News Round Up 2019

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

agree with all of this ... I think her humor came through and especially enjoyed the scenes with her and Fury together - but didn't show enough emotional range in the other scenes to really feel like a well rounded and fully developed character

I think she will work great in an ensemble like End Game though

agreed also with all of it --good way of describing it

 

[ksromack]

Glad to hear that. Dumbo is a top 5 (possibly top 2) Disney animated movie for me. I sing Baby Mine to my kids before bed since they were newborns. I've also been a Burton fan since I was a kid, but his last film that I really loved was Big Fish back in 2003 so was hoping for an upswing. So I have been looking forward to this interpretation.

I just sang this song to my 6 month old granddaughter yesterday......as I did with my own two children. Gosh, I get choked up just thinking of that song!

News

New Details Revealed For Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

This looks to be amazing!

News

Price per point goes up at Copper Creek

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...er-point-price-at-copper-creek-villas-cabins/

I'm guessing we won't be seeing any good resale deals for a while.

News

Toledo full menu released

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/toledo-tapas-steak-seafood-dinner-menu-officially-released/

Looks great, but I don't see us making a special trip to eat there. Still, if you are staying at CSR then it would be great.

Rumor

Reportedly the Orange Bird Sipper is sold out at Epcot

Well, pooh! I hope they get more in for May

 

[BigRed98]

Rumor

Reportedly the Orange Bird Sipper is sold out at Epcot

On Attractions Magazine twitter they said that Cast Members have told them that more are on order. Hopefully the CMs are right.

 

[saskdw]

News

Toledo full menu released

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/toledo-tapas-steak-seafood-dinner-menu-officially-released/

We're thinking of spending NYE at Toledo's. Should be a great view of fireworks from all over WDW and Orlando from up there.

 

[osully]

oh wow! I had no desire to see this before and now I can't wait to watch it! Looks like a lot of fun!

LOL for me it’s the opposite. This trailer made the movie look much worse to me.

 

[Sarah1024]

News

Toledo full menu released

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/toledo-tapas-steak-seafood-dinner-menu-officially-released/

Finally! I've been waiting for this. I am kind of disappointed with the menu though. I haven't booked it for our CSR stay in September yet, and this doesn't push me to make one. I guess I'll wait on some reviews. I want to love it though, we love tapas!

 

[BuzzyBelle]

LOL for me it’s the opposite. This trailer made the movie look much worse to me.

Same. Jafar is falling pretty flat for me so far and every time Will Smith comes on screen I cringe.

My husband wants to know why they keep “messing with perfection” with these remakes and I have to agree. It’s just a cash grab. Cinderella was okay to me because it “felt” different enough; plus there are already so many different Cinderella stories out there it didn’t seem forced.

These word for word, scene for scene remakes are just weird to me.

 

[mikepizzo]

Same. Jafar is falling pretty flat for me so far and every time Will Smith comes on screen I cringe.

My husband wants to know why they keep “messing with perfection” with these remakes and I have to agree. It’s just a cash grab. Cinderella was okay to me because it “felt” different enough; plus there are already so many different Cinderella stories out there it didn’t seem forced.

These word for word, scene for scene remakes are just weird to me.

I am not a fan of Smith at all...but I think the biggest problem is that they kept his Will Smith face when he is in 'Blue Genie' form. It would have been much better if he looked more cartoon-y as the 'Blue Genie'. Also from what I've seen Genie has aura around him when he is the 'Blue Genie' (see picture below). The aura gives the perception that he can morph and change into anything at anytime. It also gives the effect that he is other-worldly...it's more magical. Without it, he just looks like a blue floating person. It's pretty off-putting. I don't think any performance Smith can give can change my thoughts on his miscasting. Ideally it would have been nice to see James Monroe Iglehart on the big screen.

EDIT: And maybe they have plans to continue to tweak the visuals until the movie is released, but will they? Who knows.

 

[Sarah1024]

I am not a fan of Smith at all...but I think the biggest problem is that they kept his Will Smith face when he is in 'Blue Genie' form. It would have been much better if he looked more cartoon-y as the 'Blue Genie'. Also from what I've seen Genie has aura around him when he is the 'Blue Genie' (see picture below). The aura gives the perception that he can morph and change into anything at anytime. It also gives the effect that he is other-worldly...it's more magical. Without it, he just looks like a blue floating person. It's pretty off-putting. I don't think any performance Smith can give can change my thoughts on his miscasting. Ideally it would have been nice to see James Monroe Iglehart on the big screen.

EDIT: And maybe they have plans to continue to tweak the visuals until the movie is released, but will they? Who knows.

The thing is, you're never going to perfectly recapitulate the genie in the cartoon. If they try too hard to duplicate it exactly, they know they're going to fail for sure. You have to differentiate a little bit. I'm holding off judgement until I see the movie. The trailer looks way better than the teaser.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Disney Hollywood Studios to remove "studio" themed names from parkinglot areas, replacing them with character based names

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/holly...-section-names-opting-for-characters-instead/

 

[rteetz]

News

Castle most drained for path widening project

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/photos-ci...alkway-widening-project-at-the-magic-kingdom/

 

[rteetz]

News

New Disney swimwear collection

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/shop-oh-my-disney-swim-collection-arrives-just-in-time-for-spring/

 

[rteetz]

News

Tri Circle D Ranch offerings being impacted by hotel construction

http://blogmickey.com/2019/03/headl...rings-impacted-by-river-country-construction/

 

[jtwibih]

News

Castle most drained for path widening project

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/photos-ci...alkway-widening-project-at-the-magic-kingdom/

Did they say how long this work will take?

 

[Sarah1024]

News

New Disney swimwear collection

https://wdwnt.com/2019/03/shop-oh-my-disney-swim-collection-arrives-just-in-time-for-spring/

Love the Aladdin sunglasses!

 

[rteetz]

News

SeaWorld releases 7 Manatees after rehabilitation

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2019/03/seaworld-releases-seven-manatees.html

 

[rteetz]

Did they say how long this work will take?

I don’t have dates but I can’t see this taking too long. Not as big of a project as say the Hub was. Couple months maybe?

 

[rteetz]

News

Walls now up at Play Pavilion

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...gin-construction-of-the-new-play-pavilion.htm

 

[scrappinginontario]

Canadian here wanting to peep in - I never found the wifi bad during my WDW trip in 2016. But the only person I was really having to message was my husband whenever we split up and did our own thing in the parks. I don’t plan to get a phone plan just for one week. I’m taking a vacation from work so I’m not worried about reliable internet for that

You will find a lot has changed even in the 3 years since you were there. The My Disney Experience app is your go to for FP reservations, dining, online ordering, bus wait times, Play Disney and more.

If your needs are just messaging you will be just fine but to use the services Disney has led us to online, that is where the challenges are. We love all the MDE and Play Disney apps offer....when we can get a Wi-Fi connection!

 

[rteetz]

News

New DHS bus loops open March 19th

https://twitter.com/wdwnt/status/1105843625391517696?s=21