News Round Up 2018

[Mika02]

and don't forget the Pirate stuff....

Definitely this as well and with the Lion Guard a renewed interest in all things Lion King.

There is so many things my boys always miss something when they come to Disney. And I'm an equal opportunity parent so they love the princess too especially Tiana and Elsa and Anna.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Disneyland Update

https://micechat.com/201702-disneyland-resort-update-summer-is-for-rusting/

 

[Tigger's ally]

*On a slight tangent you couldn't pay me to go back to Myrtle Beach. It's the only place on vacation (of all the places I've been) that I regret going to.

must not be a golfer?

 

[rteetz]

News

Chicken Guy officially opens today!

https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/chi...-officially-opens-today-at-disney-springs.htm

 

[Brocktoon]

News

First image from episode 9

https://wdwnt.com/2018/08/j-j-abrams-teases-the-first-image-from-star-wars-episode-ix/

Interesting to see who may really be in the Millennium cockpit. This may be a little spoilery trivia from the comic books, but most folks aren't reading them anyway ... The current Poe Dameron book is covering the events on the Falcon directly after 'The Last Jedi' as well as what Black Squadron was up to during TJL. After escaping Crait, Leia handed over the co-pilot seat to Nein Nunb (Lando's Falcon co-pilot from Return of the Jedi). People are assuming Rey would co-Pilot with Chewie, but I wonder if we'll get a Chewie/Nein team for Ep 9.

 

[larissawbb]

must not be a golfer?

My guess was all the drunk frat boys?

 

[Hoodie]

I don't agree with this between Marvel, Star wars, Cars, Toy story and the regular Disney characters Boys are more then covered...

In terms of character dining, definitely not the case. Eliminate the places with the Fab Five and Pooh and it's all princesses. There are 4 princess-themed dining experiences right now. The Hollywood and Vine character dining was the one left that had boys stuff and girl stuff. Personally, I hope they switch out Sofia and keep Jake. Toss the boys a bone!

On a side note - I know they are limited in the Marvel characters, but wouldn't a Pixar dining experience be amazing?

 

[adelaster]

As far as the Planet Oasis news goes-

Link to official website



I am not excited about this. The "lake mirage" could be interesting, but I'm thinking it will be more tacky. This sounds like a very "Vegas" project.



I'm sorry, "eight individual Subway sandwich restaurants", something they are actually touting as a draw, is not my cup of tea. It sounds like a giant tourist eyesore, but I'd be glad to get proved wrong.

 

[mara512]

Interesting. Few thoughts:


- "Construction is set to begin in December, and parts of the park could open as soon as 2019." ... so they will build the entire thing within 1 year?

This was my exact thought when I read this.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

In terms of character dining, definitely not the case. Eliminate the places with the Fab Five and Pooh and it's all princesses. There are 4 princess-themed dining experiences right now. The Hollywood and Vine character dining was the one left that had boys stuff and girl stuff. Personally, I hope they switch out Sofia and keep Jake. Toss the boys a bone!

On a side note - I know they are limited in the Marvel characters, but wouldn't a Pixar dining experience be amazing?

I can see your point with character meals as there are a number that have princesses but none that are more traditional "boy" .... Pixar I think would be tough as a lot of the costumes are large/big heads but could be cool. Maybe they could do it like how they have the Beast at BOG - where the meet part is in a separate area vs coming to your tables

 

[Mika02]

In terms of character dining, definitely not the case. Eliminate the places with the Fab Five and Pooh and it's all princesses. There are 4 princess-themed dining experiences right now. The Hollywood and Vine character dining was the one left that had boys stuff and girl stuff. Personally, I hope they switch out Sofia and keep Jake. Toss the boys a bone!

On a side note - I know they are limited in the Marvel characters, but wouldn't a Pixar dining experience be amazing?

Well again that's just H&V breakfast and the Preschool block is just Jake and Mickey really. My boys love Sofia and Doc. 1900 park fare had Pooh and Tigger at Breakfast last year when my kids and I went. And with the palace it just makes sense to be princesses. My boys could care less about any princes really.

And I agree a Pixar Dining is more then needed they really could of done more with Woody's Lunchbox in my opinion..

 

[Firebird060]

Ok so here is the funniest thing as someone who lives and Works in Columbus. The developer of this Planet Oasis Project is off his rocker, He doesn't even own or have the land rights shown in the above picture fully. He hasn't applied for or received any zoneing or building permits. He attended 1 town hall meeting to talk about the project in the town it would be built in and never received or even called for a vote to build said project. Nor has he applied for any of the required traffic studies. The approval if it at all happens wont even happen until 2019. This is funny watching people outside this area talk about it. Its a very ambitious plan with more hype than is actual reality.

As such here is a source

http://www.dispatch.com/business/20...mplex-planned-near-tanger-outlet-near-sunbury


Also weird thing about Columbus, even though we are in the north, for the last 3 years we havent received all that much snow. We even had a few days in the 80s in December we have weird weather patterns here.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

must not be a golfer?

lol my husband and in-laws like to occasionally golf but no golfing in Myrtle Beach was not even on our radar. That would have also required bringing 3 sets of golf bags during our road trip out there (one for my husband and one for each of the in-laws). We enjoyed Savannah and Asheville with the Biltmore mansion much more we just didn't allocate more than a day there and wished we had spent the 3 days in Myrtle Beach at those places instead. We were staying right on the beach too it just was not our cup of tea. There are just so many other destinations that we've enjoyed that this felt like utter disappointment. But that's just us lol

 

[rowrbazzle]

We've been going to AMC $5 ticket Tuesdays now for a while. And it's been made so much better now that you can reserve online for the $5 price (before you had to physically go to the theater to buy the tickets at the reduced price). We average probably 2 movies per month with some months going by without seeing a movie and other ones seeing more than 2.

I've done a couple discounted Tuesdays. When I tried to buy the ticket online they appeared to charge a convenience fee, though, so I never followed through with the order. Am I missing something?

In terms of character dining, definitely not the case. Eliminate the places with the Fab Five and Pooh and it's all princesses. There are 4 princess-themed dining experiences right now. The Hollywood and Vine character dining was the one left that had boys stuff and girl stuff. Personally, I hope they switch out Sofia and keep Jake. Toss the boys a bone!

On a side note - I know they are limited in the Marvel characters, but wouldn't a Pixar dining experience be amazing?

Agreed. My daughter enjoyed meeting Cinderella and other various princesses, but there's really nothing equivalent for boys in terms of dining.

I don't agree with this between Marvel, Star wars, Cars, Toy story and the regular Disney characters Boys are more then covered...

Marvel and Star Wars still don't feel like Disney things to me, though I guess they are. Both, Marvel in particular, skew toward older boys too. My 5-year-old likes them despite never having seen the movies, but they're action entertainment and not really unique to Disney. Cars and Toy Story work better and are certainly more little kid-friendly, though.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I'm sorry, "eight individual Subway sandwich restaurants", something they are actually touting as a draw,

I would liken that to Starbucks in certain areas. Or if you go to places like Hawaii and there's an ABC store every 5 feet.

In terms of actual Subway right by our house the Walmart there has a Subway inside it. But the shopping center across the street also has a Subway inside the strip mall. We always thought it was strange to have both so close together but it's obviously been working thus for for the time they've both been open.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I've done a couple discounted Tuesdays. When I tried to buy the ticket online they appeared to charge a convenience fee, though, so I never followed through with the order. Am I missing something?

A convenience fee would be charged unless you are a Stubs member.

If you are an A-list ($19.95/month) or Premiere member ($15.00/year) it's waived during the checkout process no matter how many tickets you buy. If you are an Insider member (free) it's waived if you purchase 4 or more tickets in the same transaction.

 

[rteetz]

News

Universals Endless Summer resort will cost $148 million

http://universal.wdwinfo.com/news/1...to-begin-on-universals-endless-summer-resort/

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Parks Live Entertainment and Theatrical Productions won two Emmys

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...tions-honored-with-two-emmy-awards/?cid=17239

 

[adelaster]

I would liken that to Starbucks in certain areas. Or if you go to places like Hawaii and there's an ABC store every 5 feet.

In terms of actual Subway right by our house the Walmart there has a Subway inside it. But the shopping center across the street also has a Subway inside the strip mall. We always thought it was strange to have both so close together but it's obviously been working thus for for the time they've both been open.

It's more that they are upfront saying there are lots of subways in particular. To get my attention it would need to be something more unique, not a chain sandwich restaurant that can be found everywhere. This is why I don't get when people complain about Disney Springs- there really are some nice options there. Independent & standalone food locations are a draw, and places like the West Side Market in Cleveland, the North Market in Columbus, Findlay Market in Cincinnati really showcase local offerings and keep it interesting. I realize this does not always fit into entertainment districts, but the point is you can do diverse/local/interesting on any scale. On the podcast this week they mentioned wishing DS did a better job of touting local eateries.

Different strokes. Central Ohio could use more interesting entertainment draws, it's located close to a lot of people and has a rising population. As said earlier, I'd love to be proved wrong on my initial impression.

 

[rteetz]

News

Remember Dreams Come True returns to Disneyland September 7th

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...eworks-return-to-disneyland-park-september-7/