News Round Up 2021

[alafond83]

Good morning


WAIT TIMES 7/2/21


AVERAGE OVERALL WAIT TIMES - MARCH

Oh no I overslept for 4 months!

 

[mrsap]

Oh no I overslept for 4 months!

That’s what I get for coming on as soon as I wake Thanks!

 

[jade1]

So does Universal have fireworks every night now? We noticed them while at IOA last night at 10.

 

[mrsap]

So does Universal havecfireworks every night now? We noticed them while at IOA last night at 10.

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This is all I found on their website. I tried finding out what dates, but it says I have to download the app to do that.

Epic Cinema Under The Stars

Now Showing - Select Nights

 

[mrsap]

Jungle Cruise to Remain Open During Overhaul, New Concept Art Released

 

[mickey916]

This is all I found on their website. I tried finding out what dates, but it says I have to download the app to do that.

Epic Cinema Under The Stars

Now Showing - Select Nights

I have the app downloaded and couldn't find any info about it.

 

[hertamaniac]

Disney World slowly brings back more workers a year after thousands of employees faced furloughs

 

[jade1]

I have the app downloaded and couldn't find any info about it.

Yea and we asked CMs there and that were weirdly vague.

 

[mrsap]

Yea and we asked CMs there and that were weirdly vague.

Strange!!! Could it be just some thing they do at night randomly, because they don’t want people to gather around?! I will keep looking around online.

 

[mrsap]

I have the app downloaded and couldn't find any info about it.

Yea and we asked CMs there and that were weirdly vague.

Could it be part of their Mardi Gras celebration? It was extended till April 11th.

ETA - I found this online:

Bonus: Universal’s Cinematic Celebration Returns
“Although most of the nighttime spectaculars at Orlando’s theme parks remain dormant, Universal has revived their Cinematic Celebration fountain and fireworks show on select nights during Mardi Gras 2021.”

 

[jade1]

Strange!!! Could it be just some thing they do at night randomly, because they don’t want people to gather around?! I will keep looking around online.

Yea not sure. Thanks for checking. I think we will go another night this week so will close US and see.

Was nice to see and hear regardless.

 

[mrsap]

Jungle Cruise Reimagining Project Tracker

 

[Tom_E_D]

Oh no I overslept for 4 months!

7 (July) - 4 (April) = 4 ??? I never could understand the New Math.

 

[mrsap]

Two Universal Orlando Parks Have Reached Capacity Today

 

[leannak]

It sounds like the parks and restaurants are all booking like crazy. Why aren't more things opening up faster? I haven't heard of any restaurants opening back up recently... anybody hear of any coming back soon?

 

[alafond83]

7 (July) - 4 (April) = 4 ??? I never could understand the New Math.

Lol I just woke up from a 3 month nap


I actually counted April 1, May 2, June 3, July 4 lol

 

[Anthony Vito]

I work in healthcare data, and have been working on the Covid project in my company. Last fall we thought we could thread the needle and booked a May the 4th Week trip for Star Wars. We landed it perfectly! Our whole party of 4 will be fully vaccinated by mid April. I feel like the weatherman when he finally gets it right for once.

Hey - we'll be there at the same time. We're lucky too with the vaccine - I'm due for my second shot the end of this coming week, so I'll be good by then as well. My wife got her 2nd shot in February (she's a pharmacist). When my in-laws got their first shots at the end of January/beginning of February, they realized they'd be fully vaccinated in time, so they decided to come with us. We have young kids, so they obviously won't be vaccinated, but we're lucky that the rest of us will - it was looking pretty up-in-the-air for me for a while, but everything started speeding up here a couple weeks ago.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Perhaps not news, but FWIW, Disney has updated their website with renovated WL room pics:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/wilderness-lodge-resort/rates-rooms/

Just a note, these rooms had already debuted on the CL floor and maybe part of the floor below it prior to COVID - you can find videos and pics online. When the resort reopens in June, all hotel-side rooms will now be renovated.

 

[mrsap]

Perhaps not news, but FWIW, Disney has updated their website with renovated WL room pics:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/wilderness-lodge-resort/rates-rooms/

Definitely newsworthy! Thanks for sharing!

 

[mrsap]

A Man Has Been Bitten by a Shark at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort