MK’s News Roundup August 15, 2008
August 15th, 2008 . by adminWalt Disney World
Confusion has arisen following the news that the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party planned for October 3rd has been removed from the schedule. Seemingly the disruption rolls into the 4th too, with reports of people being told conflicting information that the park will close at 3pm on the 4th, others 5pm, whilst the official site lists the park as closing at 9pm. Some have even been contacted by Disney Dining to re-schedule dinner ADR’s booked at the Magic Kingdom restuarants.
So what is the reason for all this confusion you might ask. Well it is believed that a press event of some kind has moved into the evening vacated by the MNSSHP removal, with a Miley Cyrus 16th Birthday bash mooted as one possible cause (this despite her official birth date being well over a month later).
As for the possible early closure of the Magic Kingdom the following day (4th), the only information we can gather at the minute is that there will be a ’special event’ hosted later that day, and guests will be asked to vacate the park ahead of the currently advertised closing time.
We will keep our ear to the ground on this one, however it’s a “heads-up” to any of our readers who may be travelling to WDW during this time.
Construction of Downtown Disney’s upcoming “T-Rex Restaurant” continues ahead of schedule, with Disney now hopeful of opening mid to late October. Those heading past the area in the near future will see some great external themeing is now in place, the most obvious of which is a huge T-rex skeleton being installed nearby to the restaurants front entrance.
An impressive 2-storey high static model T-rex has also moved in to the building and will become part of the indoor display to wow restaurant guests.
It’s hoped an announcement will be made soon as to when reservations will begin being taken, presumably once a firm opening date is established.
The Bay Lake Tower rumour mill continues to tick over, with the latest suggesting that its per point rate could stretch as high as $140, possibly even beyond that. With the economic downturn of recent months and an ongoing credit crunch, DVC execs’ have been forced to rethink their planned cost per point rate, which perhaps explains the delay in any official announcement.
Whether true or not, it must be making potential investors think twice about buying into it, and thus switching their attention to the other DVC properties such as the Animal Kingdom Villas or the Wilderness Lodge Villas. Perhaps that’s the intention though….
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Disneyland Paris
Fantasyland walk through attraction “Alice’s Curious Labyrinth” will be going down for refurbishment next month. The four week long rehab will see additional props added, paintwork restored and a general sprucing up of things.
A new coffee and pastry quick serve venue has opened up in the Production Courtyard area of the Walt Disney Studios, next door to Rendèz-Vous Des Stars.
In a twist to the norm, “Cafe Café’s” allows you to personalise your coffee, introducing a 3 step ordering plan which gives you the option to add a variety of flavourings and toppings to your preferred coffee choice (latte, cappuccino etc.)
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Disneyland California
Monorail Orange Arrives at Disneyland
It seems the recent invasion of jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins and other halloweeny (is that a word?) related mechandise isn’t the only thing giving certain areas of the park a hint of orange. The 3rd Mark VII monorail, monorail orange, has arrived at Disneyland (in several bits I might add) and will shortly begin its initial testing. However, it will be quite a few months before ‘orange’ is ready to greet guests, with monorail blue next in line to officially join the operating fleet, itself only recently beginning daylight testing runs.
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Disney Animation
“Cars 2″ Racing into Theatre’s in 2012
In case you missed the announcement on this a few months back, Pixar CEO John Lasseter confirmed another big budget sequal is on the way, with “Cars 2″ scheduled for release in 2012. Brad Lewis will direct, he of course was at the helm for oscar winning hit “Ratatouillie”and most of the original cast will reprise their roles from the original, however George Carlin & Joe Ranft have sadly passed away and Paul Newman is 
battling ill health and is not expected to return.
Here is the official “Cars 2″ synopsis :-
“All the worlds a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling, high-octane installment in the ‘Cars’ saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe”
Starring: Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, Bonnie Hunt as Sally, Tony Shaloub as Luigi, Cheech Marin as Ramone, John Ratzenburger as Mack and Michael Wallis as Sheriff.
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. Despite the change, rates will remain at the same level. Although no official reason has been given behind the switch, its thought its ‘deluxe’ tag was misleading some guests into believing they would be getting deluxe amenities, similiar to that found at Disney’s other deluxe resorts, such as full service restaurants and a themed pool area. Don’t get me wrong, the cabins are still amongst the most spacious accomodations to be found on Dinsey property, and are perfect for larger families who would otherwise need to book 2 rooms (the cabins sleep 6), but there’s no escaping the fact the resort is still effectively a campsite, albeit on the upper end of the scale.
