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  1. alvernon90

    Soarin' Over California coming back for Food & Wine Festival

    Film canisters? Now that's a phrase I haven't heard in a long time...
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    Disneyland was AWFUL!

    I love this thread. I remember several years back I took a trip to WDW and then wrote a summary thread on that board. My main conclusion was that you can have a better experience at DL because of many numerous hassles at WDW. People on the WDW board were angry. I mean angry! And they said a...
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    Disney, if you are reading this, get Genie+ out now! Seriously, you can't have the parks this crowded without something!

    I've been on these boards a long time and around the Disneyland internet even longer, so I know that these things tend to go in cycles. It depends on what you mean by "delivering less" in many ways, but the "charging more" part is a constant. The parks have better and worse cycles, but as a...
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    Updated October 23 Read First Post Genie+ In WDW Summary To Give Disneyland People An Idea Of What To Expect

    If I am understanding the once per day rule, this is effectively making Genie+ operate like a punch card. I do wonder if this will have the effect of spreading the crowds out by sending people to attractions they wouldn't ordinarily ride because they can get better rides with Maxpass. I suspect...
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    Disneyland certainly is a different beast right now!

    All of these stories make me feel sad. Crowds and line jumping have obviously been issues at DLR for a long, long time but it sounds like DLR is devolving into WDW. Unfortunately I believe that incidents of aggression between guests will rise. Line jumping was always a problem but it was small...
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    Halloween Time Superthread 2020: Oogie's Back!! And Other Halloween Time Information -- Please Read Post 1! (OBB DATES CANCELLED 7/24/20)

    With the cancellation of the Oogie Boogie Bash, has there been any indication whether Haunted Mansion will get its Nightmare Before Christmas overlay for 2020?
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    It sounds counterintuitive, but something that helps me is to try to put all of this in perspective by embracing it as an opportunity to fully live the human experience. Up until 100 years ago or so the reality of deadly disease was a constant element of daily life for all humans. Nobody...
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    Spring Break vs. Thanksgiving

    Yes to all of this. Enjoying the low crowds in the pandemic conditions is definitely something that will likely appeal more to frequent visitors, who have already seen Fantasmic and the fireworks and everything. What I was thinking about was less the low wait times (though that would be a part...
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    Spring Break vs. Thanksgiving

    I think Thanksgiving is about a million times better than Spring Break. Holiday decorations are amazing, and the crowds seem less overwhelming when the weather is cool instead of hot. However, as noted above, all that might change when DL reopens. Based on videos of WDW reopening, if DL was...
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    The VOID at DTD closing for good. Disney Springs location could be next

    I can't wait to hear the story of what happened here. If it was simply a matter of falling behind on payments for the IP license, it seems to me that Disney would rather let that slide than destroy one of the attractions at their resort that is actively promoting their IP and their parks. With...
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    DLR REOPENING SUPERTHREAD (DL & DCA TBA; VGC POSTPONED; DTD OPENED 7/09/20 & BVS 11/19/20): KEEP CHECKING FIRST PAGE FOR OFFICIAL DLR UPDATES!

    Unfortunately, experienced Congress watchers say this is not something to be counted on... The odds that we will be able to use this tax credit are probably less than 1 percent. I definitely wouldn't make plans assuming that the credit will exist.
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    DLR REOPENING SUPERTHREAD (DL & DCA TBA; VGC POSTPONED; DTD OPENED 7/09/20 & BVS 11/19/20): KEEP CHECKING FIRST PAGE FOR OFFICIAL DLR UPDATES!

    How does that fit in with their "no new tickets" policy? If you booked a package and get it rebooked to room only, are you out of luck if you are not already holding admission media?
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    If Disneyland reopening is similar to Shanghai, would you want a refund of your AP/tickets?

    As someone without an AP, I would actually be pretty excited to go to Disneyland if they had strict limits on attendance and every level of AP was blocked out entirely. That actually sounds like heaven, even if we have to wear masks and can't put our hands on things we have no intention of...
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    This must be one of those urban legends, like Walt's frozen head in Pirates of the Caribbean. All you have to do is google the exact phrase "Disney settles lawsuit" to see a ton of news articles featuring Disney settling a wide variety of lawsuits.
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    They can tell someone got sick at the parks the same way they can tell someone got food poisoning or measles at the parks. Medical experts can trace the source of the infection. I'm sure Disney would be happy to have you keep believing you have no grounds to sue them if you get sick at the...
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    It will not 100% "prevent" the spread of the virus but all of those things certainly will reduce the transmission of the virus and infect fewer people. It will still be too many, though. Ah, I see, it's your first week here. Welcome to America! Here nothing is ever our fault and we sue each...
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    Yeah, this is exactly right. Precautions have to be reasonable, but they don't have to be perfect and they don't have to be 100% successful. Some people will get sick, just like some people will get sick while shopping for groceries. But with no well-established standards for reasonable...
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    Who might be planning to go “opening day?”

    If DL remains closed until after widespread deployment of a vaccine, I'll definitely try to be there on opening day. If not, I'll wait until Disney can prove that they can operate the parks safely without spreading the virus. For me a good start would be seeking them keep Shanghai open for at...
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    If I understand how their app works, we probably couldn't have that here without major congressional legislation. I believe (though I could be wrong) that the same laws that prohibit Disney from demanding to know your specific disability before issuing an access pass would prohibit them from...
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    Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

    Not sure why you think this. Anyone or any entity can be held liable for negligence. If a restaurant serves you food that makes you sick they can be liable. If a store refrigeration unit is leaking a chemical that makes people sick they can be liable. If a company creates a situation where...
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