News Round Up 2017

[lockedoutlogic]

Yes please

I'm good for $10

 

[rteetz]

 

[rteetz]

News

Walt Disney Imagineering College Design competition winners

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...etition-challenges-next-generation-of-makers/

Their hourglass concept was really cool as well as some of the other finalists concepts in the competition.

 

[HeroOfWDW]

I love this so much. This is some really cool advertising for Disney Springs, especially for stores I have never thought of going in

 

[rteetz]

News

Disney changing the club penguin platform

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/original-club-penguin-game-being-replaced-with-new-platform/

 

[HeroOfWDW]

News

Disney changing the club penguin platform

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/original-club-penguin-game-being-replaced-with-new-platform/

Aww. Memories

 

[rteetz]

News

Minnie's Seasonal Dine to now include lunch and dinner

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/holl...nal-dine-to-include-both-lunch-and-dinner.htm

 

[Rivergirl2005]

News

Minnie's Seasonal Dine to now include lunch and dinner

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/holl...nal-dine-to-include-both-lunch-and-dinner.htm

Hopefully I can grab my June ADR for the fantasmic dining package tomorrow as well! Finally some answers

 

[mcd2745]

News

Disney changing the club penguin platform

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/original-club-penguin-game-being-replaced-with-new-platform/

Kinda sad to see it go. My kids were into it for a while. I always thought they never really marketed it enough. It could have been bigger, especially if given some type of presence in the parks - such as something in Innoventions instead of the PS3 games.

 

[monique5]

News

Minnie's Seasonal Dine to now include lunch and dinner

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/holl...nal-dine-to-include-both-lunch-and-dinner.htm

WOW! So only Disney Jr. @ breakfast.

 

[rteetz]

WOW! So only Disney Jr. @ breakfast.

Well the rumor is that the Disney junior characters will be changing this year at the stage show so maybe they are working on phasing it out.

 

[HeroOfWDW]

Well the rumor is that the Disney junior characters will be changing this year at the stage show so maybe they are working on phasing it out.

I kinda wish they wouldn't change it. I really like the use of puppets in the show. They should just change the puppets and scenes except for the entire thing. It seems like a really cool experience for little ones

 

[mikepizzo]

Rumor

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort to Be Gutted to Become Modern Luxury Resort

lolwut? A little early for April Fool's Jokes, don't you think?

 

[Roxyfire]

Rumor

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort to Be Gutted to Become Modern Luxury Resort

lolwut? A little early for April Fool's Jokes, don't you think?

"Chapek feels as if the Four Seasons Resort Orlando is putting them to shame when it comes to what a luxury resort on-property should be. So, what’s the solution? To completely gut the 28-year-old Magic Kingdom area resort, of course." Someone did tell Bobby that you do have to spend money in a venture like this right?

 

[mikepizzo]

"Chapek feels as if the Four Seasons Resort Orlando is putting them to shame when it comes to what a luxury resort on-property should be. So, what’s the solution? To completely gut the 28-year-old Magic Kingdom area resort, of course." Someone did tell Bobby that you do have to spend money in a venture like this right?

I can understand wanting to change some things. Eventually new things become old and fresh things become stale. Instead of spending the money it would take to completely gut the entire hotel, why not put a portion of that money into breathing life into the existing theme. Kind of seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

"What's that hunny? The refridgerator stopped working? Better buy a new house."

Maybe I'm just being naive.

 

[rteetz]

Rumor

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort to Be Gutted to Become Modern Luxury Resort

lolwut? A little early for April Fool's Jokes, don't you think?

Until this is said by a stronger source I'm not even going to possibly believe it. I do believe Chapek has a problem with wanting to squeeze out profits but in order to do this they would have to spend major money and I don't think that's going to happen. Imagine the prices they would charge.

 

[Budshark]

Ahhh... business mentality today.

Make cost cuts to hit aggressive budget target.
Make big bet with your name on it.
Be rewarded for having cost control and innovative mindset.
Move on with bonus and career before impacts of either of those legacy items can be measured.

Grow, nurture, evolve, develop have not been in the business vocabulary for a while - quick returns, cost cutting, big risky bets are in. I won't comment about that carrying over to the political world.

 

[sachilles]

It seems they could build a new on a different spot on the monorail for less I would guess(despite ground issues).
Maybe the writer is confused with CBR?

 

[mikepizzo]

Funny how certain people garner a type of perception within niche communities. No matter what "scene" one is in, there are always people like that. I don't know John from Joe in this Disney blogger community. It's all a tad fascinating to me.

 

[pepperandchips]

Rumor

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort to Be Gutted to Become Modern Luxury Resort

lolwut? A little early for April Fool's Jokes, don't you think?

If they actually did a serious refurb of the lobby and public spaces (bathrooms, restaurants, shops) I would welcome this change wholeheartedly. They just did a refurb on the guest rooms within the last 5 years so I can't see them "gutting" the actual guest rooms but the public spaces need help. We love the restaurants at the GF but at breakfast in the Grand Floridian Cafe in September I couldn't help but remark on how many times the trim had obviously been painted over and the "aesthetic choices" of the carpet, furniture, and wallpaper. The Villas building is evidence of what could be done to freshen up the GF while keeping the Victorian theme. (Admittedly biased since I own VGF points and love it very much). But it just goes to show what "Victorian inspired" meant in 2014 versus "Victorian by way of Laura Ashley" as the main building's decor strikes me. It's hard to imagine paying those rates - while the actual guest rooms look nice, the public spaces are approaching cringe-worthy in my estimation and I can't believe Disney hasn't already done an overhaul to bring the public spaces up to the "modern" standard in the Poly and the CR (no matter my personal opinion of the theming in those resorts, they definitely do not feel as dated as the GF).

TL;DR hope there's a kernel of truth in this story to modernize the Grand Floridian lobby.