens with the sun in the morning and closes late in the day with the setting sun. All automatically. These "flowers" being 12 to 18 feet tall, vibrant colors and unique shapes, slowly closing as people pass by. That would be magical!

Exactly what I was thinking of! Although, Pandora is fairly shaded...but still would be cool.

 

[Fantasia79]

BoG prices are higher, but not by much if the food quality goes up and that is what you value. Buffet kids price is $27 at places like Garden Grill, Tusker House and $32 at Askershus. Adults being $45/54 at those same places. CRT being more than BoG is kind of a given.

You give up princess for the theming, Disney gets more cash, reservations a bit easier.

Paying 2 credits would be better used paying cash. Especially if you have a discount. Maybe have to shuffle around where you use meal credits to get your value.

In June, I thought food was good, but not on par with a signature. Curious to see if it is better now. Also, last time I ate at Askershus at $54/$32 it was awful food, and poor service.

 

[Roxyfire]

Oh, I agree that a lot of people just choose it for the convenience, regardless of if it is financially the smart choice or not. That's actually a perk to me, too.

But my point was to respond to what tlmadden said about it not being a smart financial choice. He implied people always lost money with it, and it's a bad deal. If I'm remembering right, he said that people on the DIS boards are generally aware it's a bad deal and don't get the dining plan, but other people don't do the math and end up buying it and losing money. My point was just to show that it isn't always a bad deal. Some people end up getting heavy discounts on food using it.

I agree, there's always going to be scenarios where someone can make it work out for them. But for ones person's reason of it feeling psychologically better to just make it all inclusive, others are worrying about maximizing value. So really it just depends on what type of person you are and I'm most definitely a min/maxer who right now just cannot get the maximum out of a dining plan. Kudos to those who can though!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

BoG prices are higher, but not by much if the food quality goes up and that is what you value. Buffet kids price is $27 at places like Garden Grill, Tusker House and $32 at Askershus. Adults being $45/54 at those same places. CRT being more than BoG is kind of a given.

You give up princess for the theming, Disney gets more cash, reservations a bit easier.

Paying 2 credits would be better used paying cash. Especially if you have a discount. Maybe have to shuffle around where you use meal credits to get your value.

In June, I thought food was good, but not on par with a signature. Curious to see if it is better now. Also, last time I ate at Askershus at $54/$32 it was awful food, and poor service.

I guess it comes down to how much you value themeing but to me $27 for kids at garden Grill with all you care to eat and some of the best character interactions on property seems like a much better deal than $35 for this - especially when you can get in and see the theming for a quick service lunch option instead

Definitely interested to see some reviews on the food though

 

[MommyinHonduras]

Definitely interested to see some reviews on the food though

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2018/...-signature-dinner-at-be-our-guest-restaurant/
https://wdwnt.com/2018/07/review-be...c-kingdom-every-appetizer-entree-and-dessert/
A couple for opening night.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2018/...-signature-dinner-at-be-our-guest-restaurant/
https://wdwnt.com/2018/07/review-be...c-kingdom-every-appetizer-entree-and-dessert/
A couple for opening night.

Sounds like the quality of at least a few dishes has been elevated which is good a hopefully they can keep that up

Didn’t really cover review of kids meals which I think is really when I question the price point

If they keep the quality up then I guess it can work considering only one meal a day is the 2-credits/signature pricing

 

[Gusey]

Just saw this, a slight update on Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlwAMv9H_Fb/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=chs0ir57yloe

 

[rteetz]