Muppets Move Out For Halloween Time?
Tom Corless
The Muppet Vision 3D attraction at Disney’s California Adventure may be experiencing some kind of Halloween layover this year, according to the current Disneyland Resort refurbishment schedule. The attraction is currently scheduled to be closed from September 16-24 and November 3-11, 2008. These two refurbishments sandwich the Halloween Time celebration at the resort, leading us …
DVC Resort Fact Sheets
Tom Corless
Here are some fact sheets released by Disney on the two newest Disney Vacation Club projects announced today: Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, a Disney Vacation Club Resort, will complement the strong horizontal lines of the original resort while adding its own unique touches, including a fireworks viewing deck, a rooftop lounge, a lakeside pool …
Vacation Club Concepts
Tom Corless
Here are some concept art and press pictures released for the new DVC projects at Disney’s Contemporary Resort and the Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa for the Walt Disney World Resort. Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort: Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa: Tom Corless
Bay Lake Tower and Treehouses Now Official
Jason Diffendal
DVC members received an email this morning from “Deevy See, the First Lady of Disney Vacation Club,” with “the big announcement” including a link to this YouTube video. The email also mentions that viewers will see the new resort on an upcoming Travel Channel special “Season of Disney: Disney’s Best Kept Secret” to be aired …
Important Announcement Regarding Disneyland News Today
Tom Corless
Over the last few weeks, the staff of WDWNT has been seriously discussing the future of the Disneyland News Today Podcast and website operations. These discussion have led to a number of important decisions, the most pressing being the departure of Luke Manning and some of the staff members who appeared on the weekly Disneyland …
Podcast Episode 59 Now Available for Download
Tom Corless
Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Justin Heyman, Jason Diffendal, Jose Castillo, John Corigliano, Chris Lastrapes and Luke Manning for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between You and the World. I hope you enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and fun we have to offer on this back to school …
Bagless in Disneyland
Anthony Yacullo
Taking a cue from Walt Disney World, Disneyland is now testing out a bagless line at the security checkpoints, which basically means that if you do not have a bag, you don’t have to wait in the bag search line. I personally think this is a great idea, & I hope that it becomes more …
2008 Halloween Time Tour
Anthony Yacullo
Just an FYI for everyone, that the Halloween Time Tour is being offered once again this year, from September 26th through October 31st. 2 tours will be held daily, dispersing at 5:15pm & 5:30pm, with 20 people per group. The cost of the tour is $59 per person (Annual Passholders get a discount which takes …
Miley Cyrus Sweet 16 Tickets Sold Out
Anthony Yacullo
According to the OC Register: You probably figured it was going to happen sooner rather than later, but Disney spokesman John McClintock confirmed today that tickets for Miley Cyrus’ birthday bash at Disneyland sold out this week. Five thousand fans — or their parents — forked over $250 for the privilege of hanging out with …
Toy Story “Medical” Mania
Tom Corless
The following report has been posted by MickeyNews.com: Though it’s getting rave reviews from park guests, if you have certain health conditions it may not be right for you. “We expected it to be relatively gentle and similar to the Buzz Lightyear ride in the MagicKingdom, but once we got on it we were surprised …
Sun Wheel Refurbishment Pushed Back Once Again
Anthony Yacullo
It’s appears that the Sun Wheel did not in fact close down on September 11th. We had announced that the refurbishment was pushed back to start on September 29th, 2008, however the start & end date this time have both been pushed back. The refurbishment will now start on October 13rd, & last all the …
Myrna Litt’s 9/11 Photo Report
Anthony Yacullo
Myrna Litt is back with another excellent, yet small photo report. Here are a few updates from the Resort on September 11th: The Town Square flag was held at half mast to honor the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. A look at some of the Halloween merchandise & displays inside Frontier Mercantile. The Golden …
Tables in What???
Tom Corless
In a rather unexpected turn of events, Disney is changing the name of the well-liked Disney Dining Experience to “Tables in Wonderland”. The announcement also comes with some details on special events cardholders can experience during the 2008 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: On the occasion of the 13th annual Epcot International Food & …
Myrna Litt’s 9/5 Photo Report
Anthony Yacullo
I’d like to welcome our newest staff member, Myrna Litt to Disneyland News Today. She will regularly be at the Disneyland Resort to bring us the latest photo updates. Here is Myrna’s first ever photo report for DLNT from September 5th: Disneyland was empty at Noon on the 5th. The Carnation Cafe bathrooms have re-opened …
Interesting Boats with Interesting Views
Anthony Yacullo
Here are a couple of interesting updates from our friends over at Screamscape: I’ve been informed that the previously listed Pirates month long rehab of Pirates one scheduled for Mid October has been delayed until sometime in early 2009. On a fun note however, the next time you in pirates see if you can spot …
Yey, Anniversary Pins!
Anthony Yacullo
John Rick of the Central Jersey Disney Pin Traders & The Disney Pincast attended the Pin Trading University event at Epcot in Walt Disney World this past weekend, & took a couple of pictures of some interesting upcoming pins at the Disneyland Resort. Let’s take a look at them: Pins for the 15th anniversary of …
The Villas At Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Tom Corless
Paperwork was filed by Disney that officially christens the new north wing of the Contemporary Resort as “The Bay Lake Tower”, and home to the Disney Vacation Club “Villas at Disney’s Contemporary Resort”. A formal announcement should be made within a month, and then sales should begin sometime shortly thereafter. Until that time, you can peruse the …
Tuesday Got a Little Less Fun
Anthony Yacullo
Some sad news from the OC Register: Hundreds of Disney cast members are spending their first Tuesday at work without a beloved and perennial guest. Nicki Fotia, 26, of Anaheim, a former cast member at Disneyland, called Around Disney this afternoon to report that Timothy Storms, 48, of Huntington Beach – known around Disneyland as “Mr. …
John Rick’s WDW Photo Update 9/5-9/7/08
Tom Corless
WDWNT is back with another photo report from the Walt Disney World Resort. Let’s start this report at the Magic Kingdom: Some lovely pumpkin decorations next to the Mickey floral. A beautiful pumpkin Mickey floral. Mickey’s face is colored with actual pumpkins. The Minnie Mouse statue from the hub is missing. Donald in a Davy …
Goodbye Golden Dreams! Good Riddance HSM2!
Anthony Yacullo
Let’s take a look at some of the lovely photos of David “Darkbeer” Michael from yesterday, that include the last showing of both Golden Dreams & High School Musical 2: School’s Out, among other things: The Hyperion Theater is now listed as closed on the DLR Information Board near at the security check-points (albeit being …
WDWNT Live! Episode 3
Anthony Yacullo
This edition of WDWNT Live! is over, but don’t worry, because the episode will be available for download on not just Disneyland News Today, but also WDW News Today this Saturday. Episode 4 of WDWNT Live! will be held on November 2nd, with Episode 5: A WDWNT Christmas coming to you on December 21st. Anthony …
Bye Bye HSM 2, Hello HSM 3
Anthony Yacullo
According to the OC Register: On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Disneyland will hold auditions for performers to be in a new street show titled High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now!. The show is based on the upcoming movie “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”, which is set to release in theaters on October 24. …
DCA Preview Center Opening Pushed Back
Anthony Yacullo
According to MiceAge, the opening of the DCA Preview Center has been pushed back 1 month. There are a couple of factors as to why the date was pushed back. Firstly, Jay Rasulo should be announcing Magical Celebrations, the follow-up promotion to the Year of a Million Dreams on September 18th in New York. Secondly, …
DisneyGeek DLR Update
Anthony Yacullo
Our good friends over at DisneyGeek have put up another Disneyland Resort Update. Let’s take a look at some of the latest happenings through-out the Resort: Construction on the new bakery facility for the Disneyland Resort restaurants, near the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure. Now this list of unavailable attractions seems more right than what …
Dateline Disneyland Construction Update
Anthony Yacullo
The latest Dateline Disneyland article on MiceAge has a fine update on construction through-out the Disneyland Resort. Let’s take a look at some of the latest happenings: The King Triton & Ariel statues have been removed, as well as most of the current theming in Ariel’s Grotto. This is what has become of the turntable …
09/04/08 WDW Photo Update by Jason Diffendal
Tom Corless
Staff member Jason Diffendal of WDWCelebrations.com has provided us with some very interesting pictures from around WDW during his latest trip. Let’s take a look at a few newsworthy items: Starting at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the new Night of Joy event logo has taken over the entrance billboard. I really like the new logo, something …
What’s This? New Halloween Outfits
Tom Corless
Here’s a quick look at the new costumes that Disney’s most famous couples will be sporting this halloween during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party: Mickey and Minnie Mouse Donald and Daisy Duck Tom Corless
DLR Photo Report – 9/2/08
Anthony Yacullo
I had a lovely day at the Disneyland Resort yesterday, & there is tons of stuff going on around the Resort. Let’s delve into this enormous photo report: All of the attractions closed. The Mark Twain wasn’t closed by the way! The lovely new DCA map cover. Not a lot of entertainment going on at …
John Corigliano’s WDW Photo Update 8/31-9/1/08
Tom Corless
WDWNT is back from the not-so-crowded Walt Disney World theme parks with another fantastic photo report. Let’s take a look at all the newsworthy happenings from around the world: Starting at Disney’s hollywood Studios, this special stage has been set up for the Night of Joy events Construction on the American Idol Experience They are …
More End Dates
Anthony Yacullo
We once again have some updates to the attraction refurbishment list for you. First up, as previously reported, today is the last day for the Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries, which includes the Secret of the Stone Tiger & Random Acts of Indy shows. Various reports have been saying that the Oasis theater (home …
More Half Marathon, & Half Pavement Dug Up!
Anthony Yacullo
Let’s take a look at a couple of the latest happenings through-out the Disneyland Resort, brought up in this week’s Monday in the Parks article on MiceAge: Contrary to what we reported yesterday, Darkbeer is reporting that the area around Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters will be repaved, not the area around Star Tours. This would …
Fun In The Winter
Anthony Yacullo
We’ve have just received official word on when the Sun Wheel refurbishment will end. It will start (as previously reported) on September 11th, & will go all the way through February 26th, 2009! This pretty much confirms that Mickey’s Fun Wheel is coming, & with the amount of time they’re spending on it, this going …
Dig Up That Concrete!
Anthony Yacullo
Our sources are reporting that the planned repaving of the New Orleans Square Railroad Station, although removed off of the Disneyland.com calender, will still be happening as planned from September 2nd to October 16th. During this time, the train will not stop at the NOS Station, & will continue on to Toontown Station. We’ve also …
Disneyland Half Marathon Coverage
Anthony Yacullo
This weekend is the weekend for the Disneyland Half Marathon, & tons of preperation work has been going on through-out the Disneyland Resort, & a couple of smaller events were held yesterday morning. So here are pictures of the preparation & events (plus a few other things) as taken by David “Darkbeer” Michael: Special park …
Wishing Star Crystals
Anthony Yacullo
About a month ago, the Three Magic Fairies “magic crystal” store in Sleeping Beauty Castle closed, to be replaced with the disabled room for the soon to re-open Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-through. It had been rumored that it would be moving to the old home of Gepetto’s Holiday Workshop. Well that is now come true, …
8/30/08 Adam Roth Epcot Mini-Update
Tom Corless
Here is a fantastic mini-Epcot photo update provided by our own Adam Roth of WDWCelebrations: As first reported on WDW News Today, the new food and beverage guest testing station near the entrance of Epcot is almost ready for use Many of you may remember this as the area for the Leave a Legacy sales …
Golden Dreams Closes September 7th
Anthony Yacullo
According to the OC Register: The last performance of Golden Dreams for the public, an American dream film performance in Disney’s California Adventure, is Sept. 7. Disney announced back in fall that as part of sprucing up California Adventure, Golden Dreams will be replaced by a dark ride based on “The Little Mermaid.” So, if …
Mark Your Calenders!
Anthony Yacullo
It’s once again time to mark your calenders, as we have a few interesting additions to the attractions refurbishment list. First up, the Flik’s Flyers refurbishment that was originally scheduled from September 2nd to the 11th, has now been moved up to September 15th through to the 25th. Looking at the Disneyland.com calender, it seems …
Buzz on the Boom
Anthony Yacullo
The lovely Blue Sky Disney website put up a special world-wide Blue Sky Buzz this past Monday, which shows what Disneyland, as well as Walt Disney World & Disneyland Paris should be looking like around 2011/2012 time-frame. As far as the Disneyland Resort goes, Honor mentions that the Maliboomer is now scheduled to be removed …
Phelps-Mania Takes Over the World
Tom Corless
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (August 29, 2008) – Direct from the Beijing Games where he won a record eight Gold Medals, world champion swimmer Michael Phelps celebrated his unprecedented achievement with an all-American homecoming parade in his honor at Walt Disney World Resort. In a star-spangled salute amidst confetti and thousands of flag-waving fans in …