New Survey Talks of Adding New Resort Room Features; Winter Summerland Mini Golf Refurb

New Survey Talks of Adding New Resort Room Features:

A new survey is being sent out to Walt Disney World guests asking them about new interactive features for resort rooms. These features would include things such as a welcome message from your favorite character, live feeds on your resort tv of nighttime spectaculars at the parks, and more. Here is the complete list:

• A welcome sequence where curtains will open, lights turn on slowly, music plays, and a custom welcome message with your FastPass+ plans for the day appears on the TV.
• A brief animated video featuring a character of your choice welcoming you to the resort, playing on a screen themed to look like a picture frame.
• Immersive on-demand movies with choices based on your FastPass+ reservations. Color-changing light bulbs and a star projector would be used to create an experience themed to each movie.
• Live feed of nighttime spectaculars, bringing live video feeds of the park nighttime spectaculars synchronized to the show’s music to your resort TV.
• Your PhotoPass pictures from the day displayed on your resort TV.

This sounds a lot like the patent Disney filed last year for projection technology in the resort rooms. We wrote about the patent after it was filed. This would go along with option 3 where the room would have immersive on-demand movies with choices based on FastPass+ reservations. Color-changing light bulbs and a star projector would be used to create an immersive experience themed to each movie.

Of course this is just a survey and some or none of this may actually come to fruition at the resorts. It is definitely interesting though that how similar it is to the patent that was filed last year. Stay tuned as these new room features could be coming to the resorts in the future.

Source: WDW News Today

Winter Summerland Mini Golf Course Going Under Refurbishment:

The Summer Course at the Winter Summerland Miniature Golf course is now closed for refurbishment until November 10, 2017. The course will then re-open on November 11, 2017. The Winter Course will close in a few weeks on October 23 and will also be closed through November 10 and re-open the following day on November 11. 

During the refurbishment, Disney's Fantasia Gardens miniature golf course will remain open with normal operating hours.

Source: WDW Magic

Disney Dining Plan Sees 3% Increase, Are Resort Fees Coming to Disney World?, and Much More

Disney Dining Plan Sees 3% Increase Effective Today:

Today, the Disney Dining Plan rates at Disney World saw a 3% increase across the boards for all dining plans. The rate increases are effective immediately. Here is the run down:

The Quick Service Dining plan which includes 2 quick service meals, 1 snack, and 1 refillable mug will now cost $44.13 for adults up from $42.84 and $19.04 for children up from $17.47.

The Basic Dining plan which includes 1 table service, 1 quick service, 1 snack, and 1 refillable mug will now cost $63.70 for adults up from $61.84 and $22.85 for children up from $20.96.

The Deluxe Dining plan includes 3 table (or quick) service meals, 2 snacks, and 1 refillable mug will now cost $115.08 for adults up from $111.73 and $35.49 for children up from $32.56.

Are Resort Fees Coming to Disney World?

The question that is going around Disney Social Media today is: Are resort fees coming to Disney World? Disney has recently sent out a survey asking guests how they would feel about paying a nightly resort fee when staying at a Walt Disney World Resort. Scott Gustin on Twitter took a snapshot of the survey and posted it on the social media website.

Disney survey asks guests how they would feel about $15/night resort fee to cover DME, MagicBands, FastPass+, EMH pic.twitter.com/KYteMjQGD0

— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) March 9, 2016

As you can see they are asking guests how they would feel about paying a $15/night resort fee to cover the following: Disney's Magical Express, MagicBands, Priority FastPass+ (with planning up to 60 days before arrival), Resort entertainment and children activities, Wi-Fi, Extra Magic Hours, and parking at the resort and theme parks. This is a very common thing at hotels that cover things like Wi-Fi and things such as maybe the gym or parking.

It is also known that both the Swan and Dolphin hotels that are on Disney property but not owned by Disney have resort fees of $25/night. That covers Wi-Fi, domestic phone calls, the health club, and 2 bottles of water. At this point though it is just a survey question and nothing is definite. The question remains though how would you feel about paying a nightly resort fee while staying at a Walt Disney World resort?

Joy and Sadness Are Coming to Epcot Character Spot Next Month:

Jump for joy as Joy and Sadness from "Inside Out" will be coming to Epcot's Character Spot next month. The long awaited rumor was confirmed by the Disney Parks Blog today. 

The two will join Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy who are in their cartoon clubhouse of the future and just across the way is Baymax and Hiro from "Big Hero 6" who just recently were added to the character spot a few months ago. On the way to "Headquarters" you will travel along Riley's long-term memory where you will catch a glimpse of her Islands of Personality before you are greeted by Joy and Sadness. 

Are you filled with emotion to finally be meeting with Joy and Sadness? I know I am. 

"Captain America: Civil War" Releases Two Teasers Ahead of Tomorrow's Trailer Release:

Today, just days after releasing posters for both Team Cap and Team Iron Man, we received two teasers ahead of what should be the final trailer for "Captain America:Civil War." We received one from Team Captain America and one from Team Iron Man. Check them out:

Team Captain America:

Team Iron Man:



"Captain America: Civil War" hit theaters nationwide May 6, 2016.

New "Finding Dory" Poster Released:

Today, Ellen DeGeneres along with Pixar released a brand new poster for "Finding Dory." The film is the sequel to "Finding Nemo" in which Dory (DeGeneres) is on the search for her parents and family. The film is due out in theaters on June 17, 2016. The poster says, "An unforgettable journey she probably won't remember."