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0:38 TRON Lightcycle Run Opens April 4 2023, Cast Member & Annual Passholder Previews Announced
2:14 Happily Ever After Returning to Magic Kingdom on April 3
3:36 Harmonious Barges Being Removed, ‘EPCOT Forever’ Returning in April
4:58 Free Self-Parking Returns to Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
8:18 https://www.wdwnt.travel
8:41 Walt Disney World Annual Passholders Will Not Need Reservations to Visit in Afternoons
9:59 Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro Says Newly Announced Changes Are a Result of Listening to Guests
14:58 Full Menus With Prices Posted Ahead of 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
15:22 Figment Magic Shots and More Photo Ops Coming to EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2023
16:41 Disney Dreams! Nighttime Spectacular Returning to Disneyland Paris for 30th Anniversary Grand Finale
18:26 ‘Avengers: Power the Night’ Drone Show Coming to Disneyland Paris
19:40 “it’s a small world” Will Reopen at Disneyland Paris This Spring After Extended Refurbishment
20:31 First Look Inside Donald’s Dine ‘n Delights Restaurant at Shanghai Disney Resort
21:28 Traditional Character Meet and Greets Without Physical Distancing Return to Hong Kong Disneyland
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I just want Tables in Wonderland back…..but I'm not happy with the reservation system and I don't think it is necessary. If a park is no longer available you can book another then hop at 2pm. This negates the purpose it seems regarding staffing and things.
I've actually wanted to go, then remembered there's no magical express and I close the window. Something so silly that really meant so much, bring it back pleeaassseee
As a Pixie passholder, I'm really happy about not needing to make reservations on a weekday after 2 p.m. However, I desperately want to upgrade to Pirate … Disney please 😭
But wasn't Iger still CEO in 2018 when the hotel parking fee was first implemented? Chapek took over in early 2020 right before the pandemic ramped up.
They should move those barges over to Disney Springs and bring back the nighttime fireworks they used to have there!
I agree, bringing back the free parking is HUGE, especially for Disney old timers. Now bring back APs for out of state guests and I'll really celebrate lol
Paid Fastpass does need to go away, it just does, park admission is expensive enough as are so many other prices.
Reservations, having to book restaurants 59 days 11.95 hours out (and not getting most), Having to get up stupid early on vacation to book your day, and ridiculously high prices need to go away. Perks for staying on property at a ridiculously expensive resort need to come back. We have been flying across country since 1992 and remember when it was fun and almost relaxing to come to the World and you could get a restaurant booking the same day! Remember those 2-way reservation TVs? Little-by-little, DisneyCo has extracted more and more magic from the experience to where it almost felt like a trip to Baltimore this year. hoping Mr. Iger can bring it back.
Tom – you're smoking crack. Parking fees pale in comparison to the grand larceny that is the Genie + and Lightning Lane system. I'll never return to WDW and continue to boycott this evil corporation. They are scumbags who only want/care about your money. Sadly, you, and so many other misguided fools want to believe the fantasy that there is something Magical about Disney. It isn't so and hasn't been for a long time.
I am very thankful to hear about those awful barges going away.
My hope is they will eventually return Illuminations with its wonderful music.
We always stay at the Dolphin Hotel and hoping the removal of the parking fees will happen there too (guess it is up to Marriott).
Just wish they'd announce Splash Mountain was not going away and stop that mistake as well…
It would be great if the Magical Express returned.
What's with the frames of someone near the end of the Fireworks show short around 17:00–18:00
All good news, very pleased Disney is moving in this direction. I do take exception with the spirit of Tom's observation that Genie+ is here to stay. I believe that someday it will be swept away. Genie+ runs contrary to the founding principle as stated by Walt Disney at the dedication of Disneyland "To all who come to this happy place – welcome". The true design principle behind Genie+ is to provide the affluent with a process for line jumping. Why should anyone pay more to ride a park ride after they have already paid an admission fee? Having guests leave the park without them being able to have a true opportunity to ride the attraction of their choice means they paid a park admission to a glorified shopping mall.
There's been serious damage done to Passholders on both coasts. Should there be a turn in the economy, they will definitely feel the damage. Who carried the FL parks during the phased reopening? Passholders. The attitude that their money isn't as green as the single visit guests is asinine. But continue Disney. We'll see how this all pans out. This is just a giant mess and the fan base is burned.
This is wonderful news! 🎉 thank you for sharing it!
Genie just takes away from the experience because you have to spend your whole day in your phones. Fast passes were so much better and you actually had to work for them. But whatever. I am sorry to be cynical but it sucks that our attention has to be so devided between devices and the experience.
Are we now just blaming Chapek for everything we don't like? Iger was Chapek's boss when Harmonious was announced. And when the stupid parking fees came about. He put Chapek in the position to make these decisions. He clearly knew of these ideas and he clearly backed them. If he didn't, then he was a pretty crap CEO. He actually bears MORE responsibility for these issues than Chapek. Apparently all it takes to forget this is for him to come in and make major announcements that he's getting get rid of these things. He's the Teflon CEO!
Rewriting Iger's role in everything that's now wrong with Disney is why there's so much that's now wrong with Disney.
This much good news feels like a fever dream. I'm with you Tom, I think small things like charging for parking or photo pass ontop of how much people are already paying for passes or hotel stays. It sets a tone for the rest of the company. I'm so excited things are getting better ☺️
I know Disney listens to you here! So I want to put forward about the cast members gust service. I love the cast meme era and I completely understand why they may have low moral, but recently the service has been so so bad. I’ve had cast members roll their eyes, not talk too me while checking out, servers in restaurants who visit my table once and just generally be rude. When I was a cast member, even if I was having a bad day I would always give Disney service, and it’s just not there anymore. I will pay for Genie+ I will stand in line for whatever ride for 3 hours… I will make Park reservations, I don’t care but the cast members are what make Disney world a happy magical place, and that’s a huge chunk of what’s now missing from all the parks.
Genie+ has to go away before I spend money with Disney again.
While I can wrap my head around the reservation system and the paid fast passes (but still, the variable pricing is ridiculous – so, you're telling me that just b/c I visit during a time of year where my kids are out of school, I now have to pay twice as much money?), the worst cut to me was extended evening hours for DELUXE resort guests only. Truly a reflection that a quality Disney vacation is only for the super rich. We are very excited to be visiting over the holidays this year, but I've already had to level set with our family that there will be no evening extra magic hours for us. We had to drop our resort category to be able to budget for Genie+.
tron will be the biggest letdown of the 2020s lmao
Your contempt for Chapek and adoration of Iger is distractingly obnoxious. Move on.
Bring back the bus from the airport!!!!