News Round Up 2019

[afan]

How are you so sure about this? I'm genuinely curious. Unless you have inside info?

Sure of what? That she's done good things at DLP? Because I follow a couple of DLP bloggers that I trust and read about what's she's said when she was at the park after Disney took full control.

That I called her a scapegoat? No inside info but if it was so bad at DLR and WDW why was she let go instead of the president's of each of those parks. Why wasn't Chapek let go if he's got so much involvement in the parks and what's been decided? Because when it comes to WDW and DLR I never hear about her, which leads me to believe that while she was the one those president's reported to, she was more focused on DLP. Or wasn't "allowed"/"able" to make decisions because Chapek and/or Iger were more involved in the bigger and smaller stuff. Chapek gets blamed for most everything in the US parks, not Catherine, and he's the one that speaks out about stuff, so why wouldn't she be a scapegoat?

Unless someone knows more about what she's done outside of DLP. It could also just be that they found the position redundant and it does seem a bit silly to have it, but then why not get rid of it long ago.

 

[piccolopat]

I read somewhere that it was Iger's decision to not base it on any currently known SW planet. So, I think the blame lies on both of them. I really liked Batuu and loved Smuggler's Run, but there is something about the land that doesn't elicit an emotional response from me like The Wizarding World does. It felt very Star Wars though. I would say that I am a bigger and longer Star Wars fan than Harry Potter. I actually think it's the lack of music for me.

I think they should add more music in all of the parks. It adds so much to the experience and would cost Disney so little.

 

[skier_pete]

Just to add to the conversation. As a 40+ year old lifelong SW fan and a huge Disney world fan, I’m really excited for the land. BUT we’re not going until March since I wanted to be sure ROTR was open.

But if the land was based on the original trilogy I probably would have been at DL on opening day.

I personally think it was a mis-calculation to make the location an unfamiliar land. I am working on a TR our DLR trip, and I talk about how I think Carsland works better than SW:GE because it takes you to a location that you are familiar with (if you like cars) and lets you in on details that you never get to see in the movie. Setting Star Wars land in a familiar location, even if they wanted to set it out of the timeline would have been even more effective than what they did. (And I will say SW:GE is pretty damn impressive.) They should've done the same thing and set it on Tatooine but they could've easily set it during the days of the first order. I think this would've been more effective.

But in the end - I think they hurt themselves in a number of different ways. By moving the opening UP at the last minute by four months - that didn't give people a real chance to get in on it. I do think that some people probably avoided it, and honestly the KILLER was having the premiere attraction not be open. I mean, the Falcon Run is really fun and the best part of the land, but it certainly had many people waiting for the full opening.

I also think that they may have passed the breaking point for tickets - or at last the breaking point at which more people decided "I'm not going" than decided "I'm going anyways" However, I am not sure how hard they are REALLY being hit - I haven't seen any massive discounts for the fall come out. Or any spring deals either.

I am going to be curious as to how bad it will be in February when we go for Presidents week. Several of the excuses will be over. (The opening date move, RotR being up, people avoiding the opening....) and there are all the New Englanders on holiday, as well as Mardi Gras. If it's slower than normal that week - then I think we declare that pricing is the biggest cause. That or the economy is slowing and no one wants to admit it.

 

[MissGina5]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176563323950661633

I am over this attitude. CMs having fun with their roles is something to applaud and encourage. Granted it shouldnt REPLACE the streetmosphere but this attitude is annoying.

EDIT: I know this is more about not having enough to do in Batuu at current which is fine this is more my response to the attitude on DisTwitter today sorry if it seems misdirected lol

 

[SaintsManiac]

I am over this attitude. CMs having fun with their roles is something to applaud and encourage. Granted it shouldnt REPLACE the streetmosphere but this attitude is annoying.

EDIT: I know this is more about not having enough to do in Batuu at current which is fine this is more my response to the attitude on DisTwitter today sorry if it seems misdirected lol

Dis Twitter is absolutely exhausting. Apparently, it's a competition on who can have the most hot takes on any given day.

 

[rteetz]

I am over this attitude. CMs having fun with their roles is something to applaud and encourage. Granted it shouldnt REPLACE the streetmosphere but this attitude is annoying.

EDIT: I know this is more about not having enough to do in Batuu at current which is fine this is more my response to the attitude on DisTwitter today sorry if it seems misdirected lol

To me this is more about that this shouldn’t be something happening in Batuu period.

 

[MissGina5]

To me this is more about that this shouldn’t be something happening in Batuu period.

And i might see that if it was a more complicated game but it seems basic enough it could happen on batuu

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176628649413492738

 

[IanDLBZF from MCMagic]

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[rteetz]

News

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cruella-kirby-howell-baptiste-killing-eve-emma-stone-1203348166/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

And i might see that if it was a more complicated game but it seems basic enough it could happen on batuu

Plus the shapes of the boxes were different than standard game, so like they are trying to give it a different spin

 

[skier_pete]

Dis Twitter is absolutely exhausting. Apparently, it's a competition on who can have the most hot takes on any given day.

Fixed

 

[SaintsManiac]

Fixed

Nah. Twitter is a gold mine of comedy. Dis Twitter is a bunch of grown men whining about nothing.

 

[MGMmjl]

I will try to tune in to this!

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...gGaxJluZHXAQj2rQLTLFwmz0tk_i40JNOeod9dQTWNp1A

 

[siren0119]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176563323950661633

Apparently he missed the entirety of the Datapad when evaluating "free" stuff to do in the land.

Does anyone know when the footbridge from the grand Floridian to magic kingdom will be available?
I’d like to stay at the grand flo again but will keep staying at the contemporary until we can walk to the park from the gf.

AFAIK construction has barely begun, they only filed the permits at the beginning of September so things are still in the early stages.

 

[Mika02]

Well i wonder what would happen if WDW lowered AP prices if that would increase the intake of out of state AP holders making multiple visits

They need to make AP have some sort of a deal I signed up in January 2018 when they gave you 13 months instead of 12. I live in NJ and I got like 4 trips out it, only one with an AP resort discount. It was worth it right now don't think I will ever get an AP again though I would love to.

 

[firefly_ris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176844065654095872

I think they did a nice job here. But I'm a sucker for deco.

 

[rteetz]

AFAIK construction has barely begun, they only filed the permits at the beginning of September so things are still in the early stages.

Construction is well underway. The bridge is sitting there onsite already.

 

[scrappinginontario]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176844065654095872

I think they did a nice job here. But I'm a sucker for deco.

While I'll admit I was one who was not for the changes (I'm looking at you World of Disney), once I've been there and seen the clean lines and less cluttered look, I have to say it works and works well. This appears to be a great change too!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Tokyo Disneyland getting new monorails in 2024 - first time they have been replaced

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176831759398264832