News Round Up 2019

[Firebird060]

News

https://d23.com/walt-disney-archives-kicks-off-a-yearlong-50th-anniversary-celebration/

This makes the archivist in my wife very happy it also makes me feel like my wallet is going to be emptier next year

 

[dina444444]

News

https://deadline.com/2019/09/espn-monday-night-football-directv-carriage-fight-1202730342/

 

[bluecastle]

Hope it's OK to ask this here. If there is a Disney Plus thread, please let me know.
I received an email offer from Dis Visa Rewards with discounts for a 2 or 3 year subscription. I currently subscribe to Hulu and was under the impression that at some point they could be bundled. Should I wait or take the discount now?
( it's about 20.00 for 2 years, 40.00 for 3)
Thanks!

 

[dina444444]

Hope it's OK to ask this here. If there is a Disney Plus thread, please let me know.
I received an email offer from Dis Visa Rewards with discounts for a 2 or 3 year subscription. I currently subscribe to Hulu and was under the impression that at some point they could be bundled. Should I wait or take the discount now?
( it's about 20.00 for 2 years, 40.00 for 3)
Thanks!

There is going to be a bundle but it includes espn+. I think the locked in annual deal will put most ahead if they don’t want espn+ and/or they want hulu with no ads

 

[rteetz]

Hope it's OK to ask this here. If there is a Disney Plus thread, please let me know.
I received an email offer from Dis Visa Rewards with discounts for a 2 or 3 year subscription. I currently subscribe to Hulu and was under the impression that at some point they could be bundled. Should I wait or take the discount now?
( it's about 20.00 for 2 years, 40.00 for 3)
Thanks!

Disney+ discounts are not eligible for the bundles. The bundles won’t be a viable until later this year.

 

[dina444444]

Disney+ discounts are not eligible for the bundles. The bundles won’t be a viable until later this year.

I did hear on the expo floor that they are trying to work our some sort of add on for those of us that did the 3 year annual deal.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

New bamboo utensils part of Epcot’s food-and-wine lineup for $14.99

This seems like a good idea ... probably should do something similar with reusable straws (unless they do and I am not aware)

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/tra...0190905-5zojanxkqfdo3nngkrgkaypxxu-story.html

 

[mikepizzo]

NEWS

New bamboo utensils part of Epcot’s food-and-wine lineup for $14.99

This seems like a good idea ... probably should do something similar with reusable straws (unless they do and I am not aware)

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/tra...0190905-5zojanxkqfdo3nngkrgkaypxxu-story.html

Don't all parks use paper straws now?

 

[skier_pete]

NEWS

New bamboo utensils part of Epcot’s food-and-wine lineup for $14.99

This seems like a good idea ... probably should do something similar with reusable straws (unless they do and I am not aware)

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/tra...0190905-5zojanxkqfdo3nngkrgkaypxxu-story.html

This is cool. We usually save our plastic utensils and reuse them throughout the festival until they break, but having a pocket set of bamboo utensils is pretty cool! I might go for that.

Our company actually recently started giving out metal reusable straws - which we will likely also bring with us - because paper straws are really awful.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Yeah it’s very strange. Also shows why we can’t have nice things.

Yup...
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=spork+disney+world&_sacat=0

 

[crazy4wdw]

https://www.screenrant.com/muppets-live-another-day-disney-plus-show-cancelled/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Don't all parks use paper straws now?

yeah - well, La Cava has agave fiber straws, but otherwise, yeah

Just I know a lot of people don't like paper straws and reusable straws are another option and could see Disney selling themed ones to make more $ and be an alternative for those that don't want to use paper straws

 

[JETSDAD]

Don't all parks use paper straws now?

Most are paper (which I'm fine with) but we did find these beauties at Epcot last week (QS in Mexico).

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Most are paper (which I'm fine with) but we did find these beauties at Epcot last week (QS in Mexico).

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are those the agave fiber ones? They have them at La Cava and thought they were soooooo much better than the paper ones a

 

[JETSDAD]

are those the agave fiber ones? They have them at La Cava and thought they were soooooo much better than the paper ones a

These were plastic....or at least they seemed to be plastic. If they were fiber then I'd vote to change all of them to fiber ones because I didn't notice any difference between these and plastic.

ETA, I just took a look at pics of the La Cava straws....these were just plastic, not like those ones.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Don't all parks use paper straws now?

The Japan Pavilion in EPCOT still uses plastic straws. For what I have noticed, it seems to be only the Disney owned restaurants that have the paper straws.

 

[Farro]

PHOTO/RUMOR

looks like someone got a photo of the Guardians vehicles:

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photo credit from Mr_Rollercoaster

on the below site/post

http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads...._Vekoma_Vlodrop_Testopstelli.html#Post2543308

No shoulder harness? Or do they add those later?

 

[SG131]

The Japan Pavilion in EPCOT still uses plastic straws. For what I have noticed, it seems to be only the Disney owned restaurants that have the paper straws.

Yeah that makes sense. Rainforest outside of AK still had plastic straws too.

 

[J-BOY]

No shoulder harness? Or do they add those later?

It doesn’t seem like there are going to be any loops, so a shoulder harness won’t be necessary.

 

[Farro]

It doesn’t seem like there are going to be any loops, so a shoulder harness won’t be necessary.

Ah, I thought loops. thanks!