News Round Up 2019

[MissGina5]

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where did you find this? I am wondering if I should hold off on ordering magic bands until I see these options or?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Disney to set up Disney+ info kiosks at Disney Springs and Downtown Disney

https://twitter.com/x/status/1192176577251041285

 

[Helvetica]

Horrible disgusting behavior. With so many witnesses and photographic evidence, the perp is cooked.

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando...accused-of-groping-princess-at-magic-kingdom-
https://www.wesh.com/article/orlando-man-accused-of-groping-disney-princess-magic-kingdom/29704265

This is really upsetting to me. The actresses do such a wonderful job.

The story mentioned that this happened at the grotto, so that means that the victim was Ariel in her mermaid form. Which makes it even worse since she can’t get away.

I hope the poor lady is doing ok.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Yvette Nicole Brown to host kids game show on Disney+ called The Big Fib

The half-hour episodes feature two grown-ups who claim to be experts on a topic, but one of them is lying. The kid contestants have to figure out which one grown-ups is telling “the big fib”.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...zw5TUSPOY3NjIKpVtVVAfnINxG401-97ePRdV5Xo3u6wI

 

[skier_pete]

NEWS

Yvette Nicole Brown to host kids game show on Disney+ called The Big Fib

The half-hour episodes feature two grown-ups who claim to be experts on a topic, but one of them is lying. The kid contestants have to figure out which one grown-ups is telling “the big fib”.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...zw5TUSPOY3NjIKpVtVVAfnINxG401-97ePRdV5Xo3u6wI

I love Yvette! She hosted the D23 Disney+ panel and was great. Sounds like the (really) old "To Tell the Truth" gameshow. Not sure I'll be watching, but might give it a try.

 

[fatmanatee]

Had no idea about this either... either they don't do a good enough job of publicizing this or maybe it's an internal policy to catch red flags (i.e. if they notice a male guest starting to get handsy they'll politely tell him to back off).

Just seeing this from the first linked article about the incident (I had only read the second):

"As they were getting ready to pose for pictures, Sherman shouted that the princess was "his favorite," a deputy wrote. Sherman then put his right arm around the shoulder of the employee, who "looked visibly uncomfortable."

The cast member's coworkers, which included a character attendant, suggested a different pose for Sherman so that he would remove his arm from around the cast member."

So they definitely know to keep an eye out for this behavior.

 

[Ambehnke]

This is really upsetting to me. The actresses do such a wonderful job.

The story mentioned that this happened at the grotto, so that means that the victim was Ariel in her mermaid form. Which makes it even worse since she can’t get away.

I hope the poor lady is doing ok.

Once my son, who was 6 at the time, started rubbing Ariel’s fin/tail/leg. I said, “no hunny you can’t touch her fin it’s very fragile” and Ariel said “It’s ok” I replied “NO IT IS NOT!” Not raising much son that way! Lol!

 

[only hope]

Just seeing this from the first linked article about the incident (I had only read the second):

"As they were getting ready to pose for pictures, Sherman shouted that the princess was "his favorite," a deputy wrote. Sherman then put his right arm around the shoulder of the employee, who "looked visibly uncomfortable."

The cast member's coworkers, which included a character attendant, suggested a different pose for Sherman so that he would remove his arm from around the cast member."

So they definitely know to keep an eye out for this behavior.

Seeing as Ariel can’t walk away, I wonder why the attendant didn’t walk over and stop him? Protecting the actor/actress is why they’re there.

 

[Sweettears]

I'm also trying to remember what I've done. I don't think I've put my arm around any face characters, but usually the only time I'm taking the pictures is after our kids are done and we do a family shot, and sometimes there's that "squeeze in together" type shot. I still think I normally would have avoided it with the princesses since they usually have bare shoulders and putting my hand on skin would be even more awkward, but I'm racking my brain trying to think of instances (will probably go back through some of the PhotoPass pics).

I definitely do the same with the "furry" characters - usually an arm around. I have to admit to one awkward situation with that though - not a good idea to do with Chewbacca. I somehow didn't realize the person in there is on stilts, so we pulled in tight for the family picture (after some fun back and forth because of the Porg shirt I was wearing), and I put my hand where I thought mid-back would be as we pulled in tight - well, I put my hand right on the CMs backside (I think). I was horrified when I realized - and I unfortunately was embarrassed and didn't know whether to apologize or what to say, so I felt terrible. (It might have been a brief second, but it felt like way too long - that kind of slow motion thinking: "what's wrong with Chewy's back, wait, that's not a back, OHHHHH CRAAAAPPPP! But wait, why is that up there, how are they possibly that tall, oh geez, duh, they must be on stilts) I said something to my wife as soon as we walked away because I felt so bad. I guess I thought the costume was more like Goofy or something where there was a lot of extra space at the top of the costume as opposed to at the bottom with stilts (I'm assuming).

What do you mean by”the person in there”?

 

[only hope]

I had no idea the Chewy costume has stilts. I assumed they found really tall people, like the casting agents did/do for Wookies in the movies.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1192184337153871874

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1192183032314073088

 

[fatmanatee]

Seeing as Ariel can’t walk away, I wonder why the attendant didn’t walk over and stop him? Protecting the actor/actress is why they’re there.

The CMs were able to stop him verbally. They then took his photo, which was subsequently used as evidence to arrest him. It's mentioned in the article but I didn't quote that part because the description of what happened is rather graphic. That said, it sounds like they handled it according to protocol. I guess the one question I have is whether they should be more assertive* about physical boundaries but this might be a rare occurrence. They probably get a decent amount of creepy behavior and more often than not, they're able to de-escalate because I'm sure they're trained to keep an eye on this.

*The issue of whether CMs should be more assertive when dealing with problems has come up a few times in different contexts here recently and I try to be careful with approaching these discussions because although CMs are often trained in de-escalation with unruly customers, they're not security officers. Also this probably isn't the right thread for this discussion, sorry @rteetz.

 

[rteetz]

News

http://www.ocregister.com/knotts-be...after-disneyland-opens-star-wars-galaxys-edge

 

[ksromack]

NEWS

Yvette Nicole Brown to host kids game show on Disney+ called The Big Fib

The half-hour episodes feature two grown-ups who claim to be experts on a topic, but one of them is lying. The kid contestants have to figure out which one grown-ups is telling “the big fib”.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...zw5TUSPOY3NjIKpVtVVAfnINxG401-97ePRdV5Xo3u6wI

I love her! This sounds like a cute show....but I'm very worried about all the content and how in the world I'm going to be able to keep up with everything. I hardly watch tv anymore.....I don't want to become a couch potato.....but I can see it happening.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Did anyone watch Little Mermaid last night? I was originally going to let my kids stay up to watch but then decided not to. I didn't watch either but it sounds like it got slammed on Twitter.

I watched it and really enjoyed it. Though i think i might be the only one.

 

[Capang]

News

http://www.ocregister.com/knotts-be...after-disneyland-opens-star-wars-galaxys-edge

It’s really hard to compare Cedar Fair parks to Disney parks. They each have their own draw. CF is big thrills. Disney is big theming.
Also, that Cedar Fair season pass sales are up 50% and the big boost in attendance may be misleading. The article didn’t specify pass sales for Knott’s and most of those sales may be for Cedar Point in Sandusky. They ran this crazy promotion this summer for a pass good this summer and next for $99, no restrictions or black out dates. CF announced that sales of that particular pass were the biggest pass sales they have ever had. They also saw the biggest crowds in a very long time at Cedar Point this summer. So that article may not indicate much in the way of Knott’s v Disneyland.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I love her! This sounds like a cute show....but I'm very worried about all the content and how in the world I'm going to be able to keep up with everything. I hardly watch tv anymore.....I don't want to become a couch potato.....but I can see it happening.

Haha ... I agree with about how much content is coming. I joked elsewhere that with so many shoes seeming to get the greenlight, I am curious to see the pitches for the shows that didn't!

 

[mikepizzo]

I don't understand how you did this. They wouldn't give me my magnets because I left my ID in the hotel. It was super frustrating, as obviously I am the AP holder, my fingerprint is linked to my band. If it wasn't me, how else would I have gotten into the park??

They should have taken your phone confirmation of your AP... I haven't received a new card since the first year I got an AP, and I always just should them my ticket in the app. Sometimes they do ask for my license, which I always carry anyway, but not always.

I have a friend who's a CM that picks up magnets for us. The first set of magnets she picked up for us were the Figment ones. I sent her my wife and my AP holder number and she was able to pick them up no problem. When she was picking up the Simba magnets for us the CM handing them out asked to see ID. I sent her a picture of my wife and my driver's license and the CM handed the magnets to her.

I have a feeling this is one of those "your mileage may vary" things. Some CM's probably don't care and as long as you have a valid AP number, good to go. Others probably ask for your birth certificate.

But we have had good luck with our friend presenting our AP numbers and a picture of our driver's license on our behalf.

 

[osully]

NEWS

Disney to set up Disney+ info kiosks at Disney Springs and Downtown Disney

https://twitter.com/x/status/1192176577251041285

Yet Canadians still can’t sign up...