News Round Up 2019

[OSUZorba]

I could be wrong I am a human after all and I do tend to leave a bit drunk myself, but for whatever reason in my mind I remember seeing it on a sign in the front where you check in , but hey who knows I could be mis remembering. If I am I apologize either way I will check the next time I am at the Grotto and see if I can find what I think i remember.

This was discussed before. I think it was decided that the 2 drink max was that you could only order 2 at once per person.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

all this talk of drinks is making me thirst ... it's 5pm somwhere right?

 

[rteetz]

News

Skyliner update from Orlando Sentinel

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-gondolas-disney-sneak-preview-20190416-story.html

 

[Kbosch]

News

Skyliner update from Orlando Sentinel

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-gondolas-disney-sneak-preview-20190416-story.html

"By August, Disney employees could be among the first passengers during the testing process that will run for months around-the-clock."

Months???

 

[rteetz]

"By August, Disney employees could be among the first passengers during the testing process that will run for months around-the-clock."

Months???

Yeah I’m a bit unsure what to make of that. Workers have already been seen inside these cabins on the DHS line. Testing has also already been going for months. These systems aren’t new and this one is taking longer than others like it.

 

[Tigger's ally]

all this talk of drinks is making me thirst ... it's 5pm somwhere right?

who put the 5 p.m. rule on you? It was always 10:00 a.m. rule around my house and we did recognize other time zones as well.

 

[scrappinginontario]

"By August, Disney employees could be among the first passengers during the testing process that will run for months around-the-clock."

Months???

I read that too. Still holding out hope they will be open for our September trip but realizing now they may not be.

 

[rteetz]

News

JJ Abrams says there is more the Rey’s parents story

https://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-on-reys-parents/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah I’m a bit unsure what to make of that. Workers have already been seen inside these cabins on the DHS line. Testing has also already been going for months. These systems aren’t new and this one is taking longer than others like it.

Also, at what point are they 60 feet in the air? that is 6 stories high

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

News

Construction work on the Epcot tram and security areas to begin this week

About time!!!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

News

JJ Abrams says there is more the Rey’s parents story

https://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-on-reys-parents/

There had better be. :-/

 

[rteetz]

Also, at what point are they 60 feet in the air? that is 6 stories high

Over CBR? They need to go over rooms.

 

[Tigger's ally]

Also, at what point are they 60 feet in the air? that is 6 stories high

Right after the corkscrew and right before the double loop to loop.

 

[Moliphino]

This was discussed before. I think it was decided that the 2 drink max was that you could only order 2 at once per person.

Yes. It's posted everywhere alcohol is sold at Disney (even at the bottom of every festival menu board). So if you have a party of 8 people, one person can't just go order drinks for the whole group, they would need at least four people with valid IDs present.

 

[tlmadden73]

News

JJ Abrams says there is more the Rey’s parents story

https://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-on-reys-parents/

JJ has a lot of mess to clean up and tie up after Rian made a mess of the story he started.
I just don't know why they decided 3 separate directors was the way to go with this last trilogy rather than taking one director all the way through.

Or at least they should had some sort of creative directory that had a vision for all 3 films instead of just making it up on the fly like they seem to be doing.

The problem is that JJ is good at making awesome MacGuffins .. but pretty bad at tying things up. Looking forward to some answers.

 

[tlmadden73]

Yeah I’m a bit unsure what to make of that. Workers have already been seen inside these cabins on the DHS line. Testing has also already been going for months. These systems aren’t new and this one is taking longer than others like it.

I wonder if they are just afraid to roll this thing out to the public in the HOT, HUMID and thunderstormy months of July/August/September.
Despite how they MAY actually feel inside -- the pre-conceived perception may be that people won't want to be trapped in a box when it is hot and humid and could be shut down by lightning strikes.

Maybe they just weren't planning on SWGE opening early and thus was just set to open in November like SWGE was supposed to.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

JJ has a lot of mess to clean up and tie up after Rian made a mess of the story he started.
I just don't know why they decided 3 separate directors was the way to go with this last trilogy rather than taking one director all the way through.

Or at least they should had some sort of creative directory that had a vision for all 3 films instead of just making it up on the fly like they seem to be doing.

The problem is that JJ is good at making awesome MacGuffins .. but pretty bad at tying things up. Looking forward to some answers.

Well, I get the different directors to let each have their won tone and feel ... I mean, they did that with the original trilogy and one reason Empire is so goo

But I do agree there should have been one single vision and that was to be JJ's then he should have been more in control of the story of Last Jedi even if he wasn't directing ... and this coming from someone who liked The Last Jedi

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I wonder if they are just afraid to roll this thing out to the public in the HOT, HUMID and thunderstormy months of July/August/September.
Despite how they MAY actually feel inside -- the pre-conceived perception may be that people won't want to be trapped in a box when it is hot and humid and could be shut down by lightning strikes.

Maybe they just weren't planning on SWGE opening early and thus was just set to open in November like SWGE was supposed to.

That is certainly possible - but also this system shouldn't take that much longer to get up and running considering how quickly they can get them up at ski resorts in one off season (yes, I know this one is much bigger, but it also isn't up the side of a mountain) ... AND I think a big reason they are building it is to have it open to more efficiently get people to DHS for GE - so I really can't see how they would have chanced it that it wouldn't be up and running way before the original date of when GE was opening so that it shouldn't be an issue to get it up and running by Aug 29th

Your thinking may very well be correct ... but I am leaning more towards this article has some wrong info in it

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I wonder if they are just afraid to roll this thing out to the public in the HOT, HUMID and thunderstormy months of July/August/September.
Despite how they MAY actually feel inside -- the pre-conceived perception may be that people won't want to be trapped in a box when it is hot and humid and could be shut down by lightning strikes.

Maybe they just weren't planning on SWGE opening early and thus was just set to open in November like SWGE was supposed to.

I’m more focused on how often they’ll shut it down for lightning in the area... that’s the test I’m interested in.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I believe it has been said that seating in the Cantina is limited.

Ok, I know I posted the story to that rumor about the Cantina being behind due to budget cuts, so figure I should be the one to point out this response from Micechate which states that rumor is false:

Contained in this Disneyland update:
https://www.micechat.com/222474-disneyland-refurbishments-april-2019/

I saw some erroneous “news” online about Oga’s Cantina in Galaxy’s Edge that I wanted to clear up. The fake news claimed that Oga’s was behind schedule due to budget cuts and that it only had a capacity of 30 people. Both of those things are false.

There isn’t a sit-down restaurant included in the cantina. As we first wrote in August of last year, Oga’s is a beverage establishment. The entire Cantina will be ready on May 31.


Additionally, the capacity of the location is not 30; it will be able to accommodate at least 5 times that! Again, this isn’t new information, we wrote about that last year as well.

However, a time limit will likely be necessary in the early days of the land which may take the form of a drink limit to cap time in the establishment to around an hour.

If you see folks spreading the fake news, please help correct the record.



so in summary, the entire Cantina will be ready on May 31st (Disneyland one), it will hold at least 150 people, and you should correct people if they are spreading the fake news (so allow myself to correct, myself)