News Round Up 2019

[TheMaxRebo]

Honestly that number sounds about right, Considering its a concierge type experience and I have seen 3 day cruises for Disney for 2 people concierge being over 4 grand, its honestly not that over priced.

well, guess depends how you value things, another way to say it would be "it's not out of line of other overpriced things"

 

[Ariel484]

I'll be so interested to see how popular the Star Wars hotel is, and I'm curious as to whether this will be a one-time thing for people, or whether they'll go back multiple times...i.e. how booked it is long-term. I could see it obviously appealing to people who are die-hard Star Wars fans that have the money to do it, but it seems like a Star Wars-themed moderate would have been more appealing/accessible to the masses. Of course I'm more of a casual Star Wars fan who would rather spend this kind of money on DCL, so what do I know?

 

[BaymaxFan78]

Legends of Hollywood returns August 23rd with a Pandora Jewlery inside. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-hollywood-studios-featuring-pandora-jewelry/

 

[Firebird060]

Honestly that number sounds about right, Considering its a concierge type experience and I have seen 3 day cruises for Disney for 2 people concierge being over 4 grand, its honestly not that over priced.

Also you got to understand that the number of rooms at the Star Wars hotel is also pretty low. The level of Service and Interactive elements they are going to upsell and the scarcity of rooms makes this a high tier Disney Experience. Think of this like Disneys premium tour guide service, or Eating at Victoria and Alberts, Disney is pricing this at a medium- to lower end High premium as it should be. There are tours and things that alot of people can pay for and afford and then their is the hidden extra special things that only a select number of people can afford. Disney wants it to be full at all times so they arent pricing it super high. private tour guides which start at 425 a hour is a good benchmark. The reason why I am using the VIP Tour is that although there isnt someone leading you around, the level of interaction and detail is going to supposedly be of the same par.

If you were to use the VIP Tour which if you broke it down per person is 42.50, you can have a max of 10 people on a vip tour, a hour as the base cost and then translate it into a Star wars hotel money. Lets say during your hotel stay the average guest is able to experience a extra 8 hours of this high level service at the hotel, some will opt for more at the hotel and less in the parks and others will opt for less at the hotel but more at parks. Regardless, lets just take 8 hours as the number, that means the average 2 person room is experiencing 16 hours a day of this level of experience or 32 hours during there 2 night stay. That translates into 2040 just for "guided" experience time, not including the cost of your room, which if we price it at Deluxe level accommodations is easily over 600 a night, you would get to approximately the number that you quoted. That honestly seems about right on the number scale.

In saying that we do not know how Disney will come up or has come up with the pricing but I assume the closest thing they have to this hands on white glove small to medium market model is the VIP tour experience I wouldn't be surprised if they used it as a bench mark to set initial pricing. IMO if it is that cost as rumored, it could be a conservative estimate. As my initial thought on this was that Disney was prob going to charge close to a grand a night per person for this level of experience. Right now that number quoted for two people is actually 700 less than what I suspected after the initial announcement.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'll be so interested to see how popular the Star Wars hotel is, and I'm curious as to whether this will be a one-time thing for people, or whether they'll go back multiple times...i.e. how booked it is long-term. I could see it obviously appealing to people who are die-hard Star Wars fans that have the money to do it, but it seems like a Star Wars-themed moderate would have been more appealing/accessible to the masses. Of course I'm more of a casual Star Wars fan who would rather spend this kind of money on DCL, so what do I know?

that is my big question too ... i assume they will have several different "missions" so there is some repeat play value .... but over time to they adjust and maybe have some 1-night stays or maybe some longer stays with a lower per/night cost? maybe even eventually open it up so people can just do like an evening there that includes a meal and a few hours of play but not sleeping over, etc

 

[SG131]

that is my big question too ... i assume they will have several different "missions" so there is some repeat play value .... but over time to they adjust and maybe have some 1-night stays or maybe some longer stays with a lower per/night cost? maybe even eventually open it up so people can just do like an evening there that includes a meal and a few hours of play but not sleeping over, etc

That would make sense. I guess they are banking on star wars fans including a lot of tech specialists and engineers that can afford it. I'm sure they will be able to book solid for awhile and if it is done REALLY well they may be able to get guests who keep coming back. Maybe when stuff stops breaking in my fairly updated house I can save for a two night stay. (I just got back from Florida to a house that is hotter than any outdoor weather I experienced last week!)

 

[disneygirlsng]

Legends of Hollywood returns August 23rd with a Pandora Store in it. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-hollywood-studios-featuring-pandora-jewelry/

Took me a second to realize you were talking about the jewelry. I was thinking it was awfully odd to have Avatar stuff at HS. Then it clicked haha

 

[Firebird060]

that is my big question too ... i assume they will have several different "missions" so there is some repeat play value .... but over time to they adjust and maybe have some 1-night stays or maybe some longer stays with a lower per/night cost? maybe even eventually open it up so people can just do like an evening there that includes a meal and a few hours of play but not sleeping over, etc

It all depends on popularity. If reservations are full over 6 to 8 months out of a consistent basis, there will be no reason to offer shorter 1 night missions. Now specialized meals and such I guess it would depend on how they setup the arrival and departure hall. Rumours and I believe the leaked blueprints show a separate entrance and exit to keep up with immersion. If thats the case the logistics of people arriving for "departure" at different times might be difficult. Rumors suggest it will be alot like a cruise ship where there are embarking/checkin and disembarking/checkout times. You wont be able to select any day but instead much like a cruise ship. You will not have the similar options as you see with other hotels, no continuous checkin and check outs. If thats the case, again i suspect evening events are unlikely to happen, unless the hotel doesnt perform as expected.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

CMs spotted riding the Skyliner!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164233299637821440

 

[BaymaxFan78]

Took me a second to realize you were talking about the jewelry. I was thinking it was awfully odd to have Avatar stuff at HS. Then it clicked haha

I re worded it haha

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/lobb...Yc8i0dSdf1U-SboyOCjSPYiX4O4s9YFr2aqXn3-97di2o

 

[sherlockmiles]

I was able to book star wars dessert party for 9/18 today.
It was on our todo list for this trip as we've never seen those nighttime shows.
very excited.

 

[mollmoll4]

NEWS

CMs spotted riding the Skyliner!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164233299637821440

I've been wondering if the surprise D23 announcement could be an earlier opening for the skyliner. Seems like they are getting REALLY close to ready on that HS line.

*Disclaimer: I haven't been following construction of the stations so I could be way off if they are not ready yet

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I was able to book star wars dessert party for 9/18 today.
It was on our todo list for this trip as we've never seen those nighttime shows.
very excited.

I haven't done that many of the dessert parties to really compare/contrast, but we have done the Star Wars Dessert party and really enjoyed it. Good food (lots of sweet but some savory as well) and some good /fun mixed drinks, some characters walking around, and having the viewing area secured was really good.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I've been wondering if the surprise D23 announcement could be an earlier opening for the skyliner. Seems like they are getting REALLY close to ready on that HS line.

*Disclaimer: I haven't been following construction of the stations so I could be way off if they are not ready yet

I was at POP two weeks ago and had a view to the Skyliner station and could still see people in hard hats there, but it looked pretty close to being done. DHS station looks basically done. The EPCOT one still has some work to do (more the surrounding area than the station itself)

Can definitely see at least the POP/AoA to CBR and CBR to DHS lines opening early (and rumor is Aug 28th, but we shall see)

 

[sherlockmiles]

I haven't done that many of the dessert parties to really compare/contrast, but we have done the Star Wars Dessert party and really enjoyed it. Good food (lots of sweet but some savory as well) and some good /fun mixed drinks, some characters walking around, and having the viewing area secured was really good.

Thanks.
We are in the group that hoped to have our visit before SW opened. this night time show was high on our list. the dates post SW Opening literally JUST opened up for booking. I've been (not) patiently waiting to see if they were going to change things or leave them. I'm happy its "the same" and very happy to hear that you enjoyed it. REally booking for the viewing location - everything else is bonus.

 

[SG131]

I was at POP two weeks ago and had a view to the Skyliner station and could still see people in hard hats there, but it looked pretty close to being done. DHS station looks basically done. The EPCOT one still has some work to do (more the surrounding area than the station itself)

Can definitely see at least the POP/AoA to CBR and CBR to DHS lines opening early (and rumor is Aug 28th, but we shall see)

Fingers crossed for Aug 28! I could've changed resorts to all-star movies and save some money, but I've still been holding out hope that this will be open.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164233294113718272

 

[rteetz]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-complicates-bob-iger-succession-race-1233419

 

[Firebird060]

Got to love 48 hour lines. I love Disney but unless waiting in line is going to net me a cool 5 figures, you wouldn't see me there that early. As it is, I had to cancel my D23 plans this year for a cant miss family function. Even if I was there per my original plan, I still wouldn't do the 48 hour wait