News Round Up 2017

[AMusicLifeForMe]

With food booths almost year round now, you don't have to go during F&W to get the unique food options. I'd recommend the Festival of the Arts in January and February.

Although, it may mean more drunk Epcot guests now that they do the food booths almost year round.

I haven't been to Festival of the Arts, but I have been to Flower & Garden several times. I have never seen EPCOT as bad as I've seen it on Saturday.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

My opinion and mine alone: I've been warning about food and wine for awhile.

It's not that I haven't loved it...I have. It's been great over the years. But it is getting repetitive and not in a good way...

There's other things that are making it uncomfortable. October is vastly more crowded now than it was. Like a lot. Same with the early November block (blame New Jersey and groupthink)...

The crowds exacerbate the drunken effect. More people to annoy when you're hammered.

But look at this as well: they close the magic kingdom 4 or more times a week early in October...including weekends which should never be done because of food and wine.

Ideally, when they boot the "peasants" out of magic kingdom...they should go to springs...but many go to MGM and Epcot...and MGM is half closed...

You do the math.

 

[rteetz]

If anyone is interested both the app and Shop Disney now have the Orange Epcot 35th magic band, but no sign of the red Figment one yet.

Yep, purchased already

 

[rteetz]

News

Winter Summerland Mini Golf to close for refurbishment

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2017/10/disneys-winter-summerland-closing-for.html

 

[rteetz]

News

New Little Mermaid Fairy Tales Sea Shells Home Collection

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/10/photo...rmaid-fairy-tales-sea-shells-home-collection/

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Disneyland update

http://micechat.com/172801-disneyland-photo-update-rainbow-power/

 

[skier_pete]

I was there Saturday, and literally went to Guest Services to ask if CM's are trained to know when to "stop" giving someone alcohol. Every 10 feet, I was seeing at least one person that had way to much alcohol. I'm questioning ever coming back to Food & Wine again unless I could go on a weekday.

Holy cow - we love Food and Wine, but don't EVER go on a Saturday! (Or Friday for that matter.) The number of drunks is really sad. We usually break down and go on Sundays which aren't the best, but usually way better than Saturdays. Best days are Tuesday/Wednesday.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Holy cow - we love Food and Wine, but don't EVER go on a Saturday! (Or Friday for that matter.) The number of drunks is really sad. We usually break down and go on Sundays which aren't the best, but usually way better than Saturdays. Best days are Tuesday/Wednesday.

It seems like you're proving my point...and one of my favorite yogi isms

 

[Phicinfan]

Absolutely nothing east of the Mississippi

Except GotG will be, and rumors or Dr. Strange as well

 

[Reddog1134]

Just saw the commercial advertising the trailer for tomorrow.

So you basically saw the trailer for the trailer.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Except GotG will be, and rumors or Dr. Strange as well

That's marvel's JV...

I liked the movies...but they aren't the franchises that are the most consistent...and that's what you want when you're building rides.

There's a reason why six flags built Batman and superman rides all over the place...and not cyborg

 

[lockedoutlogic]

So you basically saw the trailer for the trailer.

Lol...yep.

They ran it on good morning America yesterday and today as well

 

[rteetz]

News

New resort room features coming?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/10/disne...eam-photopass-display-interactive-movies-etc/

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

AGREE!

Can we say - Maelstrom?

I have no issue at all with new IP in the parks, but I seem to hate the re-dos. My trip a couple of weeks ago while on FEA is like the grumpiest most pissed off I've ever been in Epcot, including when my ex called me a very un-Dis friendly word in the middle of Illuminations. I had to have a few cocktails just to get out of my grumpiness (like I needed an excuse!). Its a cute ride, but its no "spirit of Norway." I'm very much looking forward to GOTG in Epcot, but the re-themeing never works for me. That said, I'll try the new ToT in DL with an open mind, but I can't say I'll be happy about it. I'm still bitter about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride though, so what do I know? I hope they leave the DW version of ToT as the original.

I was pleasantly surprised with GOTG taking over TOT in Disneyland. I thought it was excellent. Then again, I am a big proponent of the US parks having different rides. As long as one US park keeps the original TOT, I am happy.

But I am right there with you on Maelstrom. I'm still clinging to the sinking oil rig.

Except GotG will be, and rumors or Dr. Strange as well

I think it would be a mistake to make a Dr. Strange attraction. I know they had Dr. Strange out and about in DHS when the movie was released. He was supposed to be doing a little mini Jedi training thing. In most of the videos I saw kids didn't know who he was and didn't want to participate. All the Benedict Cumberbatch loving adults were not allowed to get photos because it was an event training thing only.

I really don't think that movie has the staying power or the pull. I love Marvel movies, but it really just played like another Inception. The cape was the best part of the movie. I liked it well enough in the theater but I've had no desire to watch it again, and it's readily available on Netflix.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

News

New resort room features coming?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/10/disne...eam-photopass-display-interactive-movies-etc/

If you do things 15 years behind all the other hotels...it "works the kinks out"

 

[umichigan10]

Yep, purchased already

You could run a covert magic band business and flip these suckers for double their price to pay your tuition.

Although honestly I’m now wondering why I didn’t think of this before I graduated

 

[Redcon1]

Considering at D23 they said Spiderman would be part of the Marvel expansion at DCA this isn't surprising.

From the article: "The patent, titled Track-based Swing Ride with Long Arm Pendulum,".

If only they'd keep that name for the actual attraction....
Just think of the acronym: TBSRWLAP.

 

[Redcon1]

I know we do a lot of comparisons to Unviersal rides but has anyone had the chance to ride Justice League: Battle for Metropolis at a Six Flags?

It is, in my opinion, one of the best theme park rides in existence. It's an interactive ride (Buzz Lightyear) but to the level of movement and action as, say, Forbidden Journey. Additionally, the amount of real objects mixed with screens as you go through the ride is incredible and it's got a good amount of detail.

It makes Midway Mania and Buzz look pathetic, or at least veerrrryy kid-oriented. I wonder if the new Spiderman ride could be more along those lines. They have the tech and it could be cool!

Yes! We've ridden it at Six Flags St. Louis numerous times and it is really well done. I think the AA of Cyborg is about as good as many of Disney's AAs.

 

[Redcon1]

AGREE!

Can we say - Maelstrom?

I have no issue at all with new IP in the parks, but I seem to hate the re-dos. My trip a couple of weeks ago while on FEA is like the grumpiest most pissed off I've ever been in Epcot, including when my ex called me a very un-Dis friendly word in the middle of Illuminations. I had to have a few cocktails just to get out of my grumpiness (like I needed an excuse!). Its a cute ride, but its no "spirit of Norway." I'm very much looking forward to GOTG in Epcot, but the re-themeing never works for me. That said, I'll try the new ToT in DL with an open mind, but I can't say I'll be happy about it. I'm still bitter about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride though, so what do I know? I hope they leave the DW version of ToT as the original.

We can start a rumor about the "new" attraction going into United Kingdom is a re-do of Mr. Toad.

Also, couldn't Disney just by the rights to Twilight Zone if they wanted to? They can keep TOT as an IP then and if the rebooting of the show comes true, they can piggy-back off that.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

News

New resort room features coming?

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/10/disne...eam-photopass-display-interactive-movies-etc/

I wonder if the nighttime shows livestream would be live or just the same video over and over. When it's rained in the past I've showed the girls a YouTube video of Wishes or Fantasmic on my laptop and that's worked really well lol. Either way it's a neat idea to add value to on-site stays.