News Round Up 2019

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I wonder if SWGE will be included in DAH? Has that been addressed yet?

They have said that at WDW Galaxy's edge will be part of the regular extra magic hours (so the morning/evening ones that come with staying on property) but they haven't mention anything about access to it during separate paid events like DAH
 
I think they really mean it about the wagon-strollers. But, I agree, we'll see.

That is one thing this really does is make it much more clear that NO WAGONS are allowed - seems before the Keenz was a gray area since you could push it (the old rule was just things that are pulled are not allowed) so this seems to make that a much more clear rule

As to the strollers, will see how they enforce it - are they going to have tape measure to measure anything that might be close to the 31"? Have a list of stroller brands and models that are allowed vs not allowed?
 

My hubby is an e-cig user and I just prepared him for this. There isn't tar in these and emmision from them hasn't been shown to be harmful to others....obviously it's still probably harmful for him but I'll take this as opposed to real cigs. In any case, I guess they've included e-cigs because it's difficult to tell the difference from a distance.

That's great for your hubby, but some people (like me) are actually highly allergic to the liquid used in e-cigs and vapes. It's been really hard to avoid exposure to them in the parks for me in previous years, especially since people don't think they have to follow the smoking guidelines with them. Hopefully, with this rule change, CMs will enforce this better.
 
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Disneyland to use a virtual queue for Galaxy's Edge after the June 23rd expiration of the mandatory reservation window. No word on what WDW will do but I would imagine if this works well they could do something similar

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/disne...visit-star-wars-galaxys-edge-after-june-23rd/

It's pretty smart and would encourage folks to explore the rest of the park during their "wait" time. If they do this at HS that could mean LOTS of traffic in the rest of the park. Good for Dis, not awesome for the rest of us LOL
 
BREAKING: Disney bans smoking at all of their theme parks, water parks, and ESPN Wide World of Sports

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/break...heme-parks-banning-smoking-beginning-may-1st/
I realize this makes most of you very happy but, it does not make all of us happy. I also do not appreciate being lied to by Disney. A year and a half ago the cast member doing our keys to the kingdom tour told us that within four years, smoking would be banned. In November 2018 I wrote Disney and asked about it. I did however keep my email and just replied back to them again with my disappointment. I tried to upload a picture of the email here but it is telling me it is too large. But here is the quote from Disney that really ticks me off “Please know that there is no intention to phase out smoking sections entirely.” They flat out lied. And before anyone says that Victoria Bonny from Guest Experience Services might not have known, she represents the company and should have known. I won’t be talking any further about this in here because apparently you are allowed to put down smoking but not the other way around. I just wanted to get my voice heard about getting lied to.
 
I realize this makes most of you very happy but, it does not make all of us happy. I also do not appreciate being lied to by Disney. A year and a half ago the cast member doing our keys to the kingdom tour told us that within four years, smoking would be banned. In November 2018 I wrote Disney and asked about it. I did however keep my email and just replied back to them again with my disappointment. I tried to upload a picture of the email here but it is telling me it is too large. But here is the quote from Disney that really ticks me off “Please know that there is no intention to phase out smoking sections entirely.” They flat out lied. And before anyone says that Victoria Bonny from Guest Experience Services might not have known, she represents the company and should have known. I won’t be talking any further about this in here because apparently you are allowed to put down smoking but not the other way around. I just wanted to get my voice heard about getting lied to.
They didn't lie. There are still smoking areas at the resorts and at Disney Springs, as well as outside each park. They're only getting rid of the smoking sections in the parks.
 
It's pretty smart and would encourage folks to explore the rest of the park during their "wait" time. If they do this at HS that could mean LOTS of traffic in the rest of the park. Good for Dis, not awesome for the rest of us LOL

I think they had to do something at Disneyland as there just isn't room for long queues of people waiting to get in

Hope for something similar at DHS as I would rather be able to even just hang out at baseline taphouse or something waiting for my time to queue - but do agree that I could picture all these people there just for Star Wars wandering around wondering what all this other junk was :D
 
I just want to point out we have a thread for stroller talk and a thread for smoking. :)
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Dumbo premiere was tonight. Many saying it’s one of the best Tim Burton live action films. Many also noting it’s not completely like the original using many new aspects to give a fresh take.

Also the full Baby Mine song is now available for download.

I am very excited to see this film.

Well, tonight/tomorrow is D-Day (Dumbo Day)! Tonight's showings at our local theaters are very limited (Imax 2D).
 
That is one thing this really does is make it much more clear that NO WAGONS are allowed - seems before the Keenz was a gray area since you could push it (the old rule was just things that are pulled are not allowed) so this seems to make that a much more clear rule

As to the strollers, will see how they enforce it - are they going to have tape measure to measure anything that might be close to the 31"? Have a list of stroller brands and models that are allowed vs not allowed?
They have a painted box with the dimensions allowed. I am happy about the Keenz (and am bringing two small children in September and December). And it's kind of hilarious to watch everyone breaking down over it on Facebook groups right now. It's just a stroller. Get over it. There's a change.org petition. So extra.
 
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Disneyland to use a virtual queue for Galaxy's Edge after the June 23rd expiration of the mandatory reservation window. No word on what WDW will do but I would imagine if this works well they could do something similar

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/disne...visit-star-wars-galaxys-edge-after-june-23rd/
I did wonder a few weeks back if they would do something like they did for HP with a return ticket time. This is basically a modern way of doing it. Seems to make sense too. I'm happy about it but still have questions about how it will work (of course lol).


1) People who don't have smart phones or phones that are new enough to support the DLR app what will happen for them? Will there be a kiosk they go to to get a return ticket? This is me assuming you'll be able to reserve via your phone as well.
2) Will it operate the way legacy FP does with the time slots or are guests actually be able to pick what time works for them?
3) Does this mean once the spots are gone they are gone? Meaning will people be completely out of luck if they didn't get there early enough in the park to reserve a time
4) Will this lead to the parks being really clogged up in the morning since people want to get into the gates so they can actually reserve their time for that day

*Note I know eventually my questions will be answered just thinking out loud here lol.
 
So, you're banning smoking discussions from this thread? I bet some people still sneak in some smoking discussions, thinking nobody is really paying attention...

LOL no, it's just easier to consolidate the discussions that generate a LOT of response into their own threads.
 
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