News Round Up 2018

[cmash95]

I've been reading on several movie fan blogs that LucasFilm/Disney is considering moving the release date of Solo to December. Partly because of the reasons listed in his article and partly because they want additional time for the Star Wars fans who didn't like The Last Jedi to "cool their jets" of their dislike of that film. Supposedly Disney is worried about a possible fan backlash because of the high negatives from people who did not like Last Jedi and who may not go see "Solo". This is all speculation of course and who knows if the info is accurate.

i didnt see rogue one and doubt i will go see solo. and I was one that didn't like the last jedi. well let me clarify, I liked part of it but for the most part, I didn't like the woosification of luke and how he wouldn't train rey. and i also didn't like how noone showed and the who rebellion can now fit into the falcon.. really? this isn't battlestar gallactica and i know it's the middle movie but this was the worst middle movie of all three trilogies and that says alot. really left little reason to go see the final one

 

[foodiddiedoo]

Blog post is live now

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...orld-resort-guests-using-disney-dining-plans/

I downloaded the new app just to play around with this before my trip (I am using the dining plan) and when you get to the checkout screen it still asks for a credit card and says the dining plan can't be used yet. Is this supposed to be "live" tomorrow?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I downloaded the new app just to play around with this before my trip (I am using the dining plan) and when you get to the checkout screen it still asks for a credit card and says the dining plan can't be used yet. Is this supposed to be "live" tomorrow?

The blog post says:


That being said I just looked at Google Play and the app, if you go to download it, does say it's updated as of 1/31/2018. When did you download it?

 

[WaywardMemphian]

well, I think we can debate/disagree on if TLJ "really underperformed" - I think expectations really got raised and it didn't hit those - but $ wise it did fine for the 2nd of a trilogy

I think the land will be fine - Avatar the movie didn't have the most positive view among park goers but people still love the land so I think one doesn't necessarily correlate to the other

Oh, it underperformed. The local Malco added an Imax screen and opened it to The Last Jedi. The manager said it was a huge letdown after the first week. None of my friends saw it twice, half hated the story lines and a quarter were ticked over the subtle political messaging they go to movies to escape. That was the main complaint over SpiderMan, great movie, but the whole Washington Monument bit was a bit much. Folks don't go to the movies to get Woke. But...the trashing of the story lines in Last Jedi was #1. I loved Rogue One. I have no desire to see TLJ again like, just like the prequels.

 

[rteetz]

Today in Disney History

Delta Airlines announced it would spend $18 million over the next ten years for promotional tie ins in 1987.

CommuniCore closed at Epcot in 1994.

Animagique has its final performances at Walt Disney Studios Park in 2016.

 

[rteetz]

News

Connection Between Los Angeles Times President and Disney Vice President Uncovered

 

[Iowamomof4]

Regarding the release date of Solo, didn't we get a recent announcement about Galactic Nights returning on May 27? If they move the Solo release, wouldn't they also then have to move Galactic Nights?

 

[rteetz]

Regarding the release date of Solo, didn't we get a recent announcement about Galactic Nights returning on May 27? If they move the Solo release, wouldn't they also then have to move Galactic Nights?

That was my thinking.

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

Just got a DVC email trying to convince people to buy more points. It lists the vague opening dates of future projects. One notable difference is that Pixar Pier is now “opening 2018” as opposed to “summer 2018” like is listed for TSL. Might be nothing, but worth a mention.

 

[rteetz]

Just got a DVC email trying to convince people to buy more points. It lists the vague opening dates of future projects. One notable difference is that Pixar Pier is now “opening 2018” as opposed to “summer 2018” like is listed for TSL. Might be nothing, but worth a mention.

Well that project is supposed to open in phases. The first is set to open in June.

 

[OnSpaceshipEarth]

Are we really having a debate about whether Star Wars land will be popular because TLJ ONLY made $1.3 Billion dollars?

Next topic please...

I never questioned that it would be "popular", but the goal was for it to give Disney the momentum back that Universal has taken the last decade. If Star Wars has lost a lot of cache within the culture...oh forget it.

 

[rteetz]

News

Josh D'Amaro named president of DLR

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2018/01/31/josh-damaro-named-president-disneyland-resort/

 

[MommaBerd]

For those who question the impact of adding the DDP to the mobile ordering app, I would venture to say it is minimal if any. I always look to Chick-fil-a as my example. Our CFA is frequently SLAMMED at lunch and dinner - we have two drive-thru lanes, employees taking orders before people reach the menu board in the drive-they, etc. I shake my head at this because I wonder WHY don’t these people use the app??? (The only time I can justify someone going through the drive-thru is if you have young children you don’t want to unload so that you can go in and pick up your order...or MAYBE if it’s raining)

We use the app 99% of the time to place our orders, but I think we are in the minority. The adoption rate has to be really low. It takes time for people to modify their behaviors.

Additionally, I think that the more people use the app, the more efficient the kitchens will be. I don’t necessarily know how this makes the kitchen more efficient, and as a person who appreciates processes, I’d love to learn. But, I suspect that a big piece of the inefficiencies IS the guest who can’t make up their mind, the international guest who may need help with the menu, little kids who change their minds at the last minute, etc. It’s a bottleneck, and the more you can minimize or prevent that bottleneck, the more efficient the kitchen can be.

 

[foodiddiedoo]

The blog post says:
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That being said I just looked at Google Play and the app, if you go to download it, does say it's updated as of 1/31/2018. When did you download it?

After I saw there was an update and after the blog post.

 

[jknezek]

For those who question the impact of adding the DDP to the mobile ordering app, I would venture to say it is minimal if any. I always look to Chick-fil-a as my example. Our CFA is frequently SLAMMED at lunch and dinner - we have two drive-thru lanes, employees taking orders before people reach the menu board in the drive-they, etc. I shake my head at this because I wonder WHY don’t these people use the app??? (The only time I can justify someone going through the drive-thru is if you have young children you don’t want to unload so that you can go in and pick up your order...or MAYBE if it’s raining)

We use the app 99% of the time to place our orders, but I think we are in the minority. The adoption rate has to be really low. It takes time for people to modify their behaviors.

Additionally, I think that the more people use the app, the more efficient the kitchens will be. I don’t necessarily know how this makes the kitchen more efficient, and as a person who appreciates processes, I’d love to learn. But, I suspect that a big piece of the inefficiencies IS the guest who can’t make up their mind, the international guest who may need help with the menu, little kids who change their minds at the last minute, etc. It’s a bottleneck, and the more you can minimize or prevent that bottleneck, the more efficient the kitchen can be.

I use the app sometimes but the kids in the car thing is massive. They need a way to bring it out to the car. Like Walmart and grocery pickup. Even if they just had a parking spot or two and a runner. I think that would speed adoption. Honestly, the hassle of parking, when it our CFA is slammed, getting out, getting past the people sort of in lines but really just clustered around, yelling my name to the pickup person... it's just not that convenient the way it is currently set up.

Those old "parking for drive through" spots that give McDonald's so much grief are really the answer here and I'm surprised CFA hasn't gone that route.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

For those who question the impact of adding the DDP to the mobile ordering app, I would venture to say it is minimal if any. I always look to Chick-fil-a as my example. Our CFA is frequently SLAMMED at lunch and dinner - we have two drive-thru lanes, employees taking orders before people reach the menu board in the drive-they, etc. I shake my head at this because I wonder WHY don’t these people use the app??? (The only time I can justify someone going through the drive-thru is if you have young children you don’t want to unload so that you can go in and pick up your order...or MAYBE if it’s raining)

We use the app 99% of the time to place our orders, but I think we are in the minority. The adoption rate has to be really low. It takes time for people to modify their behaviors.

Additionally, I think that the more people use the app, the more efficient the kitchens will be. I don’t necessarily know how this makes the kitchen more efficient, and as a person who appreciates processes, I’d love to learn. But, I suspect that a big piece of the inefficiencies IS the guest who can’t make up their mind, the international guest who may need help with the menu, little kids who change their minds at the last minute, etc. It’s a bottleneck, and the more you can minimize or prevent that bottleneck, the more efficient the kitchen can be.

Hmmm, I don't think our CFA does the app ordering

But anyway we are either going to eat there or use the drive through - especially if my wife is alone she isn't going to park, get three kids out of car seats, walk through the parking lot, pick up the stuff, herd them all back, get three kids back in car seats, etc. she actually seeks out places with drive through a to avoid that

BUT that shouldn't be an issue at WDW when c Mating standing in the queue and doing mobile order pick up so potentially more people will adopt quicker - bet I don't think will ever be a majority of people.

For example, we have had tons of times we could me to a ride with a 30min+ wait and check MDE and there are FP available for that ride basically right then

 

[wareagle57]

Hmmm, I don't think our CFA does the app ordering

But anyway we are either going to eat there or use the drive through - especially if my wife is alone she isn't going to park, get three kids out of car seats, walk through the parking lot, pick up the stuff, herd them all back, get three kids back in car seats, etc. she actually seeks out places with drive through a to avoid that

BUT that shouldn't be an issue at WDW when c Mating standing in the queue and doing mobile order pick up so potentially more people will adopt quicker - bet I don't think will ever be a majority of people.

For example, we have had tons of times we could me to a ride with a 30min+ wait and check MDE and there are FP available for that ride basically right then

All CFA have them as far as I know. Some allow curbside delivery but most of the ones I have been to require you to go inside which isn't a huge deal. I was an early adopter of the CFA mobile ordering and it worked great at first as far as jumping the lines. Now I sometimes have to stand there and wait a while. The only problem I have with mobile ordering is when you have multiple people. It's easy enough for me to put my order in. But when I've got a group and everyone wants different things, it's very time consuming to input everything. I haven't tried mobile ordering in the parks for the same reason. I guess we've had good luck with QS lines, but I've rarely had an issue with ordering and being served quickly, so I haven't bothered with the app yet. Finding a table on the other hand...

 

[sachilles]

I'm eager to try the mobile ordering. My concern is general timing.
You show up to indicate you are there. They either send the order for fulfillment then, or they send it for a specific order time. Either way, I'd think you could either end up waiting, or get less than warm food.

I think it only really saves you line at the register, and being behind the person that doesn't know what they want. There is still value to the that.

 

[Roxyfire]

For those who question the impact of adding the DDP to the mobile ordering app, I would venture to say it is minimal if any. I always look to Chick-fil-a as my example. Our CFA is frequently SLAMMED at lunch and dinner - we have two drive-thru lanes, employees taking orders before people reach the menu board in the drive-they, etc. I shake my head at this because I wonder WHY don’t these people use the app??? (The only time I can justify someone going through the drive-thru is if you have young children you don’t want to unload so that you can go in and pick up your order...or MAYBE if it’s raining)

We use the app 99% of the time to place our orders, but I think we are in the minority. The adoption rate has to be really low. It takes time for people to modify their behaviors.

Additionally, I think that the more people use the app, the more efficient the kitchens will be. I don’t necessarily know how this makes the kitchen more efficient, and as a person who appreciates processes, I’d love to learn. But, I suspect that a big piece of the inefficiencies IS the guest who can’t make up their mind, the international guest who may need help with the menu, little kids who change their minds at the last minute, etc. It’s a bottleneck, and the more you can minimize or prevent that bottleneck, the more efficient the kitchen can be.

I joke about it but I realize it won't have much of an impact overall and it improves the convenience for everyone. I mainly use mobile ordering at Starbucks and DD. The chick-fil-a here just doesn't get a fraction as busy as it does in the South.

 

[Roxyfire]

I'm eager to try the mobile ordering. My concern is general timing.
You show up to indicate you are there. They either send the order for fulfillment then, or they send it for a specific order time. Either way, I'd think you could either end up waiting, or get less than warm food.

I think it only really saves you line at the register, and being behind the person that doesn't know what they want. There is still value to the that.

From what I understand, when you hit the "I'm here" button, that's when they start preparing it. Depending on what you get, it could just be quickly assembling the item (like at Casey's or Cosmic Ray's) so the wait isn't too long. I used it almost exclusively in October and never had a problem with cold food, except in Pinocchio's where it was very difficult to get around people to get to the pickup station.