News Round Up 2019

[SouthFayetteFan]

News

Sulley popcorn bucket now at Animal Kingdom!

https://twitter.com/wdwnt/status/1080119062439575552?s=21

Hopefully not sold out by the time I get there.

So are you thinking this could sell out and be gone in the next week or so? Any hope of it still being around at the end of January?

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

That's a pretty significant jump in membership pricing. I'm not a member, is the $100 price tag worth it if you don't attend events?

We alternate years, as we use it for the D23 Expo ticket discounts but no, it’s not worth it. We have tried so many times to go to D23 events, never with any luck. The paid events sell out so fast it doesn’t even matter if you’re on the second the tickets go live.

 

[YesterDark]

Keep in mind with the increase in dues and the increase in points needed for studios and 1 bedrooms rental prices are sure to go up.

Prices always go up, so that's not that different.

 

[hakepb]

I just looked at the points as well. And this might be a stupid question but, I thought when they changed points around, that there had to be give and take....Removing some and placing them elsewhere.... The first one I looked @..SSR every category in every season seems to have gone up & nothing came down.....Am I missing something?

1) SSR has no dedicated studio or 1BR...so only the legally declared 2BR lockoffs, dedicated , THV and GV have the legal points balancing requirement. In theory, DVC could make studios and 1BR at 29 points/night each while legally balanced 2BR are 30 point/night. This is the “lockoff premium” and many seem to be very mad about this.
2) With standard and preferred views, they could change some preferred view rooms to standard view. Such a change would look like an increase when it mathematically balanced.

 

[rteetz]

So are you thinking this could sell out and be gone in the next week or so? Any hope of it still being around at the end of January?

Not sure what the stock is. This is the same bucket that was part of Pixar fest at Disneyland.

 

[DizDaD7]

1) SSR has no dedicated studio or 1BR...so only the legally declared 2BR lockoffs, dedicated , THV and GV have the legal points balancing requirement. In theory, DVC could make studios and 1BR at 29 points/night each while legally balanced 2BR are 30 point/night. This is the “lockoff premium” and many seem to be very mad about this.
2) With standard and preferred views, they could change some preferred view rooms to standard view. Such a change would look like an increase when it mathematically balanced.

OK...A bit confusing, but I trust you...But here's another example...OKW, has all studios that went up in all 5 seasons..2 of the 5 in 1br went up while 3 remained same. 2BR 2 seasons down and 3 went up, and all 5 seasons in a GV went up...So even though some of the ones that went down, they don't add up to ALL The ones that went up???

 

[ejgonz2]

Disney announced no name change a while back.

Thx. Must have missed that.

 

[rteetz]

News

#HigherFurtherFaster with Captain Marvel at Disney parks this year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...this-year/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q1wo122718102190013C

 

[Ambehnke]

Happy New Year crew! Looking forward to celebrating the many WDW changes to come this year with all of you! Three weeks til our first (and hopefully not last) trip of 2019!

 

[hakepb]

OK...A bit confusing, but I trust you...But here's another example...OKW, has all studios that went up in all 5 seasons..2 of the 5 in 1br went up while 3 remained same. 2BR 2 seasons down and 3 went up, and all 5 seasons in a GV went up...So even though some of the ones that went down, they don't add up to ALL The ones that went up???

It is weird.
I can’t find the example on this forum, but I see on another forum that calculated all point charts. When looking at OKW’s 2BR ..and if you multiply the number of days per season (weekend and weekday) by the points needed to book by the number of 2BR units ... OKW 2BR total points actually went down by an insignificant 0.02%

 

[rteetz]

News

January happenings at Walt Disney World

http://blogmickey.com/2019/01/january-2019-walt-disney-world/

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

PHOTO REPORT: Disney California Adventure 1/1/19 (Holiday Crowds, Construction, Sparkly Ears, ETC.)

 

[amberpi]

I hope this year all the rumors I want to come true do...can you make that happen this time @rteetz?

 

[rteetz]

I hope this year all the rumors I want to come true do...can you make that happen this time @rteetz?

I’ll use the force.

 

[DizDaD7]

I’ll use the force.

Dont think that'll work. At least not until mid-late Nov...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

News

D23 Significantly Raises Membership Rates for First Time in its History

Coming on the heels of promoting the nice gift this year with the ten pins - makes that seem less “special” and more that they are just charging us for it.

They actually have an even in my area I want to go to this year so wil probably renew, but getting hard to justify it

 

[ejgonz2]

News

#HigherFurtherFaster with Captain Marvel at Disney parks this year

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...this-year/?CMP=SOC-DPFY19Q1wo122718102190013C

Not WDW? Is she covered under the Avengers umbrella? Was hoping she’d be like Dr Strange

 

[rteetz]

Not WDW? Is she covered under the Avengers umbrella? Was hoping she’d be like Dr Strange

She is under the Avengers umbrella.

 

[RolloTomasi]

Yeesh. That D23 increase is rough. I fully admit I pretty much only have a Gold membership for the annual gift, but at $99.99 rather than the usual renewal price I’m seriously reconsidering. Those pins are nice, but that’s quite the jump.

 

[umichigan10]

OK...A bit confusing, but I trust you...But here's another example...OKW, has all studios that went up in all 5 seasons..2 of the 5 in 1br went up while 3 remained same. 2BR 2 seasons down and 3 went up, and all 5 seasons in a GV went up...So even though some of the ones that went down, they don't add up to ALL The ones that went up???

Would the ups and downs all add up across all DVC stock? Just curious.