News Round Up 2019

[dolewhipdreams]

So hot right now

I think you meant so hot always.

 

[foodiddiedoo]

News

New Extra, Extra Magic Hours Daily at Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks Includes Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios!

Extra, Extra Magic Hours will take place from Sept. 1- Nov. 2.

Times will be:

Disney's Hollywood Studios - 6 a.m.-9 a.m. (Includes Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Toy Story Land, and other theme park attractions. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and its experiences subject to capacity). ***NOTE: DHS will open at 6 a.m. to all guests on Aug. 29th-31st! No Extra, Extra Magic Hours on these days!***
Animal Kingdom - 7 a.m.-8 a.m. (Includes Pandora and other Theme Park attractions).
Magic Kingdom - 7 a.m.-8 a.m. (Includes attractions in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland).

EPCOT will continue to have EMH on select days.

Disney Resort guests must have valid theme park admission.

As a footnote to this, the evening EMHs for Magic Kingdom have been removed during this time frame. I went from having a 9-midnight EMH on the Wed of my trip to just 7-8 AM. Little bit disappointing that they'd remove the evening hours, but hopefully people can utilize the early mornings. Also, this explains why all the EMMs in September were canceled.

 

[Phicinfan]

Yeah, I'd generally have zero interest in a Pokemon movie, but I gotta say this one looks really cute and I'll probably see it at some point. Not opening weekend, though, we have plans to see Endgame again.

I have to admit, I have not gone to, nor taken my kids to see any Pokemon movie, but I am a HUGE Ryan Reynolds fan, and I am almost tempted to see this just for that. Then again, I am saving my $$$ for John Wick 3 which I am a huge fan of also

 

[Phicinfan]

I did see that, but I always though the John wick movies were more of a cult classic type with lower box offices.

Though I do admit I don't know the totals of the first two so maybe I'm wrong.

It is a favorite of mine, actually they are the ONLY Keanu Reeves Pictures I can really stomach(no, I was not a Matrix fan... or Bill and Ted for that matter...). They have done fairly well, but not huge blockbusters per say.

 

[rteetz]

News

New trailer for Spider-Man Far From Home

https://twitter.com/spidermanmovie/status/1125384215497990144?s=21

Warning spoilers for Endgame inside

 

[rteetz]

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

New trailer for Spider-Man Far From Home

https://twitter.com/spidermanmovie/status/1125384215497990144?s=21

Warning spoilers for Endgame inside

gotta admit I chuckled out loud from that one line

Spoiler

Nick Fury: "B**ch please, you've been to space!"

 

[rteetz]

gotta admit I chucked out loud from that one line

Spoiler

Nick Fury: "B**ch please, you've been to space!"

Yeah that was pretty great!

 

[dlavender]

This is a really smart upsell. Which I rarely have cause to say.

I don't know if I would pay extra, but I can think of at least one admin that will be all over this

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Glad I haven't picked our magic bands for our upcoming trip yet!

sort of surprised they haven't done this before - makes a ton of sense to offer some with patters for small upcharge

 

[Moliphino]

If the Captain America one is an option I may be upgrading.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This is a really smart upsell. Which I rarely have cause to say.

I don't know if I would pay extra, but I can think of at least one admin that will be all over this

Plus I can see them start to offer the "upgrade" to be included as a bonus with certain packages in the future

Several of those not sure I would ever pay full price for but for "only" $10 I will consider it

 

[rteetz]

This is a really smart upsell. Which I rarely have cause to say.

I don't know if I would pay extra, but I can think of at least one admin that will be all over this

No limited edition bands in this selection tho

 

[Moliphino]

As a footnote to this, the evening EMHs for Magic Kingdom have been removed during this time frame. I went from having a 9-midnight EMH on the Wed of my trip to just 7-8 AM. Little bit disappointing that they'd remove the evening hours, but hopefully people can utilize the early mornings. Also, this explains why all the EMMs in September were canceled.

There are still evening EMH at MK during my trip (Wednesday 9/25, has both AM and PM EMH).

 

[foodiddiedoo]

There are still evening EMH at MK during my trip (Wednesday 9/25, has both AM and PM EMH).

So on the "My plans" page, they removed them, but the calendar shows them. My bad!

 

[jpeterson]

Glad I haven't picked our magic bands for our upcoming trip yet!

sort of surprised they haven't done this before - makes a ton of sense to offer some with patters for small upcharge

We have every color for every member of the family. At this point I either decline them or pick colors at random. This might make me upgrade for the kids. I'll stick to my limited edition magicbands.

 

[BuzzyBelle]

Do you know when this starts? I didn’t see the option for our upcoming trip yet, but I may be overlooking something.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS/RUMOR

What's inside the upcoming Play Pavilion at EPCOT?

Well, per WDWNT it is:

• Animation Academy will return under the guidance of Edna Mode from The Incredibles. Guests will once again be able to learn how to draw Disney characters in this relocated offering that was once housed at The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• Nick and Judy from Zootopia will host an interactive game called “Hotel Heist”. You can see the entrance to this attraction on the right side of the concept art.
• Character meet and greets for Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope, Joy and Sadness, and Baymax should find permanent homes here.
• Adjacent to the Wreck-It Ralph meet and greet, guests will find an arcade, as well as a play area for toddlers.
• As seen in the concept art above, live performers will take to the stage in the very center of the pavilion, roughly where the former Goofy About Health, Making of Me, and Anacomical Players stages and theaters once stood.

There are no plans to use the large show buildings for either Body Wars or Cranium Command during this initial phase. All of these offerings will be held under the main dome. Apparently, Operations still refuses to hand these spaces over Walt Disney Imagineering.


https://wdwnt.com/2019/05/breaking-...rns-zootopia-hotel-heist-attraction-and-more/

 

[BigRed98]

News

New trailer for Spider-Man Far From Home

https://twitter.com/spidermanmovie/status/1125384215497990144?s=21

Warning spoilers for Endgame inside

Thanks for the spoiler heads up, still haven't seen endgame yet but will very soon.

I've never got into buying magic bands but if there's a design I like that's $10, I may consider buying one. It's a smart move by Disney if it gets people like me who would never consider buying a magic band to now purchasing one.

 

[foodiddiedoo]

Hoping you can still update to the upcharge for Magic Bands if you already did customization before they rolled this out. I've still got a few months left to customize. Also kicking myself for paying for a Vanelope MB at this point for my kiddo.