News Round Up 2019

[danikoski]

I know I'm a day late on the logo news but my thoughts anyways (that no one asked for or care about)



I've determined why I personally dislike this one. It doesn't have to do with the fact that there are characters in the logo...it has to do with the fact that all the characters are their own style. Live action BB-8, Cartoon Mickey, CGI Woody...it's all over the place. The font/logo itself is quite boring and a bit lazy, but the differences in the characters style really make it seem even lazier. They couldn't even be bothered to think of a way to bring those three different mediums together. It was...'What pictures do we have...ok...photoshop those into the O's and call it a day.'



That post works for the same reason the above logo doesn't. Because all the different characters from the different IPs are represented in the same style, which brings cohesion to the design.



This logo is boring, but fine. Much less "offensive" (for lack of a better word) than the one with the characters in the O's.

EDIT:

With my virtually zero graphic design skills I took a stab at it myself. I'm not saying this is not lazy, but at least it's somewhat cohesive.

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EDIT EDIT:

Changed my design a bit because I forgot to invert BB-8 correctly lol

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That logo is great! Disney should hire you...instead, they probably spent an obscene amount of money having a contractor design it for them...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Peter Mayhew has passed away

 

[rteetz]

NEWS

Peter Mayhew has passed away

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Just saw. Sad news.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just saw. Sad news.

Definitely sad - but also time to celebrate a life well lived and someone who clearly left his mark on the world and won't soon be forgotten

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

NEWS

Peter Mayhew has passed away

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This is very sad news. He definitely left a legacy by creating arguably one of the most popular characters in any movie franchise.

 

[FredQc]

News

Limited-Time Lion King Dining Experience Coming to Jiko – The Cooking Place at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

I hope this "limited-time" activity will be very limited in time... I do love the quiet and relaxing atmosphere of Jiko, it is even one reason why I feel OK to pay this amount of money for a dinner there. I can't say that I am very excited by this news. Not sure how Jiko's base of customers will appreciate.

 

[rteetz]

I hope this "limited-time" activity will be very limited in time... I do love the quiet and relaxing atmosphere of Jiko, it is even one reason why I feel OK to pay this amount of money for a dinner there. I can't say that I am very excited by this news. Not sure how Jiko's base of customers will appreciate.

I don’t think this will get people rushing out to Jiko. Certainly it will get some. I looked at the menu for it and it’s not that appealing to me so I decided no. So I think this is just a prix fixe menu for a limited time while Lion King is doing its movie run.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I hope this "limited-time" activity will be very limited in time... I do love the quiet and relaxing atmosphere of Jiko, it is even one reason why I feel OK to pay this amount of money for a dinner there. I can't say that I am very excited by this news. Not sure how Jiko's base of customers will appreciate.

I don’t think this will get people rushing out to Jiko. Certainly it will get some. I looked at the menu for it and it’s not that appealing to me so I decided no. So I think this is just a prix fixe menu for a limited time while Lion King is doing its movie run.

Yes like it is just an option along with regular dinner menu - and having a special prefixe I think is a nice option

Not sure about the musician part - they could probably skip that

 

[ksromack]

Egypt would be amazing to do with ABD

Would love to do an ABD one of these days - just out of our budget at the moment

I just cant see ever being able to afford the ABD trips. They are bunches higher than the Rick Steve's tours we take (although airfare isnt included in RS tours) and we get all admissions and private guides included (and tips are not allowed).

 

[rteetz]

Statements from those at Lucasfilm and Star Wars

https://www.starwars.com/news/peter-mayhew

 

[only hope]

Peter's death makes me even more grateful for the chances I had at SWW over the years to see and meet him. He was such a nice guy.

 

[saskdw]

NEWS

Peter Mayhew has passed away

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Horrible news. Made me a little glassy eyed reading that.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTO REPORT: Downtown Disney District 5/2/19 (Parking Structure Construction, Sugarboo & Co. Updates, New Merchandise, ETC.)

 

[Tia1977]

RE: The CRT/HEA/Dessert Party package, the viewing area for these guests will be in the other hub garden, in front of Casey’s. So that area will now no longer be accessible to “regular” guests.

This...hurts my heart...so bad ...like for real lol

 

[soniam]

I wish I could like this post more than once. I love the new itineraries.

Egypt would be amazing to do with ABD

Would love to do an ABD one of these days - just out of our budget at the moment

That Egypt one did look cool. I don't think I would normally consider an ABD, especially for Europe. I feel very comfortable there and don't see a need for a tour. However, there are some places that are little more foreign or don't seem as safe, like China or Egypt, that would be great for an ABD trip. I am bummed that I don't really think Egypt is that safe anymore. I wouldn't have hesitated when I was younger, if I had the money then. I remember when I had started working at Motorola out of college. They used to send a lot of people to the site in Israel. It didn't seem that safe then, but it was down right safe compared to today

 

[rteetz]

Symphonic Suite from SWGE now available on Apple Music and amazon!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/s...-suite-music-inspired/1460749004?i=1460749012

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

News

Sinclair to buy Fox Sports Networks from Disney. The deal is valued at more than $10 billion.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...e-fox-sports-networks-from-disney-wsj-reports

 

[Scoobie]

Statements from those at Lucasfilm and Star Wars

https://www.starwars.com/news/peter-mayhew

That was beautiful, I love the pics they chose for the article. It makes my heart hurt, though. Rest in peace, Mr. Mayhew.

 

[mikepizzo]

That logo is great! Disney should hire you...instead, they probably spent an obscene amount of money having a contractor design it for them...

Your kind words are appreciated but in the field of graphic design I'm the bottom man on the totem pole lol.

I think it's 50/50. Either, like you said, they spent a crazy amount of money for some contractor to do that...or they heard an interns cousin knew a little photoshop and asked them to do it in an afternoon.

News

Sinclair to buy Fox Sports Networks from Disney. The deal is valued at more than $10 billion.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...e-fox-sports-networks-from-disney-wsj-reports

So now Disney only paid $61b for Fox. I'm not close enough to the deal to know this...anything else Disney would want to (or have to) sell?

 

[rteetz]

So now Disney only paid $61b for Fox. I'm not close enough to the deal to know this...anything else Disney would want to (or have to) sell?

I don’t believe they have to sell anything else.