Originally Posted By Ifzorro68 So an la times article has been posted and title is 'Star Wars' considered for Disneyland but no MagicBands Here is a link <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-star-wars-coming-to-disneyland-but-no-magic-bands-20150521-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/busines...ory.html</a>
Originally Posted By doombuggy "a wristband that uses microchip technology to let guests use the bands in place of theme park tickets, hotel room keys and even credit cards." Exactly what Great wolf lodge uses.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^And cruise lines, and ski resorts, and spa resorts, and any number of other places. As much as Disney wants to pretend like it was completely groundbreaking (though in some respects it was, for the parks) it's something that the hospitality industry has been using for years. It's only the scale of the implementation that's really noteworthy, simply because WDW is so big and has so many hotel rooms
Originally Posted By dagobert Disney was definitely not the first. Over here we had the Swatch watches with computer chips. These watches could be used for the ski resorts and some hotel rooms.
Originally Posted By leemac <<It's only the scale of the implementation that's really noteworthy, simply because WDW is so big and has so many hotel rooms>> To be fair it is more than that - it isn't just a charging tool and door opener. A big part of the IT spend was ensuring that the data could be manipulated to have a better insight into how guests experience the parks. The thinking was that there would be value to that through marketing engagements. That aspect still hasn't been rolled out. I'm not sure where all the chatter came from that DLR would get NGE. I've said all along that the economics just wouldn't stack up. The three DLR hotels have less rooms than Pop Century.
Originally Posted By Ifzorro68 So has toontown been open long enough to be considered a classic? According to the article it says no classic attraction would be removed to make way for Star Wars. or By classic do they mean big E attractions only?
Originally Posted By berol I translated the "does not plan to remove any favorite features" part to mean "ignorable generalized corporate speak" cuz it doesn't mean much. If the Matterhorn is razed for a Sith Slushie cart, "It wasn't in the plan back then, but is now."
Originally Posted By monorailblue Must agree with berol. It is virtually impossible to add anything of consequence to Disneyland without removing something--it has been essentially built-out for many years. DCA has a few areas where expansion (or mere occupancy of unused facilities) could be done, but even the wildest guesses don't have Star Wars moving into empty buildings in Hollywoodland. So take it with a pound of--er, a grain of salt.
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 >>Must agree with berol. It is virtually impossible to add anything of consequence to Disneyland without removing something--it has been essentially built-out for many years. DCA has a few areas where expansion (or mere occupancy of unused facilities) could be done, but even the wildest guesses don't have Star Wars moving into empty buildings in Hollywoodland. So take it with a pound of--er, a grain of salt.<< And what about the notion of classics? According to the article, it said that no classic stuff will be removed, but as Ifzorro68 pointed out, does that include Toontown or is it just E-ticket stuff?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The "classic" line came from the Times, not from Staggs. Staggs could hardly have been more vague if he'd tried.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I'm not sure where all the chatter came from that DLR would get NGE.<< If I'm not mistaken, the earliest announcements of the system talked about how they were planning to use WDW as a pilot program since it has the highest number of on-site guests, before rolling it out at the other resorts. I remember the discussions of when it would eventually come to other resorts from the very beginning (before any infrastructure had been installed or even publically displayed), so I can't imagine that it's all just internet chatter. Then again, considering the number of elements that have been added and dropped since those first announcements, anything is plausible. We've seen no real indication that they have any indication of installing guest's names and images into attractions (heck, they can't even manage to get the onride photo display to work on Splash Mountain consistently) or personalized marketing, despite inclusion of them in current press releases, so it's kind of tough to get a gage on what this project is actually supposed to be
Originally Posted By berol Just once I'd like to see, "When asked what rides might be removed to make room for Star Wars, Staggs got a panicked look and ran away."
Originally Posted By monorailblue ^^^ ". . . got a panicked look and drove away in Lenny, er, Benny (Penny?) the cab, spinning around corners and right off a skyscraper."
Originally Posted By phruby I've been feeding PP1313 idea about Simba to the folks over at Micechat. There are some that actually like that idea!
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan "To be fair it is more than that - it isn't just a charging tool and door opener. A big part of the IT spend was ensuring that the data could be manipulated to have a better insight into how guests experience the parks. The thinking was that there would be value to that through marketing engagements. That aspect still hasn't been rolled out." That may be, but then Disney corporate took on SAP for their IT backbone at the detriment of a good portion of the working class. While it may provide some benefit to those at the top keeping track of things, efficiency at the lower levels has dropped.
Originally Posted By leemac <<That may be, but then Disney corporate took on SAP for their IT backbone at the detriment of a good portion of the working class. While it may provide some benefit to those at the top keeping track of things, efficiency at the lower levels has dropped.>> I don't know how much of the company use SAP but we've had it at WDP&R for years now and it is still a pain to use. Preparing timesheets is a pain made worse by a slow and lumbering system like SAP that pinwheels with every click.
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 >>Just once I'd like to see, "When asked what rides might be removed to make room for Star Wars, Staggs got a panicked look and ran away."<< Especially when I just read from a poster on MiceChat that, according to some "insiders" with strong ties to management, the Star Wars as Toontown replacement rumor is still considered a go, but that Disney is trying to keep quiet about it. On the other hand, Innoventions is now closed and (partially) gutted and won't be reopening until September 30, 2016. That may not be the actual date about anything; it was chosen because it was the end of the fiscal year. Therefore, something is definitely happening with that, and I would think that Star Wars anything should go over there.
Originally Posted By Dis-Philip Disneylandfan85, how many times do you have to be told not to listen to ANYTHING MiceChat or WDWMagic say?! The "insiders" at those sites are liars, phonies and frauds and that cold-hard fact has been reaffirmed countless times! I hope PeterPan1313 comes back here soon--to Peter, ignore what the chuckleheads say about you. I, for one, enjoy your posts and trust more than any of the lousy bums at those other sites.
