Giveaways, R2-D2, and enhanced motorcades headline Disney+ Day at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Details on the day at Hollywood Studios -

SCHEDULE (subject to change without notice):

4:00 a.m. - First wave of audience for Good morning America taping enters the park
7:30 a.m. - Second wave of audience enters the park
8:00 a.m. - Park opens to Resort Guests
8:30 a.m. - Park opens to Disney+ Guests
9:00 a.m. - Park opens to normal Day Guests

SPECIAL DISNEY+ OFFERINGS:

30-minute early park entry for Disney+ Subscribers (Resort Guests will enter 30 minute prior to that)
Complimentary Disney+ Ear Hats (distributed for the entire day or until they are all distributed)
Complimentary Disney PhotoPass downloads (select locations for Disney+ Subscribers)
Complimentary Disney+ Buttons (distributed all day)
Special Disney+ Motorcade
Character sightings
Special AR Lens featuring Groot (Disney+ Subscriber-exclusive photo locations with Magic Shots / props and complimentary downloads for subscribers)
Touchpoint color/sound FX (Unique light/sound sequence) at touchpoints throughout the day.
Specialty Disney+ Day Dessert Offerings
Blue Disney+ ground decals and banners at Park Entrance and on Hollywood Blvd

ENTERTAINMENT:
Disney PhotoPass Complimentary Magic Shot Download Locations (ONLY for Disney+ Subscribers):

Echo Lake (Groot Magic Shot and D+ Props)
Souk gate (LO-LA Magic Shot)

Disney + Motorcade Overlay:
Motorcades at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m., and 5:10 p.m. featuring Mickey & Minnie, Tiana, Mirabel, Rescue Ranger, and Pixar Pals

Character Sightings (in addition to characters regularly meeting Guests in other areas of the park):

R2D2 (at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Garage): throughout the day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers (Adventure Outpost): throughout the day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Goofy and Max (Mickey & Minnie Runaway railway Courtyard, near the fountain on the right): throughout the day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Lightning McQueen Dance Party:
The courtyard in front of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy comes alive with an energized dance party. A DJ spins fun lively tunes from the deck of their tricked-out futuristic vehicle, while party activators keep guests moving and grooving in a celebration of Disney Pixar’s Cars. Running continuously from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERING:

ABC Commissary/PizzeRizzo/Trolley Car Café: Disney+ Themed chocolate coins will be added to an existing dessert at these 3 locations.

https://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2022/09/all-details-you-need-to-know-about.html

Mirabel, who should be meeting at WDW for daily ops, is now limited to cavalcades and random crap like this.

WDW should be embarrassed. A character who is extremely popular and sells a ton of merch is destined for a Disney+ one-off.

The people at the top making these decisions should actually go out and speak with guests who visit WDW.

This is why they should really retheme Frozen sing a long to Encanto instead...Frozen overstayed it's welcome in DHS and should just now stick to Epcot..

More than they did for the opening day of the 50th. LO (and I can't stress this enough) L

Okay, so only those three character "sightings" and normal meet and greets?

Why is it only sightings? We hardly ever get rare characters and when we do they're the watered down version where you don't get to actually meet?

No reason to go, based on this.

Every time I see this big streaming service "celebration" advertised I think about Mickey and Minnie's birthday last year, where there was just a free button (I believe solely in Disney Springs).

Why are they still limiting Mirabel to just cavalcades and yet they ain't giving her a meet at WDW yet..., this is why they should had never closed the animation building to put in Star Wars Launch Bay which made no sense to keep once Galaxy's Edge opened in 2019, and since then the newer animated stars haven't been doing daily meet and greets in the long-term, despite WDW being more popular than Disneyland

It would be a miracle if they announce a Mirabel M&G for Magic Kingdom at D23 by popular demand(hey I can dream can I?)

I waited to respond, I didn't want to be the first to post about the utter "meh" of all of this. Uninspired and bland, which is very similar to the uninspired and bland potato in charge of the company. Maybe if they put a beard on this, that will make it more interesting? 🤔

I think this is an easy enough swap, but honestly I'd rather see them swap out Beauty and the Beast instead.

So when Disney+ "sponsors" this, do they take money out of that money-losing division to pay for all of this which, presumably, was stripped from their money-making divisions (like parks and resorts) or does Parks and Resorts just foot the bill, directly?

I guess what I'm asking is, are we getting this instead of better she-hulk cg or is this a reason to up prices for things around property again?.. or both?

As far as I know anything like this is paid for by the sponsoring division, so Disney+ marketing would foot the bill for this.

Not likely. The $127 Disney+ has spent on this "event" wouldn’t have gone far in the CGI budget.

Remember - Disney doesn’t want more people to visit the parks, so this isn’t a synergistic theme park marketing and activation opportunity, and they aren’t trying to measure how many D+ subscribers come to the parks with the “special” 30 minutes of extra park time. They are only trying to “reward” existing subscribers who just happen to be there (seriously, that’s all this is) and (hopefully) sell more D+ subs so Bob can make more performance bonus goals. Just like the news that D+ subscribers can book special deals on Disney Cruise Line - They aren't trying to generate more business for the parks or cruise line, they are just allowing synergistic activation opportunities for those who subscribe to D+.

;)

Did anyone read the rumor about starting tomorrow Disney Plus subscribers will be offered discounts on the cruiselines and room stays at WDW/Disneyland resort? States will start for holidays but may turn into a permanent rolling discount (with changes)?

This one?

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/disney-magic/news/07sep2022-special-offer-for-disney-subscribers-with-disney-cruise-line.htm

Or something else?

Oh yeah! Thanks.

Sorry, I'm always late to the game! 😀

I just happened upon it while looking at something else on the main page. :)