News Round Up 2018

[rteetz]

I am not pleased. Dunno what I'm going to do now.

More money for WDW for me I guess.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

News

Lamplight Lounge reservations now open at DCA!

Got mine for July 4!

I did notice that 9 pm is the last time and WOC is at 1015. So wonder if we'll be able to see. I got one at 8:55.

 

[BigRed98]

Got mine for July 4!

I did notice that 9 pm is the last time and WOC is at 1015. So wonder if we'll be able to see. I got one at 8:55.

I also got my reservation but for July 16th at 7:25. I don’t think they will throw you out for World of Color if your still ordering food and drinks.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

They sold out?? You gotta be kidding! It took half a year for them to sell out last time.

Yup. Saw it on Twitter earlier. I was surprised as well.

 

[Tiki Birdland]

Yet he's paraded around and met like the Villain he no longer is.

Spoiler Alert!

 

[nkosiek]

NEWS

Kenny the Pirate is reporting that as of June 11th the Characters Spot at EPCOT is moving to a Tier 1 FP

http://www.kennythepirate.com/2018/06/07/epcot-character-spot-fastpass-is-moving-to-tier-one/

So Tier 1s will be:

1. Frozen Ever After
2. Test Track
3. Soarin'
4. Illuminations: Reflection of Earth
5. Character Spot

and Tier 2s will be:

1. Mission: Space
2. Spaceship Earth
3. The Seas with Nemo & Friends
4. Living with the Land
5. Pixar Short Film Festival
6. Journey Into Imagination With Figment
7. Turtle Talk with Crush

Yeah, that was true when I went to make FP reservations back in April for my trip starting next weekend.

 

[closetmickey]

Makes no sense. Character Spot fast pass line was never that long. Frozen will be everyone’s choice who has kids.

Maybe they felt like they needed another option for those with young kids who couldn’t get a FEA FP?

 

[rteetz]

News

Animal Kingdom Lodge pool closing for refurb later this year

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/di...engthy-refurbishment-later-this-this-year.htm

 

[MLYNNED18]

News

Animal Kingdom Lodge pool closing for refurb later this year

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/di...engthy-refurbishment-later-this-this-year.htm

Do they at least have more than one pool?

 

[adam.adbe]

Yep they are gone...

I was shocked when I saw that this morning. I decided to cancel my hotel and will only be going Saturday driving to and from celebration.

If the five days are gone that fast, the weekend ones will likely go quickly too. I was hoping to wait until some of the line-up was confirmed, but I guess I'll go ahead and pull the trigger now.

 

[rteetz]

If the five days are gone that fast, the weekend ones will likely go quickly too. I was hoping to wait until some of the line-up was confirmed, but I guess I'll go ahead and pull the trigger now.

Yep I was waiting as well but that changed quickly.

 

[rteetz]

Do they at least have more than one pool?

They have a pool at the DVC building but that’s it I believe.

 

[rteetz]

News

Halloween Horror Nights 2018 will have more houses than ever

https://orlando.halloweenhorrornights.com/site/

 

[HuskieJohn]

If the five days are gone that fast, the weekend ones will likely go quickly too. I was hoping to wait until some of the line-up was confirmed, but I guess I'll go ahead and pull the trigger now.

They also said this AM that Saturday Adult tickets were 60% sold.

I just assumed that Sat was going to be the main event for EPIX and the best chance for the teaser trailer...also hoping for some SWGE hype for my son since he still wont know that we are going 11 months later.

 

[MommaBerd]

News

Animal Kingdom Lodge pool closing for refurb later this year

https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/di...engthy-refurbishment-later-this-this-year.htm

I am surprised this is just now showing up. It’s been the topic of discussion for at least three weeks on the AKL Resort thread. People are not at all pleased, especially those who rented DVC. I feel badly for them. They are going to let guests use the Kidani pool, and from what I understand, it’s pretty much an equivalent pool.

 

[wareagle57]

Just epitomized "Disney Charm" to me - definitely will be missed, but not forgotten

I never met him, but saw him out a few times when resort hopping. I was too nervous to say anything, which is silly in hindsight since it was his job to talk to guests and he loved it. Does anyone know how long he had been with Disney and the GF? Had he been there since it opened?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I never met him, but saw him out a few times when resort hopping. I was too nervous to say anything, which is silly in hindsight since it was his job to talk to guests and he loved it. Does anyone know how long he had been with Disney and the GF? Had he been there since it opened?

He was there since 1991 - the Grand opened in 1988 so not quite the opening

over that time he assisted over 3,500 brides and received the Walt Disney Legacy Award in 2013

 

[tarak]

They have a pool at the DVC building but that’s it I believe.

It’s a good five minute walk from Jambi House to Kidani Village, depending on how quickly you move. The pool at kidani is very nice but it’s not that big. The pool at Jambo House is huge. Maybe most people won’t want to walk back and forth. But I honestly wouldn’t want to stay at Kidani even during a slow time if I thought I’d be competing for pool space with everyone from the main building.

 

[rteetz]

I am surprised this is just now showing up. It’s been the topic of discussion for at least three weeks on the AKL Resort thread. People are not at all pleased, especially those who rented DVC. I feel badly for them. They are going to let guests use the Kidani pool, and from what I understand, it’s pretty much an equivalent pool.

Yeah there is a lot of outrage over the late announcement of this.

 

[rteetz]

They also said this AM that Saturday Adult tickets were 60% sold.

I just assumed that Sat was going to be the main event for EPIX and the best chance for the teaser trailer...also hoping for some SWGE hype for my son since he still wont know that we are going 11 months later.

Yeah that's why I chose Saturday too.