Rumors of Light (ROL discussion thread)

[TheFloatingBear]

LOL - Was going to post the same thing. We made the news! LOL

It really is pretty funny! You've made several contributions to the blog post cause!

 

[cdnjason]

Hi all! I've been away from this thread...again. Would one of you mind providing me an update? I know there's no ROL news. But, what juicy gossip did I miss out on?

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Hi all! I've been away from this thread...again. Would one of you mind providing me an update? I know there's no ROL news. But, what juicy gossip did I miss out on?

hmmm, was there really NO new info about ROL? I think there was a rumor from another thread that a possible CM referenced previews for AP/DVC/CMs and some soft openings, but nothing confirmed and I don't think the poster hasn't answered any follow up yet so not sure. In other news, no baby ROLF yet, lots of fun t-shirt talk, through teamwork, @Paigevon helped a fellow lounger (blanking on the name) secure a desired ADR, some new DP blog ROL comments that are completely unrelated to the blog topic, which at this point has been elevated to an art form and referenced on other Disney-related articles!

What am I forgetting?

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Some of the ROL Lounge residents have been noticed going on the Disney blogs asking about park hours, ROL passes, etc by the powers that be. Also, there has been a post about possible soft openings in April.
And this:
I have maybe news? On another thread a CM posted this, which she says was disclosed to her cm team at a meeting late last week :

Cupcakey78 said: ↑
Dak hours will be until 9/10pm with the occasional 11pm close on some Friday/Saturdays. There will be a cast preview 12/13 and then dvc/ap previews to follow. Soft opening will start the 19th and go through the 21st, before the official grand opening.

No baby yet.

 

[cdnjason]

@TheFloatingBear Sorry, I didn't mean no new info whatsoever. I should have said no substantiated info re release of RoL dinner packages. But, thanks for the summary.

 

[Paigevon]

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[AngiTN]

I think this is mine (if you want to share yours please do):

Friday April 15: Work remotely at the Poly, MK, run Disney expo, AK for a dinner at Yak and Yeti (my birthday Landry's $25 rewards expire that day so I have to use it or lose it) stay til close then early bed

Saturday April 16: Star Wars Dark Side 10k. Either have a nap or pick an early morning park. MK around noon for Dapper Day activities. Club Villain at 9 pm.

Sunday April 17: Epcot morning, MK evening for a last Wishes FP+

Monday April 18: World Showcase tour + lunch at Morocco, trip to cast connections then finish night probably at Trader Sam's for a reunion with my ABD people

Tuesday April 19: Universal (Harry Potter wooo)

Wednesday April 20: DHS with a Sci Fi lunch, Epcot for food booth dinner then back to DHS for Star Wars fireworks and Fantasmic

Thursday April 21: Epcot or DHS to start, then maybe a break and then to Fort Wilderness to look at the horses, check out the Chip and Dale campfire and Hoop De Doo

Friday April 22: EARTH DAY and D DAY at AK all day, hoping to see ROL

I really exhaust myself on Disney vacations. I can see having some afternoon nap times in my itinerary though.

Our paths are going to cross a lot
4/15, we do the 5k. But we head to AK after a nap
4/16, we'll be at CV @ 9:00
4/17, we also have the Wishes FP
4/18, we are at Epcot

My motto at Disney is sleep is for home

 

[KMWoolley]

"Recently, we’ve been hearing from readers trying to plan summer Walt Disney World vacations, who are concerned about the published hours for Animal Kingdom. Currently, the park has closing times as early as 6 p.m. on nights Rivers of Light will run. Judging by emails we’ve received, social media, and random comments on totally unrelated posts left on the Disney Parks Blog (I suspect the moderators of those comments are themselves getting frustrated), this is the single most-asked question right now when it comes to Walt Disney World trip planning for Summer 2016."

Thanks for posting - look, it's a shout out to our own @KMWoolley and other members of the ROL lounge ! Ha!

They are tied to unrelated posts because they are not issuing any useful RELATED Blogs.
So, more subtlety is required?

 

[KMWoolley]

hmmm, was there really NO new info about ROL? I think there was a rumor from another thread that a possible CM referenced previews for AP/DVC/CMs and some soft openings, but nothing confirmed and I don't think the poster hasn't answered any follow up yet so not sure. In other news, no baby ROLF yet, lots of fun t-shirt talk, through teamwork, @Paigevon helped a fellow lounger (blanking on the name) secure a desired ADR, some new DP blog ROL comments that are completely unrelated to the blog topic, which at this point has been elevated to an art form and referenced on other Disney-related articles!

What am I forgetting?

kronk and yzma like rollercoasters...

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

Her name is Karen Hallion - she has an etsy shop too. My shirt is a Haunted Mansion/Star Wars mashup - one in a series of four, I think - called "Leia's Mortal State". I'd like to get another "Foolish Mortals - it's a trap!" for this trip but I think I have too many tees, not enough days...

HOWEVER, I would love a Rivers of Light Lounge t-shirt!

Oh my goodness. You made me go look (how could I not go look at Leia's Mortal State?). Wow!! That is so beautiful and clever and gahhhhhhh! I already bought a Leia shirt. But I love the artsy SW shirts. I have the AT-AT DaVinci that Disney sells and I've been eyeing up the Vadar Picasso on Amazon for a long time. But this I may have to get. Will Chewie be more likely to give me a bear (Wookee) hug wearing a photo of Leia or a Leia drawing with an R2 parasol and the garbage compactor monster?

Your friend is really talented!

What was I saying on that other thread?! I forgot. Oh wait, I said I have to step away from Amazon - we're good here!!!

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Our paths are going to cross a lot
4/15, we do the 5k. But we head to AK after a nap
4/16, we'll be at CVS @ 9:00
4/17, we also have the Wishes FP
4/18, we are at Epcot

My motto at Disney is sleep is for home

Yeeees!

No
Sleep
In Disney!

I'll look for you. I'm hard to miss, short and very red hair (many pictures in my trip reports links in my signature).

 

[ArielSRL]

Here is the design on the t shirt I most like to wear:

I get lots of comments!

Love it!

 

[ArielSRL]

I'm a little bummed y'all. Looked at the Dibb and it shows no more MSEP FP past the end of May. I mean, I heard all the rumors but I didn't think it would start this soon. My 60 day window opens in a week from RIGHT NOW!!! And I had hoped to grab one for our 3rd MK day. Granted, we will probably watch from Frontierland but I just wanted the option, in case we decided to head out afterwards. Oh well. I'll live.

 

[disneymath]

Did what I do at midnight ... nothing new on the ADR front. Night all!

 

[Paigevon]

I'm a little bummed y'all. Looked at the Dibb and it shows no more MSEP FP past the end of May. I mean, I heard all the rumors but I didn't think it would start this soon. My 60 day window opens in a week from RIGHT NOW!!! And I had hoped to grab one for our 3rd MK day. Granted, we will probably watch from Frontierland but I just wanted the option, in case we decided to head out afterwards. Oh well. I'll live.

Oh no! That's new... I've been stalking that site for days. I was hoping for one for 5/31 if I don't manage to grab another 2 for 5/4. I have 2 for a party of 4, almost pointless..

 

[jlundeen]

Did what I do at midnight ... nothing new on the ADR front. Night all!

Thanks for checking and letting us know! Good night!

 

[bfost87]

This is getting beyond ridiculous now lol

 

[jlundeen]

This is getting beyond ridiculous now lol

it was beyond ridiculous 300 pages ago...lol...

 

[ArielSRL]

Oh no! That's new... I've been stalking that site for days. I was hoping for one for 5/31 if I don't manage to grab another 2 for 5/4. I have 2 for a party of 4, almost pointless..

Yeh, I checked yesterday and it was showing all the way past my dates as available. Checked tonight and it shows nothing - just blank - after May 29.

 

[Paigevon]

Yeh, I checked yesterday and it was showing all the way past my dates as available. Checked tonight and it shows nothing - just blank - after May 29.

I think the change literally occurred within the past hour. That (edit: for lack of more eloquent word at the moment) sucks. I'm sorry.