Tom Corless’s 9/21/15 WDW Photo Report (Disney Springs, Food & Wine, Star Wars, Hub, Etc.)

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Tom Corless’s 9/21/15 WDW Photo Report (Disney Springs, Food & Wine, Star Wars, Hub, Etc.)

I managed to visit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios over the last week and I have some great newsworthy photos to share with you from my trip, so let’s take a look at what’s new and exciting around the Vacation Kingdom of the World:

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Disney Springs is now on all of the I-4 road signage

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The new exit ramp heading West hasn’t opened yet though

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Over at Epcot, there is a lot of work happening in front of the park

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A ton of new big figs have arrived at the Art of Disney

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New Princess lithographs

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A ton of merchandise is left over from the recent GenEARation D pin event

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The 2nd Star Wars countdown pin was released this week

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New Pirates of the Caribbean MagicBand

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New updated Jack Skellington MagicBand

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France has an entirely new booth for Food and Wine this year

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Looks great!

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Work continues on the FROZEN expansion in Norway

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The facade should appear here in no time

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The Spirited Beasts exhibit in Japan is gone and a new exhibit is coming

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Moving to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, I got a peek backstage where construction will eventually be taking place for Toy Story Land

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Not much happening yet, but crews working on the Toy Story Mania expansion were all over the place

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Work continues on the Star Wars Launch Bay

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New Star Wars shirts released recently

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Force Awakens merchandise has made it into Tatooine Traders

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New gluten, nut, and dairy free snacks are available in the parks

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Moving over to the Magic Kingdom

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Dream Along with Mickey is back, but the stage area is still a disaster

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The building expansion for the Skipper Canteen is coming along nicely

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New Peg Leg Pete bandanna for sale at Pirates

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Merchant of Venus in Tomorrowland has become a Star Wars shop

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They even have Force Awakens balloons at the Magic Kingdom

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New Jingles big fig featuring mickey on sale