News Round Up 2018

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wareagle57 said:
Just returned from a short trip to The World last weekend and I'm finally caught up on this thread. I thought there was like a 1% chance the UP! Bird Show might soft open while we were there, and it looks like we missed it by one day.

I already posted a trip report, but wanted to share with those in this thread since you are the people I interact with daily. I got engaged Friday night during the Ferrytale Fireworks Cruise. You can see pictures and read the trip report in my signature below if you like.

I have to say, for all the complaining we do on here about prices and things Disney is cutting out, they still find ways to surprise me and show me why we continue to go back again and again. They went above and beyond to make the experience more than I could have hoped it would be.
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CONGRATULATIONS!! pixiedust: I wish you a wonderful happily ever after!!
 
rteetz said:
I think they have tried previously (things like small world screens) and learned ways how to do this right.

For a class last year I wrote a 20 page paper (yes I am crazy) on the applications of phones/apps in theme parks specifically something like My Disney Experience. Obviously this is the first announcement of this new thing but if it is what it sounds like it is exactly what I wanted in my paper. If I am waiting in a queue instead of scrolling through Facebook or playing Heads Up I should be looking at the details and experiencing what the imagineers gave us. People are way too wrapped up in their devices these days myself included. Putting the experience and technology together helps enhance the entire thing. I could be searching for a specific detail in a queue or within a land and when I find that it unlocks something else or causes an effect to go off, etc. The opportunities for this are endless and our technology/smart phones aren't going away anytime soon.
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I can’t call you crazy! In business school years ago I did a semester-long paper on the Parks & Resorts SBU; part included strategic recommendations -- what they should and should not pursue. It was fun to see some of the things I recommended come to pass (especially wide expansion of DVC, DCL, and overlapping DCL and ABD offerings -- my prof disagreed with DVC expansion but I left it in there :)). I also thought they should harness opportunities for individualized marketing to more closely resemble what casinos do — they’re still barely scratching the surface it seems. Also wanted to see massive website improvements and an enhanced ability to plan your trips online and on devices — they did some of that, but not enough IMO.
 
skier_pete said:
In the end, they still produce a wonderful vacation. I can't speak for everyone, but I probably appear to complain on here more than my actual level of complaining. Most of the things I complain about (the hard ticket events that are so overpriced) I just avoid, so they don't affect my actual vacation.
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I think for the most part we complain because we know we are already in a community of people that understand all of the positives of a Disney vacation. I never complain when talking to people in real life, and talk it up every chance I get. I feel like in a way, we see ourselves as a small voice, trying to hold Disney accountable so they can continue to provide the product we've come to expect for years to come.
 
MickeyMinnieMom said:
I can’t call you crazy! In business school years ago I did a semester-long paper on the Parks & Resorts SBU; part included strategic recommendations -- what they should and should not pursue. It was fun to see some of the things I recommended come to pass (especially wide expansion of DVC, DCL, and overlapping DCL and ABD offerings). I also thought they should harness opportunities for individualized marketing to more closely resemble what casinos do — they’re still barely scratching the surface it seems. Also wanted to see massive website improvements and and enhanced ability to plan your trips online and on devices — they did some of that, but not enough IMO.
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Nice!

My concept was to include the features in the existing app. Not sure if that could have been done or not but I am interested to see where they take this. Originally when I thought of it I thought phones should be less in the parks and people should enjoy the experience without technology but then when you look at it they should embrace it in a way that enhances the experience. Rather than doing outside things like social media and Heads Up have a scavenger hunt in the queue, use AR, etc. This helps both the tech aspect and so people experience what incredible things the imagineers created for us.
 


rteetz said:
Nice!

My concept was to include the features in the existing app. Not sure if that could have been done or not but I am interested to see where they take this. Originally when I thought of it I thought phones should be less in the parks and people should enjoy the experience without technology but then when you look at it they should embrace it in a way that enhances the experience. Rather than doing outside things like social media and Heads Up have a scavenger hunt in the queue, use AR, etc. This helps both the tech aspect and so people experience what incredible things the imagineers created for us.
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I love this idea -- and I also think it is more realistic today than expecting people to put the devices away -- especially when they are so useful during WDW trips these days.

I would absolutely use what you've described -- I hope Disney's offering is close! :thumbsup2 If not, you just need to go work with them and fix it -- easy peasy. :)
 


NEWS/RUMOR
Mickey Views is reporting a LATE 2019 opening for the Disney Skyliner – a supposed insider gave him the info. I'm skeptical but he has a point with the elaborate stations.
 
Harry Wallace said:
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Mickey Views is reporting a LATE 2019 opening for the Disney Skyliner – a supposed insider gave him the info. I'm skeptical but he has a point with the elaborate stations.
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Personally not a fan of Mickey Views. Latest info I had was Spring/Summer 2019. I would imagine it would be ready to go sometime prior to Star Wars. They are moving pretty well on this system.
 
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