News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

Room renovation coming to the Contemporary Resort?

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

That’s the expectation yes.

 

[PolyRob]

Room renovation coming to the Contemporary Resort?

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20190212461.pdf?parent=DOC2609S7126

Nice! I think some other deluxe resorts are in worse shape, but those CR sinks are awful and need to be replaced. lol

 

[closetmickey]

RUMOUR: Magic Kingdom to Eliminate Evening Extra Magic Hours

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2019/04/10/magic-kingdom-will-eliminate-evening-extra-magic-hours/

Guessing this is the big one Kenny was eluding to!!

That really may be our “straw”. We come from the west coast- have never made a morning EMH but almost always plan our days around the evening EMH. Not surprised but what an absolute disappointment.

 

[closetmickey]

That’s just it. The add on events keep selling really well so why should disney give “free” EMH.

Exactly. So stop buying, people!!

 

[closetmickey]

I would hope they continue to stay open “late” on Saturdays, if for no other reason than goodwill gesture to locals (specifically local AP holders).

Most of the Saturdays in the middle of last summer were already taken with paid events at MK.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Most of the Saturdays in the middle of last summer were already taken with paid events at MK.

Obviously they are only out for June so far but they are only on Thursdays. Hopefully that pattern holds!

 

[closetmickey]

Obviously they are only out for June so far but they are only on Thursdays. Hopefully that pattern holds!

I hope so!!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Bob Iger does expect to retire in 2021.

Obviously huge if he follows through this time. While some whine or scream about every change he makes, I think he’s been phenomenal for this company is myriad ways. This transition is most definitely concerning to me...

Hilarious to me that in various comments online some are cheering this, awaiting a drop in prices and parks now becoming “affordable for all again”. They were never affordable for all. And I’ll eat my hat if a new CEO lowers prices. Or even doesn’t raise them as much as the market will bear. Delusional.

 

[rteetz]

Obviously huge if he follows through this time. While some whine or scream about every change he makes, I think he’s been phenomenal for this company is myriad ways. This transition is most definitely concerning to me...

I think he does want to retire. It’s the board that doesn’t. I don’t see any stand out successors right now either but we still have a bit.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I think he does want to retire. It’s the board that doesn’t. I don’t see any stand out successors right now either but we still have a bit.

Yeah. I felt the same last time though wrt successors... they NOW think they’ll identify someone “in time”... all still concerning. Transitions are always a gamble, obviously.

 

[rteetz]

News

Construction begins on new Mizner’s Lounge

http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/photo...and-lounge-at-disneys-grand-floridian-resort/

 

[rteetz]

Link for SWGE Panel live stream

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...april-13/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q3wo0411190417190002C

 

[SaintsManiac]

Obviously they are only out for June so far but they are only on Thursdays. Hopefully that pattern holds!

After Hours in MK dates are through July and there are 2 in August. Not sure if they'll extend it or not past that.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

After Hours in MK dates are through July and there are 2 in August. Not sure if they'll extend it or not past that.

My apologies. I forgot that the villains dates were announced for all summer (I’m going in June so admittedly the later months don’t affect me).

 

[rteetz]

News

Haunted Mansion on ride photo op

http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/video-haunted-mansion-on-ride-photo-portrait-effect/

 

[rteetz]

News

SWGE panel begins at 11AM CT

I am at the panel. Look for tweets, and updates in other threads. I don’t plan on updating here.

 

[scrappinginontario]

News

Haunted Mansion on ride photo op

http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/video-haunted-mansion-on-ride-photo-portrait-effect/

They have incorporated it very well and the pictures are good quality. Really like that they’re B&W. Now, if my dd ever chooses to ride we’ll give it a try!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

SWGE panel begins at 11AM CT

I am at the panel. Look for tweets, and updates in other threads. I don’t plan on updating here.

For who those want to chat while watching we'll be doing so in the Star Wars Celebration thread:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/star-wars-celebration-chicago-april-11-15-2019.3744651/

 

[writerguyfl]

Also, a question about Buzz Lightyear. Have they changed how pictures are taken? In the past I thought you had to scan your band after the ride to capture your picture? Is it now captured automatically like SDMT?

If you have a magicband you don't always have to scan it even if they have the scan option.

I'm almost positive that I didn't scan my band at all after any rides and they still all appeared on my account. The only place I scanned was at Photopass/character meets. Or maybe I'm crazy and remembering wrong.

I thought the same thing, but my sister's family didn't scan their magic bands last trip for Buzz and we never saw their ride photos. But . they system could have just been broken then *shrug*. Ever trip we go on, we ride Buzz (except this last one) -- I can't recall if we scan or not .. We probably do since we are looking at the photos as we come out, but I assumed that Buzz works the same way as Space Mountain or SDMT -- where you don't need to scan.

All of you might already know this, but in case you (or other people) don't know:

Magic Bands work via Radio Frequency (RF) technology. Disney uses two types of RF technology in their theme parks. The first type is short-range touch points. Examples of these include anything with the Mickey head readers like at the park entries or under an individual on-ride photo screen. Short-range touch points work with both RF cards and Magic Bands. The RF card does not have the internal power source nor an antenna that is found on the Magic Band.

The second type RF technology used is a long-range reader. You don't need physically touch the reader for it to "see" you. Instead, it searches for signals sent out by the antenna in the Magic Band. I don't know enough about the technology to know why, but it's obviously not 100%. Sometimes it works and you'll get a customized ride experience and/or have your ride photos correctly "tagged" to your account. But, sometimes it doesn't.

A little more information can be found on the Disney website: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/my-disney-experience/frequency-technology/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Free dining offer for 2020 for UK guests announced (no idea how details compares to past years but seems to still be pretty substantial)

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...er-for-2020-arrivals-coming-for-uk-residents/