News Round Up 2019

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News

ESPN 8: The Ocho Returning for Third Straight Year in August

 

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News

Disney Fantasy Alters Itinerary Due to Puerto Rican Protests

 

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News

EGF and Disney Partner on High School Esports Championship

 

[rteetz]

https://www.slashfilm.com/george-lucas-gave-advice-to-jon-favreau-during-the-mandalorian/

 

[writerguyfl]

Isn't that true of just about any independently produced show? I'm sure its just a matter of negotiating compensation.

Sometimes that compensation is incredibly complicated to negotiate essentially rendering a show impossible to acquire.

Yes, that is true about independently produced shows. I mostly made the comment because lots of people assume that if a show is on a certain network, they automatically own the rights to that show.

But as The Pho notes, negotiations can get complicated when multiple companies are involved. It also can be difficult to know the chances of a show getting syndicated or added to a streaming service when multiple production companies own a piece of the show. For example, a company might only own a small percentage of the show but still have a clause in the contract that requires their approval for things like that.

 

[shoreward]

2019's best amusement parks in the world, according to TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards
https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions-cAmusementParks#1

 

[OSUZorba]

Not sure how good of a deal it is since I don't follow UO tickets, but Parksavers.com is running a deal that if you buy a 2-day Universal ticket you get 3 days free. So a 5-day ticket for the price of a 2-day.

 

[The Pho]

2019's best amusement parks in the world, according to TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards
https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions-cAmusementParks#1

I have a hard time considering The Island of Pigeon Forge as a park of any sort, never mind a top 10 one...

This list is always strange though.

 

[OSUZorba]

I have a hard time considering The Island of Pigeon Forge as a park of any sort, never mind a top 10 one...

This list is always strange though.

I thought the same thing. Tripadvisor lists are always pretty worthless since they are based on the average reviewer's score.

 

[ksromack]

I have a hard time considering The Island of Pigeon Forge as a park of any sort, never mind a top 10 one...

This list is always strange though.

Well, we really enjoy Silver Dollar City (or as my dad used to call it, Mega Dollar City). We go every year as a sister/mom trip. I wonder how much further ahead DHS will move up for 2020's listing?

 

[BigRed98]

Not sure how good of a deal it is since I don't follow UO tickets, but Parksavers.com is running a deal that if you buy a 2-day Universal ticket you get 3 days free. So a 5-day ticket for the price of a 2-day.

That’s the same deal that Universal has on there official website.

 

[wareagle57]

I have a hard time considering The Island of Pigeon Forge as a park of any sort, never mind a top 10 one...

This list is always strange though.

I wouldn't even consider The Island a top attraction in Eastern Tennessee... It's ok for what it is, but I was shocked to see it on there. Disneyland just barely edged out Dollywood, and then Fun Spot made the list too lol.

 

[Gusey]

I wouldn't even consider The Island a top attraction in Eastern Tennessee... It's ok for what it is, but I was shocked to see it on there. Disneyland just barely edged out Dollywood, and then Fun Spot made the list too lol.

Plus EPCOT isn't on the list but Walt Disney Studios in DLP is? Seems odd

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Disney Plus News tweeted out these images and I hadn't seen all of this together in one spot so thought it was a good summary of what original content is coming when to Disney+ ... Didn't realize all the small series coming in 2020 (like behind the scenes of Frozen II and of Animal Kingdom)

Coming at Launch:


Coming in 2020:


Coming in 2021:

 

[JaxDad]

Disney Plus News tweeted out these images and I hadn't seen all of this together in one spot so thought it was a good summary of what is coming when to Disney+ ... Didn't realize all the small series coming in 2020 (like behind the scenes of Frozen II and of Animal Kingdom)

I'm a little nervous, because I don't see The Simpsons anywhere on those images...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'm a little nervous, because I don't see The Simpsons anywhere on those images...

I should have been more clear, and have since updated my post - that is just the original content coming

This story covers everything coming at Launch, and specifically mentions The Simpsons

https://twitter.com/x/status/1154567018248626176

 

[JaxDad]

I should have been more clear, and have since updated my post - that is just the original content coming

This story covers everything coming at Launch, and specifically mentions The Simpsons

https://twitter.com/x/status/1154567018248626176

Muchas!

 

[OSUZorba]

I should have been more clear, and have since updated my post - that is just the original content coming

This story covers everything coming at Launch, and specifically mentions The Simpsons

https://twitter.com/x/status/1154567018248626176

I was thinking that was a pretty short list.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Disney Plus News tweeted out these images and I hadn't seen all of this together in one spot so thought it was a good summary of what original content is coming when to Disney+ ... Didn't realize all the small series coming in 2020 (like behind the scenes of Frozen II and of Animal Kingdom)

Coming at Launch:
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Coming in 2020:
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Coming in 2021:
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Well looks like I know what I'll be watching for the next three years. I'm kind of geeking out over all the behind the scenes type content. I mean you can only watch the same Travel Channel episode on Blizzard Beach so many times

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Well looks like I know what I'll be watching for the next three years. I'm kind of geeking out over all the behind the scenes type content. I mean you can only watch the same Travel Channel episode on Blizzard Beach so many times

yeah, I am super excited for the Imagineering shows and the Ink and Paint show and all those .... I mean, all the Star Wars and Marvel is great too, but it is that "Disney superfan/geek" stuff that puts it way over the top and makes it an easy buy for me (even if in the end that means I drop Netflix)