News Round Up 2019

[SouthFayetteFan]

Appears that Dumbo has "flopped" at the box office, weekend estimates are $45 to $50 million.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4498&p=.htm

Hey...we saw a movie on opening weekend! (We literally never do that...we also rarely see movies in theaters period, lol)

I didn't realize Dumbo just came out. We won 4 tickets through some atom tickets promotion on Friday and used them yesterday.

To bring this back (slightly) on topic. Our family enjoyed the movie. I wish they had done more with the songs from the original though (they were in there, but not featured as prominently as I'd have maybe liked).

 

[MommaBerd]

This is cute, but I can’t imagine it has a lot of re-watch-ability. I guess it’s more for the younger set, which is definitely needed at DHS.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Mural to be unveiled at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago:

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/check-out...be-unveiled-at-star-wars-celebration-chicago/

Link contains image of section devoted to original trilogy, sections for the prequesl and new movies will be unveiled at the Celebration

 

[saskdw]

News

New Avengers themed magicbands

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/shop-...anos-captain-america-captain-marvel-iron-man/

No Thor??

 

[saskdw]

Appears that Dumbo has "flopped" at the box office, weekend estimates are $45 to $50 million.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4498&p=.htm

Not sure how anyone would have expected it to do more than this. Doesn't mean it's a bad movie, I just would never see it doing much more than $50 million opening weekend.

 

[skier_pete]

Hey, I won't pretend this is something that's directed at me. For a park that doesn't have enough to do and will be seeing a massive surge of people, its actually a perfect little show for kids (Mostly boys) in the under-8 set. Being only 10 minutes long they can probably push a lot of bodies through it doing 4 shows an hour.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Hey, I won't pretend this is something that's directed at me. For a park that doesn't have enough to do and will be seeing a massive surge of people, its actually a perfect little show for kids (Mostly boys) in the under-8 set. Being only 10 minutes long they can probably push a lot of bodies through it doing 4 shows an hour.

Bonus for all it's 10mins out of the heat, humidity, rain, etc

 

[rteetz]

News

Several Disney Springs dining venues involved in credit card breach

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/earl-...nvolved-in-extensive-credit-card-data-breach/

 

[tarak]

This is cute, but I can’t imagine it has a lot of re-watch-ability. I guess it’s more for the younger set, which is definitely needed at DHS.

I agree. We watched it with my 7-year-old, who was pretty bored. Maybe it's more interesting in person?

 

[ksromack]

Appears that Dumbo has "flopped" at the box office, weekend estimates are $45 to $50 million.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4498&p=.htm

I know critics seemed to pan it but I everyone I know who saw it (all big Disney fans) loved t and raves about it

My dd and i went to see it today. We both thought it was very cute and required a tissue or two...or three. Actually the more I think about it the fonder I become.

 

[BLLB]

News

Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy now open

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...emy-now-open-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm

We got to see it today! Pretty cool.

 

[mollmoll4]

Looks like the Dumbo sipper and Casey Jr popcorn bucket are in Magic Kingdom now too.

https://twitter.com/WDWNT/status/1112451812311748608

 

[Killer Fish]

Not sure how anyone would have expected it to do more than this. Doesn't mean it's a bad movie, I just would never see it doing much more than $50 million opening weekend.

Disney did not spend $170+ on it with expectations for it to gross $50 on opening weekend....that being said if having it in the Disney+ launch lineup gets one more person to sign up it is probably worth it.

 

[OSUZorba]

Disney did not spend $170+ on it with expectations for it to gross $50 on opening weekend....that being said if having it in the Disney+ launch lineup gets one more person to sign up it is probably worth it.

I was wondering last night if all the remakes this year were really a money grab at the box office play, or a get people excited about Disney+ and maybe Blue ray sales play.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I think the thing deterring some from going to see Dumbo is the 'darker' side to it. Normally our family and extended family add the remakes to our movie going weekends. This one is a pass for all of us as it's been done in a format that is not overly family friendly. I'm guessing we're not the only ones avoiding it because of this.

 

[Jetku]

I think the thing deterring some from going to see Dumbo is the 'darker' side to it. Normally our family and extended family add the remakes to our movie going weekends. This one is a pass for all of us as it's been done in a format that is not overly family friendly. I'm guessing we're not the only ones avoiding it because of this.

I think Dumbo also doesn’t have the same nostalgia as something like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, or Lion King. 3 of those 4 are playing hard on the 90s nostalgia. 90s kids like myself now have families and want to both reminisce and share our favorites with our kids. Myself, my wife, and my daughter loved BatB and can’t wait for Aladdin. Cinderella is also a staple princess and strongly present in the public conscious.

I’m a lifelong Disney fan (animation and parks) but I hold no interest or nostalgia for Dumbo. Didn’t like the original, and not interested to see Tim Burton’s take on it. My interest is so low that this isn’t even something I’d see on a streaming service.

 

[Farro]

I think Dumbo also doesn’t have the same nostalgia as something like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, or Lion King. 3 of those 4 are playing hard on the 90s nostalgia. 90s kids like myself now have families and want to both reminisce and share our favorites with our kids. Myself, my wife, and my daughter loved BatB and can’t wait for Aladdin. Cinderella is also a staple princess and strongly present in the public conscious.

I’m a lifelong Disney fan (animation and parks) but I hold no interest or nostalgia for Dumbo. Didn’t like the original, and not interested to see Tim Burton’s take on it. My interest is so low that this isn’t even something I’d see on a streaming service.

Well luckily there are a few of us elderly folks who have nostalgia for the classics like Dumbo, Lady and The Tramp, Bambi.

In all seriousness, I HATE they are doing Lady and The Tramp live action, but am soooooo excited for Pinocchio if it happens.

 

[Phicinfan]

Not sure how anyone would have expected it to do more than this. Doesn't mean it's a bad movie, I just would never see it doing much more than $50 million opening weekend.

No hammer room, or make that the bigger Axe now..

 

[sachilles]

Being April fools day, just thought I'd remind folks to take any rumors found on the internet with a huge grain of salt today.

 

[tarak]

I think Dumbo also doesn’t have the same nostalgia as something like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, or Lion King. 3 of those 4 are playing hard on the 90s nostalgia. 90s kids like myself now have families and want to both reminisce and share our favorites with our kids. Myself, my wife, and my daughter loved BatB and can’t wait for Aladdin. Cinderella is also a staple princess and strongly present in the public conscious.

I’m a lifelong Disney fan (animation and parks) but I hold no interest or nostalgia for Dumbo. Didn’t like the original, and not interested to see Tim Burton’s take on it. My interest is so low that this isn’t even something I’d see on a streaming service.

I don’t have any nostalgia for Dumbo, either. I always found the original very depressing. My kids are all big Disney geeks, even the teenagers, and they haven’t expressed any interest in seeing it.