News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

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Planned Power Outage to Affect Select Rooms at Bay Lake Tower Tonight

 

[rteetz]

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Celebrate National Roller Coaster Day with "Thrill Fest Ride Night" at SeaWorld Orlando

 

[rteetz]

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Overnight Rehearsals to Take Place at the Magic Kingdom Park Through August 15

 

[dina444444]

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Planned Power Outage to Affect Select Rooms at Bay Lake Tower Tonight

Was hoping to out beat this but not gonna happen. Still at the airport.

 

[writerguyfl]

I may be in the minority, but I only thought Ample Hills was nice. Nothing at Ample Hills wowed me like a Ghirardelli hot fudge sundae, So why does Disney Springs need another speciality ice cream shop?

Disney Springs is pretty massive. Imagine you're leaving a concert at the House of Blues, the future Cirque du Soleil show, the NBA Experience, or a movie. If you want a frozen treat before heading back to your car in the Orange Garage or Disney Resort via bus, how likely are you to walk all the way to Ghirardelli Chocolate and then walk all the way back?

Seems smart to offer an similar but different experience over on the West Side. Frankly, I wish there weren't two Starbucks at Disney Springs. Having two different coffee options would certainly make me happy.

 

[ksromack]

Didn’t Notice this one mentioned, but the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle is official. It’ll be $12.99 a month.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/0FC46B6C-B88D-11E9-976A-86805A4FF435

What does ESPN+ include? We are dropping the NFL Sunday ticket this year (after 18 years) and dh is mildly upset he won’t be able to watch everry Cleveland Browns game given we are in StL. Any chance of NFL games on ESPN+?

 

[KevM]

What does ESPN+ include? We are dropping the NFL Sunday ticket this year (after 18 years) and dh is mildly upset he won’t be able to watch everry Cleveland Browns game given we are in StL. Any chance of NFL games on ESPN+?

No, at least at this time, ESPN+ does not have any NFL games. What it does have, a lot of soccer, as well as some rugby & cricket, MLB, NHL, NBA do have some games on it. The UFC also has an exclusive contract with ESPN+ for their ppvs. There’s also some boxing. Then there’s also Tennis, CFL games and some NCAA sports, such as lacrosse. There are also original programming.

 

[NoTime42]

No, at least at this time, ESPN+ does not have any NFL games. What it does have, a lot of soccer, as well as some rugby & cricket, MLB, NHL, NBA do have some games on it. The UFC also has an exclusive contract with ESPN+ for their ppvs. There’s also some boxing. Then there’s also Tennis, CFL games and some NCAA sports, such as lacrosse. There are also original programming.

There’s a lot of D1 men’s basketball .. but it’s mostly games that don’t merit being on the main cable ESPN channels and mid major and lower conferences that do t have their own network.
They also seem to include a lot of their original programming like 30 on 30.

 

[skier_pete]

Not really interested in ESPN+ and not very interested in Hulu - especially with commercials, so I will likely stick with Disney + for now.

 

[rteetz]

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https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/beatrix-to-replace-bongos-at-disney-springs/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Tron construction from about 5 minutes ago

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/new-...neys-hollywood-studios-now-fully-operational/

 

[mollmoll4]

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Planned Power Outage to Affect Select Rooms at Bay Lake Tower Tonight

Not newsworthy, but we didn't get notified of a planned outage a few years ago at WL and it was SO eerie to wake up in the middle of the night with no power, no phone connection to the front desk, and no idea what was happening!

 

[tlmadden73]

What does ESPN+ include? We are dropping the NFL Sunday ticket this year (after 18 years) and dh is mildly upset he won’t be able to watch everry Cleveland Browns game given we are in StL. Any chance of NFL games on ESPN+?

ESPN+ seems like it would be good for college football and basketball, but only good for the NFL on Monday nights (which are usually pretty mediocre games featuring bad teams).

The bundle is nice, but I have no interest in ESPN+ .. as ESPN's focuses on the "fringe" sports and their highlight/commentary coverage is heavily slanted to sports THEY play. ESPN seems more likely to talk about the NBA offeason than the MLB CURRENT season.

If there is a bundle option for just ad-free Hulu and not ESPN+, I would be more interested in that.

But either way .. Disney+ (with Hulu) WILL make me drop Netflix (at least see how it is for the family without it)

 

[siren0119]

I'm definitely not enticed by the ESPN bundle - we don't sportsball much in our family

We currently do 6 months on Netflix and 6 months on Hulu - this *might* entice us to keep Hulu all year if it meant having Disney+ to boot.

 

[rteetz]

WDW reservations for Oga’s and Savi’s are in the system but not live yet

 

[rteetz]

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https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/towe...p-within-a-week-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

 

[Firebird060]

Ehh the three leg bundle makes me think this is Disneys way of trying to keep ESPN+ a thing. With Hulu's current pricing and the suggested pricing to Disney+ Solo, you would be paying the same amount a month. The only thing with the bundle you get is ESPN+ thrown in. So the only person this is a discount to, is those who already subscribe to ESPN + and Hulu. Its really not a bundle for Disney Plus

 

[fatmanatee]

FWIW, and this is only useful for a very specific subset of people, ESPN+ also has unlimited access to their website articles and I use it for their fantasy football section, they have a few really solid writers. I had Insider before they combined that with ESPN+ and I'll probably get this combo deal.

 

[Moliphino]

WDW reservations for Oga’s and Savi’s are in the system but not live yet

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Well, I'll be stalking Oga's page obsessively until this goes live.