News Round Up 2019

[Mal6586]

NEWS

Disney Villains After Hours event coming to Magic Kingdom this summer: From June 6 – August 8, Disney Villains will take over the upcharge event at Magic Kingdom.

http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/disney-villains-after-hours-event-coming-to-magic-kingdom-this-summer/


One important note I see:

"One Notorious Item to Note: Ever driven to stand out in their unpredictable and audacious fashion, while the Villains will be entertaining guests in the new stage show, they will not be participating in character greetings during the event."

Hahaha! This morning is just getting better! Too bad you're missing the free event by one day, but NEVER FEAR! Here's a special event 3 days later for ONLY $109 plus tax!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

But don’t forget the merchandising. That is a huge part too. I know my family saw Capt Marvel in the theater, but no one raced out to buy action figures etc. We have not yet seen Dumbo, but have already bought multiple items. I think Dumbo has greater merchandising potential, and that my be part of Disney’s strategy as well.

Definitely different people want different things

I've already gotten a Captain Marvel Magic Band and a Captain Marvel pint glass .... thinking of picking up some of the new lego sets that have Lego Captain Marvel

I have no interest in any merchandise for Dumbo

 

[foodiddiedoo]

It's an interesting idea as I know the meets are super popular but also can take up a lot of time for many people so this is sort of more about enjoying the other aspects of the party .... which in some ways is more appealing to me. I am not super into characters but would want to meet some rare ones if they were out so if we were to attend would be nice to not have to worry about that and debating how long to spend on line, etc.

Interested in the details of what they do to Space Mountain

Hopefully it's not just "turn off the lights" like they did for MNSSHP last year, but if it's something that only happens certain nights, it's got to be simple like projection changes or soundtrack changes. Depending on how antiquated their setup is, that might even been difficult for them.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Well I'm glad I guess, though unfortunate for the both of us, that AMC's website is also crashing.

Unfortunately with Aaron gone we only have the 26th or 27th to see the movie unless we wait until May 10th or 11th and I really don't want to wait that long

AMC is too far for us . If you have any b&b close they're really not that bad.

Hopefully it's not just "turn off the lights" like they did for MNSSHP last year, but if it's something that only happens certain nights, it's got to be simple like projection changes or soundtrack changes. Depending on how antiquated their setup is, that might even been difficult for them.

I was just going to say turn out the lights. That's spooky. Ooooh <ghost noise>

 

[The Pho]

Hopefully it's not just "turn off the lights" like they did for MNSSHP last year, but if it's something that only happens certain nights, it's got to be simple like projection changes or soundtrack changes. Depending on how antiquated their setup is, that might even been difficult for them.

I absolutely loved that. I was quite disappointed that they aren’t doing it again this year. I wound up doing 3 Halloween parties because of it, one of which was solely for Space. If it’s just that with a villainous soundtrack I’d be very happy.

 

[foodiddiedoo]

I absolutely loved that. I was quite disappointed that they aren’t doing it again this year. I wound up doing 3 Halloween parties because of it, one of which was solely for Space. If it’s just that with a villainous soundtrack I’d be very happy.

It wasn't bad (I enjoyed it too when I went), it's just that I hope they actually do something different if they're claiming it's Villians related.

 

[rteetz]

Ant-Man and The Wasp in Hong Kong doesn't appear to be much of a success so far. Wait times are rather non-existent for a brand new attraction.

 

[The Pho]

Well I'm not sure if the end game ticket presales are at Star wars levels, but I was shut out of the Alamo Drafthouse (my theater of choice) for opening night due to the site and app crashing.

Gotta go to the b&b instead.

I’ve seen numbers in the $800 million to over a $1 billion range for opening weekend worldwide. So pretty far up there. And so far it’s already set the first hour presale ticket record. Breaking all the Force Awakens and Infinity War numbers is certainly possible if not likely for many.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Hopefully it's not just "turn off the lights" like they did for MNSSHP last year, but if it's something that only happens certain nights, it's got to be simple like projection changes or soundtrack changes. Depending on how antiquated their setup is, that might even been difficult for them.

I had the same thought - seems like feedback on the "turn off the lights" wasn't so positive so hopefully they do more ... I loved Ghost Galaxy at Disneyland so hoping for something like that, but maybe Disney Villain IP based

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I’ve seen numbers in the $800 million to over a $1 billion range for opening weekend worldwide. So pretty far up there. And so far it’s already set the first hour presale ticket record. Breaking all the Force Awakens and Infinity War numbers is certainly possible if not likely for many.

From what I saw, they upped it to the $800m+ range after it was announced that it would open in China the same weekend as everywhere else. And if you took Infinity Wars first weekend total including first week in China (which wasn't the same weekend as elsewhere) you got to a bit over $800m ... so I think that is definitely in the cards, and $1bn is not off the table

 

[The Pho]

It wasn't bad (I enjoyed it too when I went), it's just that I hope they actually do something different if they're claiming it's Villians related.

Understandable. It was pretty minimalistic so hard to claim a theme beyond that Deep Space one they said. Villians almost would require characters somewhere. Maybe we could get a soundtrack along with some live characters inside the control room before launch. Not much they can do on the actual track beyond projections which wouldn’t be seen much unless they make it way too bright in there. Perhaps they’ll be borrowing a bit of concept from Stitch’s Space Mountain.

Really I just don’t want them turning the inside of the ride into the bright ride Disneyland has.

 

[skier_pete]

NEWS

Disney Villains After Hours event coming to Magic Kingdom this summer: From June 6 – August 8, Disney Villains will take over the upcharge event at Magic Kingdom.

http://blogmickey.com/2019/04/disney-villains-after-hours-event-coming-to-magic-kingdom-this-summer/


One important note I see:

"One Notorious Item to Note: Ever driven to stand out in their unpredictable and audacious fashion, while the Villains will be entertaining guests in the new stage show, they will not be participating in character greetings during the event."

SO - Halloween party during the summer but with no candy or parade or fireworks, but they're going to charge more. Sounds great, I'm sure it'll be a big hit. How much longer until we can't even enter MK at night without paying extra. (Can you tell I hate these hard ticket events?)

That's a surprising move, not having them meet. From what I've witnessed on these boards, people would flock to that..

So this is a little bit of a hybrid "party" for summer....

Now let's see what Spring 2020 has in store....

Edit: Agree with this. Disney could literally have a "Villian meet only" event and charge $89 a ticket and people would line up. I don't get it myself, but I know it would work.

 

[sherlockmiles]

How much longer until we can't even enter MK at night without paying extra. (Can you tell I hate these hard ticket events?)

I've been wondering the same thing!!

 

[rteetz]

SO - Halloween party during the summer but with no candy or parade or fireworks, but they're going to charge more. Sounds great, I'm sure it'll be a big hit. How much longer until we can't even enter MK at night without paying extra. (Can you tell I hate these hard ticket events?)

Well you can enter at 7PM and see HEA, and they are going to have the Maleficent float out and about so sort of a parade and fireworks right there

 

[The Pho]

SO - Halloween party during the summer but with no candy or parade or fireworks, but they're going to charge more. Sounds great, I'm sure it'll be a big hit. How much longer until we can't even enter MK at night without paying extra. (Can you tell I hate these hard ticket events?)



Edit: Agree with this. Disney could literally have a "Villian meet only" event and charge $89 a ticket and people would line up. I don't get it myself, but I know it would work.

Really Disney is moving towards 3 admissions per day for Magic Kingdom. You’ll pay separately for Morning, Mid-day, and Night. And then they’ll have full day packages for only $600 per person.

 

[intertile]

DVC picked the perfect day to mail me something. Wife just sent me a photo of an envelope from them. I assume is has to do with paperwork or something from our recent purchase.
I think I have her convinced that I just bought 50 points at Riviera. This could be fun.

In Disney news, I'm very surprised at how many people have reported on the Dis, a recent purchase at the Riviera. There was a lot of negative energy surrounding it and the new restrictions. I feel like that all went out the window the second the points went on sale. Is it always like that when a new DVC comes on line to sell.

It really depends on the resort, but with the exception of Auluani I would say generally yes. This resort being on the gondola route has brought that additional interest.
Personally I've learned my lesson with DVC. I will go on a tour of the resort in December, see how the gondola access to epcot and DHS compare to BWV walking, and then make the decision to add on.

 

[saskdw]

I think AMC's website is broken right now lol. When I checked last night after a few Canadians said it was on sale for them I noticed it was not on sale here yet. But this morning is appears you can..except at the moment I can't lol.

They do have movie times loaded up...but the site is basically crashed for me. I guess I'll have to look at it a little later.

I did also see where AMC has a fan showing at like 5:00pm on Thursday where you get a drink and a collectible coin.

On the Cineplex site in Canada last night it wasn't showing up the regular way yet. I had to search the movie title and then it came up. This morning it's showing the normal way, but the website is crashing.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

SO - Halloween party during the summer but with no candy or parade or fireworks, but they're going to charge more. Sounds great, I'm sure it'll be a big hit. How much longer until we can't even enter MK at night without paying extra. (Can you tell I hate these hard ticket events?)

I think this is more of an "After Hours Event plused with Villains elements"

So compared the the Halloween parties which people have cited as getting over crowded, the main draw to this is the low crowds and little to no wait times for rides, but with some extra Halloween elements

 

[SG131]

That's a surprising move, not having them meet. From what I've witnessed on these boards, people would flock to that..

So this is a little bit of a hybrid "party" for summer....

Now let's see what Spring 2020 has in store....

I’m really surprised about the meets too. I will probably try it once either way, but I think the popularity would increase dramatically if they added meets.

 

[skier_pete]

I think this is more of an "After Hours Event plused with Villains elements"

So compared the the Halloween parties which people have cited as getting over crowded, the main draw to this is the low crowds and little to no wait times for rides, but with some extra Halloween elements

The post doesn't mention anything about "limited attendance", are you just assuming that based on the price?