Rumors of Light (ROL discussion thread)

Sorry guys. I know the April and May folks are way past fed up by now. I have this crazy feeling they are stalking our thread waiting for us to hit 500 pages about nothing!

Wishing better news for all the Loungers tomorrow.

Fed up doesn't even begin to cover it. But, I've reached the "acceptance" level in the 7 stages of grief...if it happens in time for us to make adjustments, that would be great...we've left flexibility for our AK afternoon so it can extend into the evening, and maybe even can adjust FPs and dining, if and when those are announced. But if the park closes at 6 like the calendar currently says, we'll find a way to still enjoy our time....wine is a great healer!:drinking1
 
A RoL CM is just NOW having his Welcome Day where he was given details ............ what about training? [/MEDIA]
This was my first thought as well...

Positive news from Disney ...................

It is National Caramel Day!

Way to deflect from the important issues (not that I don't love caramel) -

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-karamell-kuche-in-germany-pavilion-at-epcot/


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I think my head is going to explode. Nothing serious.
 
I agree with the previous poster. When my FP window opened up the other night I was on at midnight and there were zero fast passes available for any princesses in June. Not just Anna and Elsa. Well for my dates anyway. Nothing. no princesses at all
FP for all princesses at PFH are unavailable after 5/27 as they expect that will be the day A&E move to Epcot. Once that is finalized (so on 5/26 Lol), you should be able to schedule FPs at both MK and EP.
 
I thought the Tiffin's menu sounded ok but I doubt we would eat there just because of price. We no longer go to places like LeCellier due to that as well. I did see DPB said opening "summer". Was that always the case? We were hoping for one of the other (TH or Flame tree) packages with ROL but still see none of them. And of course no FP or hours appearing...

I am also waiting to see how the DAH affects the MK on that evening. I choose May 8th for MK evening to specifically see MSEP and Wishes as well as we like to stay to the very end and slowly walk out when it is pretty empty. I know we wont stay to the end now but I still have a couple weeks to see if any impact on the parade and FW viewing. In wich case we either suck it up or try and re-rearrange everything again! FP and ADr's as well. with only a couple weeks to go. AHHHH!

If my DH knew how much time I was spending on trying to getthis info he would go nuts. No idea how much time is spent on planning a WDW trip anymore. I think that's why he likes when we go elsewhere.
 
Sorry about your frustration with your FPs....I think many of us have experienced the results of the IT cutbacks over the last couple of years, and it's just not pretty. Seems to me, when they know that SOMETHING big is going to be announced, that the system would be modified to meet the demands. But experience has shown that not to be true. Remember the FREE DINING fiasco last summer and fall? OY!!

Thanks for your tips about shoes. They may really help some folks...but my "knee problems" are that I have no cushion left in my right knee - bone on arthritic bone. So it's only a matter of time until going under the knife. I have found that wearing shoes with good support really does help, tho. Between that and Advil, and the occasional injections, I'm doing pretty good. I just will never be entering any of the RUN DISNEY events! ;)

Sorry, I don't know anything about the free dining fiasco from last year - we're DVC so have never gone that route. But I can imagine...

I have RA and used to go get my knees injected before our Disney trips too. That does help but it's only a temporary fix and can only be done so often. I finally found a good rheumatologist who I love and she's got me on a protocol that's been working pretty good - hoping I can avoid the knee replacement thing by heading off things early with meds. Of course they come with their own set of problems when on them long-term as I am. But as long as my knees don't look like grapefruits and I can see the wrinkles in the knuckles on my fingers I'm happy to trade the problems. Wearing shoes without the proper arch support just really complicated my issues. I was always limping before the end of the first day. I can't believe how much better I get along now with better shoes.

Good luck with your knees!
 
They aren't available because supposedly Anna & Elsa are moving over to Epcot in Norway for M&G. Aurora & Snow White are supposed to move back to Princess Hall in MK. Rumor is June, but we all know how reliable dates Disney gives us are.......

Ahhh. OK. We've never done the princess thing (DS is now almost 19 so there was never a time it mattered). I was just surprised to see they all said sold out for the day!
 
I stayed up for midnight to do our FP's for our June trip. I was amazed as I was scrolling thru the choices that ALL of the slots for the MK princesses were GONE by 12:10. That's nuts! Glad we're not in the princess market! I was super frustrated with the site as it started wonking out on me as I was trying to do my 4th day. I kept getting messages to try again later. I was like "Are you kidding me? Don't you know what TIME it is?!" I piddled with it for another 30 minutes or so and finally gave up & went to bed (in a very frustrated state). I finished this morning from my phone when I first woke up. Disney IT definitely sucks eggs tho. Lurking here tho as I want to plan 2 evenings at AK for ROL & the night safari...booked placeholders for
I had this same problem. Once I got to day 6, the site went to sh*t! So I initially didn't get what I wanted for 6&7. But I gave it some time and went back and was able to modify and get pretty much exactly what I was looking for on those days. I was up til after 2 though to do it bc of the site issues. I didn't even notice about the princesses bc we aren't in that game either. (ETA: I forgot about the lack of FP after 5/27) I did book my mom a meet Ariel FP for our arrival day in place of 7DMT that the rest of us had. I didn't get exact times I wanted but everything is workable and I'll keep checking to modify anything that was off more than I'm really ok with. And of course stalking off ROL, FEA, Olaf M&G, and possibly Soarin.
 
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FP for all princesses at PFH are unavailable after 5/27 as they expect that will be the day A&E move to Epcot. Once that is finalized (so on 5/26 Lol), you should be able to schedule FPs at both MK and EP.
What does A&E moving have to do with booking FP for Cindy and Rapunzel? Seems odd that none are available for any of them. Couldn't be a refurb happening, is there? Though it's pretty new itself so that doesn't make much sense either.
 
What does A&E moving have to do with booking FP for Cindy and Rapunzel? Seems odd that none are available for any of them. Couldn't be a refurb happening, is there? Though it's pretty new itself so that doesn't make much sense either.
Not sure unless they will be switching up the princesses or the "pairs"? But nothing available for either side of PFH from the 27th on. And Cindy/Rapunzel rarely filled to capacity, even day of.
 
Speaking of FP.. we didn't renew our APs last year so when we get there on the 24th we're going to buy them new. To help with paying for things not all at once, we bought 5 day tickets with our room package. Went to do our FP's and I'm like why on earth can't I book the last 2 days of our trip!? I was getting so angry about it, ready to call Disney and then I realized duh! We only have 5 day tickets! So who knows if we will get any FPs for our last 2 days. Whoops! Talk about feeling like an idiot! :oops:
 
Just an INFO ONLY thing here...

I currently have a Beaches and Cream resv for 4 on 4/27 at 12:00 PM...plan to post on the dining cancellation thread, but thought I would check with my ROL-Lounge friends first to see if anyone wants to coordinate a drop&grab. Private Conversation me if you are interested.
 
:mic:I have a question specifically aimed at a select group on this site - It's for those that have emailed George and received call backs from his office.

Do you keep coming back on this site this week to see what fun things are being discussed or do you just not truly trust you will be notified as soon as there is information to be shared?
:confused3 :scratchin

and by the way, I'm one who got a call and I'm a little from column A and a little from column B...:jumping1:
 
:mic:I have a question specifically aimed at a select group on this site - It's for those that have emailed George and received call backs from his office.

Do you keep coming back on this site this week to see what fun things are being discussed or do you just not truly trust you will be notified as soon as there is information to be shared?
:confused3 :scratchin
I'm addicted to this site! Still hoping for insight from here, as well as waiting for the phone call, but I'm thinking that it's all for naught for us anyway, so not getting too bent out of shape with discussion of "nothing". Helps me wait for that shred of hope I have left. LOL
 
I'm addicted to this site! Still hoping for insight from here, as well as waiting for the phone call, but I'm thinking that it's all for naught for us anyway, so not getting too bent out of shape with discussion of "nothing". Helps me wait for that shred of hope I have left. LOL
This may or may not have been an accurate depiction of me on Saturday after the 'promised' Blog failed to materialize...
 

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