News Round Up 2018

[TheMaxRebo]

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...

ok, maybe they do and just it isn't used? The closest one to us is about 30 mins away so it is something we make a special trip for anyway, not something we just get because we are passing it so I don't really think about mobile ordering there

now at Panera bread, we use that a lot - but there they have the specific cases right at the entrance that they put the food to be picked up from the mobile orders - I definitely don't see anything like that at CFA

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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.

correct - you can place the order well ahead of time and then you hit the "I'm hear" button when you are at/near the restaurant and they start to put it together and then you get notified when it is ready to pick up

My last trip the only place that had it was Sautu'li but I used it there a few times and it worked great - basically no line and right as I got there they had just finished putting the tray together and bingo-bango I was on my way

Can do it just for drinks to - so good way to get beers with little to no wait

 

[sachilles]

Can do it just for drinks to - so good way to get beers with little to no wait

Then I shall eagerly adopt this new fangled technology.

 

[STLstone]

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...

This is all I've been thinking about when these mobile ordering topics come up. The lines for ordering never really bothered me (although I plan to skip them, now, with the app) but finding a table has always created the most anxiety for me. Let them put that into an app and it will really get my interest.

 

[rteetz]

Today in Disney History

On this date in 1994 The Disney Inn became Shades of Green to allow military families to stay on Disney property.

 

[skier_pete]

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.

Star Wars fans didn't quit on the franchise after THREE terrible prequels over SIX years. One movie isn't going to stop them regardless of what you might think. (Anyone remember the "I'm done with Star Wars" levels after Clone Wars.

Now - understand - Star Wars is not the same level game-changer for Disney that Harry Potter is for Universal - but remember Uni and Disney weren't on the same playing field. If Disney sees a 5% attendance bump, that's the same as universal seeing a 20% attendance bump. But C'mon, this country's Star Wars obsession is not going to disappear in the next year because the Last jedi didn't satisfy a portion of the fan base. (I refuse to get in another debate about the merits of the movie.)

Sorry, Disney's Galaxy Edge problems is "How can they handle the crowds", not "Are people going to show up"

 

[sachilles]

Sorry, Disney's Galaxy Edge problems is "How can they handle the crowds", not "Are people going to show up"

Based solely upon Pandora, I agree with you. We can hope capacity is better in SWGE. We can hope TSL helps draw crowds away. We can hope that other parks draw folks away. I think that even if every star wars product flops from now until the time of opening of SWGE, that portion of the park will still be packed for multiple years.

The only thing I see scuttling it, is a major economic downturn akin to 9/11.

 

[skier_pete]

The only thing I see scuttling it, is a major economic downturn akin to 9/11.

Yeah, something like nuclear war with North Korea might put a damper on the theme park industry.

 

[rteetz]

News

Seasonal offerings from Sprinkles

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...-cream-available-at-sprinkles-through-feb-28/

 

[rteetz]

News

Character dining coming back to Cafe Mickey at Disneyland Paris

https://wdwnt.com/2018/02/character-dining-return-cafe-mickey-disneyland-paris/

 

[Redcon1]

Any idea if this will be on the Shop Parks App? AK is my favorite park so I might want the shirt...

As a male, I would much prefer the women's shirt design to be on the males' as well. I like the colorfulness as well as seeing Mickey's entire face over the drab brown and binoculars on the men's shirt.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Based solely upon Pandora, I agree with you. We can hope capacity is better in SWGE. We can hope TSL helps draw crowds away. We can hope that other parks draw folks away. I think that even if every star wars product flops from now until the time of opening of SWGE, that portion of the park will still be packed for multiple years.

The only thing I see scuttling it, is a major economic downturn akin to 9/11.

I also think they learned a lot from the opening of Pandora. I think the month long previews for AP holders and DVC, etc. was a huge hit, as were the bonus EMH evenings just for Pandora which were great and a huge motivator for people to stay on property

I am sure they have learned from the AK VIP tour they have and will follow that/adjust as needed to find a way for people to basically pay lots of $ to get access to the land and the rides. I definitely see some hard ticket events that a lot of the big time Star Wars fans will gladly pay and then the regular Disney fans will fight the crowds during regular park hours (I am simplifying and generalizing but there are a ton of people that have never been to Disney but are huge Star Wars fans and will come for this, so if they are spending thousands of $ on the trip to see they land, they won't blink at spending another $500 for a hard ticket event to give them more exclusive access to the land)

 

[jlundeen]

I also think they learned a lot from the opening of Pandora. I think the month long previews for AP holders and DVC, etc. was a huge hit, as were the bonus EMH evenings just for Pandora which were great and a huge motivator for people to stay on property

I am sure they have learned from the AK VIP tour they have and will follow that/adjust as needed to find a way for people to basically pay lots of $ to get access to the land and the rides. I definitely see some hard ticket events that a lot of the big time Star Wars fans will gladly pay and then the regular Disney fans will fight the crowds during regular park hours (I am simplifying and generalizing but there are a ton of people that have never been to Disney but are huge Star Wars fans and will come for this, so if they are spending thousands of $ on the trip to see they land, they won't blink at spending another $500 for a hard ticket event to give them more exclusive access to the land)

As a non-resident AP holder, I wish (I know... if wishes were fishes.... ) they would let us know about any previews for AP or DVC folks far enough in advance to actually plan a trip to take advantage of them. I think I would prefer to go BEFORE the onslaught, and would probably be willing to pay the extra, within reason, of course.... By the time they actually announce opening of these huge new attractions, it's pretty late to try to get reservations and decent flights...

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

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

Hmm well shoot.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Alex and Ani Magic Kingdom bangles

http://blogmickey.com/2018/02/new-magic-kingdom-alex-ani-bangles-released/

 

[closetmickey]

Can do it just for drinks to - so good way to get beers with little to no wait

Did they check your id upon pick up to keep underage persons from ordering on someone else's MDE?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Did they check your id upon pick up to keep underage persons from ordering on someone else's MDE?

trying to recall if they did or not - I think they did or at least one of the times they did

And one time all I ordered was a beer and the kids meal cheeseburger pods

 

[dina444444]

News

Artist Renderings of Guest Rooms and New Lobby Spaces at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

 

[crazy4wdw]

It's being rumored that John Lasseter will not be returning to Pixar or Disney animation studios:

https://screenrant.com/john-lasseter-pixar-return-allegations/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...ning-speculation-john-lasseter-s-fate-1080339

 

[BigRed98]

Friar Nook menu did indeed change.

Here’s a look at the new menu and review of all the items.

http://blogmickey.com/2018/02/photo...es-three-types-loaded-tots-debut-friars-nook/