News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

Finally got around to watching the video of the new Pixar parade. I have to agree with PPs, I definitely was not impressed and was more than a little disappointed. I thought that the accompanying music was particularly vanilla and didn’t add much.

Most of the parade is old. The parade only had a few new things such as the Luxo lamp, Up float, and Inside Out.

 

[rteetz]

Rumor

Disneyland to remove Peoplemover tracks in Tomorrowland.

 

[Delano Fiedler]

News

Florida theme park injury report for this past quarter is out.

6 injuries reported from the big 3 Orlando parks: WDW, Uni, and Seaworld.

Not sure if any of those were actually injuries.
Also : Had a really rough couple of months but Im glad things worked out in the end. Really missed you guys

 

[jknezek]

Rumor

Disneyland to remove Peoplemover tracks in Tomorrowland.

You mean the rocket sleds aren't coming back? Disney doesn't drop the ball often, but Peoplemover to Rocketsleds, to sad nostalgia pylons and tracks was a big one...

 

[fatmanatee]

Don’t forget the battle attraction. That will use screens too but also a lot of physical sets and AAs.

I imagined the battle attraction to be kinda like Kong based on what I've heard, am I wrong on that?

 

[skier_pete]

You mean the rocket sleds aren't coming back? Disney doesn't drop the ball often, but Peoplemover to Rocketsleds, to sad nostalgia pylons and tracks was a big one...

The worst is those pylons make the entrance to Tomorrowland an insane crowd funnel (along with Astro Orbiter) and it is always such a mess there. Hope this really happens but it's been a problem for 20 years why do something now.

 

[skier_pete]

I imagined the battle attraction to be kinda like Kong based on what I've heard, am I wrong on that?

No one really knows the whole thing but I don't think like Kong at all. First it's a trackless ride vehicle which typically would be very different from the very linear path of Kong, and then also rumors that there will be an interactive (shoot the bad guys) aspect to it as well. Could be a lot of screens, but they also built to full-size AT-ATs into the building - so not entirely screens.

 

[rteetz]

I imagined the battle attraction to be kinda like Kong based on what I've heard, am I wrong on that?

I would say yes that is wrong. The battle attraction is a trackless LPS ride with a mix of AAs (could be up to 50 AAs) and screens. The ride vehicle will also be more intimate than the kong vehicle.

 

[jknezek]

The worst is those pylons make the entrance to Tomorrowland an insane crowd funnel (along with Astro Orbiter) and it is always such a mess there. Hope this really happens but it's been a problem for 20 years why do something now.

I'm guessing because of the crowds. Finally got to the point where it can't be ignored and with SW:GE coming in, it's going to be even more crowded. From the news snippets, it seems like flow around the park is something they are addressing in different ways. I'm guessing the mess of removing these towers was always greater than the inconvenience of having them, but push is coming to shove in 2019, quite literally, and they need to find any open space they can easily create.

 

[rteetz]

News

PHOTOS - A look at the dishes coming to Wine Bar George at Disney Springs

 

[ErinF]

Rumor

Disneyland to remove Peoplemover tracks in Tomorrowland.

This would be a good thing. Not only do they need the space as others have mentioned, but IMO DL's Tomorrowland is the saddest land, partly because of those empty people mover tracks. It's just a constant reminder of something great that's missing.

 

[BigRed98]

News

PHOTOS - A look at the dishes coming to Wine Bar George at Disney Springs

The food looks really good especially the grilled octopus and sea bass. I love good seafood. It also looks like a nice place if your not that hungry and just want some small bites and a big selection of wine.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

You mean the rocket sleds aren't coming back? Disney doesn't drop the ball often, but Peoplemover to Rocketsleds, to sad nostalgia pylons and tracks was a big one...

Not sure if you listen to Connecting with Walt but they are now covering the early 2000’s and the last episode focused on Disneyland and between Rocket Rods and the opening of Disney California Adventure (which had a whopping 8,000 people for opening day) it was not a high watermark for the company

 

[dina444444]

Rumor

Disneyland to remove Peoplemover tracks in Tomorrowland.

If they remove them it will just be the exterior ones. They would have to close several rides and attractions to remove them in their entirety.

 

[rteetz]

News

Permits filed for queue work for Space Mountain at Disneyland

http://permits.anaheim.net/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusViewCasebld&shl_caseno=BLD2018-01545

 

[BigRed98]

News

Permits filed for queue work for Space Mountain at Disneyland

http://permits.anaheim.net/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusViewCasebld&shl_caseno=BLD2018-01545

Now it makes sense why there looking to remove the people mover tracks. When do you think work will begin on this?

 

[rteetz]

Now it makes sense why there looking to remove the people mover tracks. When do you think work will begin on this?

Once permits are approved it could be anytime.

 

[rteetz]

News

Paddlefish Offers $25 Bonus with Purchase of $100 Gift Card

 

[rteetz]

News

New Up bird show at AK soft opened today

 

[AzzySpazbourne]

Rumor

Looks like new monorail replacements in the works for WDW forthcoming, and Main Street Theater may have suffered chopping block to free up some funds for the upgrade.