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In an e-mail to Annual Passholders, Disneyland Paris announced that the Privileged Shopping Days return to the resort. On Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, AP-holders receive additional discounts in stores at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. The additional discounts are only valid when you spend €60,- or more. Magic Flex AP-holders … Read more
The Dynamite Sundae was recently added to the dessert menu at The Golden Horseshoe in Disneyland. This is the second of their dishes to include a warm chocolate chip cookie base, the first being their signature Chocolate Chunk Cookie Sundae. But is it worth choosing this explosive new dish to top off your meal? Dynamite … Read more
Remember Pokémon GO? You’d find it hard to believe but millions of players are still very much into it and this upcoming Saturday, fans are gathering at Disney Springs for Pokémon GO Community Day! A few of the WDWNT staff will be hanging around Disney Springs on Saturday as well catching Pokémon so if you’re … Read more
To honor professionals that work to protect and save lives, the seven Disney Springs Resort Area hotels are offering special “First Responder Rates” this summer. Available for stays May 28 through September 15, this offer is extended to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, 911 dispatchers, doctors, and nurses. This is a great … Read more
Work has begun on The Tropical Hideaway, a new restaurant themed to Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise. The eatery will be sandwiched between the two attractions, taking the location formerly occupied by Aladdin’s Oasis. In truth, not much is known about the venue beyond this information and the previously-seen concept art. … Read more
Summer’s not even started yet, but the end of summer means it’s Halloween season again and we have details on what to expect for Halloween Time and Mickey’s Halloween Party. Halloween Time is returning to the Disneyland Resort beginning September 7th through October 31st. At both Disneyland California Adventure park and Disneyland park, happy haunts … Read more
Growing up in the early aughts, weekends were peppered with a phrase ubiquitous to modern American leisure – “Wanna go to the mall?” It was how one passed the time and all related actions, including shopping, were secondary to hanging out. For many, Walt Disney World is a far off destination – a once in … Read more
Pandora: The World of Avatar has proven to be a huge payoff for Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The attendance last year went up 15%, beating out Epcot for the first time and making Animal Kingdom the second-highest-attended park at Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom is the highest as you might guess). The Magic Kingdom remains the … Read more
The Disney FanDaze Inaugural Party at Walt Disney Studios Park is only a few weeks away and the schedule for this 6 hour event has been released. The evening will feature a whole host of exclusive activities including panels, shows parades and more. The previously announced Max Live! Gettin’ Goofy with It and Dance Your … Read more
We went over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to check out construction of Toy Story Land, and decided to check out how the progress on the interior queue of Toy Story Mania was going. To our surprise, there was more queue unveiled and all 3 tracks were operating. It is very likely that what you see … Read more
The Incredibles are taking over Tomorrowland this summer at Walt Disney World with the “Incredibles Tomorrowland Expo”. Over at Merchants of Venus, new Incredibles 2 merchandise has been released in preparation. Additionally, the store has had a minor makeover with Incredibles Tomorrowland Expo signage. Let’s take a closer look. Elastigirl Figure, $24.99 Mr. Incredible Figure, … Read more
Magic Shots are popular ways to add some pixie dust to your stay at the Walt Disney World Resort. PhotoPass photographers wander throughout the parks, giving you and your party chances at pictures in front of Cinderella Castle, Spaceship Earth, and sometimes even the purple wall, as well as other locations throughout the parks. You … Read more
A new Toy Story Land MagicBand featuring Slinky Dog is being released on May 18th for Annual Passholders. This MagicBand will be available to all other guests starting on June 30th and is open edition. Passholders can grab it starting May 18th at Mickey’s of Hollywood, Celebrity 5 & 10, Keystone Clothiers, Once Upon a Time, and … Read more
Aloha friends, we’re here to bring you a review of the newest cupcake sensation to hit Walt Disney World. Over at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort yesterday, a new Pineapple Whip Swirl Cupcake was released. The cupcake is a yellow cupcake with swirls of vanilla and pineapple cream topped with white sprinkles and gold dust. Additionally, the coolest part … Read more
We’ve been waiting almost six months for confirmation of whether John Lasseter will be let go or make an official return to The Walt Disney Co., and according to a source, Disney is considering bringing him back in a lessened role than he had previously. He’d have less responsibilities, as far as managing goes, but … Read more
A few weeks ago we told you that Dan Cockerell, Vice President of Magic Kingdom, was leaving the Disney company to persue outside interests. We now know today that Dan’s replacement will be Jason Kirk. Jason will be a great fit for Magic Kingdom with massive additions coming to the park. He was the GM … Read more
