News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

Any sign of MK reusable bags?

Its got a castle silhouette on it. Says Walt Disney World I believe.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This is what I'm thinking with the Disney movie release schedule.

Yes, Universal is releasing a lot, but most of those movies won't be considered failures unless they exceed 100+ million at the box office (yes, some will, but not most).

Besides Penguins, any of those Disney movies are a failure unless they at least hit 100 million domestically. I should have said that in my first post. Disney isn't releasing a bunch of low budget movies. Most of the movies on that list will be considered box office failures if they don't reach a large number. And I'm just not sure that is realistic.

It is a bit hard to say these numbers for sure, since Box office mojo hasn't released production budgets that far ahead and I don't really feel like researching farther. But I think we can say that most of these movies were not cheap to make and Disney expects a great deal out of a lot of them, whether those expectations are because of name recognition (Frozen/Dumbo/Star Wars) or what have you. I just don't know if the average movie goer has enough money in any given year/summer to see this many movies.

Going out on a limb, I'd say...

Expectations below 100 million:
Penguins

Need to hit at least 100 million to be a success:
Artemis Fowl

Need to hit at least 150 million to be a success:
Dumbo

Disney is not accustomed to Marvel movies making below 200 million. Only 4 so far have (not adjusted for inflation): Captain America, Ant Man, Thor and Incredible Hulk.

Need to hit at least 200 million to be a success:
Captain Marvel
Aladdin
Toy Story 4
Spiderman
Star Wars

The sky is the limit:
End Game
Lion King
Frozen 2

I just don't think it's wise to release this many high expectation movies in one year. I don't know if the box office can sustain that many.

I think the big issue, which you have mentioned, isn't the number of movies, but the fact Disney basically needs all of them to clear $100m just to break even (and then after marketing maybe not even then). While other studios might have more films, they will have at least a handful that had like $40-60m budgets. Just no way all those films do that well - thinking Aladdin, Dumbo, and Artemis Fowl are the most likely to look like "busts" but at least partly due to budgets

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

I think the big issue, which you have mentioned, isn't the number of movies, but the fact Disney basically needs all of them to clear $100m just to break even (and then after marketing maybe not even then). While other studios might have more films, they will have at least a handful that had like $40-60m budgets. Just no way all those films do that well - thinking Aladdin, Dumbo, and Artemis Fowl are the most likely to look like "busts" but at least partly due to budgets

Yep, pretty much what I was trying to say but you said it better.

Most of these movies are expected to make a lot. And I just don't think they can, especially crowding them all into the year.

 

[Farro]

I think the big issue, which you have mentioned, isn't the number of movies, but the fact Disney basically needs all of them to clear $100m just to break even (and then after marketing maybe not even then). While other studios might have more films, they will have at least a handful that had like $40-60m budgets. Just no way all those films do that well - thinking Aladdin, Dumbo, and Artemis Fowl are the most likely to look like "busts" but at least partly due to budgets

I hope Dumbo isn't a bust. I'm really, really looking forward to it.

The others I can pass on. To be honest, after Beauty and The Beast, I didn't like any of the animated movies that came out of Disney (besides Pixar) until The Princess and the Frog! And I'm including Aladdin and The Lion King in that list (blasphemy, I know!) so I'm not excited for their live action remakes at all.

Oh, and shout out to my mom, today is her 80th birthday!!!

 

[Mome Rath]

That's what I've been saying, citing merchandise CMs that have commented on the article that had the misleading title online. However, I'm disappointed to see that there won't be any Pandora-specific ones, which is rather interesting because Pandora uses different plastic bags to the rest of WDW, unless they're now using the standard Disney Parks Castle bags because of the Disney/Fox takeover that'll probably end the sui generis situation that Pandora currently has.

Pandora had reusables before everyone else, I got one about a year ago or so. They still had them in December. (The CM's had a friendly contest going to see who could sell the most of them lol)

ETA; They have one side of daylight art work and one of night, I'd forgotten; Pandoran Bag

 

[PolyRob]

I love all of the reusable bags! 5 new designs, 3 sizes, totaling $22.50, minus AP discount, + tax = $19.17? I know what I am buying my next trip

 

[mfly]

I love all of the reusable bags! 5 new designs, 3 sizes, totaling $22.50, minus AP discount, + tax = $19.17? I know what I am buying my next trip

The signs say “Discounts do not apply,” unfortunately. https://wdwnt.com/2019/01/park-specific-reusable-bags-now-available-at-epcot-2/

 

[WiredForFlight]

Even with out the discount they are affordable and can be added to the purchase and used as a gift bag. Least expensive souvenir at WDW.

 

[rteetz]

News

Black Panther won the SAG award for best performance by a cast in a motion picture!

 

[Dentam]

Pandora had reusables before everyone else, I got one about a year ago or so. They still had them in December. (The CM's had a friendly contest going to see who could sell the most of them lol)

ETA; They have one side of daylight art work and one of night, I'd forgotten; Pandoran Bag

Yep, my mom bought one when we were there last week!

Can't believe they released these new ones three days after we left. Oh well!

 

[PolyRob]

The signs say “Discounts do not apply,” unfortunately. https://wdwnt.com/2019/01/park-specific-reusable-bags-now-available-at-epcot-2/

$24 then... maybe I do not need ALL the sizes lol

I thought it worked at World of Disney the last time I went. I must have just not noticed 20 cents.

 

[Killer Fish]

Got my kingdom hearts 3 pre order from target in the mail yesterday. Starting game play now. Official release is Tuesday.

Jealous!!!!!!

I am picking my copy up tomorrow and just crossing my fingers that Gamestop does not CXL my PS4 Pro Limited Editition KH Console....not sure if you saw the news but apparently they sold too many. I have not got a CXL email but I am waiting til I get it before being excited.

Can't believe after 13 years this game is finally coming out tomorrow!

 

[Brocktoon]

Got my kingdom hearts 3 pre order from target in the mail yesterday. Starting game play now. Official release is Tuesday.

Had my Kingdom Hearts Limited Edition PS4 Pro CANCELLED on me a few days ago from GameStop! GameStop is the only place in the US to get the limited system and apparently they oversold their pre-orders. All I got was a lousy $25 online gift certificate. I hate dealing with GameStop and this is another example of why ... pretty darn ticked as I pre-ordered within hours of the deal going live back in December. They said they will not be getting anymore in stock so I'm out of luck along with a ton of other angry folks

I am picking my copy up tomorrow and just crossing my fingers that Gamestop does not CXL my PS4 Pro Limited Editition KH Console

Luck did not favor me on this one. If you didn't get a notice yet, you should be OK

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Disney is embarrassed by their princess past. The mere fact that some actresses with Disney ties recently made disparaging comments about some of the older movies confirmed that for me.

What?

^^what he said

 

[YesterDark]

I think his take explains exactly what Rian did with Luke in TLJ. Lost, colossally catastrophic failure, ran away and hid etc.

Definitely humanized him. Died and passed the mantle to the true last Jedi-Rey.

So next we need to see the same from Rey I would presume.

Also this has Luke dead and gone and his story satisfactorily ended, so he won't be in IX much at all-if at all, maybe bit part as a force ghost at most.

I know I'm replying to a post a few days old, but I loved that thread. And I think one main issue with the story is that we didn't get to see Luke's failure so the audience didn't go through Luke's failure with him, it was just a back story. I'm not sure how you get around that without hamfisted flashbacks. Unless you make TFA a full blown movie about the search for Luke and not an introduction to new characters and new arcs (Resistance vs. New Order).

 

[mom2rtk]

What?

^^what he said

The emphasis has been on all things non-princess for some time at Disney. Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, Toy Story.

Add to that these comments from some high profile Disney actresses. I can't imagine they would come out with these comments, pretty close in time, without approval from Disney.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...ut-snow-white-consent/?utm_term=.ea7dae01c5f2

 

[YesterDark]

From that list of movies, I'll probably end up seeing a few in the movies with the family (Star Wars, Frozen, maybe Lion King). The rest will be watched at home with the kiddos. I'm excited for all of them though.

 

[Tiki Birdland]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...ut-snow-white-consent/?utm_term=.ea7dae01c5f2

Sorry. Kazue Muta is over the top in that article. Obviously, the prince knew Snow White and was kissing her goodbye due to her death. Giving consent in death. GIVE ME A BREAK. It does NOT promote sexual violence!

There are real issues to deal with in the Me Too Movement. Stuff like this only cheapens real problems we're having.

 

[PolyRob]

Had my Kingdom Hearts Limited Edition PS4 Pro CANCELLED on me a few days ago from GameStop! GameStop is the only place in the US to get the limited system and apparently they oversold their pre-orders. All I got was a lousy $25 online gift certificate. I hate dealing with GameStop and this is another example of why ... pretty darn ticked as I pre-ordered within hours of the deal going live back in December. They said they will not be getting anymore in stock so I'm out of luck along with a ton of other angry folks



Luck did not favor me on this one. If you didn't get a notice yet, you should be OK

I'm really regretting not picking up a PS4 on Thanksgiving/Black Friday for this game. Live and learn!

 

[Moliphino]

Disney's movie release schedule for this year is insane.

March 8: Captain Marvel (Marvel)
March 29: Dumbo (Disney Live Action)
April 17: Penguins (DisneyNature)
April 26: Avengers End Game (Marvel)
May 24: Aladdin (Disney Live Action)
June 21: Toy Story 4 (Pixar)
July 5: Spiderman Far From Home (Marvel)
July 19: The Lion King (Disney Live Action)
August 9: Artemis Fowl (Disney Live Action)
November 22: Frozen 2 (Disney Animation)
December 20: Star Wars Episode 9 (Lucasfilm)

Is this even a smart idea? Aren't they just cannibalizing their own box office at this point? Haven't they ever heard about holding anything back?

That is all.

I'll definitely see Captain Marvel and Endgame in theaters. Possibly also Spiderman and Toy Story. That's an awful lot of live action remakes for one year and I'm not particularly interested in seeing any of them (in the theater or at home).