News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

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Hasbro Recreates Iconic Comic Book Covers with Marvel Legends Figures in Celebration of 80 Years of Marvel

 

[rteetz]

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Harry Styles Reportedly in Talks for Role of Prince Eric in “The Little Mermaid”

 

[rteetz]

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Portion of Epcot Resorts Boulevard to be Temporarily Closed Beginning in Mid-August

 

[rteetz]

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SeaWorld Parks Launch First Responders Salute With Half-Off Admission to Parks

 

[hertamaniac]

Yikes!

I'll stick to my guns like I have had for months/years....the refurbished/new monorails need to have sufficient onboard energy storage to build A/C time for a "rescue". It's not like they could drive the A/C for hours on end to get to 68 degrees, but at least generate a better comfort level for the guests.

 

[soniam]

plus the gondolas have ventaliation vs having to take out the emergency windows and they have back up systems to get your back to the station

I am picturing a guy pulling the gondolas with a rope back to the station. It's even funnier if he is beneath the gondola and moving it like a balloon

It's what's for dinner

Mmmm, lion

 

[hertamaniac]

Any updates on the monorail situation?

The monorail made it back safely per the original poster and recognition from the official Disney account.

 

[SaharanTea]

Although it's old, it uses a ride system that is used all over the place, so hopefully they won't have many issues getting parts for it.

According to the Touring Plans Lines App, Astro Orbiter was open today (I wasn't in that park today).

You'd think they could get Primeval Whirl up in a similar amount of time considering how common that ride system is. Still down, as announced.

 

[OSUZorba]

According to the Touring Plans Lines App, Astro Orbiter was open today (I wasn't in that park today).

You'd think they could get Primeval Whirl up in a similar amount of time considering how common that ride system is. Still down, as announced.

Yeah, Astro Orbier is a very simple system, though, that is used on hundreds of rides around the country. I could build a copy in my backyard this week with locally sourced parts (excluding theming and elevators of course).

On a coaster there are probably many parts that are made once when the ride is being built and not much else. A few years back when I was at Cedar Point, the main lift cable for Millennium Force broke the night before I got there and it took them 2 months to get a new cable, iirc. That was from Intamin that is a major coaster supplier and was currently building other giga coasters, but they didn't have it in stock and it had to be custom built. So Cedar Point didn't have use of their flagship coaster for the entire summer. I run into parts like this all the time in aviation, even on aircraft in production some parts can take years to get new.

 

[Firebird060]

Also you have to think the Primeval Whirl isnt a E ticket ride, I doubt Disney keeps alot of its special parts in stock. I assume thats not the case for rides Space Mountain, 7 Dwarf Mine and Thunder Mountain, which they operate at several parks thoughout the world. I assume Disney might keep a more rebust stock of parts for there iconic rides then Primeval which is just a one off, off the shelf ride they bought to put in AK

 

[Moliphino]

News

Harry Styles Reportedly in Talks for Role of Prince Eric in “The Little Mermaid”

Now that could ruin the movie for me. He looks like a young Mick Jagger.

 

[unbanshee]

Might be interesting to talk about how corless has been shut down on his latest rumor. This time not directly by Disney, but by a site who works closely with Disney

https://www.micechat.com/231051-fab-prime-day-up-up-and-away-with-disney-airline/

 

[dlavender]

According to the Touring Plans Lines App, Astro Orbiter was open today (I wasn't in that park today).

You'd think they could get Primeval Whirl up in a similar amount of time considering how common that ride system is. Still down, as announced.

I was there yesterday from EMM to fireworks and we never saw it going.

 

[OnSpaceshipEarth]

I was there yesterday from EMM to fireworks and we never saw it going.

Was it busy or are crowds still light?

 

[rteetz]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/more...ore-for-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/

 

[dlavender]

Was it busy or are crowds still light?

Walkways were pretty good. Less busy than last year. Waits though were standard. There were storms later in the day that really impacted things. We had no problem getting extra FPs. I’m not sure what happened at Splash around noon but the FP line was all the way passed the splash store and it took about 25 mins to get through it. If you can stand the real feel of 101 it’s a great time to go.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Happy 64th Birthday to Disneyland!!!

 

[The Pho]

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https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/more...ore-for-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/

Sweet. I love that they’re doing Space in the pure dark again.

 

[SaharanTea]

Also you have to think the Primeval Whirl isnt a E ticket ride, I doubt Disney keeps alot of its special parts in stock. I assume thats not the case for rides Space Mountain, 7 Dwarf Mine and Thunder Mountain, which they operate at several parks thoughout the world. I assume Disney might keep a more rebust stock of parts for there iconic rides then Primeval which is just a one off, off the shelf ride they bought to put in AK

Nevermind. Astro Orbiter is still closed today. First-hand report here.

 

[mollmoll4]

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https://blogmickey.com/2019/07/more...ore-for-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/

"New this year, when you follow the treat trail into the Monster World at Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor..."

Does that mean one of the trick or treat stations, or do you think they are doing the trick or treat trail again this year? I remember a few years ago they did a trail behind SM and I thought that was SO much better than waiting in 15 lines to get some candy.