News Round Up 2019

[BaymaxFan78]

Everything pop opens:

2:30am on August 29th
3:30am from August 30th-September 2nd
4:15am from September 3rd to November 2nd
Then back to normal hours after that.

 

[dina444444]

FYI - official response from D23 from someone who doesn't have the promo appearing

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The deal is also only available for people with a billing address in the United States.

 

[rteetz]

https://www.latimes.com/entertainme...-25/disney-theme-parks-marvel-star-wars-epcot

 

[bookbabe626]

I've never been a member of D23. Is there a free membership? If I join now, will I be eligible for the $140.97/3 years (or whatever equivalent price is for Canadians)? Have any Canadians who are D23 members, successfully signed up for the 3 year deal?

Don’t bother. Offer is not available for Canadians, as usual.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Seeing reports of power outage at Disney Springs - CM at Raglan Road said out for "entire block"

 

[Farro]

Seeing reports of power outage at Disney Springs - CM at Raglan Road said out for "entire block"

Sorry, I will try and get better control of my wrath.

(actually just watched an amazing video of a lightening bolt near Gran Destino, powerful storm)

 

[The Pho]

Seeing reports of power outage at Disney Springs - CM at Raglan Road said out for "entire block"

A few cast members in Epcot are saying some rides across property are down due to a strike and power surge. Lights went out on us in Nine Dragons for a couple seconds.

 

[pooh'smate]

https://**************.net/2019/08/disney-world-power-outage-ba1/

 

[birostick]

https://**************.net/2019/08/disney-world-power-outage-ba1/

Caused by the tropical storm that is no where near it. Come on, that is just idiotic.

 

[unbanshee]

Caused by the tropical storm that is no where near it. Come on, that is just idiotic.

Yeah, I would say Inside the Magic should stick to theme park reporting, but they're not even good at that

 

[rteetz]

Yeah, I would say Inside the Magic should stick to theme park reporting, but they're not even good at that

Inside the Magic has gone way down hill.

 

[firefly_ris]

Inside the Magic has gone way down hill.

I noticed over the past year or so they are just awful. I think the original owner sold it, correct?

 

[bookgirl2632]

Guessing they will continue this or a version of this throughout the months that EEMH are offered! I just checked and our DHS date of Tues, Sep 10 shows Everything Pop opening at 4:15am. Yay! Hoping Mobile Ordering is open early so can order then head right to a bus or even better, the Skyliner if it's open!! Will wait and eat once we're at DHS, waiting in line for it to open. That's the plan anyways.

Good idea to eat in line! While we won’t be ordering food, we’ll bring stuff from the room. We have muffins and yogurt for breakfast. I’ll throw it in my bag before we head over to DHS.

 

[rteetz]

I noticed over the past year or so they are just awful. I think the original owner sold it, correct?

Yep

 

[TheMaxRebo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1166145000230572033

 

[OSUZorba]

A few cast members in Epcot are saying some rides across property are down due to a strike and power surge. Lights went out on us in Nine Dragons for a couple seconds.

A handful of elements on SSE were down after the storm, including the Earth projection. I got dripped on in SSE as well. I was on LWTL during the height of it and the speakers cut out a few times with big bolts. The green house house was leaking like crazy, very happy we had the canopy.

ETA: they did illuminations 55 minutes late at 9:55.

 

[The Pho]

A handful of elements on SSE were down after the storm, including the Earth projection. I got dripped on in SSE as well. I was on LWTL during the height of it and the speakers cut out a few times with big bolts. The green house house was leaking like crazy, very happy we had the canopy.

ETA: they did illuminations 55 minutes late at 9:55.

Real happy Illuminations still went on. It’s probably the last time I’ll see it.

 

[rteetz]

 

[writerguyfl]

Caused by the tropical storm that is no where near it. Come on, that is just idiotic.

That's really insane. According to Bing Maps, Tropical Storm Dorian is about 1,800 miles (2,875 km) from Orlando right now.

For reference, the following areas are also about 1,800 miles away from Orlando: Billings, Montana; the Grand Canyon; and Winnipeg, Canada.

 

[Jaimetropmickey]

I posted this in the August board as well.
I was at the Magic Kingdom during the storm last night... CRAZY lightning every few seconds for about 2 hours. Ran to Pecos when we started to see the clouds rolling in. Ankle-deep flooding throughout the Magic Kingdom... rain coming into the side entrance of the restaurant. There was a very brief power outage when the lights came on, there was no more music in the restaurant... no more music in Adventureland. 17 rides were down a bit past 8pm. We ended up leaving at 9... nothing much to do in the park!

Monorail was also down... crazy long lines for buses and ferries to the TTC! We were lucky to have a Pop bus waiting in the bay to leave.

What a night!