News Round Up 2019

[dlavender]

NEWS

TSA bans GE Coke bottles

https://twitter.com/x/status/1166496840252104713

Well, I get why...

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

NEWS

TSA bans GE Coke bottles

https://twitter.com/x/status/1166496840252104713

I'm a bit surprised we're just hearing about this. I know DLR is more of a locals park but you'd think it would have gotten around somewhere since it's been open for months unless it's somehow been slipped through the cracks (I haven't been keeping up with the Star Wars threads). I assume when they mean TSA they are meaning in general not just MCO (the article mentions OC Register). Edit: Nevermind I see further clicks opens a new article which confirms they mean DLR and WDW.

I guess my only option IF we get them is to stuff it in my husband's car which will be shipped back home but that sucks even while it's absolutely understandable

 

[rteetz]

I'm a bit surprised we're just hearing about this. I know DLR is more of a locals park but you'd think it would have gotten around somewhere since it's been open for months unless it's somehow been slipped through the cracks (I haven't been keeping up with the Star Wars threads). I assume when they mean TSA they are meaning in general not just MCO (the article mentions OC Register).

I guess my only option IF we get them is to stuff it in my husband's car which will be shipped back home but that sucks even while it's absolutely understandable

People have definitely gotten them through.

 

[rteetz]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-studios/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q4wo0822190828190008F

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

People have definitely gotten them through.

Well I thought that would have been the case which is why I was confused it's just coming out now. I don't want to take any chances but I'm lucky I even have that option of my husband's car. I would hate to get to the airport if I opted to get one only to have to throw it away since it can't even be in checked luggage and honestly I'm not even sure it would have dawned on me until this article though it makes sense why they wouldn't want them.

 

[msteddom]

I’m going to guess that they were allowed though until someone specifically asked.

 

[rteetz]

I would think if you separate the cap and bottle it would get through as well.

 

[OSUZorba]

His quotes, at least in this case, are very corporate-speak. I'm not as familiar with him as others here but he seems like the type of guy who would appeal to execs, doing some gymnastics to spin a negative as a positive. Hence: "we don't have droids right now but the cast members have backstories!"

Yeah, I agree, he has to spin the negatives. Doesn't mean we have to believe he actually thinks that.

 

[The Pho]

People have definitely gotten them through.

Yep I got empty ones through my carry on and full ones in my checked bags out of Vegas in July.

 

[Clockwork]

Yep I got empty ones through my carry on and full ones in my checked bags out of Vegas in July.

Same here I had no issues I had one for the plane home and a few in my checked bag. No issues at all.

 

[Iowamomof4]

The cap separates into two pieces even. This really seems like a non-issue to me. If they weren't called "thermal detonator" I'm not sure how they could really be considered replicas of explosives. They don't look much like a grenade to me, especially since any x-ray machine would easily see they are plastic.

 

[Helvetica]

I can’t image any TSA agent would mistake a soda bottle for a bomb, but I’m definitely going to take the cap off and separate it from the bottle just in case.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yeah, I agree, he has to spin the negatives. Doesn't mean we have to believe he actually thinks that.

I also think it might be a bit that they do actualyl tihnk that simply having 10 hour waits for a ride that has lots of technical difficulties isn't the only way to measure success .. but yeah, he is going to spin it that they only look at other things to downplay that

 

[OSUZorba]

I also think it might be a bit that they do actualyl tihnk that simply having 10 hour waits for a ride that has lots of technical difficulties isn't the only way to measure success .. but yeah, he is going to spin it that they only look at other things to downplay that

Yeah, I agree, 10 hour waits with lots of break downs isn't really a shining success story either. It'll be interesting to see how it affects UO's attendance, though.

 

[The Pho]

Yeah, I agree, 10 hour waits with lots of break downs isn't really a shining success story either. It'll be interesting to see how it affects UO's attendance, though.

Seemed mostly reliable today there. Waits were down to 30 minutes. And it only broke once that I saw. The ride is a big hit when it works, can’t imagine it doesn’t help them.

 

[rteetz]

News

Major Menu Modifications Debut at Landscape of Flavors at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Warns You May Lose FX and National Geographic Channels if You Have Dish Network

 

[rteetz]

News

ESPN and United Soccer League Announce Agreement That Lasts Through 2022

 

[PolyRob]

News

Major Menu Modifications Debut at Landscape of Flavors at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Wow, a lot of items have been removed! Those pasta meals seemed extremely popular when I would walk through Landscape of Flavors for a mug refill. I wonder how the guests will feel about it.

 

[skier_pete]

I just wanted to say any argument that Galaxy's Edge is a bust isn't really paying attention. We were there for 4 days, and waits for the ride were 50-70 minutes all day, and that's remember a high capacity ride with no fast pass, which typically takes 80% of the capacity, and leads to the 3 hour standby waits. If Disney just wanted to make it LOOK busy, they could've put in the FP system and create long lines. The droid shop and lightsaber shops were both busy, as was Oga's Cantina, and while the land wasn't packed with people it was always busy. So really I think the death knell over it is way over-rated.