January 18, 2021

Ryan Teetz joins us to talk news and rumors - and there is a lot to cover: DME and DLR passholder program ending, Early Entry replacing EMH, and the Muppets coming to Hall of Presidents?

1 hour 13 minutes

Episode 041 ... Week in review of January 16th 2021 as Ryan Teetz joins us to discuss the following discussion topics ...

1) Regular News:
- Soul of Jazz coming to the American Pavilion
- Social Distancing dividers put up on monorails, now fit 4 groups per car instead of 2 (Source: Blog Mickey)
- Magic Kingdom passes for all 3 buckets "sold out" for Oct 1st
- New Gelato stand in Italy Pavilion at Epcot targeting to be up and running at end of February (Source: WDWInfo)
- Gideon's Bakehouse has its grand opening on Saturday Jan 16th, opens to lines of up to 11 hours
- Disney shares a sneak peak of the Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser bedroom (Source: Blog Mickey)
- Reports of a soft opening today of the new Ratatouille expansion area in the French Pavilion … well, at least the bathrooms
- Give Kids the World welcomes their first family post reopening
Topic Starts @2:21 ...

2) Big News:
- Disney announces Disney Magic Express will end
- Extra Magic Hours to not return, be replaced by Early Entry
Source for above 2 stories: Orlando Sentinel
- Disney sunsets current Disneyland Annual Passes, will replace with a new "membership opportunity" (Source: CNN)
- New Evermore Orlando Resort complex coming to WDW area (Source: WDW Magic).
Topic Starts @13:56 ...

3) Topic: Do these changes make staying off site the way to go?
- Cindi Tagg asked on Facebook: Your thoughts on less “perks” for the same price. (And if off site is now the way to go.)
Topic Starts @40:35 ...

4) Rumors:
- We discuss a number of recent rumors including: Tom Hanks to narrate a Carousel of Progress update, Galaxy's Edge to have a lest strict timeline, the Muppets being added to the Hall of Presidents, Zootopia coming to Animal Kingdom, and much more
Source: Jim Hill on Twitter and others
Topic Starts @48:24 ...

5) DBC Recommends: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea VR
- One of our favorite sites, Defunctland, is working with a group to create a virtual park of Defunct rides, and launched their first completed project - and it is pretty cool!
Source: Defunctland YouTube
Topic Starts @1:11:20 ...

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