News Round Up 2019

[tlmadden73]

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AKA - "How to get your kid to lose their Magic Band Faster"

That being said --it does seem a cool way to have different looking Magic Bands that are easier to take on/off then the current ones.

 

[sachilles]

I've seen slide on puck holders intended for watch bands, but they require and open style watch band. Has anyone seen a puck holder that can clip on to a closed loop style watch band?

 

[Anthony Vito]

I realized I've only taken a handful of solo pictures with princesses and none involved any touching. I have put my arm around the back of a ton of fury characters, usually while holding DD, but I think I always just place my hand on the back of their shoulder.

I'm sure the guy will claim it was an accident, but no way it was. I agree that hopefully he is banned for life and gets criminally punished.

I'm also trying to remember what I've done. I don't think I've put my arm around any face characters, but usually the only time I'm taking the pictures is after our kids are done and we do a family shot, and sometimes there's that "squeeze in together" type shot. I still think I normally would have avoided it with the princesses since they usually have bare shoulders and putting my hand on skin would be even more awkward, but I'm racking my brain trying to think of instances (will probably go back through some of the PhotoPass pics).

I definitely do the same with the "furry" characters - usually an arm around. I have to admit to one awkward situation with that though - not a good idea to do with Chewbacca. I somehow didn't realize the person in there is on stilts, so we pulled in tight for the family picture (after some fun back and forth because of the Porg shirt I was wearing), and I put my hand where I thought mid-back would be as we pulled in tight - well, I put my hand right on the CMs backside (I think). I was horrified when I realized - and I unfortunately was embarrassed and didn't know whether to apologize or what to say, so I felt terrible. (It might have been a brief second, but it felt like way too long - that kind of slow motion thinking: "what's wrong with Chewy's back, wait, that's not a back, OHHHHH CRAAAAPPPP! But wait, why is that up there, how are they possibly that tall, oh geez, duh, they must be on stilts) I said something to my wife as soon as we walked away because I felt so bad. I guess I thought the costume was more like Goofy or something where there was a lot of extra space at the top of the costume as opposed to at the bottom with stilts (I'm assuming).

 

[fatmanatee]

I think I’ve had my hand on a princesses shoulder before, though usually with all characters if we’re touching at all, it’s linked arms, waist, or their hand on my shoulder. I didn’t know it was a policy not to for the princesses. I’m a non-creepy female though who always is very into the interaction. Sounds like this poor cm is friends with Ariel though, and Ariel I never make contact with due to the lack of clothing. She typically puts a hand on each of our shoulders. I hope that man was arrested quickly and he gets the maximum sentence, as well as banned from Disney parks.

Had no idea about this either... either they don't do a good enough job of publicizing this or maybe it's an internal policy to catch red flags (i.e. if they notice a male guest starting to get handsy they'll politely tell him to back off).

 

[rteetz]

News

https://blogmickey.com/2019/11/mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party-sold-out-for-november-24th/

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1192110848912834561

 

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[firefly_ris]

Did anyone watch Little Mermaid last night? I was originally going to let my kids stay up to watch but then decided not to. I didn't watch either but it sounds like it got slammed on Twitter.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Did anyone watch Little Mermaid last night? I was originally going to let my kids stay up to watch but then decided not to. I didn't watch either but it sounds like it got slammed on Twitter.

I did and we let our kids stay up to watch it.

It was sort of an odd construct but had some fun moments. Some good elements of stage design and I thought Queen Latifah was great

Actually think something like this could be a good replacement for the current LM show in DHS - seemed like it was a fun time for the audience there.

So nothing utterly amazing but harmless fun I thought

 

[firefly_ris]

I did and we let our kids stay up to watch it.

It was sort of an odd construct but had some fun moments. Some good elements of stage design and I thought Queen Latifah was great

Actually think something like this could be a good replacement for the current LM show in DHS - seemed like it was a fun time for the audience there.

So nothing utterly amazing but harmless fun I thought

I thought Queen Latifah was going to be a great choice for Ursula. That is a good thought about the DHS show... They already do a live/animation hybrid with Frozen so this wouldn't be too far fetched.

I think they will need to up the budget for their poor Flounder puppet by a few bucks though...

 

[mollmoll4]

AKA - "How to get your kid to lose their Magic Band Faster"

That being said --it does seem a cool way to have different looking Magic Bands that are easier to take on/off then the current ones.

I agree that little kids are more likely to play with it, but my 4YO got one of the slap bracelets last week and he wore it more than his magic band! It was easy for him to get on and off without assistance too, which was nice!

 

[rteetz]

Did anyone watch Little Mermaid last night? I was originally going to let my kids stay up to watch but then decided not to. I didn't watch either but it sounds like it got slammed on Twitter.

It was interesting...

 

[Sarah1024]

I was thinking of taking a Lyft to Epcot from Universal on the last day of F&W just to get the dang magnet. I'm so lucky to have a local friend there who scooped up both of them for me. Saved me a ton of time. LOL!

I don't understand how you did this. They wouldn't give me my magnets because I left my ID in the hotel. It was super frustrating, as obviously I am the AP holder, my fingerprint is linked to my band. If it wasn't me, how else would I have gotten into the park??

 

[jlundeen]

I don't understand how you did this. They wouldn't give me my magnets because I left my ID in the hotel. It was super frustrating, as obviously I am the AP holder, my fingerprint is linked to my band. If it wasn't me, how else would I have gotten into the park??

They should have taken your phone confirmation of your AP... I haven't received a new card since the first year I got an AP, and I always just should them my ticket in the app. Sometimes they do ask for my license, which I always carry anyway, but not always.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I don't understand how you did this. They wouldn't give me my magnets because I left my ID in the hotel. It was super frustrating, as obviously I am the AP holder, my fingerprint is linked to my band. If it wasn't me, how else would I have gotten into the park??

My friend has a family of 4 and they all have APs. They don’t need all 4 magnets. She always sends me her extras if she gets them.

 

[RealBlast3]

Now I'm trying to think about what we do with our arms when having pictures with characters. I seem to remember Cinderella holding her arm such that dh would loop his within her arm much like an escort would. Frankly dh doesn't like pictures with face characters. Maybe that is why, it is rather awkward.

Yes, each time I have met a Disney princess over the years at a meet and greet, I have always waited for their cue and instructions on how to stage the picture and each time whether it was Cinderella or Aurora, they would link their arm in a loop with mine.

 

[rteetz]

News

https://deadline.com/2019/11/frozen...imated-film-fandango-atom-tickets-1202778405/

 

[Pete M]

No! And the bands are specifically formulated to be friendly to sensitive skin and allergies. But sure as the sun rises, within a few hours of the band going on, I break out into a terrible, itchy rash on my wrist. I have no clue what the problem could be, and I've never really heard of anyone else with the issue. We're 100% it's the band too, we've experimented.

I totally understand your frustrations. I'm not allergic to latex at all, but have a pile of other chemical "sensitivities" that rule my world. (clothing being the biggest challenge). I cut down my magic band to just the puck holder and one hole and put it on a little carabiner that's on my belt.

 

[PhDisney]

Is it pressure hives? If I wear things that are too tight in any way like socks this happens all the time! I get hives. On the bright side I have seen pretty cool puck holders in the Etsy-verse.

No. It's definitely some kind of material allergy.

I will say, for anyone like me, I buy the puck holders on Etsy and attach them to a hair elastic on my wrist, which is a not-bad stand in. But I want the pretty band designs so badly!

 

[skier_pete]

I totally understand your frustrations. I'm not allergic to latex at all, but have a pile of other chemical "sensitivities" that rule my world. (clothing being the biggest challenge). I cut down my magic band to just the puck holder and one hole and put it on a little carabiner that's on my belt.

They sell clips that you can put your puck in. My DD doesn't have an allergy, but she started hating wearing her MB, so she just clips it to her purse.