The Spirited Seventh Heaven ...

[lebeau]

You also forgot the latest craze... Cash Grab.

Disney does seem to be on a cash grab kick these days. I would agree it is a craze.

 

[truecoat]

Well, I'll probably go see it. It might be fun to see the old gang together again. But that would be the only reason to see it as far as I'm concerned. I'm so done with Star Wars. I've seen the original trilogy, suffered through the horrendousness of the following 3 films (couldn't pay me to watch them again), read some of the novels, and watched a few episodes of the Cartoon Network shows. Frankly, I think the bloom is off the rose for that franchise. But we'll see what happens.

Filming on the new one is going full force.

 

[Stevek]

Considering how awful the kiosks were overall, I would recommend this. But the wifi was also terrible when I was there in Jan. like really bad.

Damned if ya do, damned if ya....

I think over time, wifi issues have improved. We had zero problems making changes in both parks on the fly during our March trip.

 

[Stevek]

Filming on the new one is going full force.

Done by a fan apparently...and very well done indeed.

 

[NormC]

It is a fact that Disney saves money every time I charge using my magic band rather than using my credit card.

If you say so...........

No more than the KTTW card.

 

[lebeau]

I was a little surprised, but Google Trends, at least, suggests it's not the juggernaut I assumed it was.

I LOVE this.

I have been saying for years that Star Wars fans vastly over-rate the popularity of Star Wars among the general public. Is the franchise tapped out? No. But it's not remotely as big a deal as the die hards make it out to be.

 

[bhg469]

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing your dislike of FP+.

It's not the opinion wdw needs, but it's the opinion wdw deserves.

 

[monothingie]

Thanks for contributing such gems to the conversation. Don't know how we would have carried on without them.

It's the spirit thread, it needs to be filled with sarcasm and pointless sniping, such as has been just been demonstrated by yourself.

 

[Cesar R M]

The problem with this is that they don't have an app that is compatible with every phone. So many people won't have the ability to take advantage of it. Not to mention international guest who don't like to turn on their phones while out of the country.

It is no doubt easier to get fast passes but you still have to run around for the 4th fp.

The new system isn't perfect. But at least they are trying to iron out the kinks

100% agree with you.
Not everyone as international data plans and Roaming costs and arm and leg.
Thanks god Disney improved the WIFI service!

You can say that again!

Mine came off and I didn't even notice. I had a sleeping child in my arms. She must have nudged it just the wrong way. Fortunately, I noticed it had fallen off soon after because our next stop was dinner where they tried to scan my band.

Once I retrieved my missing band from guest services, I tested it to see how easily it comes loose. It feels secure with those two fasteners locked in place. But brush it the wrong way and they pop right out.

We found lost MBs all over the place. On buses, at the pool. When I picked mine up at guest relations, they told me that MBs are turned in all the time. I would say it's a relatively rare occurrence. Most MBs will stay securely fastened. But enough will come loose that it should be a concern. I'm keeping mine in my pocket from now on. Much safer.

Which ironically.. works as good as a swiping card! lol

 

[Cesar R M]

Ok.

Assuming you're telling the truth about your finances. What makes you think anyone gives one single tiddly wink about it?

Its amazing how much he has to try to prove himself right.. even at the point of giving silly finance issues.
The whole thing is hilarious and at same time sad.

The drone behaviour isnt exactly cute to see.

 

[Stevek]

I LOVE this.

I have been saying for years that Star Wars fans vastly over-rate the popularity of Star Wars among the general public. Is the franchise tapped out? No. But it's not remotely as big a deal as the die hards make it out to be.

The same can be said about most die hards. SW is a pretty mature franchise and the name recognition is probably very high, close to but not quite as high as Disney i'd guess. I considered myself a die hard for years...I still buy all the books and comics but I'm not into it the way I was 15-20 years ago. In any case, folks will still flock to the theaters when Ep VII comes out and it will likely still sell a ton of merch. Disney will do everything they can to make it a very big deal over the next 5 movies and the Rebels TV show.

 

[CDavid]

I have and will continue to recommend all international guests purchase a used (US version) iPod touch to use WiFi at the parks and in the resorts if they stay on-site. The $150-$200 investment can be short term as it can always be resold as soon as they return home if so inclined

iPOD Touch, they are small and cheap... Not a solution to the problem, more of a workaround to avoid having to deal with kiosks the entire vacation.

So, to workaround a problem completely of Disney's making which should never have existed, the best advice is for guests to buy a $150+ device? I don't question the soundness of your advice, but that's ludicrous. Many guests - not just international visitors - don't have smartphones. They are a useful tool for a variety of purposes, but buying an expensive device solely to manage your WDW vacation is absurd.

All this to try and manage a hopelessly over-complicated system, providing needless benefits and features that nobody asked for.

 

[Bairstow]

I LOVE this.

I have been saying for years that Star Wars fans vastly over-rate the popularity of Star Wars among the general public. Is the franchise tapped out? No. But it's not remotely as big a deal as the die hards make it out to be.

I'm not sure how relevant these graphs are, but the results are interesting to me.

 

[ABQ]

I LOVE this.

I have been saying for years that Star Wars fans vastly over-rate the popularity of Star Wars among the general public. Is the franchise tapped out? No. But it's not remotely as big a deal as the die hards make it out to be.

I don't know, it looks neck and neck with HP. Have you been touting how unpopular that franchise is? Outside of spikes at the times movies were released, they're pretty much trending the same. I would expect similar new spikes on the SW graph when it releases as well.

Ooops sorry for posting the same time as @Bairstow

 

[lebeau]

It's the spirit thread, it needs to be filled with sarcasm and pointless sniping, such as has been just been demonstrated by yourself.

 

[lebeau]

Which ironically.. works as good as a swiping card! lol

Yep.

The kids wouldn't wear their MBs for more than 5 minutes at a time. So I looped them all together and shoved them all in my pocket. So much more convenient than carrying around a plastic card...

 

[lebeau]

I'm not sure how relevant these graphs are, but the results are interesting to me.

Exactly. I wouldn't say this is proof of anything. But it is interesting.

I don't know, it looks neck and neck with HP. Have you been touting how unpopular that franchise is? Outside of spikes at the times movies were released, they're pretty much trending the same. I would expect similar new spikes on the SW graph when it releases as well.
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No, I'm not saying SW is unpopular. But you see SW fans acting like the SW franchise is a "sure thing" or acting like it is infinitely more popular than any other franchise out there. It's big. It's just not as big as certain fans think.

 

[ABQ]

No, I'm not saying SW is unpopular. But you see SW fans acting like the SW franchise is a "sure thing" or acting like it is infinitely more popular than any other franchise out there. It's big. It's just not as big as certain fans think.

You're probably correct in that it's not infinitely more popular than any other franchise and probably not as big as some crazed SWW type fans make it to be, however, it is probably as popular as any other franchise out there. As popular as whatever one may consider the largest franchises there are?

 

[twebber55]

I don't know, it looks neck and neck with HP. Have you been touting how unpopular that franchise is? Outside of spikes at the times movies were released, they're pretty much trending the same. I would expect similar new spikes on the SW graph when it releases as well.
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i agree
look at the spikes im sure they match up with movie releases

 

[lebeau]

You're probably correct in that it's not infinitely more popular than any other franchise and probably not as big as some crazed SWW type fans make it to be, however, it is probably as popular as any other franchise out there. As popular as whatever one may consider the largest franchises there are?

I would not argue otherwise.