News Round Up 2019

[MickeyMinnieMom]

It is a slimy situation if you think about it. Disney can easily make the supply of FPs go down (I mean they control how many FPs are available per day) .. which increases demand .. which increases demand for some sort of PAID Fast passes (events, etc.). Then they offer these new paid services "due to guest demand".

One person's "slimy" is another person's "business genius".

 

[tlmadden73]

More people will get emh?

I really do think they're trying to push people to the paid extra hours.

With the already reduced times they have Some of the parks only offer EMH ONCE a week? You could go a whole 5-6 day trip and not have a DHS or AK EMH available to use). Not much of a perk anymore.

For our next trip .. (since I have make my ADRs (and essentially pick my park days) 180 days in advance .. I didn't know the EMH hours before I determine my park days. None of the park days line up with EMH despite being there for 4 days. I could have just ditched those ADRs and changed my plans around EMH, but not worth it.

I would not be shocked .. if in the next year or two .. EMH just goes away all together and replaced with more of the paid "early/late" hour events. Maybe they can replace that perk with free resort parking now that they charge for it. . heh.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

With the already reduced times they have Some of the parks only offer EMH ONCE a week? You could go a whole 5-6 day trip and not have a DHS or AK EMH available to use). Not much of a perk anymore.

I hear people say this, but haven't experienced it yet. So far for our Aug trip, it looks like the same number of AM and PM EMH's as our Aug trip last year. Same thing with this past Nov and the Nov before. They've gone down from YEARS ago, but I haven't seen a big decrease in the past few years -- despite the addition of more paid evening and morning events.

 

[mikepizzo]

News

A look at the Ant-man and the Wasp ride vehicle and blaster

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/a-closer-...the-wasp-nano-battle-at-hong-kong-disneyland/

I know the article says the 2 blasters will be stationed in the vehicle, but I can't tell if they are attached to the vehicle like Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin or if they are removable like Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters in Disneyland.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Illuminations update

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/photos-ne...struction-continues-in-world-showcase-lagoon/

 

[Roxyfire]

Most definitely. I think "free" emh will become a thing of the past in the not-too-distant future. The paid stuff kills me, though. Like why would I want to pay $100 per person to ride 3 rides for two hours? I mean, 7DMT is a cute ride, but it ain't worth $300 for it and a pastry. My son turns 3 next month, so that bumps it up to $400 real quick. The night time stuff is more bang for your buck, but not when little kids can't make it to midnight. Not everyone is frugal like me, though, and as long as they keep throwing money and Disney, Disney's gonna take it any way they can get it. Can't imagine what it's going to be like when they open these paid things for SWGE. I know I'm the only person in the world who could care less about Star Wars, though. I'd take the cool REAL Disney stuff they're getting overseas (cough Beauty and the Beast ride cough) before the Star Wars stuff.

I know you're exaggerating for effect but it does look like a lot more than a pastry. If someone were already considering doing a breakfast buffet, for example, it's probably not that far of a stretch for them to consider this event. That being said, people rationalize the need to do this in order to ride the rides they want. I'm the first to admit I'm not entirely frugal: I spend money to make things more convenient. But every person has their limit.

 

[MommaBerd]

Mikey's Philharmagic might be going down for a refurb in May. I'm in that group of people with the early rolling fastpass window (look for the thread on TPAS if you don't know what I'm talking about), and when I went to book fastpasses for May 14, Philharmagic was unavailable along with Tomorrowland Speedway (which we already know is closed).

As sad as I would be to possibly miss out on this (depending on refurb length of it happens), I will be happy to see it get some badly needed updates. I just hope they don’t change it TOO much.

 

[Douglas Dubh]

I know the article says the 2 blasters will be stationed in the vehicle, but I can't tell if they are attached to the vehicle like Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin or if they are removable like Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters in Disneyland.

Pretty sure they are removable like DL's astroblasters. The Buzz ride in HK was like DL's.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

As sad as I would be to possibly miss out on this (depending on refurb length of it happens), I will be happy to see it get some badly needed updates. I just hope they don’t change it TOO much.

I don’t expect them to do this but would be need if they created a bunch more scenes and then randomized which scenes you saw like they do with Star Tours

 

[YesterDark]

I can't see going to Disney and not being on property. But if Universal adds some really good experiences (or my kids get into Potter) we might have to try one year to do MK/HS for two days and then stay the rest at the other park.

 

[tlmadden73]

One person's "slimy" is another person's "business genius".

Can't deny that. It is genius when you think about it .. and you begin to see why they invested so much money into the FP+ system.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I can't see going to Disney and not being on property. But if Universal adds some really good experiences (or my kids get into Potter) we might have to try one year to do MK/HS for two days and then stay the rest at the other park.

definitely part of what Disney angles with is people who feel they have to stay on property. Personally 90% of our trips we stay off property so works for us - so the idea hard ticket events probably appeal to us as the way to see GE more than those used to staying on property and having 60 day access

 

[tlmadden73]

I hear people say this, but haven't experienced it yet. So far for our Aug trip, it looks like the same number of AM and PM EMH's as our Aug trip last year. Same thing with this past Nov and the Nov before. They've gone down from YEARS ago, but I haven't seen a big decrease in the past few years -- despite the addition of more paid evening and morning events.

I don't think they have decreased recently, they basically offer only ONE EMH per day at ONE of the four parks. Just not a very great "perk" anymore due to having to line up your schedule perfectly to match theirs (which you don't know when you are making your plan). If I was going on a flexible trip (like just my wife and I) . .I could probably plan around EMH. When going on a big trip with multiple families -- not so much.

Here is my upcoming trip for 3/24 - 3/28 - 3/28 is our departure day, so we aren't going to a park that day.

MK - only one EMH to choose from: 3/27 - (night)
- There are THREE extra hour events I can buy (3/24 (morning), 3/26 (Morning), 3/28 (night))

Epcot - 3/26 (night) and 3/28 (morning)

DHS - 3/24 (morning)
- there are two EMM events (3/25 and 3/27)

AK - 3/25 (morning)
- there is one night time after hours event (3/27)

So .. in 5 days that I am there, there are more hard-ticket "extra hour" events than EMH offerings. And Epcot doesn't even have an extra hour event (YET) -- I am sure it will once Guardians or Ratatouille opens.

 

[dina444444]

News

Jessie’s Critter Carousel to Open in April at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure Park

 

[rteetz]

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Plaza extends breakfast indefinitely

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...-park-extends-breakfast-service-indefinitely/

 

[rteetz]

News

Spring Time at Shanghai Disneyland

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...r-spring/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q2wo0228190306190013C

 

[Cinderumbrella]

NEWS

Plaza extends breakfast indefinitely

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...-park-extends-breakfast-service-indefinitely/

We ate here a couple weeks ago. I’m surprised how much we liked it. I’m glad it’s sticking around. We are far beyond the character buffet days.

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Junior Star Fancy Nancy coming to DL and WDW!

https://t.co/VELADktrhD?amp=1

 

[rteetz]

News

New refillable popcorn bucket at Magic Kingdom

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/photos-ne...rn-bucket-now-available-at-the-magic-kingdom/