News Round Up 2018

[unbanshee]

Hm.....we could squeeze in a lunch here on our last day of December's trip....but would have to cancel Wine Bar George. Has anyone been to both to compare the two?


I actually sort of like him.....at least he doesn't say "ummmmm" every other sentence

Cancelling Wine Bar George would be a mistake, even with the 40% discount tbh

 

[The Pho]

Hm.....we could squeeze in a lunch here on our last day of December's trip....but would have to cancel Wine Bar George. Has anyone been to both to compare the two?

I'd easily pick Wine Bar George between the two. The food is better to start (Mac & Cheese Bites and Meatballs are great). But the portions aren't huge. Also the selection of alcohols is stellar. If you're a wine person it's perfect, if you're a liquor person there's also a really unique selection.

If your interest is less in alcohol though and you like larger meals, Maria and Enzo's is a good place to eat, but not a must do.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Black Panther Open Edition MagicBand on purple makes its debut

 

[Mika02]

News

New Black Panther Open Edition MagicBand on purple makes its debut

Need!!

 

[tlmadden73]

Has there been news I missed on Indiana Jones Stunt show outage? Was making Fast Passes today for DHS for 11/15 (60+5) .. and there were no Fast Passes available for Indiana Jones or Fantasmic --- but everything else had plenty of availability in the morning (though the earliest I could get Slinky Dog Dash was 12:20).

Seems odd that neither of those shows would have FP availability unless they aren't scheduled to run on that day.

 

[hertamaniac]

Based on what my last Marriott call describes, it’s either going to be an AC or Moxy property, with Swolphin transitioning to Autograph Collection.

I like the Autograph Collection, but I wonder if that means it will transition to a chic modern design like Pier South (my personal favorite).

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I pick both Hideaway and M&E's over Wine Bar George. I've been to WBG three times now and each time, I've come away underwhelmed. The wine list isn't all that unique - it's basically all of the wines across property in one location - and the food is just ... fine. I've yet to have good service there, so I'm not going to bother going back.

Hideaway does GREAT cocktails, and the prix-fixe lunch is great. And I've never had a bad meal at M&E's, though service can be a little hands-off and slow ... that never bothers me, because when I'm having a sit-down meal I don't want to be rushed.

We just did drinks at WBG and I enjoyed it - I like that they have so many wines by the ounce so you can make up your own sort of wine flight which was fun to try different things

 

[JK World]

Has there been news I missed on Indiana Jones Stunt show outage? Was making Fast Passes today for DHS for 11/15 (60+5) .. and there were no Fast Passes available for Indiana Jones or Fantasmic --- but everything else had plenty of availability in the morning (though the earliest I could get Slinky Dog Dash was 12:20).

Seems odd that neither of those shows would have FP availability unless they aren't scheduled to run on that day.

I have FP for both on 10/29. For some reason neither showed up in the app, but both showed up when I used my computer.

 

[wareagle57]

If September is historically a slow month for Disney, then maybe they should move the now extinct 24 hour WDW from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Everyone is right that they could sell this as a ticketed party. People would pay, people would travel specifically for the day. I think it would be a win win for Disney.

Please Disney. Bring back the 24 hour event, even if it is as a hard ticket event.

 

[OKW Lover]

NEWS

Details released on the new hotel coming to the Swan & Dolphin property:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...or-walt-disney-world-swan-and-dolphin-resort/

- 14-story 349-room hotel tower will be built on the current site of the resort’s tennis courts.
- 198 traditional rooms, plus 151 suites that offer private executive meeting spaces and the latest technology.
- the tower will also feature its own elevated pool deck, full-service health club, 75-seat restaurant, and 50-seat lounge.
- Over 21,000 square feet of meeting space spread out over three floors. The top floor meeting space will offer views of the nighttime spectaculars at Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- Construction is scheduled to begin soon, with the new tower expected to open in 2020

The design of this resort is so out of character for this area. Not that I'm a fan of Michael Grave's Swolphin, but I do like Robert AM Stern's BW/BC/YC. This fits neither's style. As somebody posted up-thread - it looks like any office building in any city. What happened to inventive design?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The design of this resort is so out of character for this area. Not that I'm a fan of Michael Grave's Swolphin, but I do like Robert AM Stern's BW/BC/YC. This fits neither's style. As somebody posted up-thread - it looks like any office building in any city. What happened to inventive design?

Well, we have Eisner to thank for the design of the Swan and Dolphin as he was always pushing for innovative and unique design ...

but I agree that this seems to add a third design element to the area and doesn't fit with either the Swolphin or the BW/BC/YC style

And with the sort of "wave" look/element it also reminds me a bit of the style of the coming Endless Summer resort at Universal - which will be their entry level/value resort

 

[jlundeen]

Haven't seen anyone post yet, but (SURPRISE!), there seems to be MAJOR issues, (as in it doesn't work at all), with both desktop and mobile app today since at least 6:30 AM Central, when I tried to get in. Now they are at least putting up a popup saying to try later - they know about it and are working on it.

 

[rteetz]

News

Little Mismatched to become new Art of Disney location

https://www.wdwmagic.com/shopping/l...tlemissmatched-location-at-disney-springs.htm

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney’s Hilton Head to be closed through September 17th

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/disneys-hilton-head-island-resort-closed-through-sept-17/

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney Princess Movie Marathon this Fall at Disney Springs

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...avorite-princess-this-fall-at-disney-springs/

 

[rteetz]

News

New Disney Christmas ornaments

https://wdwnt.com/2018/09/photos-ne...haracter-christmas-ornaments-at-disney-parks/

 

[rteetz]

News

New Disney Designer collection Princess dolls

https://wdwnt.com/2018/09/disney-designer-collection-introduces-premiere-series-princess-dolls/

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Haven't seen anyone post yet, but (SURPRISE!), there seems to be MAJOR issues, (as in it doesn't work at all), with both desktop and mobile app today since at least 6:30 AM Central, when I tried to get in. Now they are at least putting up a popup saying to try later - they know about it and are working on it.

Yup. I have disappearing and reappearing tickets, FPs, you name it. :-/

 

[rteetz]

Yup. I have disappearing and reappearing tickets, FPs, you name it. :-/

Yep, just got a pop up on the app saying to check back later as some things are being worked on right now. Then I checked for fun and my November FPs were not showing.

 

[jlundeen]

None of my friends and family are showing up, only my own tickets are showing up, only ADRs in my name are showing up, only my resorts are showing up.. makes me think it has something to do with FRIENDS & FAMILY linking... scary to not see all the stuff I've been working on. In the mobile app at one point it told me I hadn't made any plans yet.... ... I've been planning my two upcoming trips for months! I know it will eventually come back, but it's pretty darned scary to see nothing there!