News Round Up 2019

[ej119]

News

Mandara Spa at Grand Californian is closing July 11th.

Permanently?

 

[rteetz]

Permanently?

Yes, no word on what will come next.

 

[ej119]

Yes, no word on what will come next.

Can't say I'm surprised... had one of my worst spa experiences ever there in March (second only to a horrendous experience at the Grand Floridian).

 

[Brocktoon]

The link says these are for tent camping, but the image shows they are RV sites.

They're full hook-up RV sites, but as mentioned you can tent there for the location ... but for the price I don't know who would. Disney just took the good location premium sites and priced them into a higher 'ultra' category. Not surprised they pulled this move, but it still hurts. Reports are these sites will go for $220/night over the winter Holidays

 

[Goofy2015]

Ha I am actually excited to see how the crowds look for 6/24 at Disneyland and the SWGE impact.

 

[etherealcaitiff]

Yes, no word on what will come next.

I passed it on the way to Citricos on Monday and there was a sign for Senses, so it would appear that Disney is going to be taking over control of the spa operations.

 

[rteetz]

I passed it on the way to Citricos on Monday and there was a sign for Senses, so it would appear that Disney is going to be taking over control of the spa operations.

That was my guess. Surprised Disney didn’t take it over sooner.

 

[only hope]

Disneyland responds to fans outraged at original Main Street Cinema attraction turned into gift shop

If they insist on putting merch in there, it should be replicas of what they sold in 1955- like Mickey Mouse. Modern stuff clashes with the atmosphere. Nothing at all would be better though.

 

[rteetz]

News

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...global-celebration-of-international-yoga-day/

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Dining Plan Prices Raised for 2020

 

[PolyRob]

News

Disney Dining Plan Prices Raised for 2020

Considering all the other recent price increases, these don’t seem as high as I would have expected.

Looks like $2 - $4 per person, per day. A family of 4 would be around $100 (give or take) for a week.

 

[SaharanTea]

Considering all the other recent price increases, these don’t seem as high as I would have expected.

Looks like $2 - $4 per person, per day. A family of 4 would be around $100 (give or take) for a week.

Looking at the regular Disney Dining Plan:

For an adult it goes from $75.49 to $78.01. That's a $2.52 increase or 3.3%. That's actually in the reasonable realm for an increase. (Opinions will vary on the reasonableness of the overall cost.)

For a child it goes from $27.98 to $30.51. That's a $2.53 increase or 9.0%. That's a good bit steeper.

 

[jhoannam]

Looking at the regular Disney Dining Plan:

For an adult it goes from $75.49 to $78.01. That's a $2.52 increase or 3.3%. That's actually in the reasonable realm for an increase. (Opinions will vary on the reasonableness of the overall cost.)

For a child it goes from $27.98 to $30.51. That's a $2.53 increase or 9.0%. That's a good bit steeper.

Thanks for the quick analysis, now that we have a Disney “adult” the dining plan doesn’t make sense.

 

[rteetz]

https://www.barrons.com/articles/disney-ceo-robert-iger-interview-51560976062

 

[PolyRob]

Looking at the regular Disney Dining Plan:

For an adult it goes from $75.49 to $78.01. That's a $2.52 increase or 3.3%. That's actually in the reasonable realm for an increase. (Opinions will vary on the reasonableness of the overall cost.)

For a child it goes from $27.98 to $30.51. That's a $2.53 increase or 9.0%. That's a good bit steeper.

Very good point!

I just think after seeing Disney charge $99 for a child to go to a dining event during an already paid ticketed event where he/she can’t even eat/drink all the offerings I was sadly expecting something much worse on the wallet.

 

[rteetz]

News

2020 Disneyland Resort Grad Nite Dates Announced

 

[rteetz]

News

https://d23.com/walt-disney-records-d23-expo-2019/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS


http://blogmickey.com/2019/06/epic-eats-replaces-oasis-canteen-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

 

[rteetz]

News

http://blogmickey.com/2019/06/lion-king-alex-and-ani-charms-debut-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

 

[rteetz]

News

http://blogmickey.com/2019/06/attraction-headbands-arrive-at-walt-disney-world/