Rise of the Resistance Opening date December 5th. Should Disney have just held off on opening SWGE until then like seemed to be the original plan?

[MisterPenguin]

Ummmm, I’m not sure 4 days before Christmas counts as fall on any planet. But I get the point you’re making.

You never heard of the Winter solstice happening on Dec 21 beginning the astronomical Winter Season (which would make the days before it, still the Fall)?

 

[Da Bird is Da Word]

Hey guys, does anyone have any idea what kind of ride this is going to be? I’m imagining it’s gonna be kind of like Dinosaur from Animal Kingdom, but with the latest and greatest tech. Something like that? Totally different?

 

[JusticeDisney]

You never heard of the Winter solstice happening on Dec 21 beginning the astronomical Winter Season (which would make the days before it, still the Fall)?

Uhhhhhh, yeah I’ve heard of that. And 5 days before Christmas is still winter. At least up here in the northeast it is anyway!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Uhhhhhh, yeah I’ve heard of that. And 5 days before Christmas is still winter. At least up here in the northeast it is anyway!

I'm in the NE, too. We know the difference between calendar winter and seasonal winter.

You know who isn't in the NE? Orlando. They don't get snowfall a week before Christmas, so all they got is calendar seasons.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Ummmm, I’m not sure 4 days before Christmas counts as fall on any planet. But I get the point you’re making.

What? In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is December 21 or 22. Always. That's not a "point I'm trying to make," it's an absolute fact.

 

[JusticeDisney]

What? In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is December 21 or 22. Always. That's not a "point I'm trying to make," it's an absolute fact.

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Yeah, I understand that. But literally nobody (at least up here in the northeast) views 5 days before Christmas as the fall. That’s an absolute fact as well.

Just like nobody actually considers mid June to be Spring, even though we haven’t reached the summer solstice yet. Why do you think WDW offers “summer fun” type room discounts that begin in early June? Also, when kids get out of school in early or mid June, does anybody say they are out on spring break? Of course not, they are out on summer break.

 

[George]

What? In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is December 21 or 22. Always. That's not a "point I'm trying to make," it's an absolute fact.

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Yeah, I understand that. But literally nobody (at least up here in the northeast) views 5 days before Christmas as the fall. That’s an absolute fact as well.

Just like nobody actually considers mid June to be Spring, even though we haven’t reached the summer solstice yet. Why do you think WDW offers “summer fun” type room discounts that begin in early June? Also, when kids get out of school in early or mid June, does anybody say they are out on spring break? Of course not, they are out on summer break.

You're both correct. Public perception of seasons is about a month off from the actual season to season transition. @CaptainAmerica is correct that Disney HAS to use the official seasonal dates, but @JusticeDisney has a good argument inasmuch as the seasonal opening time frame may not be the best way to communicate information to the general public. I don't like "3rd quarter" of xxxx since that sounds too much like I'm at work. Maybe they could just use "early", "mid", and "late". They clearly want a lack of specificity with the dates (I would too with overseeing such large complicated projects) and dividing the year into thirds instead of quarters gives them even less temporal resolution. Anyway, sorry to interrupt the argument.

 

[Dead2009]

The PR would have been better if they had opened it all at the same time. They’ve created a whole bunch of YT videos and tweets saying the land is a failure in part because it’s incomplete.

And its only been a month and a half. People need to stop claiming something as a failure so early.

 

[JusticeDisney]

You're both correct. Public perception of seasons is about a month off from the actual season to season transition. @CaptainAmerica is correct that Disney HAS to use the official seasonal dates, but @JusticeDisney has a good argument inasmuch as the seasonal opening time frame may not be the best way to communicate information to the general public. I don't like "3rd quarter" of xxxx since that sounds too much like I'm at work. Maybe they could just use "early", "mid", and "late". They clearly want a lack of specificity with the dates (I would too with overseeing such large complicated projects) and dividing the year into thirds instead of quarters gives them even less temporal resolution. Anyway, sorry to interrupt the argument.

Thank you, you made my point much clearer than I obviously was able to.

 

[JusticeDisney]

I'm in the NE, too. We know the difference between calendar winter and seasonal winter.

You know who isn't in the NE? Orlando. They don't get snowfall a week before Christmas, so all they got is calendar seasons.

Anyway, the point I’m trying to make is that most people consider 5 days before Christmas winter, no natter where they live.

 

[TaoBoxer]

Kinda disappointed that only one attraction will be opened on the 29th, because we booked FQ for the long holiday weekend. However, on the bright side, all parks will have extra morning hours. Plus, we did manage to book MNSSHP.

 

[matt9112]

I'm in the NE, too. We know the difference between calendar winter and seasonal winter.

You know who isn't in the NE? Orlando. They don't get snowfall a week before Christmas, so all they got is calendar seasons.

seasons what are those? a few days a year its cold enough to drink hot chocolate and wear a hoodie. boy do i jump on those opportunities.

 

[mf1972]

i was hoping ROTR would’ve been open for our october trip, but it’s not the end of the world. i can wait the following year.
i don’t know the specifics for the ride, so let them work the bugs out first.