Four Seasons Resort On Track for 2014 Opening

From Thomas Smith on the Disney Parks Blog: Take a look at what’s coming to our Golden Oak community at the Walt Disney World Resort. It’s a new Four Seasons resort that’ll have a rooftop restaurant with Magic Kingdom Park views and a few other special touches Disney Parks Blog readers will want to check … Read more

The Mayor’s 8/31/11-9/7/11 Trip Report

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While Tom is still down in WDW at the Florida Project event. The Mayor Justin Heyman has returned from his trip and brought back some photos and news to share with us (including a look at a new stroller parking test at the Magic Kingdom):

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Mickey Mouse in Town Square Theater still has little to no wait

The Beauty and The Beast area is really starting to look great…

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“Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom” Announced

From Thomas Smith on the Disney Parks Blog: Today, we’re thrilled to share plans for a new role-playing adventure coming to Walt Disney World called Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. This is going to be fun – and it’s all happening inside the park. Merlin the magician will recruit guests to become apprentice sorcerers and then help … Read more

Zach Larson’s 9/5/11 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday and has a plethora of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Work continues on the tram unloading area at the Transportation and Ticket Center

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VIDEO – Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room

Lost in the shuffle of the incredibly busy month it has been in the world of Disney is the opening of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room at the Magic Kingdom. Here is a video of the main show from WDWNT Reporter Coral Rivera:

Cars Land Ready to Become a “Radiator Springs Reality”

Time to hit the road for the D23 Expo and an exciting, high-octane look at one of the largest projects ever created for the Disney Parks! In this presentation, John Lasseter and Roger Gould from Pixar and Kathy Mangum, Kevin Rafferty, & Jennifer Mok from Walt Disney Imagineering take us on a in-depth exploration of … Read more

New Test Track Ride Vehicle Debuts!

With the rumors of a HUGE, multi-month refurbishment of Test Track at Epcot coming in 2012, we have been hopeful that some significant upgrades would be made to the ride next year. Well, we may not have to wait that long… These photos were taken earlier today by twitter user shawnathon33. This new Test Track … Read more

What’s New & Notable at Not-So-Scary 2011

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom is a perennial guest favorite for the character meet and greets, special entertainment, and of course, the candy. If you are planning on attending any of the parties this year, you’ll want to check out this nifty guide we’ve compiled. We’ve even included a few things you … Read more

A Good Look at Buena Vista Street

While not related to Walt Disney World, one of the great panels presented by Disney Parks and Resorts at the D23 Expo was “A Good Look at Buena Vista Street”. In case you aren’t up on your Disneyland Resort news, Buena Vista Street is going to be the new entry area for Disney California Adventure … Read more

The Great Destini Amazes at the 2011 D23 Expo

While living characters in the Disney Parks is not necessarily a new thing, The Great Destini is an amazing, autonomous audioo-animatronic living character that was first tested at Innoventions at Disneyland a few months ago. Destini was brought out again for the D23 Expo last weekend and we got a pretty good look at him. … Read more

Arnold Palmer Golf Management Takes Over WDW Golf Courses

From Darrell Fry on the Disney Parks Blog: The golf courses here at Walt Disney World Resort have long been favorites among guests and industry experts. Now the golf experience here is about to get even better. We announced today that we are pairing up with one of the biggest names in golf – Arnold Palmer. Arnold … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 8/21/11 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Sunday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us from around the park (including the usual batch of Fantasyland updates):

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The Frontierland facades are being ripped out and completely replaced

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