News Round Up 2019

[sachilles]

As disappointing as this is, my experience has been that attending a park where a hard ticket event is being held in the evening is the very best day to go! The event will cause many people to choose a different park and you will be able to do a lot more than normal in less amount of time.

We now plan our MK days in September on party days and get tons done between 9am and 6pm!

I'm not necessarily disappointed, more surprised. We intend to try to attend the 2 DVC ones.

 

[rteetz]

Interesting profile of a guy leading a very high profile effort at Disney right now. Speculation if it D+ is successful, Kevin Mayer may reap the CEO benefit when Iger finally does leave.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...sney-ceo-it-may-be-streaming-head-kevin-mayer

Yeah this has been speculation for a while now

 

[jknezek]

Yeah this has been speculation for a while now

I'm sure. It was a good profile though for those that don't follow these kinds of things in depth. Why the darn links show up that way is an absolute mystery to me.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Big Star Wars news

https://twitter.com/x/status/1189023939424473088

Good riddance. Can't write their way out of a paper bag without source material from someone else.

An interesting take on the Star Wars news. I somewhat agree, though I also feel that producers, directors, etc don't have to go one way or the other and often show plenty of flexibility in switching between genres and tropes. Taika Waitita is a pretty good example as I love Thor: Ragnorak but clearly the man can switch gears when he puts up something like Jojo Rabbit next. Anyway, we will see what this next chapter of Star Wars brings. I could just be an oddball however given how little I liked The Last Jedi and how much I enjoyed Solo, but this column about D&D giving up on their SW's trilogy is an interesting read.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2...ition-would-have-galactic-travesty-lucasfilm/

You're not an oddball. Last Jedi was pretty but awful. Loved Solo. Solo got back to the old adventure vibe.

 

[Brocktoon]

I am sure the Netflix execs have a bit of a smile on their face with this news given all the live Disney+ has been getting lately

I still get one-at-a-time Blurays via Netflix to catch up on recent stuff that isn't streamed (like the new Godzilla, John Wick 3 etc ...). I noticed that so far the new Lion King is showing unknown availability. There's been some rumors that Netflix may decide not carry any new Disney branded physical media. If true this would be a pretty stupid move as it would just drive more people to Disney+ instead of keeping the Bluray/DVD option for the Marvel/Lucas/Disney stuff.

I called DVD.com and they said they should continue to get the new Disney Blurays, but they don't know why there's not an ETA for the Lion King.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

Good riddance. Can't write their way out of a paper bag without source material from someone else.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Class action lawsuit filed against Fuel Rod

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/clas...ction-of-new-swap-fees-at-disney-theme-parks/

 

[rteetz]

NEWS

Class action lawsuit filed against Fuel Rod

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/clas...ction-of-new-swap-fees-at-disney-theme-parks/

Good luck with that...

 

[The Pho]

NEWS

Class action lawsuit filed against Fuel Rod

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/clas...ction-of-new-swap-fees-at-disney-theme-parks/

I like that this and the Universal drink lawsuit both popped up at roughly the same time for basically the same thing. Misusing the word unlimited.

 

[rteetz]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/10/free-mickey-beignets-for-annual-passholders-at-scat-cats-club/

 

[rteetz]

News

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...festival-return-to-disneyland-resort-in-2020/

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1189220589187354626

 

[jade1]

Couple more minor pics from yesterday.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Three new designs and the return of an older design are now available for Disney Visa cardholders. The vintage Mickey card design has returned along with the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, and characters from the Toy Story movies. Sorcerer Mickey is no longer available.

https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/disney/card-design.html

 

[SaintsManiac]

Three new designs and the return of an older design are now available for Disney Visa cardholders. The vintage Mickey card design has returned along with the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, and characters from the Toy Story movies. Sorcerer Mickey is no longer available.

https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/disney/card-design.html

Hmmm might be time for a change!

 

[wareagle57]

I like that this and the Universal drink lawsuit both popped up at roughly the same time for basically the same thing. Misusing the word unlimited.

What is the Universal lawsuit? I bought one of those pilsner mugs because they told me I'd be able to use it in most places in City Walk. (I'm not going to lug it around the parks with me) Every place I went to told me no, and finally guest relations said nowhere would take it in City Walk. I understood the reasoning they gave me as to why, and it makes sense. But TMs should be trained to know where those are good.

 

[skeeter31]

Three new designs and the return of an older design are now available for Disney Visa cardholders. The vintage Mickey card design has returned along with the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, and characters from the Toy Story movies. Sorcerer Mickey is no longer available.

https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/disney/card-design.html

They really need to increase the amount of designs available for the card. With the Disney brand behind it, you’d think they’d have unlimited design choices, instead we’ve been stuck with 2-4 Star Wars designs, 1-2 Pixar designs, and a few very generic either original 5 or castle designs since card inception. In fact, I’m pretty sure the amount of designs has decreased since the card was originally released. And I miss the days when they had a separate set of designs for the premier card level, but that’s gone by the way side as well.

 

[Moliphino]

What is the Universal lawsuit? I bought one of those pilsner mugs because they told me I'd be able to use it in most places in City Walk. (I'm not going to lug it around the parks with me) Every place I went to told me no, and finally guest relations said nowhere would take it in City Walk. I understood the reasoning they gave me as to why, and it makes sense. But TMs should be trained to know where those are good.

"Unlimited" refills on their souvenir cups when you are locked out for 10 minutes after each fill up.

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit...on-says-souvenir-cup-refills-arent-unlimited/

 

[Sweettears]

Three new designs and the return of an older design are now available for Disney Visa cardholders. The vintage Mickey card design has returned along with the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, and characters from the Toy Story movies. Sorcerer Mickey is no longer available.

https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/disney/card-design.html

Interesting. I just had my Sorcerer Mickey card compromised and I received a new Sorcerer card a few days ago.

 

[soniam]

You're not an oddball. Last Jedi was pretty but awful. Loved Solo. Solo got back to the old adventure vibe.

No, I'm the oddball I really enjoyed Solo, but I also liked Last Jedi. I also really liked the first Malificient. I think I like when a movie challenges my expectation. I also don't hold canon very near and dear.