News Round Up 2019

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The Pho said:
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Not Disney news, but it looks like the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans park may finally be demolished soon. It’s damage from Hurricane Katrina made it unrecoverable and it’s been sitting mostly untouched since.
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In addition to Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World and Deepwater Horizon filmed there. I thought it would have been a good place for an amusement park horror film. Sad to see parks die.
 
LoganBrown1990 said:
I had 3rd graders at a library program yesterday complaining about how Star Wars hasn't been good since Disney bought it. :rotfl2:
I mentioned not being a fan of the prequel trilogy and they hadn't even seen them.
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man, that...I dunno, I actually don't find that very funny at all. It's a little terrifying how young YouTube starts indoctrinating kids. I've had friends who realized that their8-year-old had gone from watching videos about video games to videos espousing white supremacy just because of the algorithm. Considering the crowd that makes the "Star Wars sucks now" videos tend to also be the ones who complain in the same videos about SJWs ruining everything...I dunno, it just unnerves me to think of 8-9 year olds parroting a sentiment they almost certainly got from a YouTuber.
 
Truxi said:
man, that...I dunno, I actually don't find that very funny at all. It's a little terrifying how young YouTube starts indoctrinating kids. I've had friends who realized that their8-year-old had gone from watching videos about video games to videos espousing white supremacy just because of the algorithm. Considering the crowd that makes the "Star Wars sucks now" videos tend to also be the ones who complain in the same videos about SJWs ruining everything...I dunno, it just unnerves me to think of 8-9 year olds parroting a sentiment they almost certainly got from a YouTuber.
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Definitely a valid point there! I've had a quite a few conversations about wisely navigating YouTube (and the Internet in general) with kids AND adults. This particular group of kids are pretty sheltered and were likely parroting their parents who grew up with the original trilogy and not online trolls. It was kind of funny because they were painting droids and the kid leading the conversation had also chosen to paint BB-8 because it was his favorite character in the series...so I took his comment with a grain of salt.
 
Q-man said:
It has been pretty well discussed that the only way to hit that savings up to XX% Disney advertises is to eat the most expensive thing at the most expensive option every meal. For the average person they are likely paying for convenience and not savings. There are a few DDP calculator sites to see whether or not the math works for your situation.

For my family taking the room discount and one person in the party buying an AP and Tables in Wonderland is usually the best deal. But I haven't done the math with the latest AP price increase.
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Farro said:
Nope. I get people don't like restrictions, but what you are saying just simply isn't true as a blanket statement.

For regular dining plan ($78.01 per adult):

QS - need to spend about $23
Table Service - need to spend about $46 (each)


Now that alcohol is included, it is hard to not come out ahead.
Dinner, say $28 for an entree, $11-13 for a glass of wine and then dessert - you can hit $46 easy. :)
Counter service - 11-18 for lunch and then an 11-13 drink!!! Way ahead :)
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SG131 said:
It really does depend on your party structure. I've done the math for a trip that was two adult two kids very character heavy and free dining saved us more than room only. I also do the math every time I take a solo trip because I'd rather pre-pay and get it over with, but can never justify it. I also rarely drink especially in the heat. If I would drink at my meals the benefit would be much different.

And then you have families like my cousins, who go with both sets of in-laws and choose the dining plan even when its not free because it's a lot easier to have everyone pay their share ahead of time then have to work it out every meal! In their situation even if it meant paying a little bit more I would probably opt for the same!
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Agreed is really depends on the party and eating habits. Children with character buffets are definitely the sweet spot. I agree that for adults only or solo trips I have tried so many times to make a dining plan work on a spreadsheet prior to arrival, but I always come out ahead with TiW. I personally find the dining plans to be too restrictive for my personal preference. I LOVE to pre-plan everything, but things change. Sometimes I do 2 TS in a day and no snacks or 3 snacks per person as a meal replacement. Deluxe is way too much for me and regular provides too many QS that would go to waste.

It is nice that it is a choice and we can all pick and choose what works best for our travel groups.
 
Hmmm, the site we don't speak of just ripped Toledo, calling it bad, bland, and poorly designed. Although when I read it, they were just a couple things they didn't like.

That is the only bad review I've read so far. Food is subjective, so there's that, but poorly designed???

Everybody is an expert these days! :p
 
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Farro said:
Hmmm, the site we don't speak of just ripped Toledo, calling it bad, bland, and poorly designed. Although when I read it, they were just a couple things they didn't like.

That is the only bad review I've read so far. Food is subjective, so there's that, but poorly designed???

Everybody is an expert these days! :p
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the only negative as far as the design of the rooms I saw was someone mentioning the towel racks are kinda far from the shower ... also the barn door style bathroom door leaves a small crack

I'd take everything they say with a grain of salt - and actually, wouldn't truly trust anything that comes out just form the media previews where the media didn't have to pay for things..... give it a few days for reviews from people staying on their own dime
 
TheMaxRebo said:
the only negative as far as the design of the rooms I saw was someone mentioning the towel racks are kinda far from the shower ... also the barn door style bathroom door leaves a small crack

I'd take everything they say with a grain of salt - and actually, wouldn't truly trust anything that comes out just form the media previews where the media didn't have to pay for things..... give it a few days for reviews from people staying on their own dime
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He was complaining about the design of the restaurant! :p

Hey, everyone has their own opinion! I'll judge the food when/if we eat there.
 
Farro said:
Hmmm, the site we don't speak of just ripped Toledo, calling it bad, bland, and poorly designed. Although when I read it, they were just a couple things they didn't like.

That is the only bad review I've read so far. Food is subjective, so there's that, but poorly designed???

Everybody is an expert these days! :p
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Yes, this reviewer (and part of their team) skewed towards a less than positive result, but they were also very eager to point out "winners". I think we're going to try Dahlia this weekend and try some of the tapas, and based on this review, the view may be better.
 
Farro said:
He was complaining about the design of the restaurant! :p

Hey, everyone has their own opinion! I'll judge the food when/if we eat there.
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haha, I just mentally thought it was about the hotel itself. My bad

Just read the full article and there seems to be a misconneciton between the headline and the article as in the details seems like they liked about 75% of what they tried. Seemed like a number of the entrees were a bit bland but no way do the details match a headline saying it overall was "bad"
 
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