News Round Up 2021

[wareagle57]

EPCOT Park Hours Extended for Summer at Disney World

Good for more hours, but Epcot is the last park I want to be at this summer. It’s just not very good right now. I want to see the other parks after dark this summer.

 

[Tom_E_D]

Morning Everyone!


WAIT TIMES 4/23/21


PS - I had so much fun with all of you yesterday!!! You guys are great!!!

I mentioned it in another thread, but I guess I can mention it here too. I'm glad to see they're showing wait times for Pirates, Splash and Space again. They hadn't been for a few days.

 

[Helvetica]

Soon

https://twitter.com/x/status/1385957376981970944

https://twitter.com/x/status/1385947911335383040

 

[mrsap]

Additional Health and Safety Reminder Signs Installed in Disney World

 

[mrsap]

Both Universal Orlando Theme Parks Have Reached Capacity

 

[mrsap]

ESPN and Marvel Are Coming Together for a Superhero NBA Game

 

[Sweettears]

As a fan of Portillo's, it's great to see them doing well enough to expand to yet another location around the country, and I wish them success in Orlando, but at the same time, there's still part of me that (irrationally) misses when it was a only a "local thing."

They were bought out several years ago by a venture capital firm. The expansion was part of the purchase agreement. Being from Chicago I am okay with it as long as they maintain the quality

 

[Sweettears]

I know what you mean. Here it's Alamo Drafthouse, Chuy's, and Schlotzky's.

Had a few Schlotzky’s in the Chicago area a few years ago. Didn’t catch on. Weird how that works

 

[jpeterson]

Had a few Schlotzky’s in the Chicago area a few years ago. Didn’t catch on. Weird how that works

They expanded to Oregon in the late 90s when I lived there. They also didn't catch on. I was happy to see them when I moved to Austin!

 

[Sweettears]

Good for more hours, but Epcot is the last park I want to be at this summer. It’s just not very good right now. I want to see the other parks after dark this summer.

Could be in anticipation of opening the new nightime show. From a distancing perspective EPCOT makes the most sense to be first to do so

 

[mrsap]

Goofy and Pluto popped up at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

 

[CarolynFH]

Gatorland shares safety tips as 2021 alligator breeding season begins

Yep, they are more aggressive this time of year. I was just walking along my normal path and this one was "cooling off".

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Umm, where's your "normal path"? I see you live locally, so hopefully this isn't one that WDW's gator wranglers missed when it was smaller!

 

[mrsap]

Disney World Begins Open Hiring for Attractions, Custodial, Merchandise, and Quick Service Positions

 

[only hope]

Umm, where's your "normal path"? I see you live locally, so hopefully this isn't one that WDW's gator wranglers missed when it was smaller!

There are no WDW alligator wranglers. Alligators are a protected animal and can only be removed by licensed professionals if they fit the nuisance criteria. There are alligators everywhere in Florida, including Disney which is in a swamp area. They rarely approach people who are not in/very near the body of water in which they live. I’ve kayaked past alligators about ten feet away many times, no big deal. Once one swam a few feet from me. Just stay out of the water, away from the bank, and don’t throw food into the water/onto the shore.

 

[mrsap]

It’s Dapper Day in the Magic Kingdom!

 

[soniam]

Interesting that you'd have to book the theatre shows, I was expecting the capacity to be enough to fill the Walt Disney Theatre twice (the two dining seatings) with social distancing in mind.
Considering all over 18s should have been offered their first vaccine by the end of July, it makes sense why they moved the itineraries around. However, if all over 18s haven't been allowed to receive both vaccines by their sail date (because they haven't been offered it yet) I'm wondering if they can exclude them from sailing, or if a negative test will be offered as an alternative. I'm in my early 20s, and have no idea when I will be allowed to be fully vaccinated, so my fingers are very crossed it will be before the cruise dates I'm hoping to book for

Are you in the UK? I talked with some 40-50 year olds a few weeks ago in the UK, and they thought they would be receiving it soon. Hope you get it soon. Getting my second one tomorrow, and it feels like a big relief. Can't wait for my 15 year old son to be able to get it.

They expanded to Oregon in the late 90s when I lived there. They also didn't catch on. I was happy to see them when I moved to Austin!

Still in Austin?

 

[mrsap]

Work Continues on Former Trader Sam Finale Scene at Jungle Cruise in Magic Kingdom

 

[jpeterson]

Still in Austin?

Yup. North Austin suburbs.

 

[coolbrook]

Disney World Begins Open Hiring for Attractions, Custodial, Merchandise, and Quick Service Positions

I wish I could Love this five times with an exclamation point! ( Well, I guess I just kind of did.) My CM daughter who is a QS leader in a park told me just last week that they needed more people and that all the CM had been called back in her area. She was hoping more hiring from outside would start soon. This was a major hold up in opening more QS dining. So happy!

 

[mrsap]

“Aerial view of the likely shuttle terminal for guests travelling back to Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser (hotel) from an excursion on Batuu. The roof at the turrets is new.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1385983407902101507

“Aerial view of the terminal area at Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser (hotel). Guests transfer to and from Batuu on a spacecraft flown by a droid.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1385984728541638657