News Round Up 2018

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tarak said:
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.
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That’s also a shuttle bus that runs every 10 minutes between Jambo and Kidani.
 
TheMaxRebo said:
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WDWNT reporting that there will be a passholder event for Toy Story Land - but will take place in September

https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/passholders-will-gain-exclusive-access-to-toy-story-land-in-september/
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I know that we have been thinking that there would be no exclusive AP previews for TSL due to how much construction is needing to be done still. I think this basically confirms that there will not be any AP previews. So, since Disney didn't offer those to AP's, they decided to give them exclusive access after the "summer rush."

This is also something that I wish they did with Pandora. I specifically remember going into the AK Guest Relations building last year to give a cast compliment, and there were many AP holders in there just complaining to CM's that they couldn't get any fastpasses for any of the attractions (mostly FOP), and they were not going to wait 4 hours to ride the attraction. Obviously the CM's couldn't do anything, but that really got me thinking about MDE, and the exclusive access to fastpasses that they give to people staying on property.

Honestly, I really think it would be so much better if WDW adopted the Maxpass system. It would be nice if Disney didn't charge for it at WDW. I only say that, because it gives a fair chance to EVERYONE entering their theme parks the equal opportunity to get a fastpass for TSL, Pandora, or any attraction in a theme park that people are going to that specific day.
 
AMusicLifeForMe said:
I know that we have been thinking that there would be no exclusive AP previews for TSL due to how much construction is needing to be done still. I think this basically confirms that there will not be any AP previews. So, since Disney didn't offer those to AP's, they decided to give them exclusive access after the "summer rush."

This is also something that I wish they did with Pandora. I specifically remember going into the AK Guest Relations building last year to give a cast compliment, and there were many AP holders in there just complaining to CM's that they couldn't get any fastpasses for any of the attractions (mostly FOP), and they were not going to wait 4 hours to ride the attraction. Obviously the CM's couldn't do anything, but that really got me thinking about MDE, and the exclusive access to fastpasses that they give to people staying on property.

Honestly, I really think it would be so much better if WDW adopted the Maxpass system. It would be nice if Disney didn't charge for it at WDW. I only say that, because it gives a fair chance to EVERYONE entering their theme parks the equal opportunity to get a fastpass for TSL, Pandora, or any attraction in a theme park that people are going to that specific day.
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I agree. I like this idea better than previews honestly, especially since it can be announced and planned ahead of time. I hope they do this with GE next year. Maybe a January or February Preview after the Christmas crowds.

I haven't used the MaxPass system before, but wouldn't it give the advantage to guests who got to the park early? Not that I think that's a bad thing. But part of the appeal of the current system is you don't have to hit RD to ride what you want that day. Can you schedule MP rides from outside the parks? I know you can make one for DCA while in DL and vice versa.
 
rteetz said:
I don't get it. Is this before or after normal park hours?
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The notice regarding the TSL event states:
Registration for this event will open in the coming weeks and we will notify you as soon as it does. Eligible Passholders may register themselves and 1 Guest.
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Let's hope that passholders receive notifcation of the registration and available dates/times; otherwise, we'll just have to look here!
 
wareagle57 said:
Can you schedule MP rides from outside the parks?
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You have to scan in first, but after that, you can make fastpasses if I remember correctly. I know I was able to make a fastpass mid-day from the Disneyland Hotel once. I'm not sure if it works outside of Disneyland property, but I assume it does. MaxPass is basically an added benefit to the "paper" fastpass system. You just don't have to walk to each attraction to get a fastpass. You still have that option if you don't want to pay $10 per ticket. On several of my Disneyland trips since MaxPass rolled out, I have been on 10+ attractions in a day on several occasions with just the MaxPass system (not including non-fastpass attractions).

I understand that each system has its positives and negatives. I just think Annual Passholders at WDW need some benefits to try and get a Flight of Passage FP or a Slinky Dog Dash FP. Now, I have been able to get Flight of Passage day-of on many occasions, but I refreshed the fastpass portion of the MDE app about 100 times before getting it.

I think it would be fair if people staying on property still had 60 days out, and AP holders had 45 days out. Then those coming and staying off-property would still be at 30 days out. Now, hard to get fastpasses would probably be gone by the time 45 days out comes around.
 
AMusicLifeForMe said:
You have to scan in first, but after that, you can make fastpasses if I remember correctly. I know I was able to make a fastpass mid-day from the Disneyland Hotel once. I'm not sure if it works outside of Disneyland property, but I assume it does. MaxPass is basically an added benefit to the "paper" fastpass system. You just don't have to walk to each attraction to get a fastpass. You still have that option if you don't want to pay $10 per ticket. On several of my Disneyland trips since MaxPass rolled out, I have been on 10+ attractions in a day on several occasions with just the MaxPass system (not including non-fastpass attractions).

I understand that each system has its positives and negatives. I just think Annual Passholders at WDW need some benefits to try and get a Flight of Passage FP or a Slinky Dog Dash FP. Now, I have been able to get Flight of Passage day-of on many occasions, but I refreshed the fastpass portion of the MDE app about 100 times before getting it.

I think it would be fair if people staying on property still had 60 days out, and AP holders had 45 days out. Then those coming and staying off-property would still be at 30 days out. Now, hard to get fastpasses would probably be gone by the time 45 days out comes around.
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Once you’ve scanned into the park you can make FPs from anywhere it doesn’t have a geo filter on it.
 
Has anyone heard about this?? Why would they do this? There have been times where online wasn’t working for me but the app was...

http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2018/06/07/mobile-my-disney-experience-mde-changes/

“Verified by Disney this morning, reservations using MDE on a mobile device can now only be made 60 days in advance. This only affects the mobile application. Reservations can still be made by calling or logging into MDE from the web.”
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ETA: :)

https://www.disboards.com/threads/news-round-up-2018.3654979/page-470#post-59325881
 
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AMusicLifeForMe said:
I know that we have been thinking that there would be no exclusive AP previews for TSL due to how much construction is needing to be done still. I think this basically confirms that there will not be any AP previews. So, since Disney didn't offer those to AP's, they decided to give them exclusive access after the "summer rush."

This is also something that I wish they did with Pandora. I specifically remember going into the AK Guest Relations building last year to give a cast compliment, and there were many AP holders in there just complaining to CM's that they couldn't get any fastpasses for any of the attractions (mostly FOP), and they were not going to wait 4 hours to ride the attraction. Obviously the CM's couldn't do anything, but that really got me thinking about MDE, and the exclusive access to fastpasses that they give to people staying on property.

Honestly, I really think it would be so much better if WDW adopted the Maxpass system. It would be nice if Disney didn't charge for it at WDW. I only say that, because it gives a fair chance to EVERYONE entering their theme parks the equal opportunity to get a fastpass for TSL, Pandora, or any attraction in a theme park that people are going to that specific day.
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Certainly positives and negatives to each system but one thing I hate with the "day of" booking is you don't know when your time slot would be - or if you even get one, especially if you don't rope drop

I get that I am probably more of a planner than most guests but I like knowing ahead of time what attractions we got FP for and when the time slots are for and then can plan around that. I *hated* with the paper FP in that you never knew what your return time would be until you got to the machine
 
MickeyMinnieMom said:
Has anyone heard about this?? Why would they do this? There have been times where online wasn’t working for me but the app was...

http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2018/06/07/mobile-my-disney-experience-mde-changes/

“Verified by Disney this morning, reservations using MDE on a mobile device can now only be made 60 days in advance. This only affects the mobile application. Reservations can still be made by calling or logging into MDE from the web.”
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Uh oh! You better post that on the restaurant board!!!
 
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