News Round Up 2018

[MickeyMinnieMom]

News

New open edition Spaceship Earth Magicband

http://www.magicbandcollectors.com/...traction-gets-its-own-open-edition-magicband/

It's funny... some of the newer styles look like ones fans made on Magic Your Band...

 

[amalone1013]

News

New open edition Spaceship Earth Magicband

http://www.magicbandcollectors.com/...traction-gets-its-own-open-edition-magicband/

Where was this two weeks ago...

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

LOL - I think that article summed it up well in one sentence, 'this updated site looks to be the first step in helping guests navigate the increased complexity of the ticket purchasing process.'

I will say I found the updated site earlier this morning and am enjoying the new design. Sleek and easy to use. A lot more intuitive, especially for the first time guest!

I can see it being more intuitive for newbies. I don't think I'd call it sleek, though... My current plans would print over FIFTEEN PAGES! They need a print view, and they need to bring back the "My Reservations" option that grouped them by type (hotel, ADR, FP).

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I can see it being more intuitive for newbies. I don't think I'd call it sleek, though... My current plans would print over FIFTEEN PAGES! They need a print view, and they need to bring back the "My Reservations" option that grouped them by type (hotel, ADR, FP).

I am old school - and my "print view" will be what I set up in my excel spreadsheet .... but agree, over 15 pages is ridiculous (and shouldn't be *that* hard of a feature to add)

I more use the app for checking things in the park and for changing/making new FPs ... hopefully this update helps with that (last trip I'd say 80% of the time the app would freeze and/or crash for me)

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I am old school - and my "print view" will be what I set up in my excel spreadsheet .... but agree, over 15 pages is ridiculous (and shouldn't be *that* hard of a feature to add)

I more use the app for checking things in the park and for changing/making new FPs ... hopefully this update helps with that (last trip I'd say 80% of the time the app would freeze and/or crash for me)

Yeah... I agree... I always have my excel planning sheet, and end up adding our trip details to our joint family calendar for reference by the whole family while we're there. Then I pull up MDE in park when I need to, to change something. But I still like having a PDF "printed" as well as I check in, etc. -- some kind of backup. But I'm increasingly doing that by having the PDF on my phone and iPad, so I guess it's just a matter of scrolling through 15 pages there!

 

[rteetz]

Where was this two weeks ago...

I may have to get this one myself...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Poster for upcoming Harry Potter attraction ... not really giving much away (I think we all knew it was a coaster in the woods

 

[scrappinginontario]

I am old school - and my "print view" will be what I set up in my excel spreadsheet .... but agree, over 15 pages is ridiculous (and shouldn't be *that* hard of a feature to add)

I more use the app for checking things in the park and for changing/making new FPs ... hopefully this update helps with that (last trip I'd say 80% of the time the app would freeze and/or crash for me)

I'm the same. Always have a Word document on the go with a summary of our trip. Haven't used the print function is a number of years but I'm sure others have.

 

[danikoski]

So, late to the game again, but we just watched Solo - we loved it! We thought it was a lot of fun and the kid who play Han was great.

We too just watched it this weekend, and really enjoyed it. I totally liked the heist caper route of the movie. Some of it was predictable, but it still was fun. It felt like a space Western, which is how the original trilogy always felt to me as well. Chewie stole the movie, but I was fine with the actor for Han. I think it would have done loads better in the theatre if they had waited to release it in the fall.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Villains magicband

http://www.magicbandcollectors.com/new-male-villains-magicband-on-black-base-color-released/

 

[rteetz]

News

New overpass opens at MK October 16th

http://blogmickey.com/2018/10/southbound-magic-kingdom-plaza-overpass-opening-october-16th/

 

[Gusey]

Poster for upcoming Harry Potter attraction ... not really giving much away (I think we all knew it was a coaster in the woods

Anybody recognise the building the rollercoaster is going through in front of Hogwarts, it looks like the one they are building, plus the pixies are finally making an appearance

 

[rteetz]

News

Club Penguin will be no more

https://wdwnt.com/2018/10/disney-shutting-down-club-penguin-island-by-end-of-2018/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Poster for upcoming Harry Potter attraction ... not really giving much away (I think we all knew it was a coaster in the woods

Anybody recognise the building the rollercoaster is going through in front of Hogwarts, it looks like the one they are building, plus the pixies are finally making an appearance

So apparently Pottermore has pulled the image from their site ... so maybe more being revealed here than we thought (Pixies?)

As to that building might just be more of Hogsmeade as that is supposed to be the location - that and the Forbidden Forest

 

[rteetz]

So apparently Pottermore has pulled the image from their site ... so maybe more being revealed here than we thought (Pixies?)

As to that building might just be more of Hogsmeade as that is supposed to be the location - that and the Forbidden Forest

It’s always weird when sites pull things. I mean it’s already out there now. People have seen it and saved it.

 

[BigRed98]

So apparently Pottermore has pulled the image from their site ... so maybe more being revealed here than we thought (Pixies?)

As to that building might just be more of Hogsmeade as that is supposed to be the location - that and the Forbidden Forest

What exactly is pottermore? Is it a Harry Potter fan site?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

What exactly is pottermore? Is it a Harry Potter fan site?

it's the official site that JK Rowlings started for fans and info about Harry Potter and some extra stuff too ... basically like the official community for Potter fans that Rowlings put out herself

 

[soniam]

Agree, but like I said in another thread -- it seems to have lost the ability to see your friends/family plans. The calendar view (on PC) used to show your plans as well as any friends and family plans that day. I am sure that was confusing to a lot, but there needs to be a way to see other people's plans, right?

You can still see your friends & family plans if you select "My Disney Experience" on the top right and then scroll way down. Way too much white space now

 

[tlmadden73]

You can still see your friends & family plans if you select "My Disney Experience" on the top right and then scroll way down. Way too much white space now

Not seeing it .. When I do that .. All I see are my plans .. (this upcoming Nov trip and a 2019 trip), but I see none of my friends/family plans such as my cousin's family for November and my sister's family for March 2019.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Not seeing it .. When I do that .. All I see are my plans .. (this upcoming Nov trip and a 2019 trip), but I see none of my friends/family plans such as my cousin's family for November and my sister's family for March 2019.

Are you going on these trips with them? Possibly they've tightened up security so that if you're not listed as a guest on a trip that you can no longer see the details of their trips?

I will say I used to link up many people I helped book trips for as friends on MDE until I started see details of friend's trips that they were booking on their own. Felt uncomfortable seeing that information as they were booking it completely one their own and probably had no idea their information was showing up on my account.

Just a thought....