Episode description
Episode 022 ... Week in review of August 29th 2020 covering the following discussion topics ...
1) News of the week:
- The world losses a great one as Chadwick Bosemam passes away
- Fall decor and more coming to Magic Kingdom September 15th - October 31st (source: Blog Mickey)
- Tokyo Disneyland to resume Fireworks September 1st
- Polynesian Village Resort (non-DVC) to be closed until summer 2021. During closure Moana inspired refurbishments will be made and work done to monorail station (source: Blog Mickey)
- Cover to be renamed Swan Reserved and hold 149 family suites (source: Jen Lefforge)
- Is the Park Reservation System here to stay? Let's play this forward to what the impact could be (source: Dow Report)
Topic Starts @1:10 ...
2) My Child is Outgrowing Disney / Disney fatigue
- Article by Radhames Gonzalez discusses that he is finding his daughter's interest in Disney is waning as she grows and his reaction to this (source: WDW Info)
- We discuss dealing with "Disney burnout" and how to keep it fresh
Topic Starts @34:12 ...
3) Mulan to stream on Disney+ "free" starting December 4th?
- Over the weekend the Mulan preview screen on Disney+ indicating all subscribers would have access starting December 4th 2020, but this was later removed (source: CNET)
- Does this impact our decision to pay $30 for early access starting this Friday, September 4th?
Topic Starts @42:27 ...
4) Is Disney dismissing the value of local passholders?
- On the latest episode of the DIS Unplugged, Pete Werner expressed frustration with how WDW passholders are being treated which then became a topic on message boards (exe: DISboards thread) - this comes following comments from Bob Chapek that day guests are valued more (to Disney's bottom line) than passholders
- We share our thoughts: do we agree? Why Disney is taking this tact? What they could do to improve passholder relations while still maximizing profits?
Topic Starts @44:31 ...
DBC Recommends: Disneyland's Forgotten Sci-Fi Rock Band - Live From the Space Stage
- This week Phil shares a new documentary from Matthew Serrano and Defunctland's Kevin Perjurer about Halyx: a rock band assembled by Disney Records that played at the Space Mountain stage in Disneyland in 1981 and then disappeared.
- If you are into obscure Disney history and would be interested in a rock band that is a mash of up KISS and Star Wars then this is the documentary for you!
Source: Defunctland on YouTube
Topic Starts @54:50 ...
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