Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at [email protected].

Live from Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Tours 3D

Tonight we will be broadcasting live from Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the Grand Opening of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. Below you’ll find the uStream live video stream that will be going on during some parts of the event, stay tuned to Twitter @wdwnt for when that goes live. Below that is our new live blogging … Read more

Video and New Information on Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

Disney has made available two new press releases, the first gives a brief overview of the attraction: Overview: The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue,” a new 3-D attraction set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. With an eye-popping digital presentation … Read more

Return to the Enchanted Tiki Room and More From D23’s Destination D

As if Star Tours wasn’t enough news for one weekend out team is attending Destination D as well.  One of the biggest annoucments today of course is the return of the Enchanted Tiki Room, which will feature a new show according to the Disney Parks Blog which is “reminiscent of the original show”. Here is a quick photo report from the team at Destination D thus far. Sorry for the quality but we wanted to get them to you as soon as we could. Stay tuned for a full report from Tom and the team when they return next week from all the events.

New Logo…Very Retro

-A recap of some Star Tours concept art and pre-show was covered with Imagineer Jason Surell. Surell commented that he didn’t want the Hoth battle in Star Tours since it didn’t fit the story but Lucas’s reaction was “who cares”.

The presentation continued with the Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue On Ride Audio!

An anonymous source attended yesterday’s soft opening and was able to send us an audio recording of their ride experience. YES THIS IS A REAL LIVE RECORDING OF STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE. If you do not want to have your ride experience spoiled do not listen to this recording as it IS the ride. … Read more

First Look at Star Tours Queue

The Orlando Sentinal and Wsbt.com give us a quick first look inside the new attraction queue and even ran into Tom Corless who is down in Walt Disney World covering all the events for us happening in and around the world the next few days. As always stay tuned right here to WDW News Today … Read more

Disney Fans Insider Previews “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”

The Disney Fans Insider takes a good, long look behind-the-scenes of “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”: Star Wars™ fans will reel in intergalactic ecstasy when the newly renovated Star Tours – The Adventures Continue attraction storms Disney’s Hollywood Studios May 20 and Disneyland Resort June 3. Lovers of Jedi and Sith lords are in for a double … Read more

A “Fan”-tastic Celebration of Walt Disney World’s 40th Anniversary

WDW News Today is a proud partner of WDWCelebrations and is happy to provide them the space to inform you of their next exciting event: WDWCELEBRATIONS ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR “PROJECT XL: THE WORLD AT 40”; REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Fan-Led Celebration Offers Unique Events to Highlight the 40th Anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort WDWCelebrations … Read more

“Cars 2” Merchandise Speeding to Walt Disney World

From Merchandise Communications Manager Steven Miller on the Disney Parks Blog: The Disney•Pixar film “Cars” has a special meaning to me; it was the first movie my son saw in a theater. Despite the fact he was quite young at the time, he enjoyed it (though the part with Frank was a little scary…for me). … Read more

Matt Paul’s 5/5/11 New Fantasyland Update

WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul was strolling through the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and noticed a few developments in the Fantasyland Expansion. While he didn’t have his camera with him, he did manage top get a few pics with a mobile device to share with us:

Hard to see, but they have started to install the rock-work on Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

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Captain Blackbeard To Temporarily Haunt “Pirates of the Caribbean”

From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: On February 11, actor Ian McShane appeared on a soundstage in Los Angeles for a very special “head shot” – one that will soon be featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disneyland park and Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort. Captain Blackbeard will make … Read more

Adam Roth’s 5/4/11 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Wednesday, and luckily for us, he took a TON of newsworthy photos:

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Sounds Dangerous has made the board, but Star Tours is still closed too

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New Star Tours Marquee Poster Revealed

From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: Today, May 4, we unveiled a stunning new piece of Star Tours art which serves as the attraction poster at Disneyland park and the marquee at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Designed by Imagineer Scot Drake, the piece features the new Starspeeder 1000 surrounded by many of the planets, vehicles … Read more

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