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].

Tom Staggs Updates Shareholders on Next-Gen Experiences in the Disney Parks

Tom Staggs took the stage yesterday to address shareholders just as he has in years past but now as President of Parks and Resorts. After reflecting on his past year as the head of Parks and Resorts Staggs proceeded to outline the capital investments that the Parks division has been making over the year and … Read more

One Final “Wishes!” from Toontown Fair

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was at the Magic Kingdom on the final day of operation for Mickey’s Toontown Fair and recorded a pretty cool video of “Wishes!” from the now-shuttered land:

Josh Siegel’s 2/9/11 WDW Photo Report

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WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel decided to visit all 4 Walt Disney World theme parks in one day last week and took hundreds of photos to ahre with us, so let’s take a look at what’s new and noteworthy:

Let the Memories Begin at Animal Kingdom

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More New Star Tours Characters Revealed in New Toys

From StarWars.com: Two new packages of Star Wars figures exclusive to the Disney Parks should be arriving just in time for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue! The top row of action figures is the Star Tours Ambush Pack. Among the figures are two of the new Skytroopers, Darth Vader on a platform, and bounty hunter Boba … Read more

Mickey and Minnie Moving Out

In honor of the closure of Mickey’s Toontown Fair, which has existed in some fashion at the Magic Kingdom since 1988, here are a few pictures of how Mickey and Minnie spent their last day in their old home: Goodbye Toontown!

Mickey’s Toontown Fair-well

Last night, Mickey’s Toontown Fair hosted a special cast member farewell event. WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel was on hand for the event and has a very special video to share of the closing ceremony: A few pieces of news from the video concerning New Fantasyland: -In Enchated Tales with Belle, guests will have 12 minutes … Read more

A “Star-Studded” Cast for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

From the Disney Parks Blog: One of our goals for the new Star Tours show was to pack as much Star Wars into the attraction as possible. That meant traveling to different planets, and meeting up with classic characters from the saga. Of course you already know that R2-D2 and C-3PO are back, reprising their roles in the … Read more

It’s Going To Be A Circus In There…

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel attended a cast member only farewell to Mickey’s Toontown Fair tonight at the Magic Kingdom and Disney is already previewing some of the new sights you will see when the Storybook Circus arrives in 2012: It appears that County Bounty will become Big Top Souvenirs featuring The Flying Piggolinis (Three Little … Read more

Banks Lee’s 2/1/11 Epcot Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee visited Epcot a few days ago and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:

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The Leave a Legacy design painted on the legs of Spaceship Earth is being painted over as part of the ongoing Future World central revamp of the last two years

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The Turtle Replaces the Pirate and the Parrot

WDW News Today’s own Justin Heyman is in WDW this week and will have a full report upon his return, but for now we bring you the new menu at Tortuga Tavern, which replaced El Pirata Y El Perico, across from Pirates of the Caribbean in Adventureland.  The Mexican-themed food remains, as well as the … Read more

First Look at Your New Star Tours Pilot

From Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald on the Disney Parks Blog: It was a big day for Star Tours recently, as Star Wars creator George Lucas, joined by producer Rick McCallum, paid a visit to Disneyland Park to take a few test rides on the attraction with our Walt Disney Imagineering team. After experiencing adventures to several of the Star Wars … Read more

Lap Bars, Miners, and SHAG! Oh My! A Magic Kingdom Video Update for 1/31/11

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was on the scene at the Magic Kingdom today, where it seems all the excitement was. Not only was artist SHAG previewing his work for Walt Disney World’s 40th anniversary and Splash Mountain testing logs with lap bars before it re-opens tomorrow; the rescued Chilean coal miners were paraded in grand … Read more

Coral Rivera’s 1/29/11 WDW Photo Report

Today we have the first photo report from our newest WDWNT Reporter Coral Rivera! Coral brings us park hopping for a few newsworthy pictures in her very first update:

40th anniversary Mickey Ears! Comes with 3 patches. Gotta shell out $80 for this beauty!

A limited release ear hat available, retailing at $79.95

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