Kevin Lake 
Just a couple hours ahead of the start of the first Disney Very Merriest After Hours event, tickets are no longer available for sale on the Walt Disney World website. Tonight’s event joins several other nights which are also sold out online. The availability calendar now shows the entire first week as sold out, with … Read more
While it may seem like only yesterday that a new baby white rhino was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, that’s because there was one born just 5 days ago. Back in September, however, another white rhino was born – and he’s now celebrating his 2-month birthday and has officially been named! Dr. Mark Penning, Vice … Read more
Earlier today, Disney announced that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind would be opening in 2022 at EPCOT. We’ve now received some additional details about the pavilion that the attraction will be housed in. Disney has now shared that the pavilion, formerly known as the Universe of Energy Pavilion which was home to Ellen’s Energy … Read more
Disney has just announced MagicBand+, a new version of MagicBand which will interact with guests by providing light and haptic feedback from within the park. The new MagicBand+ system will also be used for interacting with the Fab 50 golden statues. Disney has also said the bands will allow guests to experience nighttime fireworks spectaculars … Read more
“Epcot Forever”, which debuted nearly two years ago on October 1st, 2019, has performed its final show this evening at EPCOT. While only actually showing for 10 of the last 24 months due to COVID-19 closures and entertainment reductions, the show was always intended to be a temporary bridge between “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” and … Read more
Matsuriza, the group of Taiko drummers who last performed in March of 2020 prior to the parks closing due to COVID-19, will be making their return to EPCOT on October 1st. According to the group, their schedule will have the following showtimes Thursday thru Monday, with no performances on Tuesdays or Wednesdays: 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, … Read more
Only three days away from the start of “The World’s Most Magical Celebration“, Disney has shared a look at all four park icons as “Beacons of Magic”, the centerpieces of the 18-month event. In a new behind-the-scenes video promoting ABC’s TV special “The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World”, we’re … Read more
Hot on the heels of the latest Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary merchandise collection release, the Vault Collection, we have found the first resort-specific line of 50th anniversary merchandise at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. Limited Edition MagicBand – $44.99 Like other 50th anniversary MagicBands, this one includes the Walt Disney World 50th anniversary slider. … Read more
Just over two weeks from the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, and little over a week after Annual Pass sales resumed, Disney has reloaded the Park Pass system for nearly all dates and parks. Annual Passholders now use a different availability calendar from before, shown below. As we can see, all dates and all … Read more
While the permanent MouseGear location was closed and later gutted beginning in early 2020, the MouseGear store has lived on in the form of a temporary location nearby. However, now that Creations Shop has opened, the temporary location has been shuttered and the MouseGear name stripped from the building. The marquee sign, which was mounted … Read more
While Creations Shop and Club Cool were the headlining openings at EPCOT today, they weren’t the only ones. A new popcorn stand has opened in the World Celebration neighborhood, which is anchored by the retail shop. The stand sits just outside of the south entrance to Creations Shop. It first arrived here back in May … Read more
New lines of EPCOT themed merchandise have debuted at Creations Shop in EPCOT. We previewed a new Spaceship Earth Light & Color line last week, but now we’ve got it all in our hands, with pricing. Spaceship Earth Light-Up Minnie Ears – $39.99 These light-up ears are rechargeable, and include a USB cable in the … Read more
Five new “Disney Fab 50” Character Collection statues have arrived at EPCOT this morning, joining the more than a dozen already installed at Magic Kingdom. Figment is leading the way today, giving the fan-favorite character yet more presence in the park. Other characters installed today include Rocket & Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy and … Read more
Creations Shop, the new retail outlet which is replacing MouseGear in World Celebration at EPCOT, is officially open to the public today. While MouseGear was expected to make a return, the new name was announced back in April to a mostly negative response. The store’s entrances, of which there are five spread around the former … Read more
As WDWNT continues to grow, we are looking for additional local Reporters to expand our Orlando-based staff. WDWNT’s Orlando Reporter staff visit the Walt Disney World parks several days a week during the morning and afternoon to report on new developments in construction, food and beverage offerings, merchandise, and more. Please note that this position … Read more
Greetings from The Most Magical Place on Earth! It’s a big day at the Magic Kingdom as we prepare for the first testing of Happily Ever After in over 15 months. There are some other fun finds in the park, and we’re taking a trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom as well. It’s going to be … Read more
