News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

Wonder if Kevin is part of the re-scripting of the Up bird show.
I saw the show in the fall, wasn't great, but maybe not quite as bad as I had feared. It could use a tune up.

Its already been changed once.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I don't use them so much for crowd calendars. Crowd calendars are so hard to predict. I use TP for their rides app and room request options.

I personally think there's a point where you just graduate past crowd calendars. When Josh @EasyWDW stopped doing them I stopped caring about them. From what I understand, the data needed to do them effectively just isn't out there anymore PLUS with Disney using dynamic staffing it's almost impossible to know what they may do any number of days in advance AND FP+ usage is now at an all-time high with the majority of visitors booking in advance.

Then there's the whole argument over what is a crowd level 1, what is a crowd level 10. Oh now we need to add a 12...oh now we need to add a 15...

Also...When you're looking at crowd levels do you care about the literal crowd level or the wait times? Those are two different things...when operating at full staffing capacity, there can be more people at WDW and lower wait times (which I know is what EasyWDW and Touring Plans have been discussing recently). I think we truly care about wait times.

My favorite current chart if you really want to try to predict crowd levels is this one from this post: https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/walt-disney-world-crowds-continue-to-shift-away-from-the-summer/ It shows the average wait across 52 weeks of 2017 and the first 37 weeks of 2018.

 

[sachilles]

Its already been changed once.

oh jeez, hope I didn't see the "improved" one in october.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Also...When you're looking at crowd levels do you care about the literal crowd level or the wait times? Those are two different things...when operating at full staffing capacity, there can be more people at WDW and lower wait times (which I know is what EasyWDW and Touring Plans have been discussing recently). I think we truly care about wait times.

Yeah I think this is important to note. For me it's both. I don't really take much stock in crowd calendars but when people ask the questions or make note of adjustments is hard to tell what is the bigger issue.

I don't want the parks to be so swamped that I don't feel like I have much breathing room and it becomes hard to navigate or hard to get decent enough spots for things like fireworks. On the other hand I don't want there to be tons and tons of breathing room but wait times way too high thus my enjoyment of actual rides decreases the more I'm waiting and the less I'm able to accomplish. But if hard pressed I'd say the wait times are more important to me.

 

[rteetz]

oh jeez, hope I didn't see the "improved" one in october.

You might have. I don't remember when the changed version debuted.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

News

Kevin from Disney•Pixar’s “Up!” is Headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Wonder if that's as a meetable character. Or just for the stage show.

 

[rteetz]

Wonder if that's as a meetable character. Or just for the stage show.

Sounds like it might be meetable.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Wonder if that's as a meetable character. Or just for the stage show.

be kinda fun it if it was sort of like the Rapter encounter at Universal

 

[Roxyfire]

I personally think there's a point where you just graduate past crowd calendars. When Josh @EasyWDW stopped doing them I stopped caring about them. From what I understand, the data needed to do them effectively just isn't out there anymore PLUS with Disney using dynamic staffing it's almost impossible to know what they may do any number of days in advance AND FP+ usage is now at an all-time high with the majority of visitors booking in advance.

Then there's the whole argument over what is a crowd level 1, what is a crowd level 10. Oh now we need to add a 12...oh now we need to add a 15...
Also...When you're looking at crowd levels do you care about the literal crowd level or the wait times? Those are two different things...when operating at full staffing capacity, there can be more people at WDW and lower wait times (which I know is what EasyWDW and Touring Plans have been discussing recently). I think we truly care about wait times.

Yes wholeheartedly agree, I don't take a lot of stock in crowd calendars anymore because of that factor is it pure crowd feel? Wait times? A combination of both? There can be a lot of people out and walking around but there's plenty of FPs available or wait times are moderate because all vehicles are running. Obviously as we've seen the opposite is happening as well.

Also the seasons when I'm able to travel are more on the fully-staffed and potentially busy times anyway. So why get into the minutia of going on a day that's a 5 or 6 vs a 7 or 8? It's not that helpful to me to decide which parks to go on which days but it does mentally help set our expectations for the general time frame. I still like to use touring plans for their app and customized plans so I do pay it for that.

 

[Firebird060]

I wonder if regular EMHs will include access to Galaxy's Edge or if only the Hotel and or paid EMHs will have access. Will be really interesting as they will have to balance promoting people being willing to pay for hard ticket events without angering people sooooo much about how they can't really enjoy the land with the crowds

I seem to recall some talk of being able to use the Force in the land (though haven't seen as much of late). The way it was worded sounded a bit like how you can use the wants in the Wizarding World

The only Problem with it being like Wizarding world if they do have you being able to use the force to change things, is that the Way universal does it really really impacts foot traffic . Its great all the things you can do with the Merchandise wands, but its more its own attraction/ moneymaker then a passive hidden experience like say Disneys Pirate. Also the Wand Tracking at Universal is horrible so many glitches to due with camera angles and such,

 

[countrymommy]

New SoCal Disneyland ticket offer: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...a-limited-time/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q2wo0103190007A

Can you help clarify for me? When I clicked on the link the following was part of the terms. My daughter is moving there next week and I will be visiting her in early May with one of my younger children. If she buys the tickets, will I be able to use one? (I’m in Ohio). Just confused because it says she can buy up to five with proof of residency, so wondering if it’s like the military tickets where only one person needs to be military but can buy five tickets for family or friends.

*Valid only for Southern California residents within ZIP codes 90000-93599 and Northern Baja California residents within ZIP codes 21000-22999; proof of eligible residency, including valid government-issued photo ID, is required for purchase and admission. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. May purchase up to 5 tickets per person per day with valid ID.

 

[dina444444]

Can you help clarify for me? When I clicked on the link the following was part of the terms. My daughter is moving there next week and I will be visiting her in early May with one of my younger children. If she buys the tickets, will I be able to use one? (I’m in Ohio). Just confused because it says she can buy up to five with proof of residency, so wondering if it’s like the military tickets where only one person needs to be military but can buy five tickets for family or friends.

*Valid only for Southern California residents within ZIP codes 90000-93599 and Northern Baja California residents within ZIP codes 21000-22999; proof of eligible residency, including valid government-issued photo ID, is required for purchase and admission. Each day of use constitutes one full day of use. May purchase up to 5 tickets per person per day with valid ID.

It’s been a mixed bag. They are allowed to check ID on each person though with these tickets.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

It’s been a mixed bag. They are allowed to check ID on each person though with these tickets.

So unless you have a CA DL you don't qualify as being a SoCal resident for the purpose of the discounted ticket?

 

[dina444444]

So unless you have a CA DL you don't qualify as being a SoCal resident for the purpose of the discounted ticket?

You need to be able to show proof of residency. Just like with the ap payment plan.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

You need to be able to show proof of residency. Just like with the ap payment plan.

Right but is that proof of residency confined to a CA DL? Would utilities in someone's name, apartment lease in someone's name, etc be considered proof of residency?

The reason I'm asking is my husband is about to start a 6month to 1 year project right near LA. He'll be paying CA income tax due to length of time there. But I'm unsure if for the purposes of the SoCal discount if he qualifies as a SoCal resident because he's not going to be switching his DL to CA.

It's no biggie if he wouldn't qualify but I'm just wondering.

 

[rteetz]

 

[dina444444]

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These pics are cool.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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Well, clearly nothing to be excited about - everyone should just stay home and not bother going .... I’ll bite the bullet though and report back on how bad it really is

 

[Iowamomof4]

That's interesting that they have the falcon on batuu after the newest trilogy, at I was told by an imagineer that the storyline took place before force awakens.

It also kind of answers one question about the movie: we now know it will survive episode IX. I never really thought it wouldn't, but there really was no way of knowing until now.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disneyland AP Get Your Ears On shopping event

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