News Round Up 2019

[MommaBerd]

@SouthFayetteFan - Thanks for this info! I had no idea. We drained our points for a big trip about a year ago, and I haven’t been on there in a very long time. Do these changes include Disneyland? I don’t have a big social media presence, so I’m not sure how effective my Tweet would be...

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

@SouthFayetteFan - Thanks for this info! I had no idea. We drained our points for a big trip about a year ago, and I haven’t been on there in a very long time. Do these changes include Disneyland? I don’t have a big social media presence, so I’m not sure how effective my Tweet would be...

I think it affect onsite Disneyland hotels. It wouldn’t affect the numerous off-site options there. It was a super unfortunate change for Disney World and Disney Cruises though. You used to be able to cover an entire Disney cruise with Chase Points but not anymore

 

[intertile]

The whole epcot bypass is a little curious. I can see it being needed for construction vehicles staging to go into the area, and allowing the buses to pass while waiting. I suppose minnie vans as well could stage there.
However on the construction side, what do they really have going on that would need that many vehicles staged at that location? All the major earth moving is done for the front of the park projects.

Spine project will begin towards beginning of next year, ..maybe sooner. That will require a lot of debris removal.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Many of you are probably aware that I am big into the Credit Card rewards game - We have a big thread all about that. This is "OLD NEWS" but Chase removed the option to use their Ultimate Rewards travel points for Disney resorts when they switched to Expedia from Connexions. This was a major blow to those of us with thousands of Chase points.

If our News Thread group here would be so kind, we're trying to raise awareness through a little twitter campaign to see if we can get that option back:

I know a lot of us have twitter - let's start tweeting Chase and Disney and try to see if we can drum up some attention...

https://twitter.com/SouthFayetteFan/status/1097589793675010048 (please feel free to like/retweet/plagiarize/etc.)

I just tweeted the following (in 2 tweets)

• @Chase @ChaseSupport @DisneyParks @WaltDisneyWorld @Expedia #UltimateRewards #NotUltimateRewards #ChaseHatesDisney Why no Disney resorts on your Chase Travel Portal? I thought these were "ULTIMATE" rewards... #UltimateRewards #NotUltimateRewards #ChaseHatesDisney 1 of 2
• To me Disney World is my Ultimate Travel goal - I wish I was told you were going to remove all 25 of the Walt Disney World resort hotels before I earned all of these points. #FreeDisneyResorts #ChaseHatesDisney #FixUltimateRewardsPlease I just want to take my girls to Disney!

If you'd be so kind - let's re-tweet this, do your own new tweets, use some of the hashtags, create your own. It may not achieve anything, but I'm trying to at least make an effort to let Chase and Disney know that something is missing here!!

@rteetz - if you don't want this here just let me know and I'll edit this ASAP...

Thanks to a few of you who I think I recognize that retweeted. I won't spam our news thread here with updates so this is my last update (if you want to follow our saga, we'll continue discussing this on the I Love Credit Cards thread on the budget board...Here's my most recent comment there:

OK - next round: Let's reply to the @ChaseSupport comments:

https://twitter.com/ChaseSupport/status/1097646909966217216 Hello, a business decision was made for this change. We'll document your concerns to improve our future offerings on Ultimate Rewards. ^AN

https://twitter.com/ChaseSupport/status/1097606203532824578 Our apologies, point redemptions towards Disney within the Ultimate Rewards Travel site are not an option. While we don't have more information, you are welcome to check back periodically to see what options are available. We have shared your feedback regarding this as well. ^EL

I think the best thing would be to REPLY to these tweets voicing concern over this change. Since they are "documenting concerns" and "sharing feedback" probably best if they get that feedback from 100+ people!!

 

[gberg]

News

Disney archivist Dave Smith has passed at 78


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Alright I’m thinking of somebody else then. At least for that fact, Dave was awesome.

A bit late with this but I couldn't agree more! I met him once while on an ABD BSM tour. He happened to be at the Disney Archives when we got there and on very short notice he agreed to talk to our group. He even showed us Ticket No 1 for both Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland. A real nice man.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

PHOTO REPORT: Disney Springs 2/18/19 (The Art Corner, Construction Updates, Even More Snack Pillows, ETC.)

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: New Star Wars Loungefly Backpacks and Yoda Mickey Ear Hat Land at The Star Trader in Disneyland Park

 

[rteetz]

News

Steamboat Willie LEGO Set Selected as Winning Design for LEGO Ideas Contest

 

[scrappinginontario]

News

Steamboat Willie LEGO Set Selected as Winning Design for LEGO Ideas Contest

Such a great set! Glad they chose it! I remember when it was first presented as an idea and we signed up so that we could vote for it. Kinda neat to see it go from submission to an approved design!

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS: Entrance Awning Structure Installed for New Japan Restaurant at Epcot

 

[rteetz]

News

Reimagined Menu Debuts at Banana Cabana Poolside Bar in Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 2/14/19 (Valentine’s Day Fun at Epcot)

 

[shoreward]

Disney World AP sliders are back in stock

 

[jade1]

I have never closed Epcot and not been staying at resort that was accessible from the international gateway so I didnt know that close there was such a problem for busses and staging.

Been years for us as well.

Probably will be part of the Riviera draw to.

I honestly won't be surprised if leaving IG will be faster to Riviera (depending on time of day etc), than even walking to most (maybe all) BC rooms, much less BCV rooms.

We will still prefer BCV and BWV though.

 

[sachilles]

If we close out at Epcot, we always go to the IG and one of the resort and uber/taxi back to our resort instead of fighting the masses out front.

 

[nkosiek]

Been years for us as well.

Probably will be part of the Riviera draw to.

I honestly won't be surprised if leaving IG will be faster to Riviera (depending on time of day etc), than even walking to most (maybe all) BC rooms, much less BCV rooms.

We will still prefer BCV and BWV though.

No way. Those people will still have to ride to the Riviera stop, disembark, then go their rooms in the Riviera. No way it's closer than BC/BCV.

 

[jade1]

No way. Those people will still have to ride to the Riviera stop, disembark, then go their rooms in the Riviera. No way it's closer than BC/BCV.

"Those people" gave me a chuckle.

We will know day one with all the coverage. I think it will be depend on the room location at Riviera and at BCV as well.

Either way, are you thinking like "a lot" longer, or pretty close, or at least faster than BWV rooms?

 

[jade1]

"Those people" gave me a chuckle.

We will know day one with all the coverage. I think it will be depend on the room location at Riviera and at BCV as well.

Either way, are you thinking like "a lot" longer, or pretty close, or at least faster than BWV rooms?

Either way, the bigger point was compared to the ought front bus issues.

Yea it does appear to be 6 minutes then walk to the room. Can walk a long way in 6 minutes.

eta: although a lot of folks won't want that extra walk when the can ride the skyliner

The estimated travel times for guests who will be boarding the Skyliner at Disney’s Riviera Resort are as follows:

• Epcot: 6 minutes 2 seconds
• Hollywood Studios: 11 minutes
• Caribbean Beach Resort: 2 minutes 11 seconds
• Art of Animation/Pop Century Resorts: 10 minutes 27 seconds

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

Pandora repainting continues

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/1097900634806857729?s=21

 

[jade1]

Photo update

Pandora repainting continues

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/1097900634806857729?s=21

Ah that's what that was. I thought that folks were slipping on that wet area from the spray plant, so they closed it at night.