News Round Up 2019

[sherlockmiles]

NEWS

Princess Leia Bun-Inspired Minnie Ear Headband Debuting at Disney’s Hollywood Studios October 4th; Meet Creator Ashley Eckstein

https://twitter.com/x/status/1179442455374172161

Just NO.
Good idea that didn't translate well - at all...........

 

[JaxDad]

Just NO.
Good idea that didn't translate well - at all...........

They could market them as Ms. Poop Emoji Headbands...

 

[BorderTenny]

I am super excited to hear that McDonalds will have Happy Meal toys. They sound fun! I feel like they never do Disney toys anymore these days. 90s kids will remember.

But 16 of them!? Sounds like it's more for the adult collectors than the kids. It's like Teeny Beanie Babies all over again. 90s adults will remember.

 

[firefly_ris]

But 16 of them!? Sounds like it's more for the adult collectors than the kids. It's like Teeny Beanie Babies all over again. 90s adults will remember.

Didn't they do that with 101 Dalmatians... 99 different puppy toys?

Can't beat the Muppet Babies and the transforming food toys though. My kids have some that we found at garage sales! The toys that they give my kids there now are such garbage. And Happy Meals are NOT cheap (esp. when you're buying 3 at a time...).

 

[Q-man]

That's my point...it's not near anything, and what it is sort of near is Cleveland. Six Flags has a ton of parks much closer to much larger metros, but Cedar Point is so well done that it pulls people from not just Cleveland and Toledo but Columbus, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago (all of which are closer to other regional theme parks) and on and on.

Regional theme parks aren't *supposed* to do that. Cedar Point does.

It is near 9 million people within a 2 hour or so drive and on a destination lake for the area.

 

[hertamaniac]

It is near 9 million people within a 2 hour or so drive and on a destination lake for the area.

When we lived in NJ/PA region, it definitely was a dedicated trip for us (back when we were coaster fanatics). Also, Put-In-Bay on the Lake was another draw. If Cedar Point starts to add dark rides, I think it will have a more massive presence.

 

[splash327]

When we lived in NJ/PA region, it definitely was a dedicated trip for us (back when we were coaster fanatics). Also, Put-In-Bay on the Lake was another draw. If Cedar Point starts to add dark rides, I think it will have a more massive presence.

We went when we lived in NH. Of course I grew up going to Cedar Point although we lived in Syracuse, NY at the time. It has a bigger draw than any Six Flags park,

 

[rteetz]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/aven...-to-the-void-at-downtown-disney-october-18th/

 

[JK World]

I am super excited to hear that McDonalds will have Happy Meal toys. They sound fun! I feel like they never do Disney toys anymore these days. 90s kids will remember.

They did toys for Lion King, and I thought it was interesting that the toys were from the animated version and not the live action one. They also did Toy Story 4, my son got a Forky toy!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Looks like a media event going on this morning for sampling new plant-based food options at WDW and they have also launched a new website to highlight those options

https://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney...lant-based-food-options-in-walt-disney-world/

 

[only hope]

But 16 of them!? Sounds like it's more for the adult collectors than the kids. It's like Teeny Beanie Babies all over again. 90s adults will remember.

The article says each figure has one of four recordings, so it’s actually 16x4...that’s a lot of happy meals, even if you get a diff one each time.

 

[bookbabe626]

Right. Six Flags Great America is pretty much right in the middle of Milwaukee Metro and Chicago Metro. Those together have roughly the same population as the entire state of OH. So, not even accounting for the fact that Chicago is a much bigger tourist destination; it's pretty staggering that a park in Sandusky outperforms Great America in attendance.

We’ve been to the Sandusky park from the Toronto area a couple times, and we’ve met friends once at Great America. There’s no comparison. Sandusky is way better, and I’d even put it ahead of Wonderland, although I haven’t been there in a couple of years (since we got WDW APs coincidentally).

 

[mickeyfanachey1999]

Yes, we will not be happy about this if it occurs. We are season pass holders at King's Island it's a great park. We went to Six Flags over Georgia this summer and it was very meh. Not well run, dirty, lots of rides down, etc..

I loved King's Island as a kid and I keep saying I'm going to get back there one day. It was great being close enough to make day trips there.

 

[Brocktoon]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/aven...-to-the-void-at-downtown-disney-october-18th/

From the article ... As of publish time, the Disney Springs location is NOT listed as an available location.

Since Disney Springs isn't part of the parks, there should be no issue with getting the Avengers experience there. I did 'Secrets of the Empire' last year and loved it! While the technology isn't perfect, it's the most immersive VR I've ever experienced and really shows what can be done, and where they can go with the technology. They need this experience on both coasts

 

[rteetz]

From the article ... As of publish time, the Disney Springs location is NOT listed as an available location.

Since Disney Springs isn't part of the parks, there should be no issue with getting the Avengers experience there. I did 'Secrets of the Empire' last year and loved it! While the technology isn't perfect, it's the most immersive VR I've ever experienced and really shows what can be done, and where they can go with the technology. They need this experience on both coasts

I’m sure they are pushing the marvel stuff on the Anaheim side because of the land they are getting.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1179756997761277960

 

[rteetz]

News

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...the-year/?CMP=SOC-DPFY20Q1wo1003191009190002C

 

[rteetz]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/new-magicband-packaging-presents-better-protects-worse/

 

[firefly_ris]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/new-magicband-packaging-presents-better-protects-worse/

Here's a move I like. Everyone's worried about plastic bags and such but I just cannot believe the amount of packaging that everything comes in... after one of my childrens' birthday parties I can fill half of our gigantic 64gal recycling tote just with paper, cardboard and plastic packaging from their gifts they were given. It's unbelievable. The only downside here is what BlogMickey already mentioned, getting scuffs on the product -- which I could see happening whether it's in transport to the store, or from people looking at them and then dropping them on the floor, and so on.

 

[Anthony Vito]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/new-magicband-packaging-presents-better-protects-worse/

They kind of miss what I think is the more likely purpose behind the new packaging - reduction of plastic waste. That old packaging was just a lot of plastic, and the new one I find more in line with some of the other steps Disney has taken.