Jason Diffendal 
As posted on the Disney Parks Blog: It’s hard to believe 2016 is already coming to a close. Have you made your New Year’s Eve plans yet? For those of you looking to welcome 2017 at Disney California Adventure park on December 31, we have quite a party planned for you. Here’s just a sampling … Read more
In many cases in the news articles here on WDW News Today, we tell you when attractions, eateries, shows, etc. will be closing, but often there is not enough advance notice for you to say your goodbyes. This time, however, you have at least a few years to say farewell to the Crossroads at Lake … Read more
The Walt Disney Company was recently awarded US Patent Number 9,424,467, entitled “GAZE TRACKING AND RECOGNITION WITH IMAGE LOCATION,” for a system that can track where guests are looking. Several excerpts from the patent explain how this system will work: Various entertainment environments, e.g., theme parks, attempt to track where various participants are looking within such … Read more
Say goodbye to the old maroon and white monorail cast costumes… Walt Disney World Monorail cast members are set to get new costumes, replacing the current color scheme which has been around for 20+ years. The new costume will be white, blue, and yellow. The costume will also incorporate a conductor’s hat similar to those … Read more
As posted today on the Disney Parks Blog: Get ready to celebrate the return of a Disney Parks icon! As we told you earlier this year, the Main Street Electrical Parade is coming back to the place it began – Disneyland park – for a limited time, beginning January 20. Whether you’re making new memories … Read more
Don’t spend all day waiting in long lines at the mall! Check off lots of names on your gift list with one-stop shopping during our Black Friday Sale at the WDWNT store on TeePublic. We were so excited for this sale that we put together a commercial featuring some of our designs… Our most popular design is the … Read more
As posted today on the Disney Parks Blog: Alpha Centauri Expeditions Offers the First Look At The Na’vi River Journey Shaman Earlier today Alpha Centauri Expeditions (A.C.E.) Founder Marshall Lamm joined filmmaker James Cameron and Imagineer Joe Rohde to share details on upcoming travel to Pandora – The World of Avatar, the amazing world that … Read more
Join us this evening at 6:45 pm for a live video stream of the premiere performance of the “Starbright Holidays” Drone Light Show at Disney Springs.
Walt Disney World has announced a new type of “discount” ticket which will only be valid through May 26, 2017. The new 4 Park Magic Ticket is only $70 per day for a limited time and gives guests one admission to each of the four theme parks on four separate days starting today, Nov. 15, … Read more
Join us here tonight at 7:40pm for a live stream of the first-ever performance of Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration, the new Castle Stage Show during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom.
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Walt Disney Parks & Resorts permission for “Night small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operations” and “Operations of multiple small unmanned aircraft systems within Special Security Notice Flight Restriction Areas and Class G airspace.” This FAA Part 107 Waiver allows Disney to fly multiple unmanned drones at night over Disney parks … Read more
As our Halloween treat to you, we have negotiated a special WDWNT-exclusive sale at the WDWNT store on TeePublic. No other TeePublic store has these prices! Just in time for the election, for only $14 you can grab this awesome t-shirt celebrating the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios… In addition to our newest offering, you can actually … Read more
As it turns out, our first report Monday of a person bringing a loaded weapon into a Walt Disney World Theme Park was correct. There were actually two incidents Monday morning, one at Epcot and one at Animal Kingdom. We had initially reported the Animal Kingdom incident, news of which we received from an inside … Read more
As reported late last night by Investor’s Business Daily: Twitter (TWTR) shares rose late after a report that Walt Disney (DIS) is once again interested in buying the struggling social network. The website Betaville reported, citing sources, that Twitter and Disney are “thrashing out a deal” after agreeing on a price “thought to be in the … Read more
DisneyStore.com is now offering two new T-Shirts in the YesterEars collection, in addition to a new sweatshirt! The sweatshirt features a 1970’s Walt Disney World logo with Cinderella Castle icon. The Tencennial tee transports you back to 1981 with the original “Tencennial” logo, and the 25th Tee sports the historic Cinderella Coach logo from 1996. These … Read more
Our own Tom Corless is camped out in the Magic Kingdom for tonight’s final two presentations of the Main Street Electrical Parade. Shortly before the parade starts, we’ll have the live stream embedded below. You will then have to refresh the page to see the live video stream. 11:00 PM Presentation: 9:00 PM Presentation:
