News Round Up 2018

[MickeyMinnieMom]

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New Holiday Treats at Epcot

https://wdwnt.com/2018/12/christmas2018seasonsatepcot/

I know others make fun of this, and I usually don't comment, but seriously: do they have a Department of Cupcakes that works OT now??

 

[rteetz]

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Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

 

[rteetz]

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Disney looking at Craig Gillespie to direct Cruella

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2018/12/04/craig-gillespie-reportedly-in-talks-to-helm-cruella/

 

[rteetz]

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Kevin Hart to host The Oscars on ABC

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2018/12/04/kevin-hart-to-host-2019-oscars/

 

[Spotpkt]

I can't say much about during the day (will know more tomorrow). The train wasn't at the Main Street station as of 5:30 p.m. this evening.

On Monday, Lilly was at the station around 10:30 AM. I have some video of the last full loop around in Roy. It was when MVMCP was going on and I had to leave, or I would have stayed on to the end. Depending on our schedule and timing at home, I will try to get it posted soon.

Talking with some of the cast members on that ride, they are not exactly sure how they will be displaying the trains and such. I do know that, as of Sunday, the Behind the Steam Trains tour will still be going during the shutdown.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

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Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

This is an interesting concept.

Have they done something like this before at either coasts?

 

[The Pho]

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Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

This is an interesting concept.

Have they done something like this before at either coasts?

Sounds basically like a singles line. When they have an empty side, this line will fill it in.

 

[tlmadden73]

On Monday, Lilly was at the station around 10:30 AM. I have some video of the last full loop around in Roy. It was when MVMCP was going on and I had to leave, or I would have stayed on to the end. Depending on our schedule and timing at home, I will try to get it posted soon.

Talking with some of the cast members on that ride, they are not exactly sure how they will be displaying the trains and such. I do know that, as of Sunday, the Behind the Steam Trains tour will still be going during the shutdown.

That makes sense. The tour takes you from Main Street to Fantasyland (before the Tron construction) and then just backs into the roundhouses for the main part of the tour. The trains can still get to and from their homes backstage since the only part of the track not being used is near Tron (and the switch to get back there is before the New Fantasyland station). The train would have to back into the Main Street station all the way from Fantasyland though, which I assume is what it is doing.

 

[tlmadden73]

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Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

So a "small group" line? Do the ride vehicles differ in DCA than at DHS?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Sounds basically like a singles line. When they have an empty side, this line will fill it in.

I had typed out in my response that it was like a modified single rider line but then I deleted it lol. That's why I was asking if they had done this before.

Sure I know they've pulled from the normal queue but to specifically have a line where up to 2 adults and if there is a small child then they can join too and be together as opposed to knowing they would likely be split up (as is the concept of single rider line) what I thought was quite interesting.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

So a "small group" line? Do the ride vehicles differ in DCA than at DHS?

small group is defined in the article as 2 adults and a small child.

From the article:

• The line is available to those riding in a party of one, two or a small party of three made up of two adults and one child.

Pretty sure WDW can fit that as well it's just only 2 individuals will have the playing ability same as DCA if I'm thinking correctly.

 

[skier_pete]

So a "small group" line? Do the ride vehicles differ in DCA than at DHS?

No they are the same.

Sounds basically like a singles line. When they have an empty side, this line will fill it in.

I understand a singles line for the ride - they send out a lot of empty seats. But a "single side" doesn't make a ton of sense - but hey whatever. It seems like it will make the regular standby line even longer.

Edit: One thing to note is TSMM never had the popularity at DLR that it did at WDW. While you can get 30-40 minute lines, it was rarely ever the 60-120 minute waits of WDW.

 

[The Pho]

I had typed out in my response that it was like a modified single rider line but then I deleted it lol. That's why I was asking if they had done this before.

Sure I know they've pulled from the normal queue but to specifically have a line where up to 2 adults and if there is a small child then they can join too and be together as opposed to knowing they would likely be split up (as is the concept of single rider line) what I thought was quite interesting.

The way I see it is that the single rider line is not for splitting up groups, it's for filling empty space. This moving buddy line is also all about filling empty space. So to me it's the same thing. It's just a way to ensure that the ride is running closer to max capacity. On this ride in particular, they have lots of empty rows go out, this solves that with an additional line.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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Toy Story Mania at DCA testing moving buddy line

https://www.laughingplace.com/w/new...moving-buddy-line-for-toy-story-midway-mania/

hmm, interesting. Don't they just put other people together as is if you are a smaller party? (not within one side, but like put one party of 2 on one side of a car and another on the other side?)

Guess this just makes that easier, sort of like with Single Rider Lines, where when that situation arises, they can just add a "one side of a car" group to fill more cars

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The way I see it is that the single rider line is not for splitting up groups, it's for filling empty space. This moving buddy line is also all about filling empty space. So to me it's the same thing. It's just a way to ensure that the ride is running closer to max capacity. On this ride in particular, they have lots of empty rows go out, this solves that with an additional line.

What I mean by that is when you go into the single rider line you have the forewarning you will be split up from your group. That doesn't always happen but you've been forewarned. This Buddy Line is not designed to split up your group. Therefore in my mind it was like a modified single rider line.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

small group is defined in the article as 2 adults and a small child.

From the article:

• The line is available to those riding in a party of one, two or a small party of three made up of two adults and one child.

Pretty sure WDW can fit that as well it's just only 2 individuals will have the playing ability same as DCA if I'm thinking correctly.

Yup - We've done that before with our youngest as the "third" taht then "helps" Also done it on Buzz where she then worked the "spinning motion" vs having a gun

 

[The Pho]

hmm, interesting. Don't they just put other people together as is if you are a smaller party? (not within one side, but like put one party of 2 on one side of a car and another on the other side?)

Guess this just makes that easier, sort of like with Single Rider Lines, where when that situation arises, they can just add a "one side of a car" group to fill more cars

A lot of times they don't have another small group to fill the other side so it goes through empty. This solves that.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The way I see it is that the single rider line is not for splitting up groups, it's for filling empty space. This moving buddy line is also all about filling empty space. So to me it's the same thing. It's just a way to ensure that the ride is running closer to max capacity. On this ride in particular, they have lots of empty rows go out, this solves that with an additional line.

yeah, makes sense ... guess I didn't realize they would often send cars out with an empty "side" - I thought they would just always fill up that other side. I know we have gone and had people not in our group fill in sides of cars and pull from further down the line if need be to fit

But maybe it is harder to do that with the line set up at DCA vs DHS?

 

[The Pho]

What I mean by that is when you go into the single rider line you have the forewarning you will be split up from your group. That doesn't always happen but you've been forewarned. This Buddy Line is not designed to split up your group. Therefore in my mind it was like a modified single rider line.

I see what you mean, but it's still serving the same purpose mostly. But yes a modified singles line sounds like the best description.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Yup - We've done that before with our youngest as the "third" taht then "helps" Also done it on Buzz where she then worked the "spinning motion" vs having a gun

I'll tell you what Buzz to us was like a multi-tasking test lol. It's hard to hit the targets and do the spinning in the height of the action parts...at least for us. Totally would have been nice to have that designated person be the car spinner lol.