News Round Up 2019

[PolyRob]

Appears Disney is asking guests at the Rivera not to use the trundle beds:
https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/guests-at-disneys-riviera-resort-asked-not-to-use-trundle-beds/

If this tiny murphy bed wasn't secured properly, what makes everyone think the queen sleeper attached to the couch doesn't need to be double checked?

 

[rteetz]

I’m not certain but I thought that I heard that they were going to located somewhere near the entrance but further back closer to the parking along the side.

Yes they’ll be outside the gates

 

[OSUZorba]

I don’t believe that I objected to the monuments as much as how they were displayed. It was pretty stark landscaping wise.

I think it is that I never saw Epcot without them and I thought it matched future world, so to me it fit. I agree with those that didn't like the traffic flow.

 

[Mal6586]

If this tiny murphy bed wasn't secured properly, what makes everyone think the queen sleeper attached to the couch doesn't need to be double checked?

That’s a great point. The picture I saw of the toppled trundle bed had what looked like 1 inch screws on the back. How anyone could think that would hold a whole bed is beyond me.

 

[OSUZorba]

That’s a great point. The picture I saw of the toppled trundle bed had what looked like 1 inch screws on the back. How anyone could think that would hold a whole bed is beyond me.

I'm pretty they used steel studs on that building, so longer screws wouldn't have any more real grip.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

FYI - new process for securing Boarding Groups at GE implemented today and people that showed up super early are not happy

Basically they let you in the gates about 30 mins early like recent days but the app didn't open the join boarding group option until 7am. And then it was a free for all to see who could get in and what BG you got. Basically no benefit to the people that got there at 4am vs those that got there at 6:45.

In the long run I get the idea from Disney's point if view, but for today a lot of unhappy campers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1207272310517972993

 

[Firebird060]

Wonder how no one checked off on the bed before grand opening. You would think the punch list would include weight testing the installed beds before signing off on it. At least a small sample size. I mean there is a chance that it is a one off issue and Disney is taking precaution on this as to not have another safety issue after the whole Skyliner episode. Or it really could be that all were installed without the proper safety precautions and furniture restraints.

 

[nkosiek]

FYI - new process for securing Boarding Groups at GE implemented today and people that showed up super early are not happy

Basically they let you in the gates about 30 mins early like recent days but the app didn't open the join boarding group option until 7am. And then it was a free for all to see who could get in and what BG you got. Basically no benefit to the people that got there at 4am vs those that got there at 6:45.

In the long run I get the idea from Disney's point if view, but for today a lot of unhappy campers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1207272310517972993

I was down there last week and with 2 little ones couldn't make it early enough to get a BG. I frankly wasn't bothered as we'll be back. That said, I'm down with this approach. Disney can't keep asking its staff to keep coming in earlier and earlier due to this 1 ride, especially as they've had the whole park open. I think with the coming week and lots of park newbies, waiting until park opening to obtain a BG will mean they face less blow-back from all those people showing up on sight next week. I'd imagine that if you were in the park at 7am, you got a BG; it may not have been the one you wanted, but you got one nonetheless.

 

[Helvetica]

As much as I enjoyed Extra Extra Magic Hours when they opened Smuggler’s Run, it seems like they should have done it for Rise instead. It’s just a shame that they’re still working out the bugs.

Hopefully they get it all figured out soon.

 

[dlavender]

FYI - new process for securing Boarding Groups at GE implemented today and people that showed up super early are not happy

Basically they let you in the gates about 30 mins early like recent days but the app didn't open the join boarding group option until 7am. And then it was a free for all to see who could get in and what BG you got. Basically no benefit to the people that got there at 4am vs those that got there at 6:45.

In the long run I get the idea from Disney's point if view, but for today a lot of unhappy campers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1207272310517972993

I get what Disney is doing, but wow, the communication on this from day 1 has been somewhat disappointing.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I get what Disney is doing, but wow, the communication on this from day 1 has been somewhat disappointing.

Though at this point even if Disney announced this new process yesterday for today, people wouldn't have believed them and showed up early anywya

 

[Firebird060]

FYI - new process for securing Boarding Groups at GE implemented today and people that showed up super early are not happy

Basically they let you in the gates about 30 mins early like recent days but the app didn't open the join boarding group option until 7am. And then it was a free for all to see who could get in and what BG you got. Basically no benefit to the people that got there at 4am vs those that got there at 6:45.

In the long run I get the idea from Disney's point if view, but for today a lot of unhappy campers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1207272310517972993

Heres the question, do you need to be on Disney Wifi for the boarding group option to trigger? Or does your GPS just need to register that you are in the gates and the app register you went in the turn styles and marked your ticket at Hollywood Studios? Im just curious on how the tech is really authenticating you are at Hollywood studios as well as if its AP ticket holders who are showing up as not in the park?

In my opinion there should also be no benifit from arriving at 4 am compared to 6:45 thats how rope drop always worked. You got in early to wait to access the park doesnt open till 7 so no one should get the benifits of a business before the business is officially open for the day. I mean i enjoy gaming the Disney system as much as the next person when it comes to promotions and discounts, but not being happy because someone else who got there before opening but not as early as me gets the same chance as getting to access a feature of a land once it opens is just silly. They paid the same fee They both were their when the feature became live, just because the 4:30 person wasted more of their own free time doesnt mean their money is any different then the person who arrive a bit later but still before official opening.

 

[The Pho]

Heres the question, do you need to be on Disney Wifi for the boarding group option to trigger? Or does your GPS just need to register that you are in the gates and the app register you went in the turn styles and marked your ticket at Hollywood Studios? Im just curious on how the tech is really authenticating you are at Hollywood studios as well as if its AP ticket holders who are showing up as not in the park?

It only looks to see if you used your ticket to enter the park, nothing else.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Heres the question, do you need to be on Disney Wifi for the boarding group option to trigger? Or does your GPS just need to register that you are in the gates and the app register you went in the turn styles and marked your ticket at Hollywood Studios? Im just curious on how the tech is really authenticating you are at Hollywood studios as well as if its AP ticket holders who are showing up as not in the park?

In my opinion there should also be no benifit from arriving at 4 am compared to 6:45 thats how rope drop always worked. You got in early to wait to access the park doesnt open till 7 so no one should get the benifits of a business before the business is officially open for the day. I mean i enjoy gaming the Disney system as much as the next person when it comes to promotions and discounts, but not being happy because someone else who got there before opening but not as early as me gets the same chance as getting to access a feature of a land once it opens is just silly. They paid the same fee They both were their when the feature became live, just because the 4:30 person wasted more of their own free time doesnt mean their money is any different then the person who arrive a bit later but still before official opening.

Doesn't matter if on their WiFi or just on your cellular network - just tells that ticket scanned at tapstyle

 

[dlavender]

Though at this point even if Disney announced this new process yesterday for today, people wouldn't have believed them and showed up early anywya

Yeah that's true, but they couldn't be mad at least....

But I'm glad they will have it all worked out by the time we get there in a month or so.

 

[Mzpalmtree]

Though at this point even if Disney announced this new process yesterday for today, people wouldn't have believed them and showed up early anywya

I agree that people wouldn’t have believed them but at least there would have been a warning and it might have gone a ways toward regaining people’s trust that they stand behind what they say in the long term. I think they really messed up by not issuing a statement after the infamous EMH debacle addressing why they opened before they said they were going to if indeed it was a safety issue and remind people that safety is a primary concern and that guests could help them by not queuing up until closer to park opening. Probably no one would have listened but it would be harder for people to say they lied.

 

[Firebird060]

hmm if its as basic as just tapstyle entry then I wonder about why it was saying people weren't in the park a hour after they supposedly scanned in. You would think there My Disney experience app would show there tickets and such. This again makes me wonder if it was AP holders who it really doesnt matter how many times they enter a park or not and whose park entry and tickets are tracked differently then those that are set days.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

hmm if its as basic as just tapstyle entry then I wonder about why it was saying people weren't in the park a hour after they supposedly scanned in. You would think there My Disney experience app would show there tickets and such. This again makes me wonder if it was AP holders who it really doesnt matter how many times they enter a park or not and whose park entry and tickets are tracked differently then those that are set days.

are people saying this?

Today it was a different procedure that even if you got into the park earlier than the posted opening time (which for today was 7am) they only turned on the boarding groups at 7am.

But for those people that arrived at, say, 7:02, as soon as they tap in (or it can take a minute or two to recognize that you have taped in) they would be able to join a BG right then

 

[Mzpalmtree]

hmm if its as basic as just tapstyle entry then I wonder about why it was saying people weren't in the park a hour after they supposedly scanned in. You would think there My Disney experience app would show there tickets and such. This again makes me wonder if it was AP holders who it really doesnt matter how many times they enter a park or not and whose park entry and tickets are tracked differently then those that are set days.

Our group was one that had trouble with a member not being recognized as in the park. We consisted of 3 AP holders and one regular ticket holder. My daughter (an AP holder) was the one who didn’t register, but she also had issues with the tap stile not reading her finger after multiple attempts so I thought it had more to do with that. We went again the day after and had no issues.

 

[The Pho]

hmm if its as basic as just tapstyle entry then I wonder about why it was saying people weren't in the park a hour after they supposedly scanned in. You would think there My Disney experience app would show there tickets and such. This again makes me wonder if it was AP holders who it really doesnt matter how many times they enter a park or not and whose park entry and tickets are tracked differently then those that are set days.

Ultimately the system simply doesn’t work that well. One in my party simply never showed up in the park, even hours later. We had to talk to guest services everyday to get her a boarding group. Disney blamed it on how many magic bands they have (it’s a lot).