News Round Up 2019

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

New Tomorrowland sign installed - looks great!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1173934172781645824

 

[mikeamizzle]

that is awesome; big upgrade imo; feeling a lot of eero saarinen vibes

 

[ELLH]

NEWS

New Tomorrowland sign installed - looks great!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1173934172781645824

Same thing I replied on their twitter:
I like it. But I don't. Though, I do see it fitting with the TRON theme more than the rest of what is currently there which gives me hope there will be additional theming updates to tie it all together.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Same thing I replied on their twitter:
I like it. But I don't. Though, I do see it fitting with the TRON theme more than the rest of what is currently there which gives me hope there will be additional theming updates to tie it all together.

It definitely gives me more of that "retro-futuristic" feel ... which I think a) does fit a bit with the Tronish style but also b) I think makes the most sense for designing the land since the view of the future for today is constantly changing, so having more of that "retro future" take is smart

 

[mikeamizzle]

agree with everything Max said and also functionally i think it improves the sight-lines as well

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

New Tomorrowland sign installed - looks great!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1173934172781645824

Some more photos ... I will say I don't think I like it as much from the back, seems a bit plain and looks "odd" with the Castle in the background, etc. ... but minor point

https://twitter.com/x/status/1173947525302235136

 

[mikeamizzle]

i like it even more now haha thanks for the update

 

[SaintsManiac]

Here's a link for those of us who cannot see Twitter at work.

https://blogmickey.com/2019/09/modern-new-tomorrowland-sign-installed-at-magic-kingdom/

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Entertainment is always the easiest thing to cut.

And to add back later... in same or different form... as basically every year...

The list is impressive and I feel it will be enough to cancel Netflix. While my son (and us parents) may miss some of the non-Disney content we use Netflix for .. I think we will find enough on here to entertain us for the little time we spend "watching" TV anyway (especially now that summer is over). Plus .. there is always Amazon Prime.

That will be a savings of about $7/month(after taking into account the discounted Disney+ rate (signing up for 3 years). That adds up.

Funny - I never even considered this being a Netflix replacement. Unless one is only using Netflix for kids' programming. At least that's my take.

Much better than the list post a month go.

But that list was PATHETIC. I said that here then and some people said it was fine as it was... While Disney has added to it, I still think the list is lame given how much content they have access to post-acquisitions. Not enough for me yet.

 

[disneydreamer781]

Doesn't a Brazilian sponsor have to partially fund it's country in Epcot? Could that be the reason? I mean Brazil has enough issues right now and seems unstable at this time. Of course, Disney could just move on.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Funny - I never even considered this being a Netflix replacement. Unless one is only using Netflix for kids' programming. At least that's my take.

To be it isn't necessarily a replacement for Netflix more just can I justify spending $ for both or is there enough on Disney+ that I really won't get use out of Netflix. .... and we are in the phase of trying to cut back on things that we don't "need" so Netflix may be a casualty (at least for a while until next season of Stranger Things comes around)

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

To be it isn't necessarily a replacement for Netflix more just can I justify spending $ for both or is there enough on Disney+ that I really won't get use out of Netflix. .... and we are in the phase of trying to cut back on things that we don't "need" so Netflix may be a casualty (at least for a while until next season of Stranger Things comes around)

There's just SO MUCH MORE on Netflix... and things Disney+ will NEVER have... including Seinfeld beginning in 2021! We'll only do Disney+ as an added service -- not a replacement for anything -- and only if they add to this list exponentially. To each his/her own... Disney is clearly banking on this little list being enough for a launch, so I assume they've done their research and that is enough... but I guess their original
"comprehensive" list wasn't testing so well...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

There's just SO MUCH MORE on Netflix... and things Disney+ will NEVER have... including Seinfeld beginning in 2021! We'll only do Disney+ as an added service -- not a replacement for anything -- and only if they add to this list exponentially. To each his/her own... Disney is clearly banking on this little list being enough for a launch, so I assume they've done their research and that is enough... but I guess their original
"comprehensive" list wasn't testing so well...

having re-runs of things does nothing for me - I've seen every episode of Seinfeld multiple times for example, so that carries no weight for me. Even other shows I love (parks and rec, etc) we just never get to reruns off stuff

Maybe weighing things is we have 3 young kids so we really can't watch anything non-family friendly until they are in bed / asleep so that gives us like max 1.5 hours each night ... and then there are sport and other things on live TV we watch. We just don't have much time so anything we do watch we basically have to make appointment viewing for. Right now, only things on Netflix that do that for me are Stranger Things and Glow. We do also watch Great British Bake Off but that we can watch with the kids so would be the exception

Once Disney+ comes out we will have the Mandelorian and then this fall The Falcon and The Winter Soldier .... plus for the family The World According to Jeff Goldbum. And not sure exact debut date but the Imagineering show will be must watch for us as well.

So for us I think Disney+ becomes the main thing and then other things would have to justify their cost as complementary (we also have Amazon Prime for things too)

So definitely to each there own but I am fully expecting to cut Netflix shortly after we get Disney+ up and running - just wont' be able to justify the cost

 

[LoganBrown1990]

Forgot about the movie then episodes. That must be it. Do you know anywhere you can rent/get the Tartakovsky ones? I would love to see those. Thanks

Check the library! If they don't have it, they can most likely get it from another library for you.

 

[Kaleidodad]

There's just SO MUCH MORE on Netflix... and things Disney+ will NEVER have... including Seinfeld beginning in 2021! We'll only do Disney+ as an added service -- not a replacement for anything -- and only if they add to this list exponentially. To each his/her own... Disney is clearly banking on this little list being enough for a launch, so I assume they've done their research and that is enough... but I guess their original
"comprehensive" list wasn't testing so well...

Well, MORE only counts if it's actually good stuff, and while Netflix has a ton of content, a whole heckuva lot of it is dreck. I love some of the current original series like Stranger Things/GLOW and a lot of the stand-up specials, but our family has been combing over the same-old movies and straining to find new worthwhile shows to get into. (And I have every season of Seinfeld on DVD already.) So I'm super pumped to dive into the Disney catalog to whatever degree they make it available on this service, and may consider it at least a temporary replacement for Netflix.

 

[LoganBrown1990]

To be it isn't necessarily a replacement for Netflix more just can I justify spending $ for both or is there enough on Disney+ that I really won't get use out of Netflix. .... and we are in the phase of trying to cut back on things that we don't "need" so Netflix may be a casualty (at least for a while until next season of Stranger Things comes around)

I could definitely see myself jumping around every few months rather than paying for every single streaming service every single month.

 

[The Pho]

There's just SO MUCH MORE on Netflix... and things Disney+ will NEVER have... including Seinfeld beginning in 2021! We'll only do Disney+ as an added service -- not a replacement for anything -- and only if they add to this list exponentially. To each his/her own... Disney is clearly banking on this little list being enough for a launch, so I assume they've done their research and that is enough... but I guess their original
"comprehensive" list wasn't testing so well...

I have a hard time finding things to watch on Netflix, and their film selection has become atrocious since original content has become the main focus. Disney+ looks like it’ll be a better option for film even with its initial limited selection. Netflix definitely beats Disney+ on the TV side, but Hulu has the better selection there.

 

[firefly_ris]

having re-runs of things does nothing for me - I've seen every episode of Seinfeld multiple times for example, so that carries no weight for me. Even other shows I love (parks and rec, etc) we just never get to reruns off stuff

Maybe weighing things is we have 3 young kids so we really can't watch anything non-family friendly until they are in bed / asleep so that gives us like max 1.5 hours each night ... and then there are sport and other things on live TV we watch. We just don't have much time so anything we do watch we basically have to make appointment viewing for. Right now, only things on Netflix that do that for me are Stranger Things and Glow. We do also watch Great British Bake Off but that we can watch with the kids so would be the exception

Once Disney+ comes out we will have the Mandelorian and then this fall The Falcon and The Winter Soldier .... plus for the family The World According to Jeff Goldbum. And not sure exact debut date but the Imagineering show will be must watch for us as well.

So for us I think Disney+ becomes the main thing and then other things would have to justify their cost as complementary (we also have Amazon Prime for things too)

So definitely to each there own but I am fully expecting to cut Netflix shortly after we get Disney+ up and running - just wont' be able to justify the cost

I'm in the same situation as you.. 3 young kids and we just dont watch a ton as it is, plus husband watches sports. I noticed way back at the beginning of the year we were only watching Netflix maybe once every other month... ditched it. I love Stranger Things, so I just used my parents account for that one, but otherwise just haven't used it.

I got the Hulu $1/month black Friday promo last year and my youngest loves Full House and Home Improvement (plus Perfect Strangers and Sailormoon subtitled for me and Archer and Bob's Burgers for hub and I) so I am keeping my eyes peeled for this bundle thing they are talking about since that dollar deal will be up pretty soon.

 

[rteetz]

Doesn't a Brazilian sponsor have to partially fund it's country in Epcot? Could that be the reason? I mean Brazil has enough issues right now and seems unstable at this time. Of course, Disney could just move on.

They don’t have to fund the pavilion but they typically do. They are giving Disney money one way or another.

 

[rteetz]

And to add back later... in same or different form... as basically every year

Maybe one day Disney will add entertainment without taking anything away. What a concept that would be!