News Round Up 2018

[hertamaniac]

I bet Dorney Park still has theirs too.....

Grew up on that thing and I think it is still in operation since 1920. There was also one at Bushkill Park, but the flood(s) took it out.

 

[skier_pete]

I am with @rteetz on the acroynym - AS2. The point of an acornym is to shorten the name as much as possible. TSASS is silly. That's not the name of the ride. You don't call 7DMT - FL7DMT. AS2 is perfect.

Now can someone tell me how we differentiate SM and SM. (Space and Splash that is.)

 

[FoxC63]

Id be more inclined to stay there, were it called All Star Athletics

And Joe Pesci would have been my choice for a role in any Disney movie. The guy has talent and a voice.

 

[danikoski]

My daughter and I did DAH for my birthday in January when we were there for a dance trip and had a great time, however the trend in the last few years to earlier close times is really unfortunate. I would have hoped they kept this event to "slower" times and kept longer summer hours but I'm happy you get to try it! In recent years, I often find myself struggling with the macro/micro thing when planning my Disney vacations and saving for a couple of "extras"...

I think what you are seeing, besides Disney doing a money grab, is that summer is becoming the slower season. Whereas now Fall to January has become packed.

 

[AzzySpazbourne]

News

Paul Giamatti to join Dwayne Johnson on Disney's Jungle Cruise

 

[beer dave]

I am with @rteetz on the acroynym - AS2. The point of an acornym is to shorten the name as much as possible. TSASS is silly. That's not the name of the ride. You don't call 7DMT - FL7DMT. AS2 is perfect.

Now can someone tell me how we differentiate SM and SM. (Space and Splash that is.)

Suck up....

 

[skier_pete]

Suck up....

Hey, he's got the power to ban me...

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Now can someone tell me how we differentiate SM and SM. (Space and Splash that is.)

I think splash is just usually called splash, and space is sm on the boards.

Though smt would make sense.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

AS2, where a 2 looks like an S. I don’t think it’s that difficult.

Hey — I’ll just conform but I would NEVER guess what it was seeing AS2. Not even sure I’ll remember that. I’ll probably just call it the alien ride.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I think what you are seeing, besides Disney doing a money grab, is that summer is becoming the slower season. Whereas now Fall to January has become packed.

Summer wasn’t slower than Fall-Jan over the last two years. We’ve spent 10-12 days in early August, as well as visits for SWDS and W&D. August was busier.

 

[rteetz]

Summer wasn’t slower than Fall-Jan over the last two years. We’ve spent 10-12 days in early August, as well as visits for SWDS and W&D. August was busier.

The last two years Marathon Weekend has been just as busy or busier than summer IMO.

 

[Capang]

Summer wasn’t slower than Fall-Jan over the last two years. We’ve spent 10-12 days in early August, as well as visits for SWDS and W&D. August was busier.

Our October trip seemed way busier than our June trip. Now, weather it really was more crowded in October or whether it was due to reduced staffing I'm not sure. But our waits were way longer in the fall.

 

[Ariel484]

News

Harveys to Hold Steamboat Willie Signing Event May 4 & 5 at Walt Disney World

So sad I don't live close to the parks for this.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

We went to the parks in July and October. July was better crowds wise than October by a long shot.

 

[mikebb]

They really move fast with those mugs - I just bought the second version of MK a couple of weeks ago (at least I think it's the second version)...looks like Fantasyland.

My wife has moved on from pins to these mugs (which is fine by me since we actually get use out of them.) But if they keep moving this fast with the releases, I'm going to have to install more kitchen cabinets!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We went to the parks in July and October. July was better crowds wise than October by a long shot.

Feels like October, with the allowed stuff and Food and Wine and nice weather is really crowded

 

[TheFloatingBear]

My wife has moved on from pins to these mugs (which is fine by me since we actually get use out of them.) But if they keep moving this fast with the releases, I'm going to have to install more kitchen cabinets!

I hear you - I was so happy when I completed my set of four, lol! If I keep going I'm going to run out of windowsill space. I wish this one was available when I was there two weeks ago - it has the Peoplemover on it, and I've always been weirdly obsessed with that attraction!

 

[TheFloatingBear]

I think what you are seeing, besides Disney doing a money grab, is that summer is becoming the slower season. Whereas now Fall to January has become packed.

We haven't gone in the summer since our kids were little - we've settled into an April thing, partly because of the great weather. I remember I used to look forward on those trips to when my kids would be old enough to do the late summer hours, but I guess one way or another we'll be paying for those hours if we make it back in the summer!

The crowd thing is tough to get a handle on these days. We have found April fairly manageable, although since our week is fixed, Easter is always the wild card. I will say I had a bonus trip in January this year (not MLK), and it took us a longer amount of time to do fewer attractions (although it didn't "feel" crowded walking around)! Not a huge difference but I was a little surprised given it wasn't even a holiday. Not sure what's staffing, shorter hours, etc., but that was our experience...

 

[rteetz]

News

Cinderella Dooney and about me bags now available

http://blogmickey.com/2018/05/new-cinderella-dooney-bourke-handbags-arrive-at-walt-disney-world/

 

[rteetz]

News

Disneyland Paris testing online dining reservations

https://wdwnt.com/2018/05/disneyland-paris-now-testing-ability-to-make-online-dining-reservations/