News Round Up 2019

[Amy11401]

More info on how the automated photopass at the Tinker Bell Meet and Greet will function:

http://blogmickey.com/2019/02/autom...t-tinkerbell-meet-and-greet-in-magic-kingdom/


Gives a lot more detail about how the technology will work and I have to say if (and it's a big if) it works out as they envision it might not be so bad - though still have trouble picture it getting all the different angles that human photographers were getting

I couple of days ago I read a post on here that had people who had actually used the new Tinkerbell photo box and the feedback was not good. I wonder if they are still working to improve it

 

[AurumPunzel]

Nothing is perfect. Even human photographers aren't always the best at Disney.

I was under the impression that they'd be absolute professionals and not just someone who always shoots in full-auto mode 99% of the time. I guess even the best do make mistakes at times, since after all, they're as human as we are.

 

[rteetz]

I was under the impression that they'd be absolute professionals and not just someone who always shoots in full-auto mode 99% of the time. I guess even the best do make mistakes at times, since after all, they're as human as we are.

There are times where Disney photos turn out to have lighting issues or white balance is off. Certainly some photographers are better than others. They do go through training but I wouldn't consider all of them professional photographers.

 

[rteetz]

RUMOR

Starting 2/4 according to reports on Twitter, if you cancel your hotel reservation it will automatically cancel your fastpasses as well so people who book throwaway rooms would be in trouble.

 

[rteetz]

Rumor

Beaches and Cream to close Aug. 5th for a major refurb to December.

 

[JETSDAD]

Rumor

Beaches and Cream to close Aug. 5th for a major refurb to December.

NOOOOO. We just booked a stay at Beach Club for the first week of September and that was near the top of the must do list. Oh well, just a good excuse to stay there again another time.

 

[Candlelady]

Rumor

Beaches and Cream to close Aug. 5th for a major refurb to December.

Hopefully they can make it larger. We stopped going once they changed to ADR's. Used to be able to decide to get ice cream and walk over, now you need a reservation.

 

[NJlauren]

RUMOR

Starting 2/4 according to reports on Twitter, if you cancel your hotel reservation it will automatically cancel your fastpasses as well so people who book throwaway rooms would be in trouble.

Not going to lie this doesn’t upset me

 

[The Pho]

Rumor

Beaches and Cream to close Aug. 5th for a major refurb to December.

And expansion. Sounds like the arcade is going away.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I still remain sceptical. How on earth is a fixed box going to be able to capture the same sort of angles a human photographer can?

definitely no way it can be the same ... if they pull it off as described I think it could be ok to good - not the same, but maybe different but good. We shall see - I am skeptical too

 

[rteetz]

Hopefully they can make it larger. We stopped going once they changed to ADR's. Used to be able to decide to get ice cream and walk over, now you need a reservation.

Sounds like it will be expanding using the arcade space.

 

[rteetz]

And expansion. Sounds like the arcade is going away.

Yep.

 

[rteetz]

Not going to lie this doesn’t upset me

I am interested to see how this works with an AP or other factors.

 

[PolyRob]

RUMOR

Starting 2/4 according to reports on Twitter, if you cancel your hotel reservation it will automatically cancel your fastpasses as well so people who book throwaway rooms would be in trouble.

Sometimes I change my resort, view, or even get a new discount by making a new online reservation, and then cancelling the original. It can be easier this way when MDE is glitchy and won't let me modify. I wonder if it would cancel my FP+?!

 

[rteetz]

Sometimes I change my resort, view, or even get a new discount by making a new online reservation, and then cancelling the original. It can be easier this way when MDE is glitchy and won't let me modify. I wonder if it would cancel my FP+?!

That's a good question. Maybe that will have to be done over the phone now to prevent that?

 

[NJlauren]

I am interested to see how this works with an AP or other factors.

Fair and good point. It will be interesting to see how it works out.

 

[siren0119]

RUMOR

Starting 2/4 according to reports on Twitter, if you cancel your hotel reservation it will automatically cancel your fastpasses as well so people who book throwaway rooms would be in trouble.

I could see this happening if your FP+ reservations are made between the 60 and 30 day windows. If you book a room solely to be able to get FP early, yeah you should lose that benefit if you then cancel your room. But inside the 30 day window? that would be weird and unnecessary.

 

[PolyRob]

That's a good question. Maybe that will have to be done over the phone now to prevent that?

That's what I am thinking. Safer to call and modify. No more night owl modification of plans. lol

I should be set for my next trip, but will keep this in mind for the future. Passholder rates can pop up very last minute so I've done this a lot.

 

[The Pho]

I could see this happening if your FP+ reservations are made between the 60 and 30 day windows. If you book a room solely to be able to get FP early, yeah you should lose that benefit if you then cancel your room. But inside the 30 day window? that would be weird and unnecessary.

If it doesn’t cancel them completely then this policy does little. People would just wait until they’re within the not fastpass canceling window but within the free hotel cancelling window.

 

[rteetz]

I could see this happening if your FP+ reservations are made between the 60 and 30 day windows. If you book a room solely to be able to get FP early, yeah you should lose that benefit if you then cancel your room. But inside the 30 day window? that would be weird and unnecessary.

Yeah it will be interesting to see how this works.