News Round Up 2016

[jaxonp]

Some pics of BCV's new rooms: http://s657.photobucket.com/user/natebenma/library/Beach Club FAQ/BCV/BCV reno?sort=3&page=1

The small pics need to be clicked on to see the full picture.

Looks much improved. Looks more sophisticated. I always thought they had the worst rooms of any DVC resort before.. Now its one of the better in a similar point range and it was always hard to book a room there before. Now it'll be even harder!

 

[rteetz]

They've got to have some rooms done by now don't you think ?

I would think but obviously those that have stayed in them haven't posted pictures anywhere.

 

[rteetz]

Some pics of BCV's new rooms: http://s657.photobucket.com/user/natebenma/library/Beach Club FAQ/BCV/BCV reno?sort=3&page=1

The small pics need to be clicked on to see the full picture.

Dee must've just gotten those I looked yesterday and the BC thread didn't have them.

 

[adam.adbe]

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge will soon be offering a new tour which promises a close-up experience with the animals.
http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...ur-coming-to-disneys-animal-kingdom-lodge.htm

$250 including a free breakfast you've probably already paid for on your dining plan. I'm clearly not the target market for that.

 

[jlundeen]

$250 including a free breakfast you've probably already paid for on your dining plan. I'm clearly not the target market for that.

which would mean you still had an additional meal available...it would not use one from your dining plan...

 

[circus4u]

Marriott hotel group put in a bid to buy Starwood hotels which is the owner of the swan and dolphin. This new company stepped in and upped that bid.

Interesting side note for the Starwood Hotels; CNN reports that "On Sunday, Starwood Hotels announced deals to manage Cuban hotels, the first U.S. company to have properties in Cuba since the revolution." http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/20/news/companies/hotel-cuba-starwood/

 

[rteetz]

News

New options available at D-tech on demand

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...new-d-tech-on-demand-options-for-spring-2016/

 

[rteetz]

Interesting side note for the Starwood Hotels; CNN reports that "On Sunday, Starwood Hotels announced deals to manage Cuban hotels, the first U.S. company to have properties in Cuba since the revolution." http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/20/news/companies/hotel-cuba-starwood/

This one deal that will be interesting to see play out.

 

[rteetz]

News

You can get Epcot flower and garden topiary photos with photopass

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...topiary-photos-from-disney-photopass-service/

 

[rteetz]

News

Possible Alice in Wonderland attraction coming in the not too distant future to Disneyland Shanghai

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/03/new-alice-in-wonderland-attraction.html

 

[adam.adbe]

which would mean you still had an additional meal available...it would not use one from your dining plan...

I understand that, but there's a physical limit to how much food I want/need to eat in a day, so every up-charge meal event increases the odds that I'd leave with unspent credits.

Also, while I don't have a problem with the up-charge events, Disney could be more imaginative here. There are other high-margin things they could throw in to make the up-charge prices less stark. It doesn't have to always be breakfast and desert parties.

 

[rteetz]

News

Possible Disneyland Paris Value hotel in the works

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/03/new-950-rooms-value-hotel-to-be-build.html

 

[rteetz]

Photo update

A great new aerial look at some areas of Shanghai Disneyland

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/03/shanghai-disneyland-new-aerial-views-of.html

 

[DoingDisney]

Some pics of BCV's new rooms: http://s657.photobucket.com/user/natebenma/library/Beach Club FAQ/BCV/BCV reno?sort=3&page=1

The small pics need to be clicked on to see the full picture.

Very nice, we had avoided BCV til now, didn't think the rooms looked worth it, despite the outside and the location of the resort being awesome ... definitely going to be looking to book there now.

 

[luisov]

News

Possible Alice in Wonderland attraction coming in the not too distant future to Disneyland Shanghai

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/03/new-alice-in-wonderland-attraction.html

I always thought that the second movie was greenlit in part to support Shanghai and Tokyo's Alicelands. I actually believe that quite a few of the movies they are releasing have a double intention of promoting future projects at Disney parks. I guess the first movie was really popular over there.

 

[rteetz]

Very nice, we had avoided BCV til now, didn't think the rooms looked worth it, despite the outside and the location of the resort being awesome ... definitely going to be looking to book there now.

I know this isn't DVC but we stayed in a renovated BC room in January and it was great. No complaints with the room or resort whatsoever.

 

[rteetz]

News

Survey crews were spotted in the LMA area yesterday. With this closing this weekend it seems work will begin soon after.

 

[Iowamomof4]

News

Survey crews were spotted in the LMA area yesterday. With this closing this weekend it seems work will begin soon after.

I'm so sad I never took the time to explore this area during our trip last September. Good thing I love Star Wars!

 

[ColoradoDreamin]

I understand that, but there's a physical limit to how much food I want/need to eat in a day, so every up-charge meal event increases the odds that I'd leave with unspent credits.

Also, while I don't have a problem with the up-charge events, Disney could be more imaginative here. There are other high-margin things they could throw in to make the up-charge prices less stark. It doesn't have to always be breakfast and desert parties.

As you said...those on a dining plan is obviously not their target audience. Plenty of people that don't do dining plans will be lining up for this, myself included. If someone wanted to do this that normally did the dining plan, obviously it would be smarter to not go on the dining plan the trip they include this in. Common sense will rule

 

[sillymoose]

I understand that, but there's a physical limit to how much food I want/need to eat in a day, so every up-charge meal event increases the odds that I'd leave with unspent credits.

Also, while I don't have a problem with the up-charge events, Disney could be more imaginative here. There are other high-margin things they could throw in to make the up-charge prices less stark. It doesn't have to always be breakfast and desert parties.

I think Disney does this because it's an easy way for them to make money. Why throw in high-margin things when they can sell out their ridiculously-priced events with just a free breakfast?