News Round Up 2017

[amberpi]

Excellent point.

I hope they never "convert" the background music in that park. It's a bridge too far.

Agreed! I love the Epcot background music, especially late at night after several drinks.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Agreed! I love the Epcot background music, especially late at night after several drinks.

When the outer flaps on your ears are closed for safety?

 

[justreading]

I think the reality of the Epcot situation is we're paying a lot more for less included in the ticket...which is situation in 2 of 4 parks for a long time.

"But, but...they're GOING to build all that stuff"
Where ya been for 15 years?

"But, but...what about food and wine?"
$120 gate entry to go buy stuff from carnie booths, huh?

...it's just got to be harder to change the narrative for me...and so far it hasn't been.

I agree. I just don't get the big deal about the Food and Wine Festival.

 

[rteetz]

News

Shonda Rhimes headed to Netflix?

http://variety.com/2017/digital/new...-away-from-abc-studios-report-1202526464/amp/

 

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[rteetz]

Fun fact I saw on twitter. With today's two closures the two rides had 95 animatronic figures, all now going away.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Fun fact I saw on twitter. With today's two closures the two rides had 95 animatronic figures, all now going away.

Including the original A-1000...which changed how AAs functioned/their capabilities forever.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I had a friend on the last ride on Ellen's - and it broke down. So they got to get off and the CMs let them take pictures and almost have like a walk through of the ride.

It broke down in the dinosaur room.

Seems like a fun way to go out!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Fun fact I saw on twitter. With today's two closures the two rides had 95 animatronic figures, all now going away.

Hopefully we get at least a fraction of that number with the new rides

Seems like just as with totally number of rides, with animatronics they are going for fewer, more advanced ones

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I had seen some rumblings of this yesterday but most assumed it to be a glitch with the app/website since the price info was incomplete, but now the DIS is reporting that California Grill is changing to a buffet system - not sure how I feel about it

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...menu-has-been-changed-to-a-buffet-style-meal/

 

[wnwardii]

I had seen some rumblings of this yesterday but most assumed it to be a glitch with the app/website since the price info was incomplete, but now the DIS is reporting that California Grill is changing to a buffet system - not sure how I feel about it

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...menu-has-been-changed-to-a-buffet-style-meal/

I just happened to see the feed via Facebook and went and read the article from Jackie. My first thought was probably not printable here.

While having a buffet probably helps get people in and out much quicker, I am not sure of a signature restaurant of this level doing this on a consistent or daily basis. To me, it feels like it has lowered the value of this place. I would hope the food quality would remain at a signature level, but I have a feeling that it will suffer. So basically all you are paying for is the view.

If this in fact happening here, then why doesn't Disney just go ahead and make all signature restaurants a buffet. Can you see Victoria & Albert's a buffet??

Hopefully we will find out if this is in fact happening. Wonder what spin they will put on this to make it sound enticing???

 

[Capang]

I had seen some rumblings of this yesterday but most assumed it to be a glitch with the app/website since the price info was incomplete, but now the DIS is reporting that California Grill is changing to a buffet system - not sure how I feel about it

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...menu-has-been-changed-to-a-buffet-style-meal/

I'm not really a fan of Disney buffets. I associate them with character meals and the food is never that great, even by Disney standards. That's too bad as Cali Grill was a nice place to eat.

 

[amalone1013]

Ugh... Cali Grill was our fancy dinner for our honeymoon. Buffet style takes away a bit from the niceness of a place, to me... That's before getting into food quality.

 

[mikebb]

I had seen some rumblings of this yesterday but most assumed it to be a glitch with the app/website since the price info was incomplete, but now the DIS is reporting that California Grill is changing to a buffet system - not sure how I feel about it

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...menu-has-been-changed-to-a-buffet-style-meal/

This is like some bad April Fool's Day joke...

ETA: This has to be some kind of mix-up by Disney, where they accidentally posted half-completed content. The menu is notably incomplete, and I can't (I really really really can't) see CG going to a buffet.

 

[wnwardii]

This is like some bad April Fool's Day joke...

I hope so. I decided to go look at the California Grill menu on the website. While Jackie didn't put the complete menu in her article, this looks to be the case. There was a "wood fired" station as well. Upon looking at the menu, it looks like the entree will still be ordered. It is all of the appetizers, sushi and desserts that appear to be in "stations" now. Probably similar to what they do for the brunch.

To me, as long as the quality of the food doesn't decline, I may end up being indifferent about this change.

 

[wnwardii]

I went to the Disney Restaurants thread on the boards and there are a couple of discussions there. A couple of people have wondered if this in fact a glitch and the menu being posted is from the New Year's Eve dinner. Some people have heard of reports of people dining their recently and the menu was normal and not as the article and website actually show. Finger's crossed this is the case.

 

[Lee Matthews]

I'd be heart broken if California Grill went to a buffet

 

[a4matte]

I think the reality of the Epcot situation is we're paying a lot more for less included in the ticket...which is situation in 2 of 4 parks for a long time.

"But, but...they're GOING to build all that stuff"
Where ya been for 15 years?

"But, but...what about food and wine?"
$120 gate entry to go buy stuff from carnie booths, huh?

...it's just got to be harder to change the narrative for me...and so far it hasn't been.

What? Less of a value because they closed Universe of Energy? A ride that barely anyone even bothered with until it was announced that it would be closing?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I had seen some rumblings of this yesterday but most assumed it to be a glitch with the app/website since the price info was incomplete, but now the DIS is reporting that California Grill is changing to a buffet system - not sure how I feel about it

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...menu-has-been-changed-to-a-buffet-style-meal/

This just doesn't feel right... maybe a special menu for a limited time/event, but this seems ridiculous to me...