R.A. Pedersen's Blog, page 15
April 10, 2012
Up Up and Away in the Best Kept Disney Secret?
As we were scanning the twitterverse today, we stumbled across an interesting image from @brkgnews that perked our eyebrows a bit in regards to the forthcoming Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground DVC at the Walt Disney World Resort. Perhaps Disney is trying to float some ideas, so to speak, if only we look close enough…
OK, so admittedly it's not that interesting of a photo… just a bunch of trees on an island in the middle of Seven Seas Lagoon. But there's something there in that picture...
And Now Disney is Just Screwing With Us and Files Test Track Permit
If you follow our blog exploits you know Disney has been trying to pretend that Test Track isn't closing next week for an overhaul. They have:
Put out press releases that stated an April closure in January and then deleted those from their press websites.Listed April to September closure dates on their Travel Agent calendars and later deleted those as well.Told numerous guests via their call centers that there was no scheduled closure for Test Track.Have nothing listed on their...Leave a Legacy and the Wands
Continuing our Millennium Week theme, it's time to delve into Leave a Legacy, which most people admit they wish would just "leave" already.
The stunning piece of publicity artwork featured below is fun for a lot of reason. First, gotta love the reach on that girl. Second, considering the face of the Wand in the background it's implying that the family is on the southern side of Spaceship Earth and the viewer is looking to the north – essentially from within the center of the park. As we all...
April 9, 2012
Test Track As It Will Appear on the April 16th Epcot Park Map
What could this be stuck to our digital shoe? So strange? And dated April 16th? From the future… world…? That's.. unpossible..? We don't have this. It doesn't exist. You didn't see this here. Test Track as it will appear on the Epcot park map as of April 16, 2012 when it closes for renovation.
Millennium Week at the Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia
Well folks, there's not a terrible lot of news to report lately.
Ok, strike that – there's not a terrible lot of news we're willing to report on lately. We refuse to accept the Disney Cruise Line as a "park" or "resort" and we wont touch Aulani with a twenty-foot pole either. We might cover stuff at Universal Orlando, but that's really outside of our general scope. Most of the current Walt Disney World resort projects are at a general standstill thanks to Easter crowds with very little in the ...
April 5, 2012
A Step Toward Shutting Down Snow White
A new milestone occurred in the forthcoming closure of the Snow White's Scary Adventures attraction in the Magic Kingdom park today. Disney filed the first permits to begin retrofitting the space into a character meet and greet and removing the ride system.
Though the iconic ride, beloved by many a cherub faced youngster on their first visit to the park, wont be closing formally until May 31st, Disney will begin dismantling the hopes and dreams of another generation as soon as the ink has...
April 2, 2012
Walt Disney World Fort Wilderness DVC Files to Start Construction Soon
Disney filed recently for permission to construct the necessary massive staging complex they need on the site of the former STOLport for their next planned Disney Vacation Club Resort at the site of the Fort Wilderness Campground. Disney has been slowing working in phased permits for the project over the course of 2011 and 2012.
The STOLport staging complex will house several single, double, and even a few quad-sized trailers (eleven in total) for third party contractors, Imagineering, and...
Disney PR Stating April 16th Test Track Close to Orlando Sentinel
In a direct response to questions over internet criticism and the lack of guest information about Test Track's closure mentioned earlier this year, a Public Relations rep for Disney told the Orlando Sentinel that the attraction will be closing on April 16, 2012. The exact quote from the article published this morning:
Despite Internet speculation of a delay, Walt Disney World says an overhaul of the Test Track attraction in Epcot is moving forward as planned.
A spokeswoman for the resort said...
March 31, 2012
Transportation and Ticket Center Power Failure – Manual Ticket Sales
Hot off the press, be advised if you're in the Magic Kingdom area, as this is going to cause some delays and headaches: The Magic Kingdom Transportation and Ticket Center experienced a power outage early this morning and the building currently has limited power.
Operational impacts: The monorails and Guest Trams are operational. Guest restrooms are closed. Cast Members are located at the entrance of the restrooms to redirect guests.
At this time, ticket sales are being done manually and Guests ...
Walt Disney World PhotoPass+ To Launch April 4th
The Walt Disney World Resort will launch their new PhotoPass+ service on April 4, 2012.The new service will be available for purchase for $199.95 at all four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kindom), water parks, resorts, and Downtown Disney. It's a plastic card and lanyard. It looks roughly like this:
It gets guests access to all regular PhotoPass photos, but also now character dining photos, and select attraction photos which have been added onto the ...
