I miss Buffalo Bill’s!!!
Thank you for the new music Steve!

Merci Steve, More Disneyland Paris music.

YAY!! new Thanks Steve!

Is Victoria’s Home-Style Restaurant ~ Area Loop supposed to sound like it’s being played backwards???
Works for me either way.

love all these Paris loops!!! and @jpg828 that is what I thought too! weird

I Just Want to Reach through the Screen and Hug Little Mickey!!!

Aaaw he’s quite cute!! Going to go watch now!

That mickey plush looks to be improved.

I got him!!!! He’s much bigger than I thought, I love him!

This made me cry like a baby! And miss my Grandma!!

WOW! Right in the Feels! Well Done to the Animators of the Film.

Ok sobbing! That was beautiful. Now i have to have Mickey!

Veggie Fruit Fruit
Veggie veggie Fruit Fruit
Veggie Fruit Fruit
Veggie veggie fruit fruit
Cha cha cha!
Thanks, Steve!

Okay crackpots! thanks Steve!

Why was chicken little so upset the other day? His mother fell asleep in the hot tub then his brother was born hard boiled!

WOO HOO!!!

is this something they are only doing once, or will it be a continued experience? I would definitely watch next time

Just for one day only it’s was a private event anyway.

Thank you Steve!!

Yay! more music. Thank you Steve!

More great music!

Great stuff Steve! Added a bunch to my playlists yesterday.

woohoo!! can’t wait to get started!!!

Thanks Steve! This is the way!

Thank You Steve!!

Thank you, Steve!!!

Awesome, thanks Steve! Listening to the Christmas loop now.

Thank you Steve, but I think there’s one missing that I requested.

Oh some really good stuff! Thank you!

Oh no how sad I know they maintained them as long as possible with benefits. Even with getting busier In FL I guess having CA keeping them closed it’s no other choice

It’s very sad, no one can hold a grudge on this statement that’s a bunch of bogus. What happens when someone who is in quarantine to fill in their hourly shift? This doesn’t make any sense.

Very awful news. My prayers and well wishes go out to anyone affected I hope all of them can come back to the magic someday

This is all so very sad. Maddening really. I feel horrible for these people.

This can be quite devastating for those involved and sad to contemplate.

I do applaud Disney for what they have done for their cast members. Coming from the oil and gas business where it is hire on Monday and mass fire everyone on Friday with no notice the concept of furloughs is some what foreign to me. We let our contractors go back in March and have been having periodic Reductions In Force ever since as we finish or loose jobs.

The part of Mr. D’amaro comment that worries me a little is “emerge a more effective and efficient operation when we return to normal.” Does this mean less CMs and more technology? Now, fair enough, he does say “Our Cast Members have always been key to our success.” Anyhow, it will be interesting to see what happens. In Disney’s history from to there have been plenty of ups and downs. Kinda like the weather, wait a bit and it will change. I am really surprised at how many “big” projects (Tron coaster, Reflections DVC, Poly update, Walk from GF to MK, Star Wars hotel, and all the stuff at EPCOT at WDW alone) they have chosen continued with. You could say they have decided to trade CMs for construction workers at this time.

Now, to give a good spin on this situation and end on a positive note, I like to think about the fact that those cast members let go are “on the market” and can bring what they have learned about bringing the magic to other companies OR start their own businesses.

I’m glad Disney did what they could for these CMs. I am very sad for them because this sucks but I’m not mad at Disney because this isn’t their fault. You don’t really need a ride attendant when your ride isn’t running. Of course I don’t know who they’re cutting but it seems there would be some obvious choices. I’m just mad at the universe for all this $#!@. The knock on effects are infinite and there’s no end in sight.

It is so sad. I do hope that we can soon be “back to normal” and all of the CMs can come back. This whole year has been just an employment disaster…. I’m so lucky to still have a job that keeps me busy all the time (paralegal)

Found this interesting post on the BBC about two young ladies have been let go from WDW.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-54354876

They sure threw the CA Governor under the bus!

Thanks Steve!

Awesome!! Thank you, Steve!!

Thank you, Steve!

Sweet! Thanks, Steve!

Imagine listening to D-Cot 30 years from now and rockin’ out to the WDW Face Mask Announcement!

Great time capsule song right there!

As always, thank you, Steve! I very much appreciate all of your efforts!

Most Disney people: “WOAH LOOK AT TOKYO DISNEYLAND’S NEW BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RIDE!!!!!!”
Steve: Y’all want Baymax right???

That is very epic my friend
And thanks for all the new music! Can’t wait to blast the mask announcement on full loop!!!!!! (because some people really need to hear it )

New music! Cool Thanks Steve!

Obviously I’ve never seen them play but this makes me sad. I just feel bad whenever something that has been around for such a long time is so abruptly removed I always feel that pang of sadness.

Very disappointing to see this. The Grand Flo won’t be the same without them. They’ve been there for as long as I can remember… I wish them all the best and pray they can stay on their feet in these times

Oh man, this makes me so sad. They always added so much to the ambiance and feel of the resort, and it was something special that you just couldn’t find at any other WDW resort. They’ll be missed for sure.

This makes me so sad. Such a mainstay, such wonderful talent and one of the touches that made Disney special. It breaks my heart to see the place I once loved so much become just another run of the mill operation.

They add so much to the Grand Floridian experience! Just to stop in, sit in the lobby and listen to them play was a most relaxing experience. Definitely took you back to a more genteel time of elegance and gave you a bit of a slowed down pace in the hustle and bustle that is a Disney vacation. It is just another one of the Disney extra touches that has slowly been stripped away over the years, making it harder and harder to justify the expense of a Disney vacay. It is the end of an era.

I’m deeply sadden about the group are retiring, however the albums will to be sold until they are gone from the shelf.

They were so awesome to just and listen to. They will be missed by many!!!

“Please be assured that we have shared all of your feedback with the appropriate Executive Leadership Teams” yeah, shared it with their trash can! as if sharing guest opinions makes any difference. I’ll never forget the skewed Pleasure Island survey when Disney was trying to make their research line up with their plans instead of making plans based on their research.

“It’s a real shame to see the extra things that make Disney special being slowly stripped away – especially when we know the execs still got their bonuses!“ PREACH IT!!!!!!!!!

No Richard, no orchestra, is it even the Grand Floridian anymore?

The frozen cider looks delicious! I’m usually always disappointed with dessert options. I’m vegan and they don’t make much that I can eat at WDW.

yummmmmm the pumpkin ice cream looks sooooo good to me! and of course the bucket is wonderful!!

Last year I had the Constance’s for better or worse Wedding Cake that raspberry Bavarian cream was the kiss of death including the chocolate hatchet was a nice touch. I’m glad it came back so that every the guests didn’t get a change to try it.

my only question is…how on earth do you get to the popcorn in that bucket?

Get in my belly!!!

I don’t even like popcorn that much but love that bucket!

These all look amazing! Wish I could just teleport and get some haha

That cider looks & sounds so good!! You can’t go wrong with the Mickey Cinnamon Roll either!!

@acamm please eat as many of these as you can for me.

@bexruns I will absolutely be eating as much of this as possible!!!

ours just opened this weekend…waiting for them to have star wars…i’ll wear a mask to see that in the theater again!

I wonder if TCM and Fathom events will come back to the big screen?

Thank you Steve!

oh hooray!!! can’t wait to start to listen!!!!

Thank you Steve as always.

Awesome! Can’t wait to check them out!

whoo hoo! Thanks

Thanks for the new tunes!

Thank you, @steve!

Late to the party, but this rocks….Thanks Steve!

It should also be noted that you MUST bring extra masks. Over time, the humidity and breathing will make your mask damp and sometimes wet. The CDC also recommends changing masks every two hours. Plan accordingly.

Seeing all these posts on WDW opening up, makes me wish I lived closer….

I feel like they’ve made appropriate changes for safety. If they can just keep people social distancing – which admittedly is going to be the hardest part. If I didn’t have to take a plane to get there, I’d definitely be willing to go.

Thanks for this review. Not that I’m going but I really appreciate reading peoples honest reviews of their experiences. Thanks, guys!

Nice and very informative! Thanks guys

I saw that for next year but I am not in a place to be able to book yet just praying that when/if we can that we can get into parks for any of the days if they are already allowing reserving through Sept 2021. it will be an interesting few years for Disney. but we do always like a could Springs and resort days, so this just might make us have a couple more than expected.

If they start that, I think people are going to want it to continue forever

Virtual queues will limit the number of attractions you can do in one day. I think that once people see that they will want to get rid of them once the pandemic is over. Disney may want to keep them though because then they will be able to more tightly control crowd flow, numbers of people per day on the attraction (and thus CM staffing), and closing times. No more “in line by closing, and you ride!”.

The only issue with this in regards to social distancing is that instead of barely anyone being in line, you’ll now have everyone wandering about the park. You can see how congested Disney Parks are during a typical normal day when there are no virtual queues. You’d REALLY have to limit how many people you can let into the park at any given time if you eliminate ride lines.

This will be very interesting to see how they make it work. The last thing I would want is for people to virtually hop in line for a ride without having to actually go to the ride and to have that “feature” stay permanent after the pandemic wave subsides. This was and continues to be my beef with FP+. I liked that people had to make an effort to physically go to the attraction to pull a pass for later. With virtual queuing in place it could make it potentially impossible for someone coming into the park in the evening to ride anything. Look at RotR. If you’re not there at park open, you’re out of luck!

As to people wandering the park instead of waiting in line, here I think Disney has a more hybrid approach based on what I’ve seen. Your time comes up in the virtual queue and then you get in the physical, socially-distanced queue for the ride. It’s not like FP+ where you essentially walk on in 5 or 10 minutes. There would be the virtual wait followed by the physical wait. I think that part is smart, but only for the present circumstances.

We kind of have that now with Fast Pass. The difference is, Fast Pass is designed around people waiting in other lines, so they can speed through a high population attraction.

i kinda dig the whole virtual queue idea (at least for the more popular rides, and assuming it works like a boarding group.) i also think without fastpass lines are gonna move A LOT faster

UGH ! We had reservations for June 12-19, I guess now the entire family is going in November for Wine and Dine with me.

It’s Still Good News Regardless.

in the same boat…June 10-17

A little more information on how it’ll all may happen

@cdolan1990 that’s a pretty good summary…long story short, I’m outta luck for 6/10

@jamiedawn27 unfortunatly it may look like it

I think this is how ALL theme parks are going to be for quite a while.

by wearing Star Wars, watching anything Star Wars, listening to music, looking at Galaxy’s Edge photos!! whatever I can!

Today my husband is making dinner using recipes from the Galaxy’s Edge cookbook I got him for Christmas! We’re both wearing Star Wars shirts too

By watching Skywalker marathon.

That’s cool! I didn’t know the phrase was that old!