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47 minutes ago, DaveInTN said:

I'm surprised they haven't learned how to market to the captive audience with food, beverage and merchandise sales to people standing in 3 hour lines.  Kind of like the grocery store checkout line, only instead of People magazines and gum, they could sell beer, churros, Mickey bars and Minnie Mouse sweatshirts.  

They don't want you spending all of your money before you get to the ride exit gift shop. I mean one churro too many and you won't have enough for the  robotic Banshee toy.

We ended up not going on it when we were there. By the time I got my FP notice it was already fully booked. The day we went to AK they had early extra magic hours and by the time we got to Flight of Passage around 8:15 the wait was already over 2.5 hours. An hour later it was up to 3.5 hours and seemed to stay around three hours most of the day. There is no way I will waste that much of our limited vacation time standing in a slow moving line. I am glad the ride is such a success but it would have been nice if they had built more seats. Hopefully Disney will learn something from this for Galaxy's Edge.

I suspect Florida is like NC where drink dispensers come under public health laws and inspection. While it might not be illegal having drink dispensers at random locations where staff cannot keep an eye on them it would likely result in health code violations. I can also envision the mess where some kids get into the room where the dispensers are and get soda and ice all over the place thinking it is fun. 

33 minutes ago, DaveInTN said:

 If that counter sold Mai Tais and Mickey bars I would camp out there for my entire vacation.   

I would even train a service dog to fetch them for me. Of course it would have to be three years old (21 in dog years) to avoid any underage alcohol problems. I wonder if those service dog vests come with cup holders?

7 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

We saw that sign a few times in November and it took us a while to realize it that meant "hey they have bottles of stuff you can buy from a vending machine at that window over there."

It was probably there last week as well but heading for the boats I pay little attention to things like that as I could care less about buying a soft drink on my way to another resort or the MK.

4 hours ago, momof3kids-Yvonne said:

I have decided that I too need some emotional support.



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Me three.

Starting to look good. I have to hand it to you. It is a lot more project than I would have taken on.

1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Did anyone know there was a Valentines Day 5K run at the Fort this morning?

well, there was. 

TCD 

We saw those when we were there last week.

Saw the tire covers and might have bought one if they had Musket Mickey. My wife was looking at the Fort Wilderness shirts but they all looked like they had been made by Brown Paint Guy. It is hard to find any Fort paraphernalia that uses colors other than brown, black or white.

Talk to Jason he is a Fort Fiends member travel agent specializing in Disney World. He does a good job of keeping track of changes or special offers that might affect you in the long period between reservation and trip. He is Katman1356 who posted earlier in the thread.

6 hours ago, Travisma said:

For an extra $100 they take you down a different passageway so you can bypass the Moons of Endor

I won't quote the picture. One is enough. Congratulations you have successfully made me lose my appetite. I should have known better than to browse the forums before dinner.

8 hours ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

That won’t surprise me either.  

I wonder if they will allow resort guest only in SW land and the rest of he park open to everyone else.   They have a big gate at SW land right now. And it would be easy for them to close the gate to non resort guests. 

I noticed the entrance when we were there last week. I suspect they will close the gates and have an early close to that area of HS. It wouldn't surprise me if they magic band the people like they do for Extra Magic Hours to ensure they are from the resort. 

1 hour ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

Exclusive admission?  Will the park be available to resort guests only?   

It wouldn't surprise me if they have resort only special magic hours.

A pedestrian bridge is well, pedestrian. If they don't want to go for the full effect couldn't they build a People Mover? At least it is somewhat futuristic compared to a pedestrian bridge. I'm thinking Disney needs to hire some of the Universal creative people that worked on the Harry Potter stuff. 

28 minutes ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Yes but realistically unless you're ok with lugging all your food and drink around all day, you're paying the premium for the convenience.  If I want pork rinds I'm not leaving the park to go buy a cheaper bag at Publix.  

If you were like me you would have over packed the food and already anticipated the potential for a pork rind craving.  

I'm wondering how they plan to handle the hardcore fan who wants to do full makeup or headgear as part of their immersion. Are they going to relax the current costume restrictions? 

23 minutes ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

 I can see them putting the resort parking lot next to a “space terminal” and whisking the guests to the resort via a space shuttle.   The space shuttle will take you into the resort. And when you wanted to go to Star Wars land another space shuttle would take you there. So I imagine Star Wars land will have its own entrance just for  resort guests. And for guests who want to go visit another park or Disney springs, they would take the space shuttle back to the parking lot terminal,  for their return flight back to earth, and then use regular Disney transportation.

 

That’s just how I imagined it. 

This what I was thinking as well. I envision a spaceport where the guests board a shuttle flight and are dropped off inside Star Wars Land.

The rumored Epcot name change is trivial and fits with the addition of a new hotel if that part of the rumor is true as well. I also noticed on the HS name change Disney says "in the foreseeable future". I still think once they are done with the park upgrades they will change the name to something like Disney's Hollywood Adventure. If folks are really interested in name changes look at how many times has Disney Springs been renamed. 

1 hour ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Maybe they can pull off something like the Hogwarts Express at Universal.

 

I could see the hotel having a spaceport where you board a shuttle craft to travel to Star Wars Land.

1 hour ago, DaveInTN said:

I'm curious about some things regarding this resort.  First, will people not staying there be able to resort hop to check it out?  I would like to think that answer is no, as a bunch of schmucks in jorts and flip flops would kind of spoil the immersive feel of being on Coruscant or Tatooine, or on a Star Destroyer.  Also, will the resort have a pool?  Again, this would seem to go against the theming, but perhaps it could be a really cool pool, with a hot tub resembling a bacta tank.  

I don't see why it couldn't have a pool. I don't think the Star Wars canon disallows it so as long as Disney doesn't do anything against the canon they should be ok. After all Luke crash lands in a swamp on Dagobah so bodies of water do exist.

53 minutes ago, Beckers said:

It almost sounds like a cruise. Everyone in on the same day, everyone out on the same day and no visitors. Think of what a hot mess that place would be if they allowed non guests in? 

Good point. I've also thought about the new Star Wars Land and wouldn't be surprised if Disney has something like Extra Magic Hours with resort guest only access.

I wonder if the resort guests will get preferential access to Galaxy's Edge to keep the immersive element of the resort? 

Rene and I stopped in here for drinks and snacks one afternoon. This might become our new afternoon break hang out place. During the couple of hours we were there ordered the BBQ Brisket Dip  and Charcuterie. For the Brisket Dip we subbed waffle fries for the potato chips on the recommendation of the bartender. Both were good although I'll give higher marks to the shredded duck confit that came with the charcuterie. You still have to report to the podium for a table but the bar is walk up. While conversing with the bartender she said that it looks like there will be another lunch menu change and the addition of a dinner menu. She also said they considering reserved seating with the menu changes. I think this would be a bad decision. One of the things we liked about Geyser Point is it is a place where adults can casually hang out without a lot of planning (something lacking at WDW IMO). Going to reservations would hurt the ability to do this.    

We have never rented a boat but I noticed this last trip that the Sea Racers only have 9.9 HP engines which to me seems pretty small for the type of boat they are. We also saw a number of lake patrol boats out and around on the lake so I doubt you would be able to get around the age rules.

I haven't had to get new tires yet. Maxxis seem to get good reviews. I think a big thing to look at regardless of brand is the manufacture date. It isn't uncommon for a tire to be a year or two old by the time it is sold and with RV tires usually aging out before wearing out you are losing money.

21 minutes ago, DaveInTN said:

But they have a Starbucks....

Doesn't every place?

Until they finish the new areas HS isn't even worth $99. In fact I think they owe an apology and free passes to Universal to everyone they sold a ticket to.