Incredible Tomorrowland Expo: Everything You Need to Know About Food, Entertainment, and Merchandise
Staff Writer
As part of Incredible Summer, Magic Kingdom Park will host the first ever Incredible Tomorrowland Expo starting May 25th – a fan-based convention that celebrates all things Super. Tomorrowland will be transformed with event banners, incredible experiences, character appearances and more! ENTERTAINMENT Super Party Time (2-7 p.m. daily) – You never know who may pop …
REVIEW: “Solo: A Star Wars Story”; Not Bad, Kid!
Joe Hogarty
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” – Han Solo “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is known for a few things. First, it is generally known as the Star Wars movie that no one really wanted. And second, it was surrounded in controversy after original directors, …
It’s All About Mickey During the World’s Biggest Mouse Party in Disneyland Paris
Staff Writer
If Disneyland Paris didn’t have enough Mickey Mouse-centered experiences for you in the past, you’ll be thrilled with the what’s beginning later this year to celebrate his 90th birthday. The shindig, The World’s Biggest Mouse Party, will incorporate Disney Parks around the world in different ways and today, we have more details about how guests …
Boba Fett Standalone Film Sets James Mangold (Logan) as Writer/Director
Staff Writer
Well, count me interested! As we all rejoice to see Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters this weekend, The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that James Mangold, fairly fresh off of the 2017 superhero success Logan, will be writing and directing a Boba Fett spin-off project for Lucasfilm. Originally being developed by director Josh Trank, …
BREAKING: Hong Kong Disneyland Revises Frozen Attraction and Expansion Opening Dates
Tom Corless
Hong Kong Disneyland has already embarked on their latest massive expansion, but some of the attractions coming to the park as part of this overhaul have been revised, as well as some opening dates. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort’s newest live performance has arrived! “Moana: A Homecoming Celebration” will officially open to guests in Adventureland tomorrow, …
WDWNT Podcast Episode 395 (05/24/18)
Tom Corless
Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On this week’s show, Tom Corless talks about his experience at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea! Hear all about the parks, the Happiest Celebration 35th Anniversary, and more! All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await …
VIDEO: Watch This Latest Featurette For “Solo: A Star Wars Story”; “Solo” Opens Tonight!
Joe Hogarty
Watch “Scoundrels,” an exciting, brand-new SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY featurette. SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY opens in U.S. theaters tonight! Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal …
Christopher Robin Meets Winnie The Pooh In This Japanese Poster For “Christopher Robin”
Joe Hogarty
Winnie The Pooh (Jim Cummings) shares a red balloon with with a grown up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) in this new Japanese poster for Disney’s “Christopher Robin”. In the heartwarming live action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and …
PHOTOS: Donald’s Dino-Bash! Decorations Appearing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Begins Tomorrow, May 25th
Staff Writer
Donald’s Dino-Bash! is an event coming to Dinoland U.S.A. this summer at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The event will feature numerous meet and greets and a new DJ dance party. One of the coolest additions for this event are new costumes for Chip & Dale, the duo will get their own meeting location on …
Bruce Rosenblum, President of Disney-ABC Television Group Steps Down Citing Restructuring
Presiden of Disney-ABC Television Group, Bruce Rosenblum, is stepping down. An internal memo sent to staff stated that his reason for resigning was due to the restructuring of The Walt Disney Company that happened back in March. This restructuring saw many of Rosenblum’s responsibilities transferred to Kevin Mayer in the newly minted Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International …
Meet Disney Voice Actress Jodi Benson At MegaCon Orlando May 25, 26, 27
Staff Writer
Jodi Benson is best known in the Disney realm for voicing the beloved princess Ariel. If you’re going to MegaCon Orlando, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and visit with her. She’ll be there May 25th, May 26th, and May 27th signing autographs. Benson has voiced our favorite mermaid since 1989 and continues to do …
PHOTOS: Coronado Springs Expansion Construction Update 5/23/2018
Staff Writer
We stopped by Coronado Springs this week to see how construction and refurbishment has been going at the moderate resort. You can check out how far things have progressed since our last construction report in April. Repainting and Refurbishment Noted in our last report, the El Centro building is being repainted to match the upcoming …
PHOTOS: Draft Beer Now Available For the First Time at The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World
Staff Writer
A few weeks ago, The Crystal Palace and The Plaza Restaurant added numerous choices for alcohol to their menu, including beers and wines. Prior to this, every other table service restaurant in the kingdom already offered alcoholic beverages, and these two were the final ones to get the cans and bottles approach. Everything seemed to be …
REVIEW: Magic Kingdom’s Diamond Horseshoe Polishes Up New Lunch Entrees
Staff Writer
The Diamond Horseshoe is a table service restaurant at The Magic Kingdom. In 2016, after sitting vacant for many years, the Diamond Horseshoe finally began a nearly permanent dinner service. We reviewed dinner shortly after the premiere back then and it wasn’t good. Everything was pretty meh, which was disappointing knowing they share a kitchen …
New Disney Patent Reveals the Development of a ‘Westworld’-Style Virtual Narrative System for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
A recent patent filed by Disney points to the development of a “Procedural System for Emergent Narrative Construction”. Simply put, this technology allows for the creation of a narrative by inputting data and letting the system construct the narrative. The patent claims: A user interface may be presented to a creator to facilitate the …
PHOTOS: Riviera Resort Construction, Skyliner Towers At Caribbean Beach Resort 5/23/2018
Staff Writer
It’s been a few weeks since we stopped by Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to check out the construction on Disney’s Riviera Resort. Riviera is a 12-story tower being constructed at the front of the Caribbean Beach property near Buena Vista Drive. Last time we looked at Riviera the building was at 8 stories. Here we can …
ParksCenter S1E8 – Paris Plans, Animal Kingdom Attendance, and Food In Space
Ben
This is ParksCenter. We cover the top 7 (yeah, 7) stories from this week in Disney Parks news, in under 30 minutes, guaranteed. This week, we’re talking about: Disneyland Paris announces a lot of its plans for the future Animal Kingdom comes in second place for annual attendance for the first time ever Further details …
WDWNT: Nerd Alert – Season Four – Episode 7 Is Now Available For Download
Joe Hogarty
On this week’s episode, in preparation for the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, we give our rankings and count down all of the movies in The Star Wars Franchise! Join hosts Joe Hogarty, Jack McCarthy and Jay Hart! WDWNT: Nerd Alert – Season Four – Episode 7 is now available for download through …
Elevator Pitches in Tower of Terror at Disneyland Paris Mark Launch of ‘The Castle Hub’, a Platform for Start-Ups
Staff Writer
Disneyland Paris just set up The Castle Hub, a platform for French start-up companies. The aim of the platform is to foster collaborations between Disneyland Paris and start-ups marketing innovative solutions. To kick off, eight start-ups were challenged to pitch their ideas in an elevator pitch. The concept of presenting an idea in the time …
Disneyland’s Disney MaxPass Now Available to Book with Walt Disney Travel Company Packages
Staff Writer
Last July, Disney introduced Disney MaxPass at the Disneyland Resort. The paid Fastpass-like service has previously not been bookable with a Walt Disney Travel Company package, but only as an add-on to 2-to 5-day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper Tickets or 1-Park Per Day Tickets. Starting today, May 23, 2018, guests are able to include Disney MaxPass on a …
REVIEW: Millennial Pink Macaron at the Disneyland Resort: Pretty to Look At, But…
Staff Writer
The Millennial Pink craze continues here at Disneyland Resort with a Millennial Pink Macaron. This pastry can be found at Jolly Holiday Bakery and Cafe at Disneyland. In Disney California Adventure, you can find it at Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream and at Fiddler, Fifer, & Practical Cafe. Millennial Pink Macaron – $5.99 Like its counterpart …
Demolition of Carousel Inn and Suites Across From Disneyland Resort Likely to Begin Soon
Staff Writer
Last week, a Demolition Permit was issued for Carousel Inn and Suites in Anaheim. The hotel is located directly across the street from the Disneyland Resort at 1530 S. Harbor Boulevard, as seen on the map below. Now that the permit has been issued, we expect demolition to begin very soon. The Carousel Inn was purchased …
Four Neighborhoods Will Welcome You Into Pixar Pier At Disney California Adventure
Staff Writer
Pixar Pier opens in a month and we have some details on the four neighborhoods that will welcome you in this summer! Inspired from favorite Pixar stories, here’s some of what you can expect when Pixar Pier opens at Disney California Adventure June 23rd. Incredibles Park – Like it says in the name, this neighborhood …
Michael Giacchino Teases New Soundtrack for Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure
Staff Writer
Last week, The Incredibles film composer Michael Giacchino took to Twitter to confirm they wrapped up the orchestra recording of the Incredicoaster soundtrack, which officially opens on June 23, 2018 in Pixar Pier at Disney’s California Adventure theme park. Did this today!! Can not WAIT for you to ride the new Incredicoaster!! pic.twitter.com/k5xcM2y1hh — Michael …
Disney Offers A Preview of the Menu for Lamplight Lounge at PIXAR Pier
Staff Writer
PIXAR Pier opens June 23 and today we are getting a sampling of what to expect from Lamplight Lounge, the eatery replacing Ariel’s Grotto. The lounge will serve up “California gastro-pub” cuisine along with cocktails. Let’s take a look at what guests will be ordering when it opens! Appetizers in Lamplight Lounge are called “Shorts” …
PHOTOS: Decorations, Photo Spots Appear for Incredible Tomorrowland Expo at Magic Kingdom
Staff Writer
Decorations and photo spots appeared overnight in Tomorrowland. The Incredible Tomorrowland Expo takes place this summer and includes special character interactions, entertainment, and a themed dance party. This also includes the debut of the new Edna Mode character. Take a look below at the newly installed decor. Inside of Tomorrowland, the PeopleMover track has …
TONIGHT: ParksCenter S1E8 – LIVE at 9pm
Ben
Tonight, May 23rd, at 9pm Eastern, will be Episode 8 of WDWNT’s newest weekly show, ParksCenter! We’re going to cover the top 7 stories from this week in Disney Parks news, in under 30 minutes, guaranteed. Want to watch us record the show live? Tune in tonight at 9pm on WDWNTunes! This week, we’ll be talking …
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Grew Faster Than Universal Parks and Resorts for the First Time Since 2010
Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products (formerly Walt Disney Parks & Resorts) had a record year in 2017. Not only did the theme park segment of the Media Conglomerate have its highest theme park attendance growth since TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) began recording data in 2006, but Disney also outgrew Universal for the first …
EDITORIAL: The Purple Wall Predicament
Staff Writer
#c0b5ef No, that’s not a hashtag, it’s a hexadecimal color code. Comprised of around 75% red, 71% green and 94% blue, it’s perhaps first-cousins with mauve and sometimes confused with “Wisteria” by Sherwin Williams. Not as dark as a Wonka coat nor pale enough to be confused with pink, this particular color purple and its …
Disney Visa Debit Cardmembers Can Take Part In Star Wars Exclusive Character Meet and Greet
Staff Writer
Now, Disney Visa Debit Cardmembers are eligible to take part in the exclusive Star Wars character meet-and-greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Previously, this was only open for the Disney Visa Credit Cardmembers. This Star Wars character exclusive is a face-to-face with the villainous Kylo Ren. He tries to persuade you to join the Dark Side …
REVIEW: Scene Stealer Cookie Milkshake at All-Star Movies, and The Continued Inaccuracies of WDW’s Official In-Park Twitter Account
Staff Writer
The Scene Stealer Cookie Milkshake is a brand-new gourmet milkshake that just premiered at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort. How do we know this? Because the official Walt Disney World Today Twitter account, @WDWToday, tweeted an image early yesterday morning, May 22, ostensibly from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort. As with all new food offerings, WDWNT has …
Opening Seasons for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Just Announced for Walt Disney World and Disneyland
Staff Writer
We knew that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge would be opening during 2019, but the announcement for when during the year was still unclear. We now have confirmation that it will be opening at Disneyland Resort in the summer of 2019 and in the late fall of 2019 at the Walt Disney World Resort. While no …
Mandarin Version Of Beauty And The Beast Opening At Shanghai Disney Resort on June 14
Staff Writer
Be our guest at a new Mandarin-language production of the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast debuting in Shanghai Disneyland next month. The Walt Disney Grand Theatre in Disneytown, located just outside the gates of the park, will host this spectacular performance beginning on June 14. Previously, the theatre housed a Mandarin version of The …
SHOP NOW: Disney X Junk Food “Happy” Collection at Target Online and In-Store
Staff Writer
To kick off the summer, and to celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse, Disney is partnering with Target to release over 350 exclusive items of apparel and accessories. A big part of the new partnership is the “Happy” collection from Junk Food, which offers tons of items for Disney fans both big and small. The …
VIDEO: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Trailer Done LEGO Style
Joe Hogarty
We’re putting together a crew… with LEGO bricks in this version of the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer! Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark …
Four Workout Hotspots for Fitness Seekers at The Walt Disney World Resort
Staff Writer
If you’re anything like me, vacation is no time to take a break from your fitness regimen; instead, it’s an opportunity to change up your routine and stay fit while at Walt Disney World. Finding ways to balance the culinary indulgences with some physical activity can make your trip even more enjoyable. Despite what the …
Collectible Toy Story Pin Available For Disney Visa Cardmembers In Parks and Online
Staff Writer
There’s a new pin to add to your collection! For Disney Visa Cardmembers, you have the chance to order an exclusive Toy Story pin ahead of the Toy Story Land grand opening for $12.99 when you use your Disney Visa Card. This pin is available while supplies last and is $12.99, plus tax and shipping, …
Sneak Preview of Toy Story Land Premiering During ‘Toy Story 3’ on ABC this Wednesday
Disney will be offering viewers a special sneak preview of Toy Story Land coming this June to Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. The preview will show during ABC’s showing of Toy Story 3 on Wednesday, May 23rd at 8 EST. Here’s what Disney has to say about the special presentation of Toy Story …
Edna Mode from ‘The Incredibles’ Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland this Summer
The character responsible for creating Mr. Incredible’s “super suit” is coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland this summer. At Walt Disney World, Edna Mode will take her talents to the Magic Kingdom as a part of the Incredible Summer celebration. Starting Memorial Day weekend, Edna will join up with other characters from The Incredibles to …
2018 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays & Candlelight Processional Dates Announced
The 2018 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays will be coming back to Epcot November 18th through December 30th. Also returning is the ever-popular Candlelight Processional, which opens on Thanksgiving this year, November 22nd, and runs through December 30th as well. 2017 was the first year for the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. Before …