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PHOTOS: Even More New Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 2018 Collection Drops In At Hollywood Studios

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We previously showed you a BUNCH of new merchandise released for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There’s been quite a bit added to the collection since we last showed you what was available, so this post contains every new piece of merchandise. Yes, there’s a lot. Almost as much as …
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For A Limited Time You Can Receive a FREE Aulani: A Disney Resort and Spa Brochure

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Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa is located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. While the resort is a Disney Vacation Club property, you do not need to be a member to stay there. The accommodations range from a standard room to 1-or 2-bedroom suites, plus 1-, 2-, or 3-bedroom villas, equipped with kitchens and …

REVIEW: Hidden Charm and a Quiet Lunch at Gurgling Suitcase at Disney’s Old Key West

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The Gurgling Suitcase is a bar located at Disney’s Old Key West Resort. Just off the main breeze of registration and a turn past Olivia’s you’ll find this (literally) hole-in-the-wall joint. The name actually has some pretty historic importance. Back in the days of prohibition alcohol was illegal in the states but not in Cuba. …
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Disney Stars On Parade And Illuminations Extended Into 2019 At Disneyland Paris

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With Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary celebrations coming to a close this September, we expected the new entertainment offerings to also depart. However the official Disneyland Paris Twitter Help account @DLPHelp has confirmed that the nighttime spectacular Disney Illuminations and the new parade Disney Stars On Parade will continue performances until at least September 2019. Hi …

Name Revealed for Ant-Man Attraction Opening in 2019 at Hong Kong Disneyland

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Last year we told you that the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction in Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland was going down for refurbishment to be transformed into an Ant-Man shooting arcade attraction. Today we know what the name of that attraction will be. Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! will open in 2019 as part …

PHOTOS: Iconic Mirrored Tiles from Epcot’s Universe of Energy Pavilion Now Completely Removed

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We made our way over to Epcot to see construction progress on the new Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster taking over the old Universe of Energy pavilion. As of tonight,  the iconic mirrored tiles that welcomed guests into the pavilion are completely gone. Take a look at the latest progress: We also have a …

Randomized Sequences Return to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park

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Last November Star Tours: The Adventures Continue added a brand new ending sequence which put guests in the middle of Star Wars Episode VIII and landed in Batuu, the location of the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge themed lands coming to Disney Parks. We also told you that the set destinations would eventually come to an …

REVIEW: The Strangest Alcoholic Float in Disney World is in Toy Story Land

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Woody’s Lunch Box is the newest quick service offering at Walt Disney World. We reviewed the location exceedingly high, but that’s amazing praise as every other quick service in Disney’s Hollywood Studios is either ‘meh’ to ‘wow I won’t do that again’. Woody’s Lunch Box lands on a ‘I’ll specifically go to studios just to …

REVIEW: “Shark Week” Shark Attack Frappuccino at Disney Springs Has No Bite

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“Out of the water!” the barista yelled as she laid down the white and red swirled beverage, “We’ve got a shark attack! This would be the highlight of the specialty Shark Attack Frappuccino at Disney Springs.  In celebration of Shark Week, Starbucks has mixed a serious strawberry frap with fresh blueberries and half a confetti …

V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights Registration Now Open for All Event Dates!

Tom Corless

Registration is now open for V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights at Walt Disney World! For Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus, and Premier Passholders only, Walt Disney World will be offering special evenings at Magic Kingdom and Epcot for passholders to spend two extra hours in the park after closing. Select attractions, shops, and dining will stay open for these …

Disneyland Announces 2018 Holiday Season Offerings, World of Color – Season of Light Unlikely to Return

Tom Corless

Holidays at the Disneyland Resort will return once again this year, bringing seasonal magic to the Merriest Place on Earth November 9th, 2018 through January 6th, 2019. This festive season will include the return of favorite holiday experiences and entertainment, as well as dazzling decor decked out throughout the resort. At Disney California Adventure park, …

REVIEW: Sprinkles New S’more Cupcake Is Worth Getting Fired Up About

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Most people really enjoy the taste of a good s’more by a campfire, but the process can be time consuming and, if not careful, a bit crispy. Sprinkles at Disney Springs has solved this with their limited run S’more Cupcake. The Belgian dark chocolate cake is lined with graham cracker and filled with bittersweet chocolate …

REVIEW: “All-Stars and Icons Fun Run” at Disney’s All-Star Resorts Offers Exercise, Excitement, and a Pretty Cool Pin

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This morning marked the first All-Stars and Icons Fun Run. A one mile course, starting in the Toy Story area of the All-Star Movie Resort, brought runners through each All-Star Movies and Music, ending on the turfed football field at the All-Star Sports Resort. Runners could sign up in advance, if staying at one of …

Ability to Unlock Your Guest Room Door with Smart Phone, Digital Key, Rolled-Out to Boardwalk, Yacht, and Beach Club Resorts

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Back in April Disney unveiled the ‘Digital Key’ feature coming to MyDisneyExperience. This cool new tool allows guests to unlock their guest room door at their resort with the MyDisneyExperience app using Bluetooth technology. Originally only available at the Wilderness Lodge and Wilderness Lodge Vacation Club Resorts, this fun tech was also rolled-out to Fort Wilderness …

What You Don’t Know About Disney World Transportation Shortcuts

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Lines, lines, everywhere there’s lines. After enduring lengthy lines for attractions, characters, meals, and Starbucks, the last thing I need are lines for the buses, Monorails, and trams. Now Walt  Disney World provides a variety of options for getting around property. However, they can be confusing, time consuming, and lots of hurry up and wait. …

PHOTOS: Take the Concert Home With New Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Merchandise at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Heads-up music lovers! G-Force records is proud to have exclusive new merchandise for your favorite Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster. This new line can be found in the Rock Around the Shop store at the attraction’s exit. Rock this way and check out the new digs below! We love this tee with one of the license …

RUMOR: World of Color Halloween Overlay Coming in 2019

Matthew Soberman

World of Color is rumored to have its first-ever Halloween-themed show next year. Word leaked from actor/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait in a post defending “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn following his recent firing as controversial tweets from his past re-emerged, where he revealed that he was asked to reprise his role as Pain from …
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Big Cameos Coming Soon to “DuckTales:” The Three Caballeros and Don Cheadle

Matthew Soberman

The Three Caballeros are about to hit Duckberg! The crew of “DuckTales” are about to make room for some of Donald Duck’s old avian friends, José Carioca and Panchito, as the Caballeros make their debut on the remake of the beloved Disney animated series sometime in season two. “DuckTales” producers Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones …
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VIDEO: We Taste-Tested All 8 Varieties of Taffy from Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff in Pixar Pier, Disney California Adventure

Tom Corless

Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff has finally opened up on Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure! To celebrate the opening of the new candy shop, we reviewed all 8 varieties of taffy that you can pick up in the new store. Check it out: Tom Corless
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BREAKING: Walt Disney World to Offer V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights

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V.I.PASSHOLDER Nights are coming to Walt Disney World starting in August! For Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus, and Premier Passholders only, Walt Disney World will be offering special evenings at Magic Kingdom and Epcot for passholders to spend two extra hours in the park after closing. Select attractions, shops, and dining will stay open for these …

PHOTOS: Metal Earth, New Apparel Arrives on Pandora: The World of AVATAR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Brand new merchandise has arrived on the distant moon of Pandora. This marks the first major arrival of new merchandise since the land debuted in May 2017. This merchandise shipment brings new baseball hats, Metal earth models, and much more that you can “uh… buy”:     Other recent additions include some children’s shirts. We …

REVIEW: The BEST Churros at Walt Disney World are at Bongos at Disney Springs. We Also Had Dinner.

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Bongos is a table service restaurant located in the West Side at Disney Springs, right across from the west exit to Orange Garage and near AMC Theaters and Splitsville. Bongos is one of the last remaining pieces from the Downtown Disney days and is owned by the Estefan family. Yes, that Estefan. Bongos was one …

PHOTOS: Have This New Haunted Mansion Merchandise Follow You Home from Disney Parks

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Attention mortals, your time has come to take home some trinkets from Master Gracey’s own collection. There’s a brand new Haunted Mansion themed merchandise line being released and it’s simply to die for. We expect more items to decompose within the next few weeks (including these new headwear items), but for now check out the …
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Walt Disney World Set to Launch Minnie Van Transportation Service to Port Canaveral

Tom Corless

Minnie Van Service will soon offer transportation to Port Canaveral, another option for guests combining a cruise with their Walt Disney World vacation. The service was previously only for point-to-point transportation on Disney property. Set to begin on September 1st, 2018, the service will be offered when traveling to Port Canaveral only, with no return trips …
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Magical Pride Returning to Disneyland Paris in October 2018

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From Thursday October 11 until Sunday October 14, 2018, the Magical Pride returns to Disneyland Paris for a new edition. This 3 night celebration, primarily attracting people from the LGBT-community, includes a stay in a Disney Hotel and private parties. The weekend is organized by Greatdays Holidays and Manchester Pride. On Thursday, guests will check into …

Over One Hundred Thousand Sign Petition To Have Disney Rehire James Gunn To Direct “Guardians 3”

Joe Hogarty

Last week, director James Gunn was fired by Disney, due to several controversial tweets that he had said in the past. Now, a petition has been circulated online in order to rehire Gunn to direct the next installment in the Guardians Of The Galaxy franchise. As of Sunday, the petition had over 100,000 signatures. From …

LISTEN: WDWNT Podcast Episode 400 – “Episode 400 Extravaganza”

Have you heard this week’s WDW News Today Podcast? If you haven’t, here’s what you can expect: Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On this week’s show, we have another edition of our popular segment “Back to the Future” looking at the history of …

PHOTOS: Redesigned FastPass+ Touch Points Installed at Walt Disney World

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Taking a note from the latest additions to Walt Disney World, other attractions are starting to install new flat touch points on their FastPass+ returns. You may recall that the touch points located in Pandora: The World of AVATAR are flat and don’t even have the Mickey head on them, they instead have the moon …

Happy Hour Drink Specials Debut at Terralina Crafted Italian and Paddlefish at Disney Springs

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Both Terralina Crafted Italian and Paddlefish at Disney Springs will begin offering happy hour on July 23. At Terralina guests that opt to sit on the patio can enjoy $5 beers and half-price wines by the glass from 9pm to 11pm on Sunday through Thursday nights. This is an especially great opportunity, considering the impressive …
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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Disneyland Unveils New Space Mountain Queue, Surrendering Another Bit of History

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The PeopleMover, America Sings, and now the Tomorrowland Starcade: all beloved Disneyland institutions we hoped would one day make an unlikely return. Given the brand new opening of the sparkly Space Mountain standby queue extension, all hope for the Starcade’s reemergence is now lost. It does spruce up this previously uninspiring bit of line, though. …
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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff Opens on Pixar Pier, Disney California Adventure

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The Pixar Pier unveiling continues at Disney California Adventure with the grand opening of Bing Bong’s Sweet Shop. The delightful candy store and merchandise mart is an homage to our lovable imaginary friend from Pixar’s Inside Out. Love, loath, or lie somewhere in between regarding the Pixar Pier remodel, Bing Bong’s is likely to reinforce …

Uniquely Disney: Hollywood Studios Edition

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Welcome back everyone! I hope you enjoyed the last edition of Uniquely Disney; I loved delving into the amazing Disney details that create the magic of the Magic Kingdom. In this instalment, we’ll step into the vast world of Hollywood: from the glamour of the tinsel town of yesteryear to a galaxy far, far away, …
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VIDEO: Spider-Man PS4 Story Trailer Introduces Silver Sable, Limited Edition PS4 Pro Announced

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A new trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man was shown at San Diego Comic-Con and introduced Silver Sable to the game’s growing cast of antagonists. The story-focused trailer shows Mayor Norman Osborn hiring Sable and her security force, Silver Sable International, to put a stop to Spider-Man’s vigilantism. With all these forces at …

PHOTOS: Souvenir Canteen Now Available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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A brand new souvenir cup has arrived at Walt Disney World! This one takes the shape of a travel canteen, complete with a buttoned strap to keep it attached to your belt during your adventures. The canteen runs $12.99, comes filled with your favorite drink, and is available across the park. Tables in Wonderland discount …
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VIDEO: Tour All of Tokyo DisneySea with Tom Corless on the Latest Episodes of WDWNT’s “A Walk in the Park”

Tom Corless

Back in April, I visited the Tokyo Disney Resort for the very first time in my life. It was a beyond amazing trip and Tokyo DisneySea is without a doubt my favorite theme park on the planet. To share how amazing the park was with you, I filmed several episodes of A Walk in the …

PHOTOS: New Haunted Mansion Headwear Coming Soon to Disney Parks

Tom Corless

Coming soon to the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts, three new pieces of headwear will be materializing… The “Tightrope Girl” headband matches the dress released not too long ago. A different headband features the Haunted Mansion’s iconic gargoyles, wallpaper, and some of the pattern from the cast member costume. Last, but certainly not least, …
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Disneyland Paris Launch New Fashion Range With Designers Eleven Paris

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In collaboration with French fashion brand Eleven Paris, Disneyland Paris is releasing a new range of merchandise to entice fans of both fashion and Disney. Favourite classic characters, Mickey, Donald and Goofy, are featured in this new clothing line. The sweatshirts and t-shirts all have a little bit of Disney magic but retain the unique …

WDWNT Podcast Episode 400 (07/21/18)

Tom Corless

Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On this week’s show, we have another edition of our popular segment “Back to the Future” looking at the history of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. Later, we have the final episode of Jeopardy: The WDWNT Edition, which …
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Mickey Mouse’s 90th Birthday Portrait Revealed

Matthew Soberman

The latest chapter of a long-standing Disney tradition was revealed today as D23 released the first look at Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday portrait. The portrait, “Spreading Happiness Around the World,” painted by Disney animator Mark Henn, was commissioned by D23 and the Walt Disney Archives and was revealed at D23’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con …

REVIEW: New Restaurantosaurus Lounge at Animal Kingdom Leads to Tastebud Extinction

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The new Restaurantosaurus Lounge opened today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Starting at 5pm daily you can find mixed drinks and small bites in one of the side areas of the restaurant. This takes place in the old garage and supply storage area, according to the storyline of the restaurant. We walked the dinosaur over to …