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I'll add a few thoughts as well: The BBB is, in my opinion, vastly overpriced for what you get. Crammed into a very small room underneath the archway of the castle, the services amount to a bit of hair and makeup. I had my daughter do it on her first trip to the MK sev years ago, when she was 5, and recall that the $ spent could have been put towards other things there. Not to mention that the product in her hair took a good deal of washing in the tub to rinse out! The character meals are very good and give your little ones a good amount of 1-1 time with the characters, since they go from table to table, instead of everyone lining up to see them in the park. I agree w others who've said the dining plan isn't worth it. On my last trip there w the kiddos a couple of years back, we got the regular plan and it was waaayy too much food for the price. You really feel tied down to getting a 4 course meal for lunch and dinner. Just pay as you go-that way you won't feel guilty for ordering food you'll never eat. And yes, everyone in your room must be on the same plan. It's an all or nothing deal. As for the FP, I would agree Peter Pan is worth using one on, since the lines get long quickly. As for booking, Disney sometimes opens the booking windows at midnight ET on the 60th day out (no rhyme or reason to it), so to be safe, you may want to be near your cpu when the window opens. My experience has been booking on a computer w a faster connection is better than the app on the go. Easy wdw is a good source, but their touring plans really won't help if you get to the MK mid day. Instead of the BBB, if the MK is hosting one of their after hours parties, I'd put the money towards that. It's a hard ticket event, but most of the rides are open and lines are usually short. If you did that, you could spend a few hours at the MK once you arrive using your FP and seeing what lines are short, then heading back to the hotel for swimming/rr/dinner before heading back to the park about an hour or so before the event. the MK may be the smallest of the 4 parks (construction at DHS notwithstanding), but it's always the most crowded, so just bite it off in small chunks! enjoy!

I saw this exhibit when it was in Indy a few years ago and enjoyed it. Don't expect it to cover a lot of space; I"m a pretty big fan and even with lingering and reading all the descriptions, I spent maybe 30 min inside.

nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

So it appears the new exhibit will be themed to Disney's Moana

SeaWorld also got some good (i suppose it could be viewed as good from their end) today in that Tilikum the orca has died. he was the orca who killed her trainer a few years back, sparking the whole Blackfish debacle.

Given that the condition a lot of those season-long cups looked to be in on my visits this past year caused me to get a drink elsewhere in the park, I'm in favor of each beverage being served in a 1-time use paper cup. Disney and Universal do just fine using paper, so no reason that Mr. Ouimet could find a way to do the same.

Duran Duran in 1992 I think it was. $49.99 for both park ticket and concert. A good time was had by all.

Not quite in the line. The fountains are at the bathroom at the entrance to the line. But its no longer Top Gun themed . But did they play that during the Paramount era? For a time, yes. Also, the station featured fog to simulate the smoke that appears when fighter jets take off and land. The line also had models of the jets featured in the movie and a giant Gillette billboard stating the ride was sponsored by its Mach 3 razors.

If not Marvel, there are plenty of Mouse owned properties that the area can be transformed into. For example, a Guardians re-theme would fit in quite well in Tomorrowland. Outside of Jungle, Autopia takes up the second most amount of land at the MK. I know the purists will decry turning any Disney park into a giant ad for its movies, but Walt used Disneyland for the same exact purpose-to promote his movies and later TV shows.

Not necessarily. Some families who wouldn't be considered wealthy save for quite a while to afford a trip down there. Disney's own website has a tool whereby people can deposit money into a savings account per se that's linked to their trip.

The other Autopias will soon follow. I know in Florida, it takes up a major hunk of TL, costs a lot to operate, produces noxious fumes all day, CMs hate working it and its not exactly relevant anymore. I'm sure some of that cash infusion the Board just gave WDW could go to re-theming this as an Avengers area.

Disney just released some more concept art of Avatar. Not much-a rendering of a merch locale and the theme restaurant to be located there. http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/11/23/disney-releases-details-on-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-confirm-its-opening-next-summer#

I agree if broken down, the cost isn't all that bad, but the average parkgoer may see this as another cash grab to separate the haves v have nots. I'm sure they'll be booked solid throughout december and early jan, given their relative scarcity.

Just in time for the holiday season, Disney will begin offering (as of Sun) daily cabana rental in the MK. There look to be about a dozen or so placed between the Tomorrowland arcade and Space. Each cabana accommodates 8, and daily rental is $649. For your money, you get the following: 1. Shaded area 2. Fruit basket 3. Hand sanitizer 4. Mini fridge/freezer 5. Personalized Mickey ears 6. Charging station 7. Sunscreen 8. Coca-Cola products 9. "exclusive" viewing area for parades and fireworks 10. One time delivery of up to 8 ice cream treats 11. Other light appetizers/snacks. The cabanas look like the white hospitality tents found on golf courses. Anyone interested can call Disney or reserve through any Disney hotel concierge. The MK is crowded enough during the holidays, so I can't imagine what this will do to pedestrian traffic. Source: WDW News

for those savvy enough to know, a lot of the fp dispensers were often unmanned and if you knew where to look on the machine, you could simply press a button, which would dispense the FP ticket without inserting your park ticket. It was used for malfunctions. There were also bonus FP available for the Frontierland mountains every morning by going to Tom Sawyer island and collecting a white paintbrush by following the clues (there were about 10 or so hidden somewhat conspicuously every morning). Once turned in, you were awarded 2 anytime Fastpasses for Splash and Thunder mountains. Once the Magicbands came online, this was discontinued. I was a big fan of the legacy system, but it did reward seasoned parkgoers. I also have enjoyed the Magicbands as well, since the system has much more versatility.

The article mentioned Uni's band will be powered. Powered by what? Will they be given to park guests with the expectation they be returned upon exiting? As mentioned above, it would take a whole lot of testing before Universal deploys this resort-wide. Disney basically unleashed the Magicbands and let the process sort itself out over time.

I assume it's being used as that for the MNSSHP? During the day, it's open for normal operations.

Yep..straight to the gift shop!

Searching the forum for Haunt will bring up posts from previous years describing the haunts. The vast majority of haunts return from year to year, with the addition/subtraction of a couple every year. Saturdays are usually very busy for Haunt, so Fright Lane is a good bet. Note that Fright Lane is only for the mazes; if you want to bypass the ride lines, you'll also need to purchase Fast Lane/FL +.

His vision extended beyond just cartoons. He was involved in things like urban planning, global conservation of resources (esp. water), and transportation (he envisioned monorails everywhere), along with a dedicated Disney airline. The movies and cartoons helped foot the bill for these efforts, but I don't think he'd be overwhelmed if he saw his company today.

Actually a blue tang named Dori has usurped Anna, Elsa and Olaf for that title. As to the discussion above, Disney paid a ransom for both Star Wars and Marvel; how can you blame them for integrating the IP into the parks? You don't buy a Mcleran for several hundred thousand dollars just to keep it parked in the garage all day.

I'd imagine Roz and her laugh floor would be gone too if they decide to put in the new coaster. Construction would cause some headaches, but hey, it isn't like the MK hasn't had a slew of construction projects as of late,

Coming soon: Moana: The Ride! In all seriousness, the attraction takes up a lot of valuable real estate. Perhaps the long-rumored Monsters, Inc. flying doors coaster would be a good fit there.

The development company has zero experience in the amusement industry and the owners also have zero experience (but also had no experience in radio before buying a small station). Running this type of attraction is far far different than programming a small radio station with a listening radius of 20 miles. It will be interesting to see who their investment partners are. $50 million seems like a kingly sum to spend on a project like this.

A bit of puffery goes a long way. Able to be seen from the ISS? after all, it's only 270 miles away...I guess someone forgot to inform them that it's 270 miles UP.