Get a 5-Day Park Hopper for the Price of a 3-Day
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Starting May 1, 2010 to September 29, 2010, you can buy a 5 or 6 day Park Hopper® for the price of a 3 or 4 day ticket. • “5-for-3” or “6-for-4” offer provides each guest with a 5 or 6-Day Park Hopper® Bonus Ticket at the regular price of a 3 or 4-Day Park …
Summer Nightastic Returns to Disneyland!!
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Beginning June 11, “Summer Nightastic!” returns to the Disneyland Resort, featuring exciting evening events that will electrify the night. “Summer Nightastic!” runs through Aug. 29 at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure theme parks. Headlining the entertainment is the new nighttime water spectacular – “World of Color” – at Disney’s California Adventure park. Surpassing all previous …
A History of the Main Street Electrical Parade by Chuck Mirarchi
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From hotels to restaurants, parks and attractions, parades and special events; everyone has their favorite. Every time they eat at a particular restaurant, stay in the same hotel, ride the same ride or see the same parade – it’s like it’s for the first time. One of those is the Main Street Electrical Parade. At …
Conner Purzycki’s 3/11/10 DLR Photo Report
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I stayed after the D23 party and went to the parks the next day and have some newsworthy photos share… Right at park opening, CM’s were preparing for the Sherman Brothers window dedication John Lastrapes Jr.
Jose Castillo’s 3/5-3/6/10 WDW Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDWNT Network’s Jose Castillo recently visited the Walt Disney World Resort and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip: Some of the WDWNT staff attended the D23 First Anniversary on March 5th at the Magic Kingdom Tom Corless
DLNT D23 Anniversary Party Photo Report
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Several DLNT staff members including Jamie Nakagiri, Chris Lastrapes, and myself attended the D23 Anniversary Party at Disneyland last Wednesday. We have several interesting photos to share… Before the party started, we waited in the Hub. John Lastrapes Jr.
“The Boys” Get Their Window
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Sorry I’m a little behind on the news as I just got back from the D23 Anniversary Party. Starting with the Sherman Brothers window dedication… From the Disney Parks Blog: Today, Main Street, U.S.A. was buzzing with the tune of several familiar songs as Richard and Robert Sherman were honored with their own window. A …
Cantina de San Angel Update
Tom Corless
From the Disney Parks Blog: Another construction wall at Epcot, this time it’s at the Mexico Pavilion along the World Showcase Lagoon waterfront. The popular Cantina de San Angel restaurant is expanding, and when the wall comes down there will be 400 seats – both al fresco and air-conditioned seating for lunch and a coveted …
First Look at the “Tronorail”
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Jose Eber was able to take a few photos of Monorail Coral being “wrapped” into a Tron Legacy light cycle, as was announced earlier today: Tom Corless
Light Cycles to Illuminate “Highway in the Sky”
Tom Corless
From the Disney Parks Blog: Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you…that’s a light cycle from the Tron universe on our “highway in the sky.” And today, we’re sharing a first look at the attention-grabbing art coming to the Walt Disney World Resort. The transformed trains will be visible on the Epcot monorail line as early as …
Disney Announces “Premier Passport” for U.S. Parks
Tom Corless
From the Disney Parks Blog: Breaking news…we just announced during Disney’s annual shareholders meeting that a new premium annual pass for admission to the parks at both Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort will be offered beginning Thursday. It’s called “Disney Premier Passport” and it’ll feature the same benefits you get with the “premium” annual …
D23 Announces Destination D 2010 & D23 Expo 2011
Tom Corless
BURBANK, Calif. – March 10, 2010 – It’s a milestone year for the Disneyland® Resort, and D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans is celebrating with the premiere of DESTINATION D, a brand-new, two-day event exclusively for D23 Members that illuminates Disney’s fascinating history. D23 announced its latest members-only event on its first anniversary – …
Disney Announces “Premier Passport” for U.S. Parks
Tom Corless
From the Disney Parks Blog: Breaking news…we just announced during Disney’s annual shareholders meeting that a new premium annual pass for admission to the parks at both Disneyland Resort and the Walt Disney World Resort will be offered beginning Thursday. It’s called “Disney Premier Passport” and it’ll feature the same benefits you get with the …
D23 Announces Destination D 2010 & D23 Expo 2011
Tom Corless
BURBANK, Calif. – March 10, 2010 – It’s a milestone year for the Disneyland® Resort, and D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans is celebrating with the premiere of DESTINATION D, a brand-new, two-day event exclusively for D23 Members that illuminates Disney’s fascinating history. D23 announced its latest members-only event on its first anniversary – …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 9 (3/8/10) – Enhanced Edition
Iain
An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts do not have. Enhanced podcasts include advancements such as Chapter listings, this allows you to skip through segments or see all of the contents of this show. Enhanced podcasts also contain images allowing you to differ the chapters by or actually see a …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 9 (3/8/10) – Normal Edition
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Join me, Sean Dickey, and a cast including Brian Martsolf, Jamie Nakagiri, Stephen Katherman, and Homan Hashemzadeh for a variety show dedicated to the Disneyland Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Disneyland information and fun awaits you on this edition of the Disneyland News Today Podcast!!! On this week’s show, we’ll have the return …
A Closer Look at the 2010 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Tom Corless
Instead of posting one enormous photo report from our latest trip to Walt Disney World, we decided to break it up a little bit. The 2010 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival began at Epcot on March 3rd despite an incredibly cold winter in Central Florida. Don’t be deceived by the photos below, these pictures …
New Concept Art of the Fantasyland Forest Expansion
Tom Corless
While the presentation about the Fantasyland Expansion during the D23 First Anniversary party did not allow photography of any kind, there were ten pieces of artwork on display at Ariel’s Grotto during the party, some new, some you may have seen before: The overall view, nothing new here Old concept art of Dumbo’s Circus area …
Video of Updated Frontierland Hoedown
Tom Corless
Although it is not listed on any Magic Kingdom times guides yet, Disney is testing a new version of the long-running Frontierland Hoedown daily at 9:40, 10:40, & 11:40AM daily. Here is a video of the updated show taken by WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee: Tom Corless
Pixar Showing its “Color”
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Here is a video released by the Disney Parks Blog showing some animation from Pixar that will be used in World of Color, also the video shows some very neat features of World of Color that we have yet to see… In this video, you can see fountain testing from the viewing area , the …
No More Sandals in Downtown Disney
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From The OC Register: A casual shoe store quickly became one of the top sellers in Downtown Disney after it opened in November. But Sanuk is set to shut down as early as March 14 when its temporary agreement ends. Sanuk and Disney are in talks to find a new location within Downtown Disney, but …
New Residents Coming To Main Street
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From the Disney Parks blog: We’ve all heard it and we’ve all sung it and that’s what makes “it’s a small world” one of the most translated and performed songs on earth. Richard and Robert Sherman are the talented brothers who wrote the famous tune that you can’t get out of your head. You’ve probably …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 8 (3/1/10) – Enhanced Edition
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An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts do not have. Enhanced podcasts include advancements such as Chapter listings, this allows you to skip through segments or see all of the contents of this show. Enhanced podcasts also contain images allowing you to differ the chapters by or actually see a …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 8 (3/1/10) – Normal Edition
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Join me, Sean Dickey, and a cast including Brian Martsolf, Jamie Nakagiri, Stephen Katherman, and Homan Hashemzadeh for a variety show dedicated to the Disneyland Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Disneyland information and fun awaits you on this edition of the Disneyland News Today Podcast!!! On this week’s show, we’ll have the return …
The Silly Swings Gets Its Top
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From The Disney Parks Blog: Many people have posted photos online of Silly Symphony Swings, a new attraction coming to Paradise Pier in Disney’s California Adventure park later this year. Today we’re giving you a chance to see how some of the magic happens behind the scenes. The photo above shows Walt Disney Imagineering Senior …
Nick Corjay’s 2/26-2/27/10 ESPN The Weekend Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Nick Corjay visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios during ESPN the Weekend and has a number of photos from the events to share: The stage is set for ESPN The Weekend Tom Corless
Banks Lee’s 2/26-2/28/10 WDW Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee spent a few days at the Walt Disney World theme parks recently and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us: Over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Fantasmic! window display at Villains in Vogue has been replaced after ten years with “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland” Tom Corless
ESPN Wide World of Sports Video Coverage
Tom Corless
Here is a quick video overview of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and the festivities from last week: Tom Corless
Come Party With Some Imagineers!!
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From D23: 02.24.10 – In addition to D23 Members — major stars in their own right! — the D23 First Anniversary Party, to be held March 10 inside Fantasyland at Disneyland, will play host to a number of VIPs who have contributed significantly to Disney’s legacy, including: Bob Gurr. Named a Disney Legend in 2004 …
New Manager at Napa Rose
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From the OC Register Disney selected a manager of a steakhouse at the Bellagio in Las Vegas to head its upscale Napa Rose restaurant. Philippe Tosques, who worked at the Prime Steakhouse in Las Vegas for about three years, is set to begin his job as general manager at the Disneyland Resort restaurant on March …
WDWNTube Upgrades Videos to Full High Definition
Tom Corless
The WDWNTube video site recently added the capability to post videos in full High Definition (1080p resolution), so we thought we would share a few of the updated videos here and show you just how awesome these videos now look (trust me, you’ll agree if you watch some of them): Disney’s Electrical Parade (2009) at …
WDWNTube Upgrades Videos to Full High Definition
Tom Corless
The WDWNTube video site recently added the capability to post videos in full High Definition (1080p resolution), so we thought we would share a few of the updated videos here and show you just how awesome these videos now look (trust me, you’ll agree if you watch some of them): Disney’s Electrical Parade (2009) at …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 7 (2/22/10) – Enhanced Edition
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An enhanced podcast is a podcast with added features that standard podcasts do not have. Enhanced podcasts include advancements such as Chapter listings, this allows you to skip through segments or see all of the contents of this show. Enhanced podcasts also contain images allowing you to differ the chapters by or actually see a …
The NEW DLNT Podcast Episode 7 (2/22/10) – Normal Edition
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Join me, Sean Dickey, and a cast including Brian Martsolf, Jamie Nakagiri, Stephen Katherman, and Homan Hashemzadeh for a variety show dedicated to the Disneyland Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Disneyland information and fun awaits you on this edition of the Disneyland News Today Podcast!!! On this week’s show, we’ll have the return …
Pins Move Further “Uptown” at Magic Kingdom
Tom Corless
From the “What’s HapPINing Blog” at DisneyPins.com: It was an early morning for Julie, Jeanne and Sylvie, Product Developers from the Disney Pin Team. They joined members from Magic Kingdom® Park Merchandise to help set a “new” location for Disney pins. We call this location the “Tip Board Cart” as it is located directly across from …
Captain Lastrapes’ 2/23/10 Captain EO Tribute Report & Review
Tom Corless
DLNT Reporter Chris Lastrapes headed to Disneyland earlier today to see the return of a former attraction in the “Captain EO Tribute” and took a few photos of the attraction’s debut to share: The exterior of the theater has been slightly updated The original poster returns, slightly modified to say “tribute” New attraction sign A …
Captain EO Reopens
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2010) – “Captain EO,” the classic musical spectacular that thrilled Disneyland park guests from 1986-1997, is now open at Disneyland. The attraction’s return to Tomorrowland provides new audiences the opportunity to experience the original 3D production for the very first time, as well as a nostalgic look back for longtime fans …
“We Are Here to Sell You Stuff”
Tom Corless
From the Art of Disney website: Captain EO Merchandise – Available beginning February 23rd! Disney enthusiasts will be excited to find special Captain EO inspired merchandise created in celebration of the re-opening of the attraction. Merchandise will include, ladies and men’s tees, fleece, military and beanie style hats, posters and souvenir items. In early March, …
Imagineer2017’s 2/20/10 Epcot Photo Report
Tom Corless
WDW News Today “super-fan” Imagineer2017 (not his real name, just his WDWNT Network Community Forums username) sent in a few newsworthy photos from his latest trip to Epcot, so we thought we should share them with everyone: Preparation for the 2010 Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing, the Lion King display moves behind …
Captain EO Opening Announced
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The return date for Captain EO attraction has been announced which will be on February 23rd . D23 released a article with some details and a little history about the attraction. It’s only 17 minutes long, but Captain EO is among the most celebrated, park-exclusive movie musicals of all time. On February 23 at Tomorrowland …