What's the D23 Epcot Announcement that will affect call centers?

[marni1971]

You phrased this very carefully. You left room for "the gateway will need to close for some reason other than the gondola work" and/or "something besides the gateway will need to close for the gondola work."

The gateway shouldn't need to close at all unless someone pulls the plug out of the lagoon.

How's that?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

The gateway shouldn't need to close at all unless someone pulls the plug out of the lagoon.

How's that?

Disney is pulling the plug out of the lagoon confirmed.

 

[EOD K9]

Speaking of F & W, I could see them offering a food and drink passport. For X amount of money, the passport allows one beverage and one food from the kiosks around the world. While pricey, it would be less than if you purchase individually.

 

[LAKid53]

The gateway shouldn't need to close for the Gondola work.

You phrased this very carefully. You left room for "the gateway will need to close for some reason other than the gondola work" and/or "something besides the gateway will need to close for the gondola work."

I sure hope so. Otherwise the W&D race routes are going to be interesting in November. We'll just run up and down World Way for 13.1 miles.....

 

[UpAllNight]

Imagine if they had to close the park for a number of days to make some of the changes to the entrance plaza. Outrage.

 

[Bacon]

Imagine if they had to close the park for a number of days to make some of the changes to the entrance plaza. Outrage.

But during the California adventure transformation they just wouldn't allow guests there but the rest of the park was fine. Disney doesn't want you to not pay money

 

[Smooth]

Private cabanas. Reserve yours today. Limited!

 

[marni1971]

Imagine if they had to close the park for a number of days to make some of the changes to the entrance plaza. Outrage.

They've done it before without closing it.

 

[ProfSavage]

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Private cabanas. Reserve yours today. Limited!

Fyre Festival!

 

[Ransom]

Imagine if they had to close the park for a number of days to make some of the changes to the entrance plaza. Outrage.

One bulldozer, one night, done!

 

[Nmoody1]

Maybe they are getting training for the re-introduction of WorldKey

 

[Hakunamatata]

Maybe they are going to fix the fiasco of arriving by monorail from a resort and having to go through security again.

 

[Rodan75]

Contacted the friend of a spouse of a friend and all they'd say is that they're going to be "testing something new" that requires "24 hours or less response time."

Now that is interesting. Will be interesting to see what this is.

 

[TP2000]

Could this be related to the long planned Technology festival for the park?

Oh my gosh, I'd be over the moon thrilled with that.

This current era of the 2010's looking toward the 2020's is such a truly amazing time of technological breakthroughs. Automobiles, computing, communications, commercial goods, food production, etc., etc. have all experienced huge advances in the last five years with monumental changes coming quickly in the next five years.

And almost all of that change is being driven by the great American Free Enterprise system (that Epcot was originally supposed to showcase) and happening here in America; Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Fracking Oil & Gas Revolution, Amazon, etc., etc.

Where the heck has Epcot been?!? A Technology Festival showcasing all these modern marvels that are making our lives better would be PERFECT and much better than yet another messy "Drink Around The World" bar crawl.

If an Epcot Technology Festival 2018 announcement happens at D23 Expo, I will be absolutely thrilled and it will restore my faith in TDO executive decision making.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am not a prude and happen to enjoy culturally-unique cocktails. But I do not get drunk in public and stumble around theme parks while doing it.

 

[EOD K9]

They began offering that last year. I believe you got either 8 or 16 entitlements to use at the kiosks.

Thanks for the clarification!!

 

[Bolt]

This thread is so all over the place - granted the call centers might get complaints, but they are mostly designed for dining reservations and resort bookings. They direct guest complaints and issues to Guest Services.

 

[peter11435]

Name change?

 

[Bolt]

Name change?

You really think they are renaming Epcot?

 

[peter11435]

You really think they are renaming Epcot?

There have been rumors of a slight name change.

 

[lentesta]

I don't think it's a new attraction or festival - they wouldn't need call center reps for those things.

Whatever it is, it's going to be within the next 12 months, at Epcot, and be instantly popular with a large number of people.

Imma go out on a limb here - and let me say that I have absolutely no idea what the announcement is - and say it's Barack Obama as a Candlelight Processional narrator.

Reiterating: I have no idea what the announcement is. I just think Disney is considering having something on the other side of the aisle, as it were, for when HOP reopens. And that'll be around this time. Again, total guesses, no information at all.

ETA: It just took me 31 minutes to make ADRs on MDE for the all the open CP dates. That's why they're going to need call center staff.