“What’s New, What’s Next for WDW” Live Updates
In response to an overwhelming response from our followers, we are providing a number of ways to keep in touch with live updates from tonight’s announcements from the “What’s New, What’s Next for Walt Disney World” press conference from 5:30 PM through 6:45 PM ET. You can either follow the updates on Twitter by following us @wdwnt, by the special live interactive chat on WDWNTunes, or by refreshing this post that will be updated with information as it is provided. The updates will begin below shortly, we hope you enjoy our live coverage.
6:42 PM ET – Fireworks show at Magic Kingdom will be never seen before, not Magic, Music, and Mayhem.
6:29 PM ET – Summer Nightastic will also include extended hours at Disney’s Animal Kingdom seven days a week, Main Street Electrical Parade will be the version of the parade that performed at Disney’s California Adventure in 2009
6:20 PM ET – Presentation ended, more details coming from post conference events, so stay tuned
6:10 PM ET – Tower of Terror additions may be temporary for Summer Nightastic or permanent, not sure
6:07 PM ET – Wide World of Sports talk – http://twitpic.com/12h4e8
6:06 PM ET – Disney Cruise Line stuff, not our bag 😉
6:00 PM ET – Parks Blog has info already on June 2010 MSEP return: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/02/main-street-electrical-parade-returns-to-walt-disney-world-resort-this-summer/
5:59 PM ET – Now on to Fantasyland Forest:Â http://twitpic.com/12h2tq
5:58 PM ET – Electrical Parade will have new floats that debuted at Disneyland in 2009 for WDW 2010 return
5:57 PM ET – Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios to get new drop sequences and effects, Magic Music and Mayhem fireworks coming to Magic Kingdom
5:56 PM ET – MSEP officially returns for Summer Nightastic: http://twitpic.com/12h25z
5:55 PM ET – Main Street Electrical Parade to return to Magic Kingdom
5:54 PM ET – Talking about recent changes
5:50 PM ET – Talking about Give a Day, Get a Disney Day
5:48 PM ET – Crofton Begins Presentation: http://twitpic.com/12h0kz
5:46 PM ET – Still waiting: http://twitpic.com/12gznv
5:37 PM ET – Another look at the stage: http://twitpic.com/12gy1i
5:35 PM ET -Meg Crofton and Al Weiss have arrived and taken a seat.
5:26 PM ET – Banks Lee has a front row seat:Â http://twitpic.com/12gvnp, http://twitpic.com/12gvmx
5:04 PM ET – Matt Paul intimidated by Channel 6’s equipment 🙂
4:54 PM ET – Another pic from inside the grill: http://twitpic.com/12goob
4:50 PM ET – Blurry picture of new ESPN Grill at Wide World of Sports: http://twitpic.com/12gocx
4:45 PM ET – WDWNT is checked in: http://twitpic.com/12gndc
4:40 PM ET – The event is being held at the new ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, which will be dedicated as such later this month: http://twitpic.com/12ghsy, http://twitpic.com/12gigp