News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

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Hippy Dippy Pool Closing for Refurbishment in 2020 at Disney's Pop Century Resort

 

[rteetz]

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The Big Blue Pool to Close for Refurbishment in 2020 at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

 

[rteetz]

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Black Friday at Disney Springs

https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...lack-friday-2018-offers-at-disney-springs.htm

 

[afan]

For those that have seen wreck it ralph, how long were the previews? 20 min or more? I normally am there to watch them but with timing today the way to see thr movie is to miss some/all.

 

[skier_pete]

Is is also the most biggest?

No but it's the least smallest.

 

[skier_pete]

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The Big Blue Pool to Close for Refurbishment in 2020 at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Is this real? Is Disney really informing people TWO YEARS in advance (fall of 2020) that a pool will be in refurb?

 

[scrappinginontario]

Is this real? Is Disney really informing people TWO YEARS in advance (fall of 2020) that a pool will be in refurb?

LOL! Yup!! I said the same thing a couple of weeks ago when someone posted on the Pop board that there was an announcement on the site that that the Hippy Dippy pool was being closed in the winter of 2020!

I guess they like their guests to be informed since a pool (especially a resort's main pool) can be a draw for people when choosing their resort.

Now....if we could just find out if the Friendship Boat stop at Epcot is closing next week, we'd be all set!

 

[wareagle57]

Is this real? Is Disney really informing people TWO YEARS in advance (fall of 2020) that a pool will be in refurb?

It does seem crazy. But maybe it has to do with both the 2 main pools at Pop and AoA are going down at the same time. That's a pretty big deal I'd think, especially for guests at AoA. If only one was going down, they'd probably offer guests to go use the other resorts pool, which is not normally allowed. There is a big difference in the Big Blue Pool and the secondary pools at those resorts.

They are also going to probably become one of the most popular places to stay due to the skyliner and Galaxy's Edge. So maybe that has something to do with it. Let people know now so they can change their minds and stay at one of the more expensive resorts instead. Rather than deal with the people who want to cancel or who complain while there.

 

[rteetz]

Is this real? Is Disney really informing people TWO YEARS in advance (fall of 2020) that a pool will be in refurb?

Well OPTN uses hub info. I don’t think Disney has publically said this yet because you can’t book rooms then.

 

[scrappinginontario]

It does seem crazy. But maybe it has to do with both the 2 main pools at Pop and AoA are going down at the same time. That's a pretty big deal I'd think, especially for guests at AoA. If only one was going down, they'd probably offer guests to go use the other resorts pool, which is not normally allowed. There is a big difference in the Big Blue Pool and the secondary pools at those resorts.

They are also going to probably become one of the most popular places to stay due to the skyliner and Galaxy's Edge. So maybe that has something to do with it. Let people know now so they can change their minds and stay at one of the more expensive resorts instead. Rather than deal with the people who want to cancel or who complain while there.

Just a note of clarification, the 2 pools will not be closing at the same time. Pop's pool is Winter 2020 (which could be Jan/Feb.....or December) and AoA's is Fall 2020 so Sep to Dec timeframe.

Also, I'm sure others are aware but as @wareagle57 mentioned, Pop and AoA are not related resorts so pool hopping between these 2 resorts is not allowed.

 

[rteetz]

Just a note of clarification, the 2 pools will not be closing at the same time. Pop's pool is Winter 2020 (which could be Jan/Feb.....or December) and AoA's is Fall 2020 so Sep to Dec timeframe.

Also, I'm sure others are aware but as @wareagle57 mentioned, Pop and AoA are not related resorts so pool hopping between these 2 resorts is never allowed.

They are related in that they are next to each other and will share the gondola though.

 

[scrappinginontario]

They are related in that they are next to each other and will share the gondola though.

Yes, they are next door to one another and related in that way but not in a way that allows guests to use pools at the other resort. A misconception that many people have.

 

[SG131]

For those that have seen wreck it ralph, how long were the previews? 20 min or more? I normally am there to watch them but with timing today the way to see thr movie is to miss some/all.

I don’t think the previews were terribly long last night. I was out of the theater after 2 hrs and 2 min though I’m not sure what the run time of just the movie is.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I don’t think the previews were terribly long last night. I was out of the theater after 2 hrs and 2 min though I’m not sure what the run time of just the movie is.

'Ralph Breaks the Internet' has a run time of 112 minutes. This being the case, there were just 10 minutes of previews the start of the movie.

 

[wareagle57]

'Ralph Breaks the Internet' has a run time of 112 minutes. This being the case, there were just 10 minutes of previews the start of the movie.

How is the short before the movie? I assume there is one?

 

[scrappinginontario]

How is the short before the movie? I assume there is one?

Sorry, I have not seen this movie yet so cannot answer your question.

 

[MissGina5]

man that it too bad. Will have to try the Ale and Compass next time, but Crew's cup was really good.

Loved ale and compass when I went. The grilled cheese even was wow!!!

 

[Capang]

How is the short before the movie? I assume there is one?

No short before the movie.

 

[BigRed98]

How is the short before the movie? I assume there is one?

Like @Capang said there is no short but there is a quick message from the director, producer and writer of Ralph Breaks the Internet. It was about 5 minutes long.

 

[tlmadden73]

No short before the movie.

No short before a Disney animated movie? Wuuuuh?