News Round Up 2019

[TheMaxRebo]

Are there any scenes/sequences to coincide with The Last Jedi? I have only ridden this ride once in my life somehow, so I'm not very familiar with updates. They added one for Force Awakens, right? Was that limited or is it still included in the mix today? How many question marks can I use in one post?

yes, for Last Jedi they added a scene involving Crait, and for Force Awakens it was a scene involving Jakuu. They have also added the new ending where you arrive on Batuu. For a while it was static in that it wasn't randomized but you got Jakuu, Craig, and Battu as your scenes, but now it is back to being random (I think I am recalling the timing of all of this correctly)

So definitely not a surprise that a scene for Rise of Skywalker will be coming. My guesses for location in spoilers:

Spoiler

My first thought would be Pasaana as that is the new planet in the film and has already been shown in the trailers - but is another desert planet, so not sure if they want it

Other option could be Endor proper - which is assumed to be what we are seeing the bits of the fallen Death Star

 

[rteetz]

Not sure if this was already posted, but was announced that a new scene will be added to Star Tours in Paris for Rise of Skywalker ... would think it would come to the other parks as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168598717538209793

Yes it is also coming to DHS and DL.

 

[sherlockmiles]

Just when I swore I wouldn't buy any more Christmas ornaments...

My first thought as well!!!

 

[only hope]

I’m glad they’re adding a scene from Ep 9. They need to add multiple scenes to the resistance era for Star Tours. I’m rather bored of getting the same clips over and over. Either I have bad luck or it’s not truly a 50/50 as to whether you get old clips or the resistance clips, as I seem to end up with the new ones about 75% of the time and it’s BB8 about 75% of those times. It’s probably been a year since I’ve gotten to visit Kashyyyk.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I’m glad they’re adding a scene from Ep 9. They need to add multiple scenes to the resistance era for Star Tours. I’m rather bored of getting the same clips over and over. Either I have bad luck or it’s not truly a 50/50 as to whether you get old clips or the resistance clips, as I seem to end up with the new ones about 75% of the time and it’s BB8 about 75% of those times. It’s probably been a year since I’ve gotten to visit Kashyyyk.

that's a good point that they could add even more scenes from the new movies. No reason they couldn't have a Canto Bight scene for example (whatever you think of that part of the story, could be a visually interesting scene)

 

[mollmoll4]

Anyone keeping up on GE reports from DL? My brother in law went last week and said he was surprised/disappointed that Smuggler's run had several glitches on the screen while they were riding. Is that a common complaint?

 

[skier_pete]

Anyone keeping up on GE reports from DL? My brother in law went last week and said he was surprised/disappointed that Smuggler's run had several glitches on the screen while they were riding. Is that a common complaint?

We rode twice on August 18th and did not see glitches.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168911593347985408

 

[scrappinginontario]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168911593347985408

Great news as hopefully this mean's Dorian is staying more out to sea and affecting less of Florida. Praying for all those dealing with this storm.

 

[MissGina5]

a lovely post about a CM who helped a mother struggling with anxiety at Pandora

https://www.facebook.com/5235059/posts/10114185202008313

 

[CastAStone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168911593347985408

So...Epcot tonight after roughly 3:30: Bananas? or BANANAS?

 

[The Pho]

I’m glad they’re adding a scene from Ep 9. They need to add multiple scenes to the resistance era for Star Tours. I’m rather bored of getting the same clips over and over. Either I have bad luck or it’s not truly a 50/50 as to whether you get old clips or the resistance clips, as I seem to end up with the new ones about 75% of the time and it’s BB8 about 75% of those times. It’s probably been a year since I’ve gotten to visit Kashyyyk.

They’re weighted odds.

 

[MommaBerd]

a lovely post about a CM who helped a mother struggling with anxiety at Pandora

https://www.facebook.com/5235059/posts/10114185202008313

What a great story!!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Great news as hopefully this mean's Dorian is staying more out to sea and affecting less of Florida. Praying for all those dealing with this storm.

that does appear to be the case, and it is heading North sooner than expected. One thing to keep in mind is that if it hugs the coast but doesn't make landfall it can cause a ton of damage from flooding / storm surge - so much that in total it might be more damage than if the storm made landfall (just more spreadout). So definitely can still be a lot of damage and a lot of people impacted to come, but seems Florida at least will be spared to some extent of the worst

 

[crazy4wdw]

So...Epcot tonight after roughly 3:30: Bananas? or BANANAS?

Yep, they've got to keep the revenue flowing in from the Food and Wine Festival kiosks!

 

[only hope]

I’m surprised they didn’t keep HS open. There’s not a ton of stuff outside unlike AK/MK and Black Spire is a money maker too.

 

[only hope]

They’re weighted odds.

They need to be weighted in the other direction To the side that actually has variety.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I’m surprised they didn’t keep HS open. There’s not a ton of stuff outside unlike AK/MK and Black Spire is a money maker too.

I am wondering with the extra, extra hours they figured that park was open for a while today anyway, so no need to extend hours there. Also, no idea if this means anything, but from reports I was seeing on twitter, it seemed they did less securing of things in Batuu than in other parks, so maybe they aren't as sure how that land will make it thorugh high winds, and stuff? Just speculation though as every extra hour of lightsaber building alone they have that is an extra $10k+ of revue they bring in

 

[OSUZorba]

I’m glad they’re adding a scene from Ep 9. They need to add multiple scenes to the resistance era for Star Tours. I’m rather bored of getting the same clips over and over. Either I have bad luck or it’s not truly a 50/50 as to whether you get old clips or the resistance clips, as I seem to end up with the new ones about 75% of the time and it’s BB8 about 75% of those times. It’s probably been a year since I’ve gotten to visit Kashyyyk.

Meanwhile I always get JarJar and the worst scene in all of Star Wars the dreaded Big, Bigger, Biggest fish scene.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

WDW to resume regular operations tomorrow, Setp4th ... but morning EMHs are cancelled

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168966309746552832