Jason Diffendal 
Earlier this week I wrote at length about the Pixar Pier Premiere event, a $299 “exclusive, VIP-style premiere event” that in fact wasn’t really exclusive or VIP-style at all. Today’s review covers the D23 Gold-Members-Only “D23 Celebrates Pixar Pier” event that took place on the morning of Sunday, June 24th (the day after Pixar Pier … Read more
Disney has released a few more images from the new Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway currently under construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Thanks to Twitter user @ScottFaisFun for posting these pictures. The first image is a scene from the attraction where Mickey and Minnie animatronics in their own car will be riding alongside your ride … Read more
A new show is set to debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2019 called “Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy.” Announced today at a press event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy will be an “Up Close Experience” with Lightning McQueen, Cruz Ramirez, and Tow Mater, according to Senior Vice President at Walt Disney Imagineering, … Read more
Pixar Pier Premiere Back in May, Disney announced a special hard-ticketed event to celebrate the opening of Pixar Pier. Dubbed the “Pixar Pier Premiere,” this event took place on Friday June 22, the day before Pixar Pier officially opened to the public. Of course, WDWNT was there to cover this event and get you the … Read more
The Disney Parks Blog has just revealed a look behind the scenes at the creation of the new Incredibles float set to debut at in the Paint the Night Parade at Disney California Adventure on June 23rd, when Pixar Pier celebrates its grand opening. Watch the video for the full … Read more
Yesterday, Orlando Hotel Group LLC filed an application with the South Florida Water Management District to build four new hotels on parcels it owns at Flamingo Crossings, the development west of Walt Disney World at the end of Western Way where it crosses State Route 429 (Western Beltway). The location of these four hotels can be … Read more
Passholders received an email today with some important news ahead of the opening of Toy Story Land on June 30th. First, Silver and Weekday Select blockout dates have been removed for the rest of June until Toy Story Land opens: Experience extra time! Silver and Weekday Select* Passholders, we’re excited to invite you to enjoy … Read more
Today Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar debuted two new mugs sure to make collectors swoon! First is a new version of the Uh-Oa! at $58. And a new mug for the Piranha Pool at $37. It’s nice that they are on the ball and have updated menus with the images of the new mugs ready at … Read more
UPDATE: The site and app are now accessible. We're happy to report that our systems are back and operational! pic.twitter.com/o1BgZvEzbx — Walt Disney World Today (@WDWToday) June 5, 2018 According to a tweet from @WDWToday, the Walt Disney World website and My Disney Experience app are completely down and unavailable at this time. Walt … Read more
According to a tweet from @WDWToday, the Walt Disney World website and My Disney Experience app are completely down and unavailable at this time. Walt Disney World is currently experiencing a temporary systems downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/ACUaddkgG5 — Walt Disney World Today (@WDWToday) June 5, 2018 This means the FastPass+ system, both … Read more
Several sources are reporting that Disney has selected a design firm and construction management company for the rumored resort being planned for the abandoned River Country site on the shore of Bay Lake next to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. The design firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (now known as WATG) has reportedly been selected as … Read more
Coming soon to shops in the Disney Parks, a Dreamfinder and Figment Tsum Tsum set, and they’re riding in the Dreammobile! In addition, there is also a Roger Rabbit and Jessica Tsum Tsum set riding in Benny the Cab! And everyone’s favorite trash compactor, WALL-E, along with EVE, M-O, and Hal the cockroach, all in … Read more
Do you want to join the WDWNT.com team? Now is your opportunity! After an amazing start to 2018, WDW News Today is looking for new staff members to grow even further and help us keep our finger on the pulse of the Disney Parks and the fans of these amazing places! Some positions are paid … Read more
UPDATE: We published this story earlier this morning, and since then the Disney Parks Blog has released information that the mobile order service will be coming to a total of 15 restaurants at the Disneyland Resort. We’ve updated our list below to include all of them. Additionally, it appears that although the app description mentions … Read more
As we told you about a few weeks ago, a major update was coming to the Lost & Found process at Walt Disney World. That update has launched today at https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/lost-and-found/ and directs you to a third-party website run by Chargerback. Chargerback touts itself as “… the leading provider of lost and found solutions. We are dedicated … Read more
A new permit filed today with the South Florida Water Management District confirms that the Main Street Theater Project for the Magic Kingdom has been fully cancelled. We first told you about the rumors of the project being delayed or cancelled back in February, and then Disney removed mention of it from the “What’s New” … Read more
