News Round Up 2019

[Moliphino]

We went to Paris two years ago for my 30th birthday. I'm so glad we got to see the whole thing and go up the towers, this is so depressing.

 

[rteetz]

News

The Mandalorian will be weekly not all at once

https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-episodes-weekly-disney/

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Magic Kingdom update

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/photo-rep...ather-spring-crowds-and-construction-updates/

 

[Firebird060]

So to be honest for someone booking airfare right now to Europe, More specifically to the UK, I have actually paid more for airfare to go to California from NYC then I am paying from NYC to Manchester, Price for flights are alot more competive then they used to be

 

[sachilles]

So to be honest for someone booking airfare right now to Europe, More specifically to the UK, I have actually paid more for airfare to go to California from NYC then I am paying from NYC to Manchester, Price for flights are alot more competive then they used to be

Weird, I've been noticing an upward trend with round trips to Manchester. London has been stable. Manchester seems to have a seasonality to it.

 

[rteetz]

Celebration 2020 is in Anaheim!

 

[MissGina5]

It is obviously an attempt to shame them into fixing things.

I agree that I don't like them including the dirty bathrooms, etc and they should focus on things that are actually broken.

There are probably some things that Disney didn't really know about too, like the blown speakers in the jungle cruise queue.

or the ones in Mouse Gears that make the music sound literally flat???

 

[rteetz]

News

Save if you buy into Riviera before May 31st

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/di...-general-sales-for-disneys-riviera-resort.htm

 

[MissGina5]

It was under heavy renovation due to cracking which might have led to structural issues. There isn't an official cause yet but it's already being unofficially blamed on construction. All I know is I wouldn't want to work for the company that caused Notre Dame to burn down.

I'm just sad I missed visiting it. We'll be there in September and it was one of my top 3 things I was looking forward to.

ok the company thing was my immediate response (before I knew how serious it was)

 

[MissGina5]

News-ish
I mean some of you might not know by now that I am a librarian, but I was VERY excited to see this new promotion from ALA (American Library Association) today! Toy Story was like my first favorite movie (that and Hercules), so this feels like it was made for me!
http://www.ala.org/news/press-relea...-card-sign-month-2019-special-toy-story-4-tie
^ Click link for picture!

 

[tarak]

Just another reminder to take the trip, see the site, experience what you can today ... it might not be there tomorrow

Very good point. I’ve not been to Paris, so I can only imagine how beautiful it was. The loss of that history is devastating. It sounds as if they saved the towers and some of the artwork was saved or not there due to the renovations.


On a lighter note, my youngest daughter (7) loves that movie. Her older brother, who loves being horrible to her, told her Notre Dame was burning. She refused to believe Quasimodo was fictional, so I finally told her he was safely evacuated and staying in a hotel for the time being.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Most of this stuff could be fixed over night, and some stuff that has been broken a long time has been fixed since the list started being published.

They got this idea sort of from MiceChat. MiceChat used to do something similar a long time ago and Disneyland actually did start fixing and updating a lot of things because of it.

This isn’t a hill I’m willing to die on or anything (!!), but I’d be really surprised if anyone has any sort of proof that a fan site maintaining such a list dictates Disney’s repair schedule one iota. Could be wrong.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I'm watching a live stream of the blaze and it's horrible. Such a tragedy for Paris.

I was doing the same — so sad. I’m not one to be dramatic, but I’d say this is a tragedy for human history. I think the loss of this 800+ year old structure and the history it contained is really a loss for all, not just for Paris. Sad that my kids never got to see it — we’d planned to go next year.

It sounds like portions are still standing and some archives were saved.

I hope we see much more of this... people pledging big money to rebuild, even though we can’t truly replace what was lost: https://www.google.com/amp/amp.time...16/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-donation-rebuild

 

[rteetz]

This isn’t a hill I’m willing to die on or anything (!!), but I’d be really surprised if anyone has any sort of proof that a fan site maintaining such a list dictates Disney’s repair schedule one iota. Could be wrong.

I’m not saying that what WDWNT is doing is creating change however what MiceChat did certainly influenced Disney. That was during some dark years of Disneyland. Disney does have people who watch these sites and see what is posted and then peoples responses. Most of the time yes nothing comes from it but sometimes things to change.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

RUMOR

Table service at Oga's cantina delayed (will open when Rise of the Resistence opens) and guests will be limited to 1 hour in the cantina

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/rumor-oga...e-limits-upon-open-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

(I am not entirely sure what this relates to as it talks about "drinks only to start" but I didn't realise there was to be food ever in Oga's)

 

[BigRed98]

RUMOR

Table service at Oga's cantina delayed (will open when Rise of the Resistence opens) and guests will be limited to 1 hour in the cantina

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/rumor-oga...e-limits-upon-open-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

(I am not entirely sure what this relates to as it talks about "drinks only to start" but I didn't realise there was to be food ever in Oga's)

We already know all of this from Martin and I thought the TSR was seperate from the cantina. Also the article states that the Cantina will hold only 30 people and Carlye Wisel whose been in the cantina, commented on the tweet that WDWNT is getting there information from and said that number is off and will hold more.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We already know all of this from Martin and I thought the TSR was seperate from the cantina. Also the article states that the Cantina will hold only 30 people and Carlye Wisel whose been in the cantina, commented on the tweet that WDWNT is getting there information from and said that number is off and will hold more.

yeah, seems like a lot off with this and I responded to them / their tweet questioning it

 

[skier_pete]

We already know all of this from Martin and I thought the TSR was seperate from the cantina. Also the article states that the Cantina will hold only 30 people and Carlye Wisel whose been in the cantina, commented on the tweet that WDWNT is getting there information from and said that number is off and will hold more.

I have an extremely hard time believing they will build anything in SWGE that only holds 30 people. It's not like they have JK Rowling telling them how they have to do things.

 

[Brocktoon]

RUMOR

Table service at Oga's cantina delayed (will open when Rise of the Resistence opens) and guests will be limited to 1 hour in the cantina

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/rumor-oga...e-limits-upon-open-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

(I am not entirely sure what this relates to as it talks about "drinks only to start" but I didn't realise there was to be food ever in Oga's)

I kinda envision Oga's as a super 'plussed' Star Wars version of La Cava del Tequila, which had the bar area, sit down area and a limited food menu. I question the max occupancy of 30, but that would put it around La Cava size? If we remember how crazy the lines were when La Cava opened I can easily see them enforcing a time limit for your visit as Oga's wait will be insane

 

[2xcited2sleep]

RUMOR

Table service at Oga's cantina delayed (will open when Rise of the Resistence opens) and guests will be limited to 1 hour in the cantina

https://wdwnt.com/2019/04/rumor-oga...e-limits-upon-open-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/

(I am not entirely sure what this relates to as it talks about "drinks only to start" but I didn't realise there was to be food ever in Oga's)

Interesting. Is the max occupancy really just 30 people? I’m assuming this will be the place to get the tiki mugs? On one hand, like that they will take steps to help more experience it. But 30?? Have they learned nothing from La Cava? And I’m surprised to hear budget cuts mentioned. They are going to be printing money...