Phil's Trip Report, Virtual Queues Gone at WDW - But Is Dynamic Ticket Pricing Coming?

Episode 247 for the week of February 24, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

RUMOR: Dynamic Ticket Pricing Coming to WDW
- Strong rumors suggesting that a dynamic ticket pricing model is coming to WDW, meaning it would function like how airlines do it that the price for any given day will fluctuate based on demand.

- How does this impact planning a WDW vacation?

Starts @3:18 ...

Virtual Queues are Gone at WDW
- Disney announced that the virtual queues at both Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Tiana's Bayou Adventure would be removed and replaced with traditional standby. Cosmic Rewind would also now be part of Early Entry.

- How does this impact strategy for touring the parks, especially rope drop at EPCOT?

Source: Scott Gustin

Starts @7:28 ...

Universal News
- A lot of Universal related news dropped this week including firework testing at Epic Universe (source: Alicia Stella), the IP released for the upcoming Universal Kids Resort in Texas, and tickets are on sale for Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas

Starts @12:34 ...

Disney Quick Hits
- Level 99 replacing the NBA Experience and a rumor that the track at Space Mountain will be replaced with a single track

Starts @17:56 ...

Phil's Down & Back Trip Report
- Phil is back from his quick trip to escape the cold and say goodbye to Muppets. Did the trip go as planned? 

- Also discusses the Pros and Cons of doing an After Hours event vs a regular park day.

Starts @23:55 ...

Construction Update
-  More details from the permits filed for land clearing related to Villains Land at Magic Kingdom - and lots of small improvements around the parks.

Starts @1:19:47 ...

DBC Engagement: Villains Dark Ride Ideas
-  The community shares their thoughts for what the dark ride in Villains Land should look like and we question if heroes should be present in the land at all

Starts @1:25:08 ...

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